[quote]Jarvan wrote:
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wtf is this blabbing about the endocrine system? What of it?
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You are confused.
[quote]Jarvan wrote:
There’s an endocrine response to EVERYTHING in the body. If you breathe there’s an endocrine response, if you look at tits there’s and endocrine response.
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Sorry, for most men there is an endocrine response when one stares at tits[/quote]
Duh.
[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:
Because there’s not guarantee that that those tools will be effective. Protei. Shakes always made me bloated which is why i cut them out completely.
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I wish you luck with your approach.
[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:
Because there’s not guarantee that that those tools will be effective. Protein shakes always made me bloated which is why i cut them out completely.
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It will probably be worth your time to find a protein shake that doesn’t make you feel this way. Many people have that experience with whey iso/concentrate. Some people move more to hydrolysates, some use egg protein. There are other options. Even using a lactaid pill with a whey protein might work.
I think it’s important to have options that work for you, even if you rarely need to use them.
[quote]LoRez wrote:
[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:
Because there’s not guarantee that that those tools will be effective. Protein shakes always made me bloated which is why i cut them out completely.
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It will probably be worth your time to find a protein shake that doesn’t make you feel this way. Many people have that experience with whey iso/concentrate. Some people move more to hydrolysates, some use egg protein. There are other options. Even using a lactaid pill with a whey protein might work.
I think it’s important to have options that work for you, even if you rarely need to use them.[/quote]
But what if his current program is already working?
No doubt adding a supplement could possibly assist him, but he’s not preparing for an IBFF show is he?
[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:
I knew I was going to lose fat and gain muscle in the first few months and then it’ll slow down incredibly but muscle weighs more than fat so I though i’d at least increase a few lbs.[/quote]
As I mentioned in your other thread, you seem to be under the impression that increases in bodyweight “just happen” as you get stronger. That’s entirely incorrect. You’ll never, ever, never, never gain bodyweight if you don’t eat enough. That means ample calories, every single day.
And, as I said in that thread, you lost a pound over the course of three months, but you still have hopes of gaining muscular bodyweight even though I don’t see any mention of your nutrition plan. Can you tell me what, exactly, you ate yesterday? (Actually, crap, for the first time ever, yesterday doesn’t count. Kinda screws up the saying. So, um, what exactly did you eat Friday?)
Somebody your age, height, and weight could gain seven pounds of muscular bodyweight in just a few months… if they ate right while training hard.
Anyone who squats more than double-bodyweight at age 16 while being nearly 6-feet tall and around 150 is probably at least slightly genetically gifted. Or they’re squatting way high. Or they’ve got overly-helpful spotters. Or they’re telling tall tales.
Based on your own assessment, I disagree with that last part.
[quote]Jarvan wrote:
[quote]LoRez wrote:
I think it’s important to have options that work for you, even if you rarely need to use them.[/quote]
But what if his current program is already working?
No doubt adding a supplement could possibly assist him, but he’s not preparing for an IBFF show is he?
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What if? What if?
[quote]Justliftbrah wrote:
I’m not a beginner but I might as well call myself one because I haven’t touched a barbell for over three years. I hurt my should three years ago and just never found the time to hit the gym. It’s finally healed so I used all my previous knowledge to jump right in. The only issue is i’m pretty much the same weight I began at.
I knew I was going to lose fat and gain muscle in the first few months and then it’ll slow down incredibly but muscle weighs more than fat so I though i’d at least increase a few lbs. anyways enough blabbering these are my before and after pics
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GREAT progress
No way of knowing how soon any one person can reach a goal
Just break that goal into smaller chunks and try to hit those small goals in time without injury
At 160lbs you might want to really focus hard on your nutrition
Slowly add carbs to your macro ratio
I like 45% carbs, 35% protein, 20% fat but to each their own; this will take some experimentation
Increase everything slowly. If you’re not growing you’re not eating enough
I prefer bulking to get to my end goal
I shoot for 1lb minimum each week and go until I feel I am gaining too much fat…I don’t go into a caloric deficit to shed…I just drop my cals and carbs back a bit and keep training until I hit a composition I like
Much of this is still a theory tho…I am NOT an accomplished builder yet.
I went from a fat(ish) 176lbs to a ripped 156lbs to my current 182lbs, not ripped / not fat