Official 2020 T-ransformation Announcement Thread

[Cyrrex]

Not a bad idea. I will think about doing something like that, I have a few go-to meals that would probably work for that.

But my real problem is snacks in the evening, and the copious amount of salt that comes with them.

[samul]

@Cyrrex

But my real problem is snacks in the evening, and the copious amount of salt that comes with them.

There’s usually a pretty simple solution to these kinda problems called: cut them out.

(If you’re just trying to lose fat, I’d worry more about the calories of those snacks and less about the salt though.)

[Cyrrex]

Yeah, it is mainly the overall count I am focusing on. In any case, I don’t have any specific goal of becoming super shredded or whatever, which is why (despite my lamentations) I haven’t made the choice to simply drop the bad stuff.

Edit: changed “have” to “haven’t”

[Voxel]

@samul

If it makes you feel better, calories from alcohol are unlikely to contribute to significant fat gain as long as they aren’t consumed together an abundance of other nutrients.

They will limit muscle protein synthesis though.

[kdjohn]

@samul

That’s an Italian approach to dieting for sure!

Fixed that for you.

[samul]

Agreed.

[samul]

Haha, maybe. I’m Italian and I don’t do that, though

[yorkshireiron]

Aperitivo life.

[kdjohn]

I know. ‘Tis a jest.

However, where I live, there are SO many Italians, and that is literally something I’ve seen before. My wife’s uncle came over, said he was trying to lose some weight, proceeded to down 2 glasses of wine.

Or, my personal favourite, when I was hanging out with my buddy and his grandpa (who was really tough old bastard straight out of Italy), and when I told him I wasn’t drinking, he handed me a glass of wine and said, “That’s fine. Have a glass of wine.”

[jackolee]

@Cyrrex

as if I should do some direct biceps work

Yeah… pretty sure you already know what to do. If you want better biceps focus on biceps. It really is that simple. Once they’re pretty decent then focus on eccentric, concentric, TUT, blah blah blah. For now just put consistent work in

[Cyrrex]

You’re making it really tough for me to find legit reasons to not work on my biceps. I am still leaning towards the potato idea.

[kdjohn]

Based on your picture, I can see why you’re having a hard time building your biceps.

[boyce79]

If you don’t buy them, and don’t have them in the house, you can’t eat them.

[Cyrrex]

Feel free to elaborate

[kdjohn]

[Cyrrex]

Haha, oh right. That picture. That’s Bob. He doesn’t have time for arm work, he spends all his free time getting his ass kicked.

[antiquity]

@samul

If it makes you feel better, calories from alcohol are unlikely to contribute to significant fat gain as long as they aren’t consumed together an abundance of other nutrients.

This is true. When most people say “Man, I need to get rid of this belly. I need to cut back on the beer.” Then, when you hang out with them while they’re drinking, they consume plates of nachos, wings, pizza, chips, etc… while they drink. Every bite of loaded nacho has more calories than the entire beer, but for some reason the beer gets blamed.

When I vacation and drink far more beer, wine, bloody mary’s than usual, I almost always lose weight. Why? Because I’m usually walking or doing some activity all day, and I don’t eat crap with the beer. That said, it’s not a great long term approach and strength would suffer if I did that regularly, but it’s definitely possible to enjoy your nightly wine or vacation and not gain weight as a result.

[Cyrrex]

Sure, if I don’t buy them, they won’t be in the house. But this fails to address the main point of weakness in that plan in that I won’t have any snacks in the house.

I mean, easily 4/10ths of the reason I work out in the first place is because it allows me to eat like a complete fucking pig.

I said I would take part in the Transformation. Never said I would excel at it.

[Voxel]

@Cyrrex

I am on a cut, technically speaking, which I manage by often skipping dinner and just drinking wine and eating snacks instead. It’s super effective, down 3 or 4 kg since early December

Let’s hope that all you’ve lost is fat

These two statemented probably go hand in hand,

@Cyrrex

I never met a bar I didn’t want to pull myself up to, on to, or over

@Cyrrex

And find ways that don’t exacerbate the already borderline pain in my elbow joints

With regards to,

@Cyrrex

an overall diet that would accurately be described as “pretty shitty”

I’d argue that for most people, their diet and its inherent qualities is in their control and not something that happens to them but a consequence of their actions. Skipping meals sounds like it’d aggrevate a snacking problem, not ameliorate it.

@Cyrrex

But my real problem is snacks in the evening, and the copious amount of salt that comes with them

Make sure your menu includes an evening snack worth looking forward to. A 50/50-split between whey, casein and some walnuts/almonds is very easily whipped together. You can even mix it together in the morning, add 10g of gelatin, 10g of chia seeds and have a proper pudding to enjoy as a dessert.

Another option,

• 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese (2%)
• 2 tbsp flax meal
• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 scoop chocolate whey protein with casein
• Splenda, to taste

@Cyrrex

I mean, easily 4/10ths of the reason I work out in the first place is because it allows me to eat like a complete fucking pig

The truth-value of that statement is entirely contingent on how you want to look.

[Voxel]

@Cyrrex another pudding

• 1/2 cup scoop isolated proteins/casein mixed
• 1/2 cup egg white
• 2 tbsp no lactose plain greek yogourt (0% fat)
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 1 tbsp truvia
• 1/4 cup almonds

Mix it all together and freeze it, get it out of the freezer 10 min before eating