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[SCP]

Im trying to gain 20lbs at least before next basketball season for my senior year… it starts november, have any diet/workout suggestions?

You will want to keep your flexibility. Make sure you incorporate a good stretching routine in with your lifting. I lifted hard for a long time for football and never got into a good stretching routine and by the time my senior year of college came around I wasn't very flexible which lead to avoidable injuries.

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

I'm just getting back into it... started day 1 today at my gym. I lifted frequently and heavy for a good 8 years or so between high school and college but during graduate school I literally didn't touch a weight or do any cardio besides surfing a few times a week. I've been out of the of the weightlifting game for two years now and am currently about 15-20 pounds heavier than I have ever been.

 

Right now my immediate goals are to shred 15-20 pounds in a few months while putting on some lean muscle mass. Just loaded up on chicken breasts, vegetables, brown rice, eggs, some fruit, and some nuts so I think if I can keep my diet tight and consistent I should be able to do so because I intend to do cardio 5x a week after my regular weight training. Right now, I plan on doing a standard five day split for each muscle group (chest, arms, shoulders, legs, and back) with abs every other day.

 

Also, just got my whey, multi-vitamins, fish oil, and glutamine/amino acids in the mail so that should be enough supplements to hold me over for a while and allow me to see some gains quicker. 

 

Hardest part for me is always staying true to my diet because I have a monster appetite and the healthy foods non-stop leave me hungry so I try to fill up on water but it's always difficult for me. I always want to snack but never know what to grab besides a protein shake or some nuts that will hold me over. 

[Chimera]

I'm just getting back into it... started day 1 today at my gym. I lifted frequently and heavy for a good 8 years or so between high school and college but during graduate school I literally didn't touch a weight or do any cardio besides surfing a few times a week. I've been out of the of the weightlifting game for two years now and am currently about 15-20 pounds heavier than I have ever been.

Right now my immediate goals are to shred 15-20 pounds in a few months while putting on some lean muscle mass. Just loaded up on chicken breasts, vegetables, brown rice, eggs, some fruit, and some nuts so I think if I can keep my diet tight and consistent I should be able to do so because I intend to do cardio 5x a week after my regular weight training. Right now, I plan on doing a standard five day split for each muscle group (chest, arms, shoulders, legs, and back) with abs every other day.

Also, just got my whey, multi-vitamins, fish oil, and glutamine/amino acids in the mail so that should be enough supplements to hold me over for a while and allow me to see some gains quicker.

Hardest part for me is always staying true to my diet because I have a monster appetite and the healthy foods non-stop leave me hungry so I try to fill up on water but it's always difficult for me. I always want to snack but never know what to grab besides a protein shake or some nuts that will hold me over.

that last paragraph... Same with me and the monster appetite. I don't know if it will work for you, but I've learned to counter that with frequent small meals. I rarely go more than two hours without eating. Even if it's just a banana or an orange, I eat pretty small portions throughout the day. However, I do sometimes gorge on breakfast. Just avoid that later in the day.

[Chimera]

You will want to keep your flexibility. Make sure you incorporate a good stretching routine in with your lifting. I lifted hard for a long time for football and never got into a good stretching routine and by the time my senior year of college came around I wasn't very flexible which lead to avoidable injuries.

absolutely this.

In high school I used to bulk up for football and slim down for basketball and track.

Now at times I have the mobility of a 90 year old. Recent science has shown foam rollers may be better long term than a good stretching regimen. I would still catch yoga a few times a month, though.

[Jase]

Been really sick for 5 days. Back at it today after having lost 5 pounds in those 5 days.

Felt like a tiny little girl until I got a pump going again... Ahh, that's the stuff.

[the butch]

Pure cardio today for me.  Getting bored with Insanity.  Anyone got a good idea for about an hour of cardio that does not involve going outside?

 

As for an update, I started in this thread with an initial breakdown, so cliff notes:

 

Started close to 190.  I have cut out almost completely the booze.  I lift three days a week, and cardio the other three, with rest one day.  I am now down to 164.  Still need to lose that beer gut.  I'm guessing I will probably get down to 160 before I start gaining again.  Exchanging fat for muscle, gotta love it.

 

Also thinking about changing my three day a week lift regimen.  But I'm going to look into that later this week.  Variety is the spice of life.

[PandaPancake]

Inside? Did early man hunt mammoths inside a dome? He probably would have if it was available.

There's always the classic rowing machine.

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[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Pure cardio today for me. Getting bored with Insanity. Anyone got a good idea for about an hour of cardio that does not involve going outside?

As for an update, I started in this thread with an initial breakdown, so cliff notes:

Started close to 190. I have cut out almost completely the booze. I lift three days a week, and cardio the other three, with rest one day. I am now down to 164. Still need to lose that beer gut. I'm guessing I will probably get down to 160 before I start gaining again. Exchanging fat for muscle, gotta love it.

Also thinking about changing my three day a week lift regimen. But I'm going to look into that later this week. Variety is the spice of life.

Not sure about cardio inside outside of your typical insanity or p90x workouts. As for the beer gut, I have a little bit of the same problem. Diet diet diet is the key. The best cardio for a gut is high interval training. HIT workouts involve jogging for a couple minutes, sprinting for 20-30 seconds, jogging for a few minutes, sprinting again etc. it's easiest to do outdoors at a local high school track or something of that nature.

[OneBadCat]

Really starting to see results with dead lifting. My arms are getting more defined, my lats are getting bigger. That feel is fuging awesome. Im gradually making 225 a regular rep. Went up to 280 the other day. The strength is there to do more but my grip was slipping and I don't have straps. 300 is not far away. A couple more weeks I suppose.

 

I seem to have hit a wall with my leg press though. I got myself back up to repping 360 but I can only do 1-2 at 450. I've been alternating my routine from 4x5 sets to 10-7-5-3-1.  Maybe I am expecting too much right now. 

 

My squats are at about the same level but I am considering switching to deep knee bend reps for a couple weeks just to build my core strength. I've never been a squat quy and I literally cannot resist only going half way once I reach certain weight.

 

 

I have no set/desired goal other than to reach my physical prime or close to it. I want to be able remember that I once looked like a boss when I'm old and grey. That is my motivation. That and I also believe any respectable male needs to have a certain amount of strength to lift most things and be able to defend himself.

[*FreeFua*]

My buddy is on just about everything under the sun right now so I'm lifting heavier again to try and keep up. Kind of at an unfair advantage so I don't expect to win this. But I was able to hammer out 4-5 reps of Arnold's with 70's the other day. Was kind of pumped about that. My buddy is doing 80's not sure if that reachable but ill keep trying.

Focusing on shoulders and legs lately. Doing Leg press just about every second day now.

For OnlypantherfaninMaine I had the same problem with appetite and crap. But I literally just toughed it out for a month or so and my appetite decreased and my stomach definitely shrunk. I found it hard to start bulking again because I couldn't eat big meals. But I also know people that do the 2 hour thing like Mr.Belding said. All about finding what works best for you.

[the butch]

Double post

[the butch]

Not sure about cardio inside outside of your typical insanity or p90x workouts. As for the beer gut, I have a little bit of the same problem. Diet diet diet is the key. The best cardio for a gut is high interval training. HIT workouts involve jogging for a couple minutes, sprinting for 20-30 seconds, jogging for a few minutes, sprinting again etc. it's easiest to do outdoors at a local high school track or something of that nature.

I ended up doing an insanity HIT disc anyway. Took some endorush and got motivated for it. Wasn't that bad.

Probably gonna go up to a boxing gym on Thursday. There are a couple around my area. I feel like I train better when I mix up my workouts.

[Joscott]

NSFW but definitely covers a lot of gym bros

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Just finished up day 3 in the gym and strict dieting for the last couple days. I feel so much better already but am dealing with headaches and am having to constantly fight off my appetite. Can't wait to start seeing the progress and the gains made. 

 

I'm loading up on protein, ingesting some carbs (most prior to my workout for energy), and mostly eating healthy fats. Hoping I can drop 20 pounds within a few months while gaining strength and putting on some lean muscle mass. It's tricky to lose weight yet gain strength and muscle mass but because I haven't been lifting for a couple years I think I should be able to make it happen.

 

Any suggestions? Right now I weigh about 190 and am taking in roughly 200gs protein a day...did quite a bit of reading on this and it recommends eating your weight in grams or slightly more to put on mass and avoid losing weight while slimming down.