Affording the Right Foods

Nutrition
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I am a 21 year old, 5’6, 165lbs guy studying at university.

I am currently training high repetitions with kettlebells/bodyweight exercises and intense cardiovascular training activities. my current goal was to get lean, which with this training I can say I am. I am sitting around 10% BF at 165lbs at the minute.

Due to my schedule of classes at university I can only manage 3 meals per day.

my diet looks like…

Breakfast = bowl of porridge with 2 scoops of whey protein, 2 eggs and a portion of green vegetables.

2nd meal = 2 chicken breasts, 3 eggs and green vegetables.

3rd meal = steak, 3 eggs and broccoli.

and before bed I would have 2 scoops of whey protein and a banana.

(the meat in these meals vary from red meats to poultry to fish of different days)

I am currently planning on changing my goal to adding more lean muscle mass to my body.

To do this I am going to change my training to incorporate lower reps in exercises such as squats, deadlifts, chin-ups, rows, presses, cleans and snatches.

My only problem is tweaking my diet.

I think I should be adding carbs such as sweet potatoes and brown rice into my diet. is this correct???

If so I would find it hard to afford such meals as I am already out a fortune with my current diet…supplements and rent.

Are there less expensive alternatives to bulking foods??

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[quote]dibley wrote:

Are there less expensive alternatives to bulking foods??
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eggs. brocolli. spinach. chicken breasts. peanut butter.

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The only supplement you might wanna splerge on is whey; and maybe fish oil.

Cheap bulking foods:
Rice
Eggs
Milk
Olive Oil
Potatoes
Ground Beef
Tuna

Join a “wholesale club”, look for sales, coupons etc etc…

If you only have time for three meals, eat more at these times.

Try to make time (10min, 3x a day) to sneak out and toss back some food.

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thanks guys…you say peanut butter as in the everyday one on the shelf in shops???..or organic stuff with less fat??

also supplements im on are…whey protein/glutamine/BCAA and organic barely grass

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natural peanut butter, without the sugar don’t worry about the fat

the other stuff’s like candy

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[quote]dibley wrote:
thanks guys…you say peanut butter as in the everyday one on the shelf in shops???..or organic stuff with less fat??

also supplements im on are…whey protein/glutamine/BCAA and organic barely grass[/quote]

Absolutley ditch the glutamine. Not cost effective, read the current glutamine thread.

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i just want to ask about the peanut butter. ive just bought some organic peanut butter from the supermarket. When and how much of this do i take???

also…if i remain on my current training which is training with high repetitions with kettlebells/bodyweight exercises and intense cardiovascular training activities, will i bulk up at all??

or will i have to change to heavier compound movement to do so??