Is it possible to gain muscle mass with a poor diet.?
I know carbs and protein are good.. but i cant afford to eat healthy .. i live off ramen noodles, Rice , peanut butter and occasional salads maybe one a week.. on average i eat about one and a half meals a day.. Do you think its still possible to gain muscle with such a poor diet if i work out every day.. or should i not even waste my time.
Not likely! Nutrition is 70% of your success, so you have to focus on it. Otherwise your training will go to waste. Remember you are breaking down muscle tissue during your workout, with poor nutrition you will be sabotaging yourself. Also, make sure you are consuming a high quality chemical free whey protein minus the fillers and additives.
If i eat a raw food diet can i still exercisheavily and gain muscle easily?
Will it take my muscles longer to recover without meat protein? What are good foods to make sure I recover and gain muscle? Im a female, 32 years old.
Protein will definitely aid in recover and is necessary to build new muscle tissue. You should think about add a chemical free pure whey protein to your routine… maybe in the form of a smoothie after your workout.
Here is a low calorie high protein smoothie on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI1V0DZKorg
If i eat a raw food diet can i still exercisheavily and gain muscle easily?
Will it take my muscles longer to recover without meat protein? What are good foods to make sure I recover and gain muscle? Im a female, 32 years old.
Protein will definitely aid in recover and is necessary to build new muscle tissue. You should think about add a chemical free pure whey protein to your routine… maybe in the form of a smoothie after your workout.
Here is a low calorie high protein smoothie on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI1V0DZKorg
can i gain muscle and lose fat by weight training on a high protein low carb diet?
i want to gain muscle from my workouts, I also want to avoid putting on any more fat. Can i eat a high protein , low carb diet and acheive these goals?
UHHH Yeah!!!! That is the concept. However, You need to make sure you are getting in plenty of Essential fats to make sure your joints are protected.
can i gain muscle and lose fat by weight training on a high protein low carb diet?
i want to gain muscle from my workouts, I also want to avoid putting on any more fat. Can i eat a high protein , low carb diet and acheive these goals?
UHHH Yeah!!!! That is the concept. However, You need to make sure you are getting in plenty of Essential fats to make sure your joints are protected.
Can you still gain some muscle with a bad diet?
I’ve seen pictures of prisoners who work out a lot have muscle on them, even though they eat terrible food. I’m wondering if you can still put on some muscle even if your diet is bad? I’m talking about working with heavy weights, not light stuff. I know in bodybuilding magazines they always talk about diet, but most of those guys work with heavy weights and steroids. So can you still put on some mass even if you’re eating a cheap diet?
of course
Is my diet sufficient enough to gain muscle ?
I am starting to work out . I have planned out a rough daily diet. Has it got enough protein for me to gain muscles & bulk up. I work out 4 times a week . Thanks
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 brown bread, oatmeal, protein shake
Snack: Tuna sandwich, 1 fruit, yogurt
Lunch: Tuna/Chicken sandwich, fruit
Pre Workout: Oatmeal bar, high calorie cereal
Post Workout: Protein shake, pasta
Dinner: Pasta or Chicken Fillet with vegetables
Snack: Fruit, protein bar
What is your current weight?
Protein is NOT some kind of wonder nutrient, corntrary to what the Muscle comics…oerr..I mean magazines and Whey Protein manufacturers would have you believe you don’t necesarily need all that much – think quality not quantity, especially if you’re just starting off, the key is eating consistantly throughout the day, preferably every 2-3 hours if you can, its not how much protein you consume thats important its eating enough calories- you should be looking to eat atleast 3000 cals a day if you want to bulk up, though you should expect a little bit of fat gain too.
Your diet doesn’t look terrible, you’re eating the right stuff but in my opinion, you need more carbs, heres a typical day for me:
Breakfast 6AM
3 whole eggs (boiled) 50g oats with milk, 1 banana
Workout7am
post workout8am
protein shake mixed with 40g Dextrose (any simple carb will do…a banana…table sugar etc)
Snack 10:30am
Protein flapjack
Lunch 1pm
1 can of tuna, 4 slices of whoilemeal bread, low fat mayo, some salad (aka, tuna sandwich) 2 apples, 1 yogurt
snack3:30pm
Protein flapjack
Dinner6pm
2 chicken breast or steak with vegetables…usually frozen, 1 banana, pasta
before bed8:30
half a pint of milk mixed with 1 scoop of whey
Is my diet sufficient enough to gain muscle ?
I am starting to work out . I have planned out a rough daily diet. Has it got enough protein for me to gain muscles & bulk up. I work out 4 times a week . Thanks
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 brown bread, oatmeal, protein shake
Snack: Tuna sandwich, 1 fruit, yogurt
Lunch: Tuna/Chicken sandwich, fruit
Pre Workout: Oatmeal bar, high calorie cereal
Post Workout: Protein shake, pasta
Dinner: Pasta or Chicken Fillet with vegetables
Snack: Fruit, protein bar
What is your current weight?
Protein is NOT some kind of wonder nutrient, corntrary to what the Muscle comics…oerr..I mean magazines and Whey Protein manufacturers would have you believe you don’t necesarily need all that much – think quality not quantity, especially if you’re just starting off, the key is eating consistantly throughout the day, preferably every 2-3 hours if you can, its not how much protein you consume thats important its eating enough calories- you should be looking to eat atleast 3000 cals a day if you want to bulk up, though you should expect a little bit of fat gain too.
Your diet doesn’t look terrible, you’re eating the right stuff but in my opinion, you need more carbs, heres a typical day for me:
Breakfast 6AM
3 whole eggs (boiled) 50g oats with milk, 1 banana
Workout7am
post workout8am
protein shake mixed with 40g Dextrose (any simple carb will do…a banana…table sugar etc)
Snack 10:30am
Protein flapjack
Lunch 1pm
1 can of tuna, 4 slices of whoilemeal bread, low fat mayo, some salad (aka, tuna sandwich) 2 apples, 1 yogurt
snack3:30pm
Protein flapjack
Dinner6pm
2 chicken breast or steak with vegetables…usually frozen, 1 banana, pasta
before bed8:30
half a pint of milk mixed with 1 scoop of whey
Is my diet sufficient enough to gain muscle ?
I am starting to work out . I have planned out a rough daily diet. Has it got enough protein for me to gain muscles & bulk up. I work out 4 times a week . Thanks
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 brown bread, oatmeal, protein shake
Snack: Tuna sandwich, 1 fruit, yogurt
Lunch: Tuna/Chicken sandwich, fruit
Pre Workout: Oatmeal bar, high calorie cereal
Post Workout: Protein shake, pasta
Dinner: Pasta or Chicken Fillet with vegetables
Snack: Fruit, protein bar
What is your current weight?
Protein is NOT some kind of wonder nutrient, corntrary to what the Muscle comics…oerr..I mean magazines and Whey Protein manufacturers would have you believe you don’t necesarily need all that much – think quality not quantity, especially if you’re just starting off, the key is eating consistantly throughout the day, preferably every 2-3 hours if you can, its not how much protein you consume thats important its eating enough calories- you should be looking to eat atleast 3000 cals a day if you want to bulk up, though you should expect a little bit of fat gain too.
Your diet doesn’t look terrible, you’re eating the right stuff but in my opinion, you need more carbs, heres a typical day for me:
Breakfast 6AM
3 whole eggs (boiled) 50g oats with milk, 1 banana
Workout7am
post workout8am
protein shake mixed with 40g Dextrose (any simple carb will do…a banana…table sugar etc)
Snack 10:30am
Protein flapjack
Lunch 1pm
1 can of tuna, 4 slices of whoilemeal bread, low fat mayo, some salad (aka, tuna sandwich) 2 apples, 1 yogurt
snack3:30pm
Protein flapjack
Dinner6pm
2 chicken breast or steak with vegetables…usually frozen, 1 banana, pasta
before bed8:30
half a pint of milk mixed with 1 scoop of whey
Muscle Building Diet Foods To Avoid
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Do i need creatine and Glutamine in my diet to gain muscle mass?
Hi, i already gain 7lbs in 3 months without out the help of creatine and glutamine.
I came across a website on how to gain muscle quickly and it said that creatine and glutamine would give you better results than not taking it.
Any advice?
21
male
153lb
5.9
gained 7lb in 3months with the help of proteinshake, wholesome foods
With Creatine its just water weight. As soon as you stop taking it, it goes away
Workout Schedule and Diet to Gain Muscle?
I am 17, 5′ 9" and weigh 137 lbs. I have only been lifting with the dumbells. I have been doing this for a good 2 months now and I am a little bit stronger but I don’t look all that bigger. I have been drinking whey protein shakes after every workout but thats it. My weight hasn’t changed at all since I have started working out but its because I don’t know what to eat and when to eat in order to gain muscle. I really want to gain muscle but I don’t want to become fat from all the foods I eat. I know I should be doing more than just lifting dumbells in order to gain muscle as well. Can somebody tell me a workout schedule and a muscle mass diet? Thanks.
The food(diet liquids or solids) that we consume daily form lectins .
Thus selecting Proper diet(Selective eating) can help lose or Gain weight .
http://www.diskovery.co.in/how_to_loose_weight__how_to_gain_weight
Foods agglutinate the cells of certain blood types (in a way similar to rejection) but not others, meaning that a food which may be harmful to the cells of one blood type may be beneficial to the cells of another.
-Lectins: The Diet Connection.-
A chemical reaction occurs between your blood and the foods that you eat. This reaction is part of your genetic inheritance. It is amazing but true that today, in the late twentieth century, your immune and digestive systems still maintain a favouritism for foods that your blood type ancestors ate.
We know this because of a factor called lectins. Lectins, abundant and diverse proteins found in foods, have agglutinating properties that affect your blood. Lectins are a powerful way for organisms to attach themselves to other organisms in nature. Lots of germs, and even our own immune systems, used this super-glue to their benefit.
For example, cells in our liver’s bile ducts have lectins on their surfaces to help them snatch up bacteria and parasites. Bacteria and other microbes have lectins on their surfaces, as well, which work rather like suction cups, so they can attach to the slippery mucousal linings of the body. Often, the lectins used by viruses or bacteria can be blood type specific, making them a stickier pest for a person of that blood type.
So, too, with the lectins in food. When you eat a food containing protein lectins that are incompatible with your blood type antigen, the lectins target an organ or bodily system (kidney, liver, brain, stomach, etc.) and begin to agglutinate blood cells in that area.
Find out how you can loose or Gain weight and stay healthy by following blood group Diet .
The dynamics of weight loss are related to the changes your body makes when you follow your genetically tailored diet. There are two factors.
1) First, as your body makes the dramatic shift of eliminating foods that are poorly digested or toxic, the first thing it does is try flush out the toxins that are already there.
Those toxins are mainly deposited in the fat tissue, so the process of eliminating toxins also means eliminating fat.
2) The second factor is the effects that specific foods have on the bodily systems that control weight. Depending on your blood type, the lectin activity of certain foods may do the following:
__ Interfere with the digestive process.
__ Slow down the rate of food metabolism, so you don’t efficiently burn calories
for energy.
__ Compromise the production of insulin.
__ Upset the hormonal balance, causing water retention (oedema), thyroid
disorders and other problems.
Our blood contains aeons of genetic memory–bits and pieces of specific programming, passed on from our ancestors in codes we are still attempting to comprehend. One such code rests within our blood type. Perhaps it is the most important code we can decipher in our attempt to unravel the mysteries of blood and its vital role in
our existence.
__ When you use the individualized characteristics of your blood type as a guide for eating and living you will be healthier, you will easily reach your ideal weight and you will slow the process of ageing.
__ Your blood type is a more reliable measure of your identity than race, culture or geography. It is a genetic blueprint for who you are, a guide to how you can live most fully.
-O is for Old.- Type O.
http://diskovery.co.in/blood_group_o_diet.xls
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT GAIN"Sweetcorn
Kidney beans
Cabbage
Brussel sprout
Cauliflower
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS"Liv 52
Sea food
Iodized salt
Liver
Red meat
Spinach
Broccoli
-A is for Agrarian.-__ Type A.
http://diskovery.co.in/blood_group_a_diet.xls
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT GAIN"Meat
Dairy foods
Kidney beans
Lima beans
Wheat
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS"Liv 52
Vegetable oils
Soya foods
Vegetables
Pineapple
-B is for Balance.-__ Type B.
http://diskovery.co.in/blood_group_b_diet.xls
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT GAIN"Lentils
Sweetcorn
Peanuts
Sesame seeds
Buckwheat
Wheat
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS"Liv 52
Green vege
Meat
Lamb Liver
Eggs
__ Type AB.
http://diskovery.co.in/blood_group_diet_ab.xls
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT GAIN"
Red meat
Kidney beans
Seeds
Sweetcorn
Buckwheat
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS"Liv 52
Tofu
Seafood
Green vege
Dairy products
Alkaline fruits
Pineapples
Fat loss/Muscle Gain Diet?
Hey,
So on June 6th I’m going to a friends birthday party. I lost alot of weight gained muscle. But I still have a little bit of a "Love Handle" What should I eat to lose that last layer of fat? I need to get rid of em cause I wanna be able to show off my body, and there’s gonna be a lot of girls there too =).
you should consume nutrient dense super foods that are high in protein, also consuming lean protein will help
diet plan for muscle gain and weight loss?
im 19, 6ft tall and i weigh 185 lb i want to lose some weight, but get a big upper body at the same time, my arms are getting quite big same as my neck and sholders, but i still need to lose my belly and get flatter pecs as mine are flabby, any diet sugestions to lose weight and gain muscle?
Hi, there!
Congratulations on deciding to improve this important area of your life!
Take the big picture: determine to develop a program of exercising and eating well that will enable you to flourish physically for the rest of your life.
You might wish to consult with your physician before making any significant changes to your exercise program.
With respect to exercise, the best protocol is a combination of strength training and cardio. Here is a good way to proceed.
Do strength training twice a week. Concentrate on the basic compound exercises, namely, squats, deadlifts, presses, rows, dips, and chins. Use as much weight as you can handle with perfect exercise technique.
If you don’t know what perfect exercise technique is, I suggest Stuart McRobert’s "build muscle Lose Fat Look Great," which will be available in your library or bookstore.
At the bottom of this reply, I have added a link to a free Internet resource that will give you the in-depth information about strength training, cardio, and diets for exercise and weight loss.
With respect to cardio, on three or four days of the week when you are not doing strength training, go for a brisk walk. Over the next few weeks, walk a bit farther each time until you are walking 4 miles.
Then, gradually, increase your pace until you are walking that distance in just under one hour. So, three or four times weekly, walk 4 miles in under 1 hour.
(If you eventually want to add in some intense cardio, then you can do two 3-to-5 minute sessions weekly of interval training or GXP. If you do, this combination of strength training, mild cardio, and intense cardio will get you feeling on top of the world!)
This combination will give you lots of fat burning! The cardio will burn calories during and immediately after exercising. In addition, the strength training will build lean muscle mass, which is a METABOLIC FURNACE that burns extra calories 24 hours a day!
To get the maximum benefits from your exercising, teach yourself how to eat well.
Rather than eating three normal size meals per day, eat 5 or 6 smaller ones. Therefore, eat about every 3 waking hours. Eat at least 15 grams of quality protein, from natural sources, at each meal.
Eating 5 or six meals that contain complete proteins will help to boost your metabolism and it will help to CURB FOOD CRAVINGS.
It’s also very important to reduce or eliminate all processed (refined) carbohydrates.
Also, until you reach your desired percentage of body fat, keep your carb intake under 70 grams daily. Get those carbs from natural sources such as organic vegetables and fruits.
Eliminate all products made from grains (such as rice, wheat, and corn). This means cutting out all breads, pastas, rolls, buns, tacos, and chips. Reduce all sources of sugar including high fructose corn syrup. Eliminate potatoes, too.
If you follow this program even just for a month or two, you’ll be delighted with your results.
I hope this information helps.
All my best wishes
what’s the fastest way to gain sustainable muscle mass via diet and exercise?
want to know the best foods (or suplements) to eat to gain size in my upper body.
The first step is eating 5 or 6 smaller meals per day. Try to eat foods high in carbs and protein (peanut butter, sandwiches, eggs, and yogurt). Next is having a solid weight training program. Finally if you have the first two in place supplements will enhance your gains. Start off with a good multi-vitamin (commonly neglected), a good weightgainer protein (prolab n-large II), a solid creatine product, and a good glutamine. For all of these supplements look around for the best values, you don’t necessarily need big brand names. Find value products that work (look in bodybuilding forums).
What makes a good/ideal diet for when you’re trying to gain muscle?
I understand that there are no quick and easy ways to build muscle, and so when I lift weights I try and keep good technique, stick to a routine and eat healthily.
I’ve been doing this for months, and I’ve definitely gained some muscle mass. I’m not looking to be a body-builder but I can’t help feeling that other people who really know what they are doing (and eating) are getting much better results.
Can anyone help me with any diet and nourishment tips? Are protein-shakes any good? Are some foods better at certain times? etc. etc.
Any help would be really appreciated.
before and after ur exercise, drink a protein shakes/milk… like enervon chocolate drink (do u have it there?).. it’s a good source of protein, gym instructors here advice to drink it (i live in asia)
u can also eat the "white" of the egg. rich in protein… the softer the white is, the better… it should not be that hard boiled 
just the white one, the yellow part contains so much cholesterol
meat…meat…meat!! though, watch what u eat… don’t each much of it..coz, while building muscles, you won’t notice that ur stomach is getting bigger, too.. it’s possible.. from what i notice, they have a nice body and all that, but they jst ignore their abs. thinking that their chest and arm muscles would get all the attention.. but not at all
less rice, more meat
If I am on a low carb diet, can i still gain lean muscle mass efficiently?
Carbs give you energy for your workouts. Can I be on a low carb diet, yet still gain lean muscle mass? If so, what can I supplement with so I can have energy for my workouts since I am not taking in many carbohydrates? Thanks
It takes awhile to convert the body from being fueled by glucose to being fueled by dietary fat but it does convert. Low carb marathon runners don’t "hit the wall" with mid race fuel changeovers. It’s not being fueled by fat that slows them down, it’s the fuel conversion period.
If you eat only meats without fuel calories from fats or carbs, then you convert dietary protein to fuel leaving no protein for cellular needs, forcing the body to catabolize it’s own lean tissues. Carbs may be optional, but fuel calories are not but they can come from fat or carbs, but not protein.
If you don’t keep your calories high enough, the body will strip it’s own lean tissue for nutrition. Although that may look great on a scale it will make it MUCH easier to accumulate fat in the future (since all that pesky lean tissue burning up calories will be gone).
Protein is a very inefficient fuel to use exclusively for long term & the byproducts of the conversion to fuel can be dangerous if they overwhelm the body faster than the body can clear out the nitrogen & ammonia..
Just for example – Someone asked "what if" about a diet of 500g of pure protein (2000 calories a day)
500g protein with no fat would be fatal. Fat is essential but protein without fat will cause diarrhea & then death. So this next bit is only hypothetically speaking.
500g of protein only would turn the protein into a fuel source and not be able to be used for tissue repairs & cellular regeneration. So although you would think 500g of protein would be sufficient for these needs, it would be converted to a very inefficient fuel source with a dangerous buildup of nitrogen & ammonia (byproducts of gluconeogenesis). The body can handle some of these byproducts but not large quantities for long term. So in essence, all this protein would be processed as fuel and the body would STILL have to catabolize it’s own lean tissues for a protein source. 100% of the protein would be needed to convert to 58% glucose – it would be equal to fueling the body with 1160 calories of carbs and NO protein (IF your only ingestion was 2000 calories (500g) in pure protein).
It’s confusing to eat SO much protein and have none bioavailable but your body requires FUEL calories (which can come from fat OR carbs or both) AND protein.
BUT if you ate more than sufficient protein with more than sufficient dietary fat calories AND controlled carbs to less than 9grams per hour. (Maximum carbs would be 144grams day or 576 calories – the balance of fuel calories would HAVE to be from dietary fats – at 9 calories per gram)
As long as you have <9grams carbs per hour, you will maintain insulin control & shouldn’t gain weight, no matter the calories because insulin, the fat storage hormone is not activated. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones & allow sex hormones (testosterone in males) & human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean tissue will be gained even without exercise.
from the article below -
Numerous current studies show that dieters who follow high-protein low-carb strategies–even plans with higher fat intake–lose more fat and maintain or gain more muscle mass than dieters who rely on higher carb diets.
Yes, you read that right–many dieters actually gained muscle mass without working out, simply by eating a high-protein diet. This is due to several factors. First, amino acids from protein drive muscle growth. When you consume a high-protein meal, amino acids from the protein travel to muscle cells and actually initiate the processes that cause muscle growth.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0…
Can someone gain muscle and pounds on a vegan/vegetarian diet?
I have gone on a clense and not eaten any dairy or meat foods. I’ve ph balanced my body and gotten all the toxins and acids out. I’ve had nothing to drink but water. Healthy as can be. BUT….when i start working out can i gain muscle mass on this diet?
To gain muscle mass you need protein… Whey protein, beans, and milk along with your diet combined with a good workout plan will get you the results you are looking for. Make sure you take the protein with milk; insulin stimulation is critical for protein uptake into the muscle.
fat loss and muscle gain diet?
hi i am 164Cm 13 years old and weigh 140 pounds of pure fat and i really want to prevent becoming obese so would like a six pack and i am a well…. couch potato so i don’t work out and move but during school days i go to a soccer club but i play goalie so i don’t move around on the but i switch places and you see i am a muslim and we have ramadan coming up so which is like we fast from sunrise to sunset then we eat so we get pretty hungry so are there workout on how to burn fat and gain muscle and how do i increase my metabolism.
i gained 20 pounds in 1 month which was on my vacation so you understand.
no terrorist jokes cuz TRUE MUSLIMS ARE NOT TERRORISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ramadan is 1 month long
You can drink Green Tea, it speeds up your metabolize as well as eating about 6 SMALL meals a day (if there is food always going in then your metabolize will always be working), also if you gain muscle that will also speed up your metabolism, lift light weights, or use canned food. I hope this helps sweetie!
How should i diet if i wanna gain muscle and body mass?
I’m 16 years old and i’m pushing 5′11. I play soccer all year round but i consider anything but fall season my off season. Espicially during the winter.
I’ve decided to dedicate this off season to getting wider and thicker and to put on weight with bigger muscles. but first i need to know how to diet. If i’m working out every other day what kind of foods should i increase in and what should i stay away from?
any other hints or tips?
I would recommend you to mypryamid.gov. They have a new feature that calculates your food intake and excercise and gets you on a diet plan..its called menu planner i think. It takes a while but its worth it. Im on a 3000 calorie diet because of it so yea its working
Does anybody have a unexpensive proven muscle gaining diet?
One that you have used and that has proven to gain you muscle, thanks guys.
I am going to assume that you are lifting regularly. Since, without lifting you’ll go no where.
Your diet should be a carb/protein/fat mix of 50/30/20. Eat at least 1 – 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight.
The number reason that guys do not gain mass when trying is that they just do not eat enough calories. I’d start with 3500 calories a day and adjust from there. You really do not need a special diet, just a lot of good food. Try to stay away from junk food, and do not eat fast food constantly.
I want to start a diet (I want to gain muscle, NOT lose fat), and I need some help?
I’m 16 years old and skinny: 6′0", 135 pounds. I want to put on some muscle and I’m going to start working out this summer. But I need help creating a diet plan. People have told me that I need to eat a lot because of my weight. Can someone help me create a diet or tell me a good website that can help me? Thanks.
eat lots of healthy stuff like fruits and meat and to get muscle do warmups like jumping jacks, toy soldiers, grape vine and do stretches warmup run then work on your body by doing benching, pushups, pull ups, taking bar and raising it above your head do this in front and behind you legs squat, leg curls, lunges, abs crunches sit ups knee ups side by sides (grab a weight and move it from one side to the other) bicycle
umm these are just suggestions that helped me when i was in weight class hope this helps
Is it possible to gain muscle and lose fat on a low calorie diet?
Is it possible for a person with a high percentage of body fat gain muscle and lose body fat on a low calorie diet. I have been eating right and lifting weight for about 6 weeks now. I see an improvement in my strenght and people have told me i am losing wieght but i have only lost four pounds
Use the Lil Jack workout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKCGe2Ezris
Fat loss on a heavy muscle gain diet?
I’m about to start a heavy muscle building diet while supplementing with certain anabolic substances. During this high-protein, moderate-carb diet. I plan to eat lots of red meat, fish, chicken, vegetables (spinach, potatoes, etc.), maybe a protein shake here and there, and a moderate amount of fruits. Though I may be eating more than 2,000 calories a day to build more muscle, will I be able to loose fat at the same time or will that have to come afterwords? I’m pretty fat as it is and I’d hate to gain more fat that will only cover up the muscle. If I can’t loose fat while building muscle, are there any other ways to do so without compromising my muscle gain?
Eating less than 2,000 calories a day isn’t much of an option since the amount of protein I need alone comes to over 1,000 calories. And to stay under 2,000 calories I’d have to drastically reduce my carb intake.
I didn’t say steroids…
Perhaps we could discuss this through email?
To answer your question simply, no, you cannot efficiently lose fat while putting on a good deal of muscle. You should focus on one at a time, and do it consistently. Luckily, the high protein approach is the way to go. ALso,
If you are trying to put on muscle (bulking), you will need to eat 500 calories over maintenance each day. You can figure your maintenance amount here: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
If you are trying to lose fat, you need to eat 500 calories under your maintenance (using the same calculation).
Also, make sure that you are eating several small meals with equal calories, or you are wasting your time. Best of luck, and email if you have more questions.