Archived Hangout Thread v. 17

[Dive]

Although, being one might not be bad...they make good money. And I am looking for a major in college...haha!

 

[blai]

I don't need to loose weight but.....

tuna, water and fruits lol ???? good diet???

No, that's not a good diet. Not at all.

 

[Bugzee]

o0o0oh Hey Blai! Long time no see! Hows it going???

lol yeah that diet was weird.

 

[goldb]

So what's a good diet, I'm starting gym soon, I wanna put on some weight. right now I'm just 11stones. I want to put on a stone...Ideas?

 

[Dive]

Uh...what's the equivalent of a stone?

 

[Bugzee]

^ 14 pounds

o0o0oh goldb wanting to put some weight on??? well there are plenty of ways to go about it! How fast do you want to put the weight on is the real question???

 

[Imperium]

Oh the station happened to an uncle of mine who came to visit from guess where? London! And he said he was "Birmingham train station" we told there's no such thing, you're either at New Street, Moor Street or Snow Hill, but he instited it was Birmingham.
Well to cut the story short, after 2 cars and a process of elimination, it turns out he was at Snow Hill station.

Yeah, this one was at snow hill as well. Coincidence? O.o

So what's a good diet, I'm starting gym soon, I wanna put on some weight. right now I'm just 11stones. I want to put on a stone...Ideas?

£1 chicken and chips is the way to go.

Uh...what's the equivalent of a stone?

14 pounds.

 

[goldb]

^ 14 pounds

o0o0oh goldb wanting to put some weight on??? well there are plenty of ways to go about it! How fast do you want to put the weight on is the real question???

Ermm I've got til the summer to do it so I'm eating a lot of chips and that so we'll see.

 

[After_Image]

but what if it isn't good for your health?

 

[Bugzee]

Junk food will do! If you intend to build muscle a bit of fat won't hurt.....protein my brother is the answer!

 

[warbandit66]

Junk food won't be any good, I'm not saying that you should stop eating it altogether but relying solely on that to put on weight will simply cause your body to store fat that is hard to shift in places you don't want it to be, you need a balanced and healthy diet. Protein is important as is regular exercise.

 

[blai]

@ goldb - A good diet is small meals consisting of 40% vegetables, 30% protein and 30% carbonhydrates every 3rd hours to keep your metabolism going throughout the day. No saturated fat and the best protein source are from "veggie meat" i.e. mushrooms/lentils because it's low on fat and low on saturated fat. Always breakfast, and never food after 7pm. Try to balance your income of sugar and artificial, non-saccharide sweetenes. Stay away from Aspartame.
A good idea is to eat fish twice or thrice a week as your major proteine income for the days. Mackerels are great, so are Tuna for its rich Omega-3 consistence.

The most important thing is to not eat fat, to not eat carbonhydrates, or not eat fat. You can't gain weight (muscles) if you're not eating those. If your energy income is too low you'll burn muscles instead of fat and you'll DIE!!!!!!!!!! (ok not rly)

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Didn't read your posts until now and gaining weight by eating junk food before working out to frans. the fat to protein is a bad idea. It's not as sufficient as eating healthy from start and converting it directly during workouts.

However, a bag of crisps a week won't hurt...

And no, protein is not the answer. A balanced diet between protein, fat, minerals, carbonhydrates and vitamins. Are the answer!

 

[Dive]

^ 14 pounds

Oooh! I see! I've never heard of a stone before, not even in school. Yay cultural differences!

 

[◆ T.D.A ◆]

work out a lot and after eat a burger and chips. work out then junk food.

 

[Delbi]

Easiest way to gain weight in the gym is to do low rep, high weight exercises. 4-6 Reps at a higher weight for the exercise usually does the trick.

For me though, I always use the pyramid system. Start at low weight, but high rep. 10-20 reps depending the exercise. Decrease reps by 2 or 4 and increase the weight between 10-30% depending on your weight and how strong you are. IMO, this is the best way to gain muscle strength and stamina while also adding bulk.

Best exercises for overall body work are without a doubt, bench press, dumbbell press, squats, power cleans, and dead lifts. These work nearly everything in your body, but aren't all you need to do. You need to work every portion of your body, shoulders, chest, triceps, biceps, back, legs, and abs for the best results possible. Wrists and forearms are good too.

Limiting yourself to just one or two types of exercises, for example chest and bicepts, can lead to injury as the rest of your body won't be on the same level. Also, strengthing your core is a must, and will literally help you in every other area of weight lifting.

Cardio exercises will at first make you loose bad wieght, which is good, but will also increase your lung stamina allowing you to do more reps and what not. Don't forget the cardio.

Protein is a must, any protein powder is good to take, once you wake up with breakfast or for breakfast, and and once after you work out, and once before you go to bed or during the day. I usually do one in the morning and one after I workout.

Chicken is probably the best source of muscle building protein IMO. Try and eat chicken once a day if you can, and if you get sick of it, substiute it with fish. Also eat plenty of veggies and fruits to balance your diet. Obviously stay away from fats.

Other legal and none harmful suppliments to take are Nitric oxide to decrease the amount of acid build up in hour muscles. Creatine, if cycled for 6 weeks at a time with 2-4 week breaks isn't bad for you. (This depends on the creatine, the best suppliment I know of with creatine is N0Xplode, very good gives you a lot of energy.) L-arginine is also good for muscle recovery.

Vitamins aren't truly neccessary if you eat properly, but they don't hurt either.

Whatever you take, read up on the product first and it's ingrediants. No steroids, they are terrible for you. Certain creatines are bad, and in truth, any suppliment is bad for you if you take too much of it aside from protein.

Working out 3-5 times a week, for 30mins to an hour and half is all you should do depending on how in shape you are, or what you want to do. Over excersising will not allow your body to recover and distribute the neccessary proteins and minerals to your muscles grow and repair, so 2-3 days off a week is neccessary.

Be smart, work hard, and you can have any type of body you want

 

[goldb]

Thanks Blai and delbi for the exercise and diet advices. I'll be sure to take it on board.

 

[blai]

Totally agree with everything Delbi wrote but the 2-3days off aren't necessary if you work out 5-6days a week and, excluding stretching, work out for 30mins while focusing heavily on one muscle group and then alternate through the days. You'll get more intense training if you do one group a day, rather than doing three groups and working out twice a week for 2hours.

You don't need the 2-3 days off when doing this because you are resting the muscle group the other days. However, if you do arms on monday, and then breasts the other, you will work on your arms at the same time in many excercises, hence why it's important you vary the groups so that you won't wear out your muscles.

Anyway, the easiest way to start working out is what Delbi wrote

 

[Bugzee]

Good luck goldb


Keep us up-to-date on how it's going

 

[goldb]

Yeah thanks I will. By the way me and my bro have decided to go to Warsaw, Poland for our broliday. I'll take tons of pics and let you guys know how it's going. Well I'm talking like I'm going off tomorrow. the trip ain't til near the last week of Feb.

 

[Evil3ye]

My parents are going to go to Warsaw and some other Polish cities this Thu to Mo (infa-tour sth lol).

But I'd rather suggest you to go to Prague instead. More culture, less crime and it's also a little bit nearer :d

Last time I've been there was in spring 2008 with my former class. Spend a week there (five days actually) and it was great. Great sign-seeing city and all. But the nightscene is even better got a hell lot of good clubs, also 'the biggest club' in whole Europe with four floors (dunno if it's really the biggest one though, they told us so, however it was awsum!!!1 ;D)