[quote]hlss09 wrote:
yeah i’ve never prepped so I wouldn’t know, but you could definately use CHY[/quote]
Yes. The addition of that tool (pulsing) will allow you to eat larger meals with more time between them. That’s a very nice technique to have.
[quote]ebomb5522 wrote:
[quote]hlss09 wrote:
yeah i’ve never prepped so I wouldn’t know, but you could definately use CHY[/quote]
Yes. The addition of that tool (pulsing) will allow you to eat larger meals with more time between them. That’s a very nice technique to have. [/quote]
I used Layne strategy from Unleashed where I’d eat four meals/day with BCAA’s, the logic is that the luecine helps you absorb large doses of protein more efficiently. I was eating 275g for most of my prep, I found eating ~66g/meal pretty satisfying. The eating habits also entailed that you lift 3 hours after you eat, which I had never done before, although I still had a great pump and focus. Not quite a pulse/feast but sort of akin to it.
[quote]Chi-Towns-Finest wrote:
[quote]ebomb5522 wrote:
[quote]hlss09 wrote:
yeah i’ve never prepped so I wouldn’t know, but you could definately use CHY[/quote]
Yes. The addition of that tool (pulsing) will allow you to eat larger meals with more time between them. That’s a very nice technique to have. [/quote]
I used Layne strategy from Unleashed where I’d eat four meals/day with BCAA’s, the logic is that the luecine helps you absorb large doses of protein more efficiently. I was eating 275g for most of my prep, I found eating ~66g/meal pretty satisfying. The eating habits also entailed that you lift 3 hours after you eat, which I had never done before, although I still had a great pump and focus. Not quite a pulse/feast but sort of akin to it.[/quote]
Ya, I may experiment with different feeding styles. I may try 4 larger meals/day when I go back to trying to gain a little more lean mass, and see how that goes. I may even try 3 meals, but I am not sure, haven’t worked out all the logistics/timing etc. Regardless, it’s awesome to see how this compares to the traditional 6-8 meals/day theory that has dominated bodybuilding thought for a while.
Yeah, this is all interesting stuff. I’m just trying to build a solid base, so I’m sticking to the basics for the time being, but sometimes I feel like I’m cooking/cleaning ALL THE TIME and if i didn’t have to cook, i wouldn’t have to run home from school, etc…The feast idea just seems super easy, and apparently it leans you out!
[quote]hlss09 wrote:
Yeah, this is all interesting stuff. I’m just trying to build a solid base, so I’m sticking to the basics for the time being, but sometimes I feel like I’m cooking/cleaning ALL THE TIME and if i didn’t have to cook, i wouldn’t have to run home from school, etc…The feast idea just seems super easy, and apparently it leans you out![/quote]
It does make life much easier. Sticking to the basics is key for progress as well. Keep doing what you’re doing.
Yeah, I definately got sucked into all the cool sounding protocols and everything. Now, I’m busting my ass in the gym, eating 3500 give or take cals a day (Anabolic Diet style) and keeping volume at a medium level. I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel here. When summer approaches, I’ll think about losing some lard. Lol. I’m by NO means fat, but I have noticed that pants that used to be loose are now sorta tight lol, but I’ve accepted my bulking fate! I love food. …
For all interested, when I do return to normal eating when I am satisfied with my leanness level, this is most likely what it will look like:
Meal 1) 1 cup quick oats, 5 omega 3 eggs
Pulse
Meal 2) 6 ounces top round, 1 tbsp peanut butter
Peri-Workout Nutrition
Meal 3) 12 ounces top round steak, 1-2 cups rice, 1 cup greek yogurt, 2 tbsp peanut butter, 1.5 scoops protein
Meal 4) 3 scoops protein, 1 tbsp olive oil
Macros will start around this:
330 grams protein, 95 grams fat, 160-200 grams carbs, 2,975 calories.
A bit higher in fat than I was at before, carbs are significantly lower, but I will increase them slowly. I feel that increasing them slower will allow me to see what levels work well and also allow me to monitor bodyfat increases better.
Looks good man. I really don’t see the need to eat dirty, unhealthy shit when you’re bulking. I get 3 - 4k cals per day eating the same as if I were in contest prep mode, just larger amounts. Seems like you’re doing the deal, keep it up! One more thing: pics DAMNIT haha
1.28.11
AM
Treadmill cardio: 45 min, 3.8 avg speed, 4-5 incline
PM
Weighted Chins
90 percent 3 RM
warmup
90 x 3 x 3 (easy)
Benumbed Barbell Rows
315 x 6, 6 (took it easy)
Bench Press
90 percent 3 RM
warmup
305 x 3 x 3
Standing Overhead Press
90 percent 3RM
warmup
185 x 3 x 3
Barbell Curls
95 x 6, 115 x 6, 135 x 6, 10
V Grip Pushdown
6 x 20
10 x 12, 12, 12
Awesome power day. Bench felt a little heavy, but not bad.
For those eagerly waiting for pics, I snapped an okay one with my camera phone. I’ll throw it up when I get to a computer.
Here is my progress pic. It is not great quality, but I think it depicts where I am right now as well as I can at this moment. Right now, I weigh 220-222, and prob am about 12 percent BF if I could guess from this pic.
I am very happy with the results of this pulse/feast atm, and will prob finish this off around 215 if I could guess.
very impressive
[quote]hlss09 wrote:
very impressive[/quote]
Thanks bro. I’m happy right now with progress and leanness level.
My plan for the upcoming week is to ramp up cardio a little to 50 minutes/day at a 5.0 incline while still maintaining similar calorie levels. I am very satisfied with my progress right now and don’t have much further to go until I reach a lean enough level to start very slowly gaining again.
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
Meadows 4 Lyfe[/quote]
Haha - I think I might put you on my Christmas list!!!
Thanks!
JM
^^ as if this log couldn’t get any cooler Meadows himself posting here 
Totally awesome.
Dude you’re looking awesome! Nice work!!
[quote]John Meadows, CSCS wrote:
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
Meadows 4 Lyfe[/quote]
Haha - I think I might put you on my Christmas list!!!
Thanks!
JM[/quote]
Hahaha it must be my birthday. This is awesome.
[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Dude you’re looking awesome! Nice work!![/quote]
Thanks bro!
1.29.11
Deadifts
90-92 percent 3 RM
505 x 3x3 (switched between conventional and sumo)
Standing Calf Raise (3 seconds negative, TUT)
230 x 10
260 x 10, 10, 10, 10
Back Squats (3 seconds negative, TUT, meadows style)
135 x 6, 225 x 6, 315 x 6, 365 x 6, 405 x 5, 315 x 10
Not a bad day. Remind me not to do squats when I go relatively heavy on deads next time. Bw was at 219.