NEW YEARS RESOLUTION WEIGHT LOSS THREAD

[Drew10]

Originally Posted by Dznts

its better to dose your BCAA's intra-workout. but i am sure that there would be a few people argue that.

I will try intra for a while. I can't seem to gain any more weight and I don't feel I am making the gains in the gym I was 4 months ago. It's frustrating to say the least.

[Dznts]

well are you taking any mass gainers or whey protiens? what does your protein intake look like?

[Drew10]

Originally Posted by Dznts

well are you taking any mass gainers or whey protiens? what does your protein intake look like?

O yes I do 3 protein shakes a day @ 23G a piece, (syntha 6). I also eat tuna, hard boiled eggs, and protein bars daily.

[Dznts]

your protein intake looks good, but it just depends on how hard you are working out. syntha 6 is a great product. i use it and also use True Mass. BSN products are great. also if you cant seem to gain the weight you are looking for, then up your calorie intake. simple enough just EAT, but consume high quality foods full of whole food proteins. Also try a good creatine if you arent already using one.

[Drew10]

Tonight is my chest and tricep workout. I will push myself as hard as I can tonight and see if thats my problem. I have found a better technique for chest that I am hoping may help me push more weight. My bench press reps are: 215x8 215x8 215x6 215x4 with about a 3 to 4 min break in between. Then I move onto incline, and decline followed by dumbbell flys and dumbbell pullovers.

Since you mentioned creatine, I just finished a cycle about 3 weeks ago. Do I have to cycle or is just a myth? I keep getting inconsistant answeres on this subject.

[Dznts]

it doesnt cause any problems by long term use, but however it is better to cylce creatine for better "long-term" results. cycle it for about 2-3 months, then about a month off of it completely. but once again, everyone is different, so there will be mixed views on this

[Dznts]

here are a few ways that creatine can be cycled.

20 grams for one month straight divided into four 5 gram doses while taking 2 weeks off in between cycles.
10 grams after working out every day for 6 weeks and then taking 2 weeks off.
5 grams after working out every day for 8 weeks and then taking 2 weeks off.

[Drew10]

I also do L-Glutamine daily but I just ordered some new stuff called Glutamine Decanate 60 to up my amino acid intake. I thought I was getting bigger but I saw hrpiii again in Indy this past weekend and I realized I am still just a lil guy.

[hrpiii]

Don't need no creatine. If you ain't gaining, you ain't eating enough. It is that simple. Gaining weight is a matter of consuming more than your body is burning. If you have increased the intensity in the gym, you need to increase you food.

Three protein shakes a day are great, but double up those scoops. Those shakes should be about 50 grams a shake. After your workout, throw a scoop of ice cream in there, maybe some honey.

I know your weight, you need to be about 275-300 gms of protein a day, and about 500 gms of carbs.

Yes again, not gaining weight, not eating enough. Go have a sandwich.

[CFD]

Figured it,s time to wake up this thread. It's getting to be that time of year, well for me anyway. Winter is when I usually have time to step up my training.

This came across my desk. It is a short article on fat loss strategies. Pretty much the same that I have preached here but it's a good quick read.

[bossbunny]

Originally Posted by CFD

Figured it,s time to wake up this thread. It's getting to be that time of year, well for me anyway. Winter is when I usually have time to step up my training.

This came across my desk. It is a short article on fat loss strategies. Pretty much the same that I have preached here but it's a good quick read.

I like any article that tells me I can eat pizza.

I'm going to have to do something about my exercises. If I do the good stuff with lots of weights and high intensity cardio (P90X and Insanity mix) my waiste gets smaller but my thighs bulk up alot and I still can't get in my skinny jeans even though i'm skinnier! akfakfjaskjfakl ITS SO FRUSTRATING. I'm just going to buy a bigger size hahahaha.

[CFD]

Originally Posted by badgebunny

I like any article that tells me I can eat pizza.

I'm going to have to do something about my exercises. If I do the good stuff with lots of weights and high intensity cardio (P90X and Insanity mix) my waiste gets smaller but my thighs bulk up alot and I still can't get in my skinny jeans even though i'm skinnier! akfakfjaskjfakl ITS SO FRUSTRATING. I'm just going to buy a bigger size hahahaha.

Most likely if your thighs are getting bigger and your waist smaller it's muscle. Usually women don't get bulky muscles that easily, you're a freak lol

The high intensity cardio works well for me, if I'm cutting 20 mi on the eliptical using hiit shreds fat easily.

[bossbunny]

Originally Posted by CFD

Most likely if your thighs are getting bigger and your waist smaller it's muscle. Usually women don't get bulky muscles that easily, you're a freak lol

The high intensity cardio works well for me, if I'm cutting 20 mi on the eliptical using hiit shreds fat easily.

I am a freak. My sister is the same way. I know its muscle its just making my dream of getting back into those pants difficult hahaha. I can wear them just not comfortably.

Maybe I should stick to like intervals on the treadmill for like 20-30 mins and then doing a round of supersets and see if that helps.

[CFD]

Originally Posted by badgebunny

I am a freak. My sister is the same way. I know its muscle its just making my dream of getting back into those pants difficult hahaha. I can wear them just not comfortably.

Maybe I should stick to like intervals on the treadmill for like 20-30 mins and then doing a round of supersets and see if that helps.

If the building muscle in your legs is unwanted perhaps try 20 min with little to no resistance but increase the speed.

I've mentioned this before but like with everything every person varies a little. Train the way the people who have the look you want train. That means if lets say you look at runners, they are usually thinner and not very muscular looking, they train with no weight and for longer periods in time, now look at sprinters, they have huge thighs, they train with short intense bursts and weight train there legs as well.