Opinions on Diet and Training routine


who has advice on how to put on weight!i eat a lot mostly crap but still no weight gain!! i want to put on about 2 to 3 stone.dont work out or exercise, drink a lot nothing works!!
 
shooter mcgavan said:
who has advice on how to put on weight!i eat a lot mostly crap but still no weight gain!! i want to put on about 2 to 3 stone.dont work out or exercise, drink a lot nothing works!!
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What kind of weight do you want to put on? Fat?

Give us an example on how much you eat on a general day? Whats your height and current weight. And your age?
 
ok im 24 5ft 9or 10 depending on my shoes ha.im hovering around 10.5 to 11 stone.

8.30 breakfast would either be 2 slices of toast or brown bread and mug of tea
10.45 crisps,sandwich,koka noodle and a bar
13.00 lunch dont always eat it but generally roll or boiled egg/ maybe a fry or /another sandwich
18.00 dinner potatoes or chips and meats dont eat veg just carrots

21.00 would eat toasted sandwich or maybe a pizza or chicken fillet if im more hungry.

i just want to bulk up in general want my arms and upper body to be bigger and also legs,hard to describe what i mean just bigger but not flab though!!
 
shooter mcgavan said:
ok im 24 5ft 9or 10 depending on my shoes ha.im hovering around 10.5 to 11 stone.

8.30 breakfast would either be 2 slices of toast or brown bread and mug of tea
10.45 crisps,sandwich,koka noodle and a bar
13.00 lunch dont always eat it but generally roll or boiled egg/ maybe a fry or /another sandwich
18.00 dinner potatoes or chips and meats dont eat veg just carrots

21.00 would eat toasted sandwich or maybe a pizza or chicken fillet if im more hungry.

i just want to bulk up in general want my arms and upper body to be bigger and also legs,hard to describe what i mean just bigger but not flab though!!
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Well to be honest you eat enough throughout the day and fairly often.

Its all about what foods and what exercises thats going to give you the gains. So do you do any exercise/gym?

As i mentioned earlier i was bulking out for about 5 months and i definitely got the kind of results i was looking for, and that was without a particularly great diet but it was fairly good. I.e:

Breakfast- general cereal
snack- apple + banana
snack-Tin of tuna in Brine
Protein Shake before gym session
shake after gym session
Fish OR chicken with rice OR veg i.e brockely/sweetcorn/carrots.

And trust me that was not strict. Some days i ate ****/pizza/curry etc.

I tend to cook myself a bacon and egg sandwich quite often too(not a full fry up) I grill the bacon and fry the egg in olive oil(very small amount). Not the best but it had a fair amount of protein.

At the gym i aim for sets of 6-8. I.e not so many reps but a heavier weight helps to build muscle mass(size). Certainly with me anyway and i have tried many different routines. I got a fair amount bigger doing this.

Gym Mon/Tues Thurs/Fri, rest the other days. You will get bigger by following this. Im just saying what worked for me. Im not the biggest guy, far from, but im not a small chap either, and i did used to be quite skinny to be fair. Now i have 14.7inch arms, 42inch chest. Not fat.

Form at the gym is so important too, as theres loads of lads down there that do not have a clue and have been coming for ages, and i see very little results from them.
 
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shooter mcgavan said:
ok im 24 5ft 9or 10 depending on my shoes ha.im hovering around 10.5 to 11 stone.

8.30 breakfast would either be 2 slices of toast or brown bread and mug of tea
10.45 crisps,sandwich,koka noodle and a bar
13.00 lunch dont always eat it but generally roll or boiled egg/ maybe a fry or /another sandwich
18.00 dinner potatoes or chips and meats dont eat veg just carrots

21.00 would eat toasted sandwich or maybe a pizza or chicken fillet if im more hungry.

i just want to bulk up in general want my arms and upper body to be bigger and also legs,hard to describe what i mean just bigger but not flab though!!
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You must have a very high metabolism
 
ijwhiteman said:
Holy fcuk don't know what to do now!
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Persevere man - if you keep at it, you'll soon figure out exactly what works for your body. Just keep honing in on it is all, as with a car, the tighter the tolerances and the more accurate you become with setting them, then better performance you'll see...

And as you know I'm sure, when you strive through that process of trial and error and start getting it right and seeing the results?? Man, that's an amazing feeling.

shooter mcgavan said:
who has advice on how to put on weight!i eat a lot mostly crap but still no weight gain!! i want to put on about 2 to 3 stone.dont work out or exercise, drink a lot nothing works!!
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Start weight training (you won't build muscle without it - especially based on how high your metabolism must be) and alter your diet (crap & drink will get you nowhere) to include as many whole foods as possible. Just don't expect it to come easy, cause it won't!!
 
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blinx9900 said:
I lost 40lb with a low calorie diet and running 20 minutes a day and weight lifting 10 minutes a day 5 days a week if that helps.
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You should share with us that diet man!

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Not sure if this has been covered as my laptop batteries low and haven't got enough time to read it all and seems that you've been given enough info on training and diet just remember, sleep/rest is also very essential. That is all :))
 
great thread.. must kick myself into gear aswell!! been doin very little exercise lately. im currently 6"5" and weigh 17stone.. would like to shed alot of fat and get fit mainly..
What would be the best excersises for loosing my beer belly and fat on legs?
 
shooter mcgavan said:
i not doing any working out is that the problem?
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If you want weight gain (that is not fat), then your only other option for gaining weight is to add muscle. Building muscle requires weight training and proper diet.

ek_jimmy said:
great thread.. must kick myself into gear aswell!! been doin very little exercise lately. im currently 6"5" and weigh 17stone.. would like to shed alot of fat and get fit mainly..
What would be the best excersises for loosing my beer belly and fat on legs?
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Diet. Forget exercises until you re-asses your diet.
 
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Lost another 2lb this week so must be doing something right at the mo! Lost 4lb last week!
 
ijwhiteman: fairplay to u mate, uv got discipline to keep that routine up. i take a good interest in this sorta stuff, i say keep it goin, my m8 doess rougly to same as u and he has really built up since oct 08.
some good advice on here, i also agree wiv leaving few days for muscles to rest, then u can get on it harder!! good luck anyways.

Iv just started back at the gym, this thread has deffinatley giving me the motivation i need!!
 
ali-c said:
ijwhiteman: fairplay to u mate, uv got discipline to keep that routine up. i take a good interest in this sorta stuff, i say keep it goin, my m8 doess rougly to same as u and he has really built up since oct 08.
some good advice on here, i also agree wiv leaving few days for muscles to rest, then u can get on it harder!! good luck anyways.

Iv just started back at the gym, this thread has deffinatley giving me the motivation i need!!
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Good it appears a few have been inspired by this thread i'm very :D

:thanks:
 
Id say your doing all the right stuff. goood diet, regular eating to keep the metabolism up, plenty excercise, but what may have happened is you have plateued.


If this is the case you need to mix up you routiene, ie different exercises, or just the smae ones at different angles for a start.

target different muscle groups, work on you fast twitch muscle fibres and throw in lots of stability exercises so you can hit a bunch of different muscle groups at the same time.

These dont even have to involve alo of weight. Kettleballs can be pretty demanding and very usefull as they play heavily on instability, thus making your body work that much harder.



As with all things, the human body becomes acustomed to all aspects of your lifestyle, and this is true of training also.

My routine just now is down to mabie once a week at the gym, due to exams, etc, and i do bench, pullups/ sometimes assisted, im 85kg with chicken arms, planks, and variations of,including loaded planks ie wight on lower back, decline bench, incline bench, some running, dumb flyes, bicep curls, crunches, cycles, knees to chin, shrugs, reverse flyes, and probs some other stuff im forgetting.
 
I don't think he's plateued, I think that would have been obvious far earlier in the thread. His comment here says it all:

'Lost another 2lb this week so must be doing something right at the mo! Lost 4lb last week! '

I think there's A LOT more to question before you start to make the assumption of hitting a plateau. It took me 2 years to reach my first one, even when training incorrectly.

On a side note, I also think it's highly questionable to call the diet he listed in his first post 'good'!!
 
interesting jokeshop.

what would you describe his diet as out of interest?
 
i would also say its fairly good. It could be better though.

At the moment i eat

Bowl of 100% oats
sandwich with ham(wholemeal medium bread)
can of tuna
banana
protein shake before gym
protein shake after gym
Fish OR chicken + mixed ved

Im trying to substitute the ham sandwich with a bowl of tuna pasta or rice + chicken(home made of course) but for now this is how it is.

My portions are all fairly small but im eating often throughout the day to keep energy. I try not to let myself get "hungry".

I believe this is a very good diet for my training(lean muscle(cutting) I will try this religiously for a good 4-6 months. with the odd takeaway on the weekend. I have a fast metabolism as it is.

Remember to try and eat the carbs throughout the day for energy not late at night as it will store as fat if it is not burned.
 
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