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2006/10/16, 06:11 PM
Im hoping some of you seasoned vets can give me a bit of help. I joined a gym about 6 months ago, the best membership they had with personal trainer and meal plan. Well to my dismay, my first meeting with the trainer resulted in him showing me how to use a few machines and telling me that if I wanted to gain mass I shouold eat as much fast food as I could handle. Thought this was odd but what did I know. Went in for my next visit with him and I was told he didnt have time to train me and they assigned a new guy. I told him what the last guy said and he about fainted. They had some machine that I had to blow into for a few minutes that calculated how many calories I burned a day, I guess. The results where very high something like 3 or 4 thousand a day and told me that i should eat alot of protein and carbs around 6000 calories a day, but that was about it. Im about 6'1 170lbs and i can literally eat anything and not gain weight. I work for a beverage company so for eight hours a day I am constantly lifting and pulling soda and pallets.
Can anyone suggest either supplements or maybe meals(what and how many) that can help me get some mass. I no longer attend that gym took a while but was able to contact an executive that reimbursed my money and cancelled the contract. I now have equipment at home and I plan on finally starting my work out regimen
thanks in advance
Chris
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2006/10/16, 06:25 PM
Welcome to FT.
#1 - Glad you dumped that gym.
#2 - Check out the diet forums for a list of foods you should be eating. I can guarantee there isn't a Big Mac on there.
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2006/10/16, 07:36 PM
Wow. Did the gym start with a 'B' and rhyme with alley's? Sure sounds familiar.
Try the mass gain program here -at the top of the screen go to 'exercise program' it will ask you questions about goals/equipment and set up a plan for you.
Your challenge will be to make every meal as nutrient/calorie dense as you can. Check the grocery list for healthy eating in the nutrition forum.
Try listing what you normally eat for a day here and we can figure out how to improve it for gains.
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2006/10/16, 10:21 PM
You hit the nail right on the head asimmer! Even I , a complete novice, knew that the advice "eat as much fast food as you can", was odd.
As far as what I eat during the day its usually something like this
For breakfast, which i only eat a few days a week, is 5 or 6 scrambled eggs, juice, and a breakfast meat. Then a few hours later a protein shake or bar. Lunchtime its usually a chicken salad(or some salad) and if its no that its usually nothing. Dinner is usually something grilled(i am obsessed with the grill) steak, chicken or fish, a rice or potato side and greens. the after working out another shake.
Again thanks for the help, the site is great and im glad I found it
Chris
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2006/10/17, 10:25 AM
You need to add some whole grain, complex carbs - you are eating a fairly low carb diet, which will keep you lean..you need carbs for mass gain.
Add 1/2c dry oats (cook them :)) to your breakfast. Have an apple with your protein shake/bar, Have a cup of rice or a few slices whole grain bread with your salad at lunch, (and don't skip lunch!!!!!), another snack in the afternoon - shake or handful of nuts and an apple, Dinner looks great, and the post-workout shake - good.
You are very close to what you need to be doing, just add in some additional fuel/quality calories and you should be able to gain some muscle, just don't expect monstrous gains instantly - muscle takes hard work and time. 10 pounds a year is considered pretty amazing, so hang in there and find all of the other great reasons to lift and eat healthy - heart health, disease prevention, longevity, etc.
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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
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2006/10/18, 12:44 AM
Thank you so much for the advice. Wish I would have found this board before I wasted my time at the "B" word.
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2006/10/18, 03:57 PM
Is that 10 pounds of muscle a year? I have been gaining about 2-3 pounds of just weight. Am I putting on the pounds too fast?
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2006/10/18, 07:21 PM
jslee - you will gain fat with muscle if you take in too many calories, it is pretty unavoidable, hence the bulk phase being usually done in the cooler season, so you can lean out and look good for summer.
The only way to really know if you are gaining muscle and not fat is to have your bodyfat done by a competent trainer with calipers.
If you are a beginner, or still in a growth phase (age under 18, maybe up to 21 or so), you may experience greater gains than 10 pounds a year, but it is doubtful.
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2006/12/27, 11:33 AM
reminds me of a gym i used to go to had a macdonalds right outside it
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