[quote]ForumSmitH wrote:
Normally I don’t have this much protein. [/quote]
That was maybe 200g total. That’s not exactly a super-high protein intake for a 165-pound kid who lifts and is trying to build muscle. Don’t sweat it.
Seeing as how you posted your “calculated carbs on a training day” at close to 600g, yes, I agree that this day was “unusual” since you took in only a fraction of that. Although, I’d bet money you eat like that more often than you realize.
You totally do. Quick high-quality breakfasts are pretty easy with the tiniest bit of planning.
That’s fine. But I wouldn’t suggest having “small meals” anyway.
Re-read what Yogi, Ripsaw, and EyeDentist have said. It’s not about lazy or dedicated, it’s about putting time in. It’s fine if you want to be better than your peers, but you also need to set some realistic goals especially since you’ve said a lot of kids you know are on steroids already.
Being fat at 14 years old before you started training does not mean you “get fat easily.” Train hard and consistently, eat smart, and you’ll be in a great position for seriously results. Again, there’s no rush to see results now or in the next three months because you could easily be lifting for the next 40 years.
Your dedication at this age to do things like measure your macros and everything like that is a big benefit, it will make it easier for when stuff like that is more essential. Saying that, due to your age, you want to capitalise on your hormonal levels and the best way to do this? Eat. Just eat as often as you want, when you want and eat what ever the f*ck you want.
Now, I understand, it’s easier to say than do because lets be honest no young guy who’s in good shape and has decent body composition wants to sacrifice that purely for size. So it’s all about comprimising, if you’re happy eating lean and trying to gain size that way, then by all means go for it. All I would say, is don’t fast. Shit like that isn’t good at the best of times for most people, so I wouldn’t recommend doing it at your age.
Keep the discipline, but I would focus more on making sure you reach if not exceed your macro-intake throughout the day, than I would be strict and force yourself to not eat if you’re hungry. True, I wouldn’t use powerlifting/lifting in general as an excuse to eat 4 tubs of ice cream a day, you do have your general health to take into account, but if you’re purely trying to push your numbers up, you need the energy. For everything. I mean literally everything.
At the end of the day, down to basic things within your life outside of training (e.g education), sacrficing things like breakfast/other meals throughout the day, means you’ll use all your energy in training and have nothing left over for anything else.