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On September 28 2013 06:22 eshlow wrote:
PWO is post workout... usualyl protein shake with 4:1 carb:protein ratio
Amazon is pretty good at getting it to you within about 1-2 days since they have warehouses everywhere even with standard shipping (3-5 days)
Otherwise I'd hit up costco or other bulk stores if your friends have a membership
Yeah, I'll probably just get it. a few dollars over months won't matter, especially if I keep an eye out for it in the future.
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I'm currently 5'9 143 lbs trying to get up to ~170 lbs @ 8%ish bf and I was wondering how important what the foods were I'm eating to gain wait are. Currently my typical daily diet includes: oatmeal, sandwich (bread cheese turkey), pasta + sauce, chicken with a veggie (carrots, broccoli, zuccini, or sweet potato), lots of milk (1/2 gallon approx), a few bananas and a fruit/yogurt smoothie totaling 2500-3000ish calories.
I've been eating this way for about a week now, and so far I feel like I'm doing well but I was wondering if it'd be better for me to change any specific food (probably the pasta) in my diet to reach my goals more efficiently or if I would even get there with the current diet.
I currently train muay thai 3x week and go to the gym 2x a week (doing Starting Strength).
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On October 02 2013 13:08 Najda wrote:
I'm currently 5'9 143 lbs trying to get up to ~170 lbs @ 8%ish bf and I was wondering how important what the foods were I'm eating to gain wait are. Currently my typical daily diet includes: oatmeal, sandwich (bread cheese turkey), pasta + sauce, chicken with a veggie (carrots, broccoli, zuccini, or sweet potato), lots of milk (1/2 gallon approx), a few bananas and a fruit/yogurt smoothie totaling 2500-3000ish calories.
I've been eating this way for about a week now, and so far I feel like I'm doing well but I was wondering if it'd be better for me to change any specific food (probably the pasta) in my diet to reach my goals more efficiently or if I would even get there with the current diet.
I currently train muay thai 3x week and go to the gym 2x a week (doing Starting Strength).
Not too much processed stuff in there, so you're probably good. Depending on how your body responds to gluten and such maybe cutting the pasta would be good, but if it isn't giving you any trouble then there's no reason to change 
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im going to stop cheating one day a week, im not seeing results anymore *sigh* this is going to be hard T_T
3 more months to summer, my goal 75-78kg... im neat 85kg. one can just make it happen gogogo!
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Do you all consume your fishoil in capsules or can you buy fish oil "bottles"? I only found capsules on Amazon.
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On October 11 2013 07:49 AsnSensation wrote:
Do you all consume your fishoil in capsules or can you buy fish oil "bottles"? I only found capsules on Amazon.
Liquid stuff usually has a better EPA/DHA content than the capsules, which have more "filler" so you have to take more. It's more economical to take the liquid, and I find that I have less "fish burps" with the stuff that's recommended in the post above mine than with anything else.
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Do you just drink it? It says it's orange flavored, is it acutally not horrible tasting, as in I could mix it in with a fruit smoothie and still be happy with the taste?
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On October 11 2013 12:58 Najda wrote:
Do you just drink it? It says it's orange flavored, is it acutally not horrible tasting, as in I could mix it in with a fruit smoothie and still be happy with the taste?
I always got the lemon stuff, but it actually tasted quite good.
I just poured it on a spoon and ate/drank it.
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Ok so I have a question about how to eat more:
I'm a 16 year old high school student. A sort of irrelevant fact, but I go to a private school so I'm not allowed to do certain things. Included in these things are going out to eat and bring in my own drinks.
So I'm ok with this, except for the fact that my school either makes a shitty lunch one day or there are no sandwiches with enough protein or calories that I actually like. The ham is pretty gross at my school and I don't like plain roast beef with nothing else on the sandwich, but some days I'll end up bringing a sandwich myself (usually roast beef, West Virginia ham and mozzerella). This is ok but it gets kind of boring after a while.
Are there any easy to pack snacks or foods that I could get extra calories from? I don't have a thermos so anything that needs to be heated (or cooled) is probably not going to work that well. I was thinking something small that is more of a snack food that I could get extra calories and protein from, but it's so hard to make it through 7 hours of school where the only thing I can eat for lunch is a BLT and a bag of chips and some water.
I was thinking string cheese, but leaving them in my bag will probably end up crushing them and making them really warm and a little squishy. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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Nuts! But they are not the cheapest. If they where I think I would eat them all day.
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On October 11 2013 19:46 Garbels wrote:
Nuts! But they are not the cheapest. If they where I think I would eat them all day.
I just haven't found nuts I like other than peanuts (yeah I know they're technically not a nut) and almonds (high in O3 and low-moderate in protein, kind of high in fiber). I'm thinking maybe walnuts?
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I could chum cashews all day.
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On October 11 2013 12:58 Najda wrote:
Do you just drink it? It says it's orange flavored, is it acutally not horrible tasting, as in I could mix it in with a fruit smoothie and still be happy with the taste?
It wasn't terrible but I'd be hesitant to mix it with anything. I've tried and it usually ends up in my barely swallowing the concoction down :\
The capsules are easier but not as economical plus the quality is probably less relatively.
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I'm trying to bulk clean but I feel it's so difficult to eat the required amount. I started a myfitness diary and apparently I need to eat over 5000 cal a day just for maintenance. No wonder I've been thin (skinnyfat?) for so long. One issue is that I sleep almost 12 hours and I can't eat the first few hours after waking up due to nausea so there's only about 10 hours to eat. It gets a bit easier if you do snacks, fruits, nuts etc but just eating vegetables with meat/chicken/fish and occasionally rice is so difficult.
For example yesterday I forced myself a gainer and protein drink as breakfast. Then I ate 1kg minced meat with tomatoes spices and some vegetables. Lots of butter to fry too. Some lime and carrots. Later, a few bananas and nut mix.
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It's almost ridiculous how much effort I need to put in to get bigger, I don't even see how people can gain so much weight without any effort. I must be missing something.
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On October 12 2013 07:20 Shauni wrote:I'm trying to bulk clean but I feel it's so difficult to eat the required amount. I started a myfitness diary and apparently I need to eat over 5000 cal a day just for maintenance. No wonder I've been thin (skinnyfat?) for so long. One issue is that I sleep almost 12 hours and I can't eat the first few hours after waking up due to nausea so there's only about 10 hours to eat. It gets a bit easier if you do snacks, fruits, nuts etc but just eating vegetables with meat/chicken/fish and occasionally rice is so difficult. For example yesterday I forced myself a gainer and protein drink as breakfast. Then I ate 1kg minced meat with tomatoes spices and some vegetables. Lots of butter to fry too. Some lime and carrots. Later, a few bananas and nut mix. more detailedIt's almost ridiculous how much effort I need to put in to get bigger, I don't even see how people can gain so much weight without any effort. I must be missing something.
eat more constantly. don't force yourself to eat 1kg of meat at a time, eat 350g at three different times an hour apart, it's much easier that way.
also wtf 5k cals? I don't see how that's possible without you being a pro athlete. What kind of modifiers are you using on myfitnesspal?
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On October 12 2013 08:53 phyre112 wrote:Show nested quote +On October 12 2013 07:20 Shauni wrote:I'm trying to bulk clean but I feel it's so difficult to eat the required amount. I started a myfitness diary and apparently I need to eat over 5000 cal a day just for maintenance. No wonder I've been thin (skinnyfat?) for so long. One issue is that I sleep almost 12 hours and I can't eat the first few hours after waking up due to nausea so there's only about 10 hours to eat. It gets a bit easier if you do snacks, fruits, nuts etc but just eating vegetables with meat/chicken/fish and occasionally rice is so difficult. For example yesterday I forced myself a gainer and protein drink as breakfast. Then I ate 1kg minced meat with tomatoes spices and some vegetables. Lots of butter to fry too. Some lime and carrots. Later, a few bananas and nut mix. more detailedIt's almost ridiculous how much effort I need to put in to get bigger, I don't even see how people can gain so much weight without any effort. I must be missing something. eat more constantly. don't force yourself to eat 1kg of meat at a time, eat 350g at three different times an hour apart, it's much easier that way. also wtf 5k cals? I don't see how that's possible without you being a pro athlete. What kind of modifiers are you using on myfitnesspal?
Well that lunch was split up into 3 parts. I didn't eat it all at once. Only modifier is 180 minute badminton, I'm not usually counting jogging/walk/lift/bodyweight training so some days it could be higher.
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On October 12 2013 09:08 Shauni wrote:Show nested quote +On October 12 2013 08:53 phyre112 wrote:On October 12 2013 07:20 Shauni wrote:I'm trying to bulk clean but I feel it's so difficult to eat the required amount. I started a myfitness diary and apparently I need to eat over 5000 cal a day just for maintenance. No wonder I've been thin (skinnyfat?) for so long. One issue is that I sleep almost 12 hours and I can't eat the first few hours after waking up due to nausea so there's only about 10 hours to eat. It gets a bit easier if you do snacks, fruits, nuts etc but just eating vegetables with meat/chicken/fish and occasionally rice is so difficult. For example yesterday I forced myself a gainer and protein drink as breakfast. Then I ate 1kg minced meat with tomatoes spices and some vegetables. Lots of butter to fry too. Some lime and carrots. Later, a few bananas and nut mix. more detailedIt's almost ridiculous how much effort I need to put in to get bigger, I don't even see how people can gain so much weight without any effort. I must be missing something. eat more constantly. don't force yourself to eat 1kg of meat at a time, eat 350g at three different times an hour apart, it's much easier that way. also wtf 5k cals? I don't see how that's possible without you being a pro athlete. What kind of modifiers are you using on myfitnesspal? Well that lunch was split up into 3 parts. I didn't eat it all at once. Only modifier is 180 minute badminton, I'm not usually counting jogging/walk/lift/bodyweight training so some days it could be higher.
what do oyu have in there for height/weight/activity level?
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On October 12 2013 10:23 phyre112 wrote:Show nested quote +On October 12 2013 09:08 Shauni wrote:On October 12 2013 08:53 phyre112 wrote:On October 12 2013 07:20 Shauni wrote:I'm trying to bulk clean but I feel it's so difficult to eat the required amount. I started a myfitness diary and apparently I need to eat over 5000 cal a day just for maintenance. No wonder I've been thin (skinnyfat?) for so long. One issue is that I sleep almost 12 hours and I can't eat the first few hours after waking up due to nausea so there's only about 10 hours to eat. It gets a bit easier if you do snacks, fruits, nuts etc but just eating vegetables with meat/chicken/fish and occasionally rice is so difficult. For example yesterday I forced myself a gainer and protein drink as breakfast. Then I ate 1kg minced meat with tomatoes spices and some vegetables. Lots of butter to fry too. Some lime and carrots. Later, a few bananas and nut mix. more detailedIt's almost ridiculous how much effort I need to put in to get bigger, I don't even see how people can gain so much weight without any effort. I must be missing something. eat more constantly. don't force yourself to eat 1kg of meat at a time, eat 350g at three different times an hour apart, it's much easier that way. also wtf 5k cals? I don't see how that's possible without you being a pro athlete. What kind of modifiers are you using on myfitnesspal? Well that lunch was split up into 3 parts. I didn't eat it all at once. Only modifier is 180 minute badminton, I'm not usually counting jogging/walk/lift/bodyweight training so some days it could be higher. what do oyu have in there for height/weight/activity level?
78kg / 193 cm / active
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On October 12 2013 19:06 Shauni wrote:Show nested quote +On October 12 2013 10:23 phyre112 wrote:On October 12 2013 09:08 Shauni wrote:On October 12 2013 08:53 phyre112 wrote:On October 12 2013 07:20 Shauni wrote:I'm trying to bulk clean but I feel it's so difficult to eat the required amount. I started a myfitness diary and apparently I need to eat over 5000 cal a day just for maintenance. No wonder I've been thin (skinnyfat?) for so long. One issue is that I sleep almost 12 hours and I can't eat the first few hours after waking up due to nausea so there's only about 10 hours to eat. It gets a bit easier if you do snacks, fruits, nuts etc but just eating vegetables with meat/chicken/fish and occasionally rice is so difficult. For example yesterday I forced myself a gainer and protein drink as breakfast. Then I ate 1kg minced meat with tomatoes spices and some vegetables. Lots of butter to fry too. Some lime and carrots. Later, a few bananas and nut mix. more detailedIt's almost ridiculous how much effort I need to put in to get bigger, I don't even see how people can gain so much weight without any effort. I must be missing something. eat more constantly. don't force yourself to eat 1kg of meat at a time, eat 350g at three different times an hour apart, it's much easier that way. also wtf 5k cals? I don't see how that's possible without you being a pro athlete. What kind of modifiers are you using on myfitnesspal? Well that lunch was split up into 3 parts. I didn't eat it all at once. Only modifier is 180 minute badminton, I'm not usually counting jogging/walk/lift/bodyweight training so some days it could be higher. what do oyu have in there for height/weight/activity level? 78kg / 193 cm / active
I'm 193 cm and 90kg. I bulk right now at ~3500 cals, but besides lifting I'm pretty sedentary.
I was maintaining at about 3700 cals, 84kg when I was the most active I have ever been. That included 12 hours/week rugby practice AND two full 80 min matches saturdays, 5 days/week lifting for 1-2 hours per session, 12 hours/week swimming, 5-10 miles/day walking to class and work, moderately physical job, and some occasional pickup basketball.
with those stats, aiming for 5k calories is probably WAY more than you need.
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