Total protein=145ish
calories= hard to say but i’d guess around 2000-2500
Your diet is pretty deficient for someone looking to put on weight. Don’t feel too bad though, most adults eat less than 75 grams of protein a day. It’s very tough eat 300grams on food alone, you usually need to supplement it with a shake or 2.
You want some cheap protein? I would head to Wegmans or Tops and buy a few big bags of frozen chicken strips. The kind that are already cooked/breaded made by Banquet. There are 8 servings of 12grams each, so 96 grams of protein for $5.99. Just grab 5 or 6 of then and toss them on a plate and nuke them for 2 minutes, done. I notice you don’t eat anything right when you get up, that’s wrong. You should have SOMETHING right away. You don’t want to go to the gym on an empty stomach unless you are doing cardio and trying to burn fat.
If I were you i’d try something like this…
Wake up, 5 chicken strips: 30grams
Protein shake after gym + 1 cheese stick: 38 grams
Breakfast: cereal+ BIG glass of milk=35 grams
around 10: more chicken strips= 30 grams
sandwich and shake for lunch: 45 grams
at work between calls: LOTS ofcheese sticks and yogurt only=40 grams
meat based dinner: 40 grams
more chicken just before bed: 30 grams
total= 288 grams of protein, around 3400 cals give or take. A bag of that chicken will last you a day and a half or so. A bag of string cheese will last you a day and a half as well. I’m worried about your time you spend at work though. Is there any way to cook food while you are at work?
Well i take my protein shake, and then eat like 2 slices of Whole weat bread, and i figure that should be enough engergy. I deffinitely dont eat alot because i hate when i keep burping at the gym
True, but that diet is VERY strict and is not for beginners. It’s very easy to say you are on it, but not really be 100% focused. The instant you fall out of ketosis (VERY easy to do) you will burn muscle.
I am NOT trying to put on wieght. I weigh 200 lbs +/-5 @ 5’9" (meduim build). I’m just trying to get in shape, tone up and lose the gut (which isnt really that bad, I guess). I do not want to get jacked; having huge traps/neck is not the look I’m going for. I’m actually ok with my muscle size, i just want more strength and defintion.
I could do a small protein shake and bread before my workout, but cereal or eggs feels like it wouldnt stay down after running and lifting
well today was cardio, but I like running a quick mile before lifting. i feel it warms me up and my heart rate is elevated longer, which just feels good and productive
The most cardio i do is a quater mile at a time… haha had to, but no 1/4 mile on the tread mill to warm up w/ hoodie on, and then i go do my warmup sets of the paticular exercise im doing and then do working sets and so on.
It’s not IMpossible, but it would take years and years. I know plenty of lifetime drug-free bodybuilders who weigh 250+ lean, and cut up to 210 shredded that would dwarf that guy. I am talking about 15+ years of NEVER missing a workout, never missing a meal, and training very hardcore.
well im 5"6 about 170 lbs now mostly muscle but trying to cut a tiny bit down in my mid section for summer. But most of my life untill late highschool i was a worm and couldn’t gain weight for shit.ive been lifting pretty religiously since sophomore year of high school and im 22 now. Im def bigger than I was then but nothing serious like I want to be. Its just hard for me to get stronger because im pretty small boned, but i have noticed more as of late with changing routines and upping weight.
Idealy id like to be around 190-200 lbs of solid muscle, as for a time frame im not too sure but i am dedicated to it so thats not the issue.
he is a monster and I do remember him being leaner thats why I figured it wasnt impossible I know how hard those guys train and im willing to go that route lol. hes my new inspiration.
Lol mike, i saw pictures of you from highschool, you were definately fucking tiny haha
My “diet” is:
Breakfast-
1 full egg, 4 egg whites, apple or orange or pear
Lunch- 2 Beef or chicken tacos on medium 13g carb shells. (Cheese, sauce, meat)
w/ protein shake (Scoop of whey, 3 cups of milk) and then an apple or orange- if im at work
Dinner- Whatever my mom cooks, minus anytype of bread. Or if i dont like it i have the same thing as lunch
Like 2 hours later… A protein shake, 1 amp crea, 1 L-glut. Workout, then after another amp crea and L-glut and like 5 gallons of water lol
how impossible is it to get like that with out juicing?
even something like shawn sherk wouldnt be bad