weight lifters? Need help...
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donno if anyone mentioned it, but a good stable diet is almost as important as a good work out.
Your body can do its best with a normal diet, but you'll help it out ALOT if your eatting properly...all the time, and on a stable schedule.
Id read up on it tho, or talk to a trainer on what they recomend...don't believe any of the **** you read online about "special diets"...most of them are designed to be so outlandish that if you believe the diet will work, it will...to some respect...its a mental thing.
If you think it helps, it helps...atleast it'll feel like it...if your keeping stats tho you'll see no real improvement unless your on a legitimate healthy diet.
Your body can do its best with a normal diet, but you'll help it out ALOT if your eatting properly...all the time, and on a stable schedule.
Id read up on it tho, or talk to a trainer on what they recomend...don't believe any of the **** you read online about "special diets"...most of them are designed to be so outlandish that if you believe the diet will work, it will...to some respect...its a mental thing.
If you think it helps, it helps...atleast it'll feel like it...if your keeping stats tho you'll see no real improvement unless your on a legitimate healthy diet.
185-190?? damn, last time I saw you, it was at the '08 socal meet, unless i'm wrong
you looked like you were 150-160 max if I remember correctly and didn't mistaken you for anyone else
you posted a pic of you bench pressing one time right? how much you max now on the bench? back in highschool senior year, i weighed about 150-155 and maxed 295 and i'm 5'6". i can still hit 250
you looked like you were 150-160 max if I remember correctly and didn't mistaken you for anyone else
you posted a pic of you bench pressing one time right? how much you max now on the bench? back in highschool senior year, i weighed about 150-155 and maxed 295 and i'm 5'6". i can still hit 250
I'd also get your BF checked in a good way, dont use those ****e electronic scales or handles or whatever. Get a good caliper check done by someone who knows their stuff. Depending on your height, 215 at sub 10% bf is a fairly lofty long term goal for anyone under 5'10 anyway. I mean if your 215 and 8% at 6'5 you're gonna look alot less postboxed.
I agree with most of the above:
train as hard as you can, safely.
Eat as much protein as you can, 2gr per kg of body weight is the minimum.
Eat a lot of fiber, protein slows down digestion, fiber helps you absorb it.
Go for complex carbs instead of simple: prefer whole grains to processed. avoid sugar.
Always eat some carbs, before, during and after training. this will avoid your body taking energy from protein, when fat and carbs reserves are exhausted.
You can get everything from food, but its good to have a good suplement (take a shake instead of eating 3 steaks) its more convenient, also if it has some creatin in it, it does wonders, just dont overdo it. I take Nitrotech hardcore, helped me put up 4lb in one month (taking half the recommended dosage).
Dont leave cardio out, its more benefical for muscle tone than what most people think,
also if you want lean muscle, thats the way to go. Do a little before training and a lot after (that way your carbs are depleted, and you burn fat).
Bottom line, if you're going to power train, you need to power-eat.
and, remember steroids make your B@lls shrink
train as hard as you can, safely.
Eat as much protein as you can, 2gr per kg of body weight is the minimum.
Eat a lot of fiber, protein slows down digestion, fiber helps you absorb it.
Go for complex carbs instead of simple: prefer whole grains to processed. avoid sugar.
Always eat some carbs, before, during and after training. this will avoid your body taking energy from protein, when fat and carbs reserves are exhausted.
You can get everything from food, but its good to have a good suplement (take a shake instead of eating 3 steaks) its more convenient, also if it has some creatin in it, it does wonders, just dont overdo it. I take Nitrotech hardcore, helped me put up 4lb in one month (taking half the recommended dosage).
Dont leave cardio out, its more benefical for muscle tone than what most people think,
also if you want lean muscle, thats the way to go. Do a little before training and a lot after (that way your carbs are depleted, and you burn fat).
Bottom line, if you're going to power train, you need to power-eat.
and, remember steroids make your B@lls shrink
190 to 215 is ALOT! its like 4-5 years of solid training.. sure, you can go faster with prepps, very much faster but seriously, someone said he went 25lbs of muscle in what, a month.. that is BS if he wasn't prepping and even if he were it's phenomenal..
its really pretty simple, hard workout and a surplus of energy (good nutrition) = more mass.
its really pretty simple, hard workout and a surplus of energy (good nutrition) = more mass.
Undermost, I have never competively powerlifted or have been to any powerlifting events in my life. I have just been training all my life since junior year in High School. I graduated in 1993 so I am not a young chicken. I was just asking you to explain exactly what your numbers meant. Sorry I dont know all the "rules" and "terminology" like such a professional power-lifter like yourself who goes to all these events. I was just asking a simple question which you have still not answered. I know you typed "current gym pr's 528/315/450"
which I assumed meant PR=press records, but the sequence in numbers threw me off. I thought that 528 was your bench so I was guessing that 315 and 450 were either for squat and dead lift but then I realize those numbers were too low compared to your bench of 528lbs which I can respect. So I wanted for you to clear things up for me. Then I get some smart alec reply insulting my knowledge of power-lifting. If your bench is 528, it is very respectable and I applaud you. But if it is the 315 number, thats a joke in my eyes
which I assumed meant PR=press records, but the sequence in numbers threw me off. I thought that 528 was your bench so I was guessing that 315 and 450 were either for squat and dead lift but then I realize those numbers were too low compared to your bench of 528lbs which I can respect. So I wanted for you to clear things up for me. Then I get some smart alec reply insulting my knowledge of power-lifting. If your bench is 528, it is very respectable and I applaud you. But if it is the 315 number, thats a joke in my eyes
wow me being 35 and power training all these years I still dont know the lay out formula for personal records. This is what I am assuming...from smarty pants numbers lay outs...current gym pr's 528/315/450
528 is squat, 315 in bench, 450 is dead lift. I hope I am right about this. Geez you learn something new everyday. I have always laided it out Bench, Squat, then Dead lift for me personally that was why I was confused at "current gym pr's 528/315/450" I thought he benched 528 which I was really admiring but then seeing 315 and 450 I got confused because those are some low numbers for squat and deadlift.
528 is squat, 315 in bench, 450 is dead lift. I hope I am right about this. Geez you learn something new everyday. I have always laided it out Bench, Squat, then Dead lift for me personally that was why I was confused at "current gym pr's 528/315/450" I thought he benched 528 which I was really admiring but then seeing 315 and 450 I got confused because those are some low numbers for squat and deadlift.
