i have trouble dropping weight (fairly low BF % as is) so i try to really just cut down on everything except protein intake.
What is your daily calorie intake?
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i have trouble dropping weight (fairly low BF % as is) so i try to really just cut down on everything except protein intake.
bulking - anywhere from 4,500-5,000What is your daily calorie intake?
Bringing this thread back!
I need some advice from some of you guys that are more experienced with supplements. I have never taken any type of protein, creatine, or anything. I used to take a multivitamin, but havent in a few years. I think I want to start with some whey protein and creatine, but have no idea which ones to try
As for my personal fitness situation.... I am a naturally thin build, but the last time I was lean and in good shape was when i was about 19 or 20 years old (32 now). Early 2011 I was just under 195 lbs and had a beer belly. I decided that i wanted to get in better shape and began watching my calorie intake, and started trying to eat a little more healthy overall. I also started doing pushups and some curls 3 times a week or so. The combo of diet and exercise worked... by early 2012 I was down to 175, a loss of 20lbs. So in the last few months I have gotten more serious about working out, doing 4 workouts a week and for 45 mins to an hour. To my surprise i have lost more weight down to 168-170lbs, and I am 6'1". Im pretty happy with how I feel and look, but would like to add a little muscle weight to my frame.
Little skinny me has actually been trying to gain for about 6 weeks now, too. My problem is I simply cannot make myself eat enough... I tracked my intake down to the calorie for 2 weeks, and while I've always said I eat a ton of food and never gain weight, I simply don't take in enough calories. Sure I splurge sometimes (often), but according to my tracking results I tend to follow that up with a period of lower intake. I have trouble hitting 2000 calories most days, and I'm trying to take in 2500-3000 minimum right now.
My wife's parents are coming out to visit us from Japan, since they missed our court wedding we're having another ceremony for them and my family. She wants to tone up before that, so we've both been doing the Insanity program. Yes it burns a ton of calories but I figured I needed to cardio anyway. Turns out it's a CRAP ton of cardio, and 90% leg exercise. I guess I need that too if I want to gain mass, so I decided to stick with it.
While we were on Insanity I could eat about 3000 calories if I really forced myself, and have been using whey protein after every workout, but we've taken a bit of a break from it in the last week or two; we're both working 50-70 hours right now and can't get the sleep we need. Since then I'm having trouble with the calories again, but I've been doing pushups and pullups every other day and mostly keeping up with the protein. I picked up some training bands to assist with the pullups since I'm only at 4, then, 3, 2, and 1 per set unassisted; I can knock out 15 per set with the bands.
Still have an incredibly long way to go but I'm up 6lbs of muscle!
I don't have any crazy routines and such to add to the thread but I starting to ride my bike a bit more. I rode about three miles yesterday after work. Once I get up to 5 miles without wanting to cut my legs off I will be riding to work, four miles or so. Ive started to do some more reading on diets and supplements but I think I have a lot of weight I can drop without being to methodical. Currently weighing in at 207 at 5'8". I want to get down to 155 or so.