Question for you fitness nuts

[Shahin]

if you want to gain mass the diet is very important as well. as i said you would need to be eating about 1.5 to 2 times your body weight in protein daily.

That's a lot of fucking protein. The recommended amount is 2 grams per kg of lean bodyweight. (I assume that's what you meant to say)

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^no thats roughly what you need to be eating if you want to gain mass.

yea its a lot of protein.

 

[Shahin]

^^no thats roughly what you need to be eating if you want to gain mass.

yea its a lot of protein.

2 times your bodyweight in protein? I think you need to take a minute to reflect on how stupid that is.

 

[Bobby Sands]

for a serious bodybuilder 2 grammes of protein per 1 lb bodyweight. some would even consume more

1 gram of protein per lb bodyweight should be enough

I have seen alot of conflicting info on this. some say its per kg body weights which would be less.

i consume between 160-200 grammes of protein a day after i work out.

 

[Da_Funk]

for a serious bodybuilder 2 grammes of protein per 1 lb bodyweight. some would even consume more

1 gram of protein per lb bodyweight should be enough

I have seen alot of conflicting info on this. some say its per kg body weights which would be less.

i consume between 160-200 grammes of protein a day after i work out.

Ahh, I understand what your saying now. At first i thought you literally meant twice my body weight in protein, as in weighing 150 lbs i would need to consume 300 lbs of protein. I was like wtf? Is that even humanly possible?

I've seen the same thing as you Bobby, except its 2g of protein for every kg of mass on your body. In that case I'd need roughly 135-140g of protein a day after working out. I think I have like 70 or 80g after working out. I think i'm gonna crack and start doing the protein shake thing.

 

[vg4030]

I agree with bobby, bicycle crunches are the shit..

Try them on a bosu ball for added bad-ass-ness

 

[vg4030]

Ahh, I understand what your saying now. At first i thought you literally meant twice my body weight in protein, as in weighing 150 lbs i would need to consume 300 lbs of protein. I was like wtf? Is that even humanly possible?

LMAO 300lbs of protein??!! You would have to slaughter an entire chicken farm a day lol

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^bodybuilders or some Rugby players would consume that in a day lol

 

[Da_Funk]

^Thats crazy


I've been reading about bicycle crunches, some people say to put your hands behind your head and others say to put rest your fingers behind your ears b/c putting your hands behind your head makes you work your neck instead of abs. Any experience as to the truth of this?

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^i put my hands behind my ears. same as doing sit ups.

 

[KJ13]

^Thats crazy


I've been reading about bicycle crunches, some people say to put your hands behind your head and others say to put rest your fingers behind your ears b/c putting your hands behind your head makes you work your neck instead of abs. Any experience as to the truth of this?

You just have to learn to focus all of your energy on your abs. It doesnt matr where you put your hands. As long as your abs are doing the wrk your neck shouldnt be hurting. If your neck starts hurting while doing crunches or situps that means your not performing the exercise correctly. People are always complaining about their neck hurting doing crunches so they stop doing them.. but they're so dumb.. They dnt realize they are doin' em wrong. Lol. Shit!

 

[KJ13]

LMAO 300lbs of protein??!! You would have to slaughter an entire chicken farm a day lol

You dnt have to get all your protein from chicken. I eat about 200 grams of protein and I only weigh 130 lbs. Then again I'm leaning rite now so extra protein to prevent muscle loss. Even when Im bulking tho I still take in that much protein.

 

[KJ13]

I agree with bobby, bicycle crunches are the shit..

Try them on a bosu ball for added bad-ass-ness

How about you try this.. Sit ups >> Tempo 3 seconds up, 6 seconds down. At the top of the sit up curl the upper half of your torso inward to get a squeeze on your upper abs and then lower. Do 10reps, 4sets. You're gonna wanna kill yourself. I use that same tempo for lying leg raises on the bench.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^does curling your torso inward really work well because i need to do about 80-100 sit ups before i feel anything?

 

[KJ13]

^^does curling your torso inward really work well because i need to do about 80-100 sit ups before i feel anything?

Lol! 80 sit ups... thats crazy. I dnt do situps nemore cuz they, for sum str8 reason give me lower back pain. =/

But you should try it and see how it goes. Abs are quick recovery muscles so you can train them several times a wk. I used to work out my abs 5days a wk... but now I do em evry other day just to give them sum time to rest and recoupe.

Right now all Im doing is weighted crunches and lying leg raises.. They seem to work for me. My abs dnt get sore nemore. But just becasue they arent sore doesnt mean that you arent training the muscle.

I relli do not recommend doing 80 sit ups in a row.. do sets.

Ive also heard of people keeping their abs flexed and tense during all their othr exercises whether they're wrking out legs or biceps etc. Ive tried that before but it takes all my concentration of the muscle that Im supposed to be training.

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^nah i dont anymore but when i was younger i used to do them. they are a waste of time now imo.

 

[Shadows]

sit ups suck.

you're best picking urself up on chairs and just raising your legs in different angles or something.

 

[masta247]

Hello here. I have a question and can't bother registering to any workout nuts board as I know that many people workout here too.

Since it's the holidays season and my martial arts clubs are closed I decided to start training at home and build some muscles.
Since my legs are pretty strong from my everyday routine, lots of bicycle and stuff like that I want to focus on upper parts which are strong from martial arts training but look weak if you know what I mean.
I'm already working out at home every second day with a decent plan though I only have 2x30kg dumbells and a horizontal bar it's enough for me right now. I can't force myself to eat more often than 3 times/day and what sucks I usually eat max 2 times/day.

However I can't practice my belly muscles well.
Whenever I do everything technically correct my back hurts me and after the work out I almost throw up. Are there any good and less demanding excercises that could train my abdomen properly? I want to build some muscles there too.

 

[KJ13]

Hello here. I have a question and can't bother registering to any workout nuts board as I know that many people workout here too.

Since it's the holidays season and my martial arts clubs are closed I decided to start training at home and build some muscles.
Since my legs are pretty strong from my everyday routine, lots of bicycle and stuff like that I want to focus on upper parts which are strong from martial arts training but look weak if you know what I mean.
I'm already working out at home every second day with a decent plan though I only have 2x30kg dumbells and a horizontal bar it's enough for me right now. I can't force myself to eat more often than 3 times/day and what sucks I usually eat max 2 times/day.

However I can't practice my belly muscles well.
Whenever I do everything technically correct my back hurts me and after the work out I almost throw up. Are there any good and less demanding excercises that could train my abdomen properly? I want to build some muscles there too.

You cant build muscle without eating more calories than your body expends in a day. Building muscle is also a very long slow procress.. Beginners dnt have patience for it. Training at home IMO is a complete waste of time. If I were you I'd get myself a gym membership. There you have all the machines you need and free weights. Also people who knw wtf they're doing just incase you need help.

I usually feel like vomiting during my leg wrkouts.. But thats cuz I train at an advanced level. You prolly vomit after wrkouts cuz you're not eating enough carbs in your preworkout meal. Nutrition is very important. I suggest you start eating 5-6 meals a day.

Lol.. When you use correct form your back starts hurting? Buddy you arent using correct form.

 

[Killuminatii 71]

^That's wassssssup.

I got my gym membership about 2 months ago, and although i'm not in the shape I want to be at yet, i can definately see a big difference in my body. I've vomited a few times too hahahaha. It sucks assss when you vomit, but when you look at yourself in the mirror and see how your bod is shaping up, it makes the vomiting well worth it. My diet has also taken a 360 degree turn. I stay away from the fried meals, and stick to baked or vegetables and fruit. Feels so good to be getting into shape, but like you said, the beginners are really impatient.