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2003/08/25, 03:37 PM
OK. I am about 6'1" to 6'1 1/2" and weigh about 190. I usually exercise each body part once a week, and have started doing HIIT 2-3 times a week. My bench is about 185-190 6 times tops and my squat is about 220 6 times. I've been working out for years, with nowhere near the results I've sought. I imagine it must be my diet. I want to bulk up 10-20 pounds, and burn off the excess fat around my abs in order to diplay the muscles there. Here is my diet, is there something wrong with it?:
Morning- Large bowl of Old Fashion Oatmeal with skim milk and usu. raisins and 1 box of egg beaters (around 20 g. protein). Sometimes whole wheat toast.
Mid day- Sometimes a large can of tuna in water with whole wheat pasta. Sometimes chicken breast with vegetables or a on a sandwich with low fat mayo. Something along these lines.
Night- Some sort of lowfat meat such as turkey or chicken breast, or ground turkey or whatever, and some sort of vegetable.
Throughout the day I usually eat various things, that could include baked tortilla chips (not doritos- these are low fat and have no hydrogenated oil) and hummus, or with beans and salsa, or sometimes frozen TVP burgers with ketchup or whatever, or protein bars sometimes also, which have as their protein base whey and soy, among other things. I know soy isn't the best source of protein, but these are the only bars I've found that use sugar alcohol instead of sugar or chemical sweeteners- so I don't increase my carbs and I don't risk cancer or whatever those chemicals cause.
I also take about 51 g. of whey protein mixed with water after my workouts. What do you think?
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2003/08/25, 04:08 PM
First not enough protein and or calories. Second not enough water try for a gallon and up. Thirdly you need to up the weights try to add 5-10 lbs a month to each lift and really hit them.
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Eat More, Drink More, and Lift Harder than you thought you could, welcome to Becoming!
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2003/08/25, 04:40 PM
Figure out how many calories you are aiming for and then how many you are actually eating. I bet you aren't eating enough to be making any gains. And mutt hit it on the nose; not enough protein. You should probably be eating a minimum of 190g a day. Your snacks should be more like small meals instead of snacking. Raisins are high in sugar and not much nutrition, try adding berries or nuts to your oats.
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~Victoria~
...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
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2003/08/25, 10:18 PM
You're not eating enough to gain weight. Try eating 4 or 5 meals a day. For snacks I usually have some fruit or a chicken breast.
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2003/08/26, 02:34 AM
Hello again, first of all you'll need to replace the snacking with 3 additional stuctured meals, this should help. You are going to need to consume 6 meals with about 600 cals to gain weight. protein should be set about 35gms per meal with some alowance for fat & the rest carbs. This should be your calories for a normal day when training add an additional meal preworkout & add some carbs to your post workout shake. in addittion try consuming some skim milkl & cottage cheese directly before bed. As alays if you needs additional help feel free to message me directly.
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\"Knowledge & persistence is all one needs to succeed"
---Patrick L.
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2003/08/26, 09:39 AM
I used to be about your same stature, and I'm assuming that you have an extremely high metabolism like I do, so I will tell you what i did. I see food, I eat it. It's that simple. Of course you want to try to stay away from the high fat, deep fried foods. But you just have to eat all the time. I went from 6'2" 185, to 225 in about 9 months. Another big thing is when you are lifting, you have to be intense. Think about your goals, and how you want to look before each set. Write down everything you do and what you could do to improve. When you see your goals, and how far you have to go, it helps to up your intensity. Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress.
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Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
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