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EATING MANNERS

dougvega Posts: 27 Joined: 2000/12/05	2000/12/30, 04:04 PM can I gain waight by eating moderatly and supementing my diet with carbs and protein shakes. See I affraid my stomach is going to baloon if I try to eat 5 times a day as recomended by most of trainers I am slender and short and a big gut with skinny body has been the trait of my fammilly and i am trying to avoid that; any advice, sugestion or opinions will be welcome
Adrian Posts: 411 Joined: 2000/12/26	2000/12/30, 06:00 PM Meals can be replaced by a meal replacement shake, and your pre-bed time meal can be just a protein shake (no carbs). You should try to eat as many healthy meals as possible, but drinking a meal replacement shake after a workout is actually recommended. I usually have the following: 1) Breakfast - meal - 6:30am - workout 2) meal replacement shake - 9:00am 3) meal - 12:00pm 4) meal replacement shake - 3:00pm then I come home from work 5) Nice big Meal - 6:00pm 6) protein shake before bed - 9:00pm This way it's easy for me to eat at work too...
dougvega Posts: 27 Joined: 2000/12/05	2000/12/30, 07:03 PM thanks for your advice Adrian that is exactly what I've been doing for the past year and a half, but i am still not making much progress gainning weight I'v been also taking creatine for the past year and I started gaining some weight (5 pounds) and then i lost them and have not been able to gain anny more the onlly progress it seems is my muscle definition. if anybody has any advice i'm listening
Adrian Posts: 411 Joined: 2000/12/26	2000/12/30, 09:41 PM Another thing that you can watch for. During your workouts, are you progressing? When your body advances in the weight used for exercises, it will grow. If you've been doing the same weight for a few months, maybe you've plateaued and it's time to switch things up. The 12 week mass program is primarily based on gaining strength, which will be followed by mass. Try that out. And during each workout, aim for doing a little more than you did the workout before (keep logs). If you feel that you can't increase the weight, do one or two more reps, then the next work-out you should be able to increase the weight. Always increasing weight will result in putting on mass. As for the creatine, the initial 5lbs that you gain from it is just water retention, you shouldn't expect to keep that on after you go off.
dougvega Posts: 27 Joined: 2000/12/05	2000/12/31, 01:18 PM I've been able to increase poundage on almost every exercise steadilly exept for bicep curls and bench presses (free weights) for some reason I've been stuck on the same poundage since the beggining
xavier Posts: 333 Joined: 2001/01/02	2001/01/01, 12:36 AM do supersets with chest and back and in a coople weeks your becnch should go up its harder but it works
bore Posts: 320 Joined: 2000/12/30	2001/01/07, 02:35 AM A lot of great advice, let me just add that you need calories to put on size. If your not getting a constant flow of nutrients your body wont grow. Solid food is the best, meal replacements are just that, if you don't have time to eat a real meal. I use protein powders and meal replacements, but just as a boost to my diet. You cant grow and get ripped at the same time. So cylce your workouts and eating. Rob
DD Posts: 13 Joined: 2000/12/15	2001/01/07, 11:09 PM Yeah family traits suck when it comes to big guts.
darkhan Posts: 45 Joined: 2001/07/07	2001/07/17, 09:04 AM I'm realy trying to avoid supplements. Especially since my goal is to be nice and lean. I'm not out to build a lot of mass. I don't quite make my suggested calorie intake everyday but I try... I would rather avoid extra supplements (Due to cost as well)