Yep, eat mince. Buy some steak. That will do it.
Why's your metabolism the problem? What's your height, body weight, current strength levels, and how long have you been training?
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Yep, eat mince. Buy some steak. That will do it.
Why's your metabolism the problem? What's your height, body weight, current strength levels, and how long have you been training?
Haha no, I wouldn't be caught dead doing curls. I'm not a body builder either.
Brownie
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Git yo ass.
Baines' left foot
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I thought you were telling me to complain at first!
Looks interesting that stuff though as my appetite does drop sometimes.
I'm a student mate and a skint one at that so I think steak is probably out the question, at least for regularly eating. Mince is a good shout though. I know oats are a good cheap way of getting your carbs in.
My metabolism is only really a problem because I probably don't eat enough when I'm training, If I skip a meal I'll drop a couple of pounds easily. I used to buy protein and instant oats but I can't really afford that now, so was looking for possibly a cheaper way of getting in most of what I need.
I'm around 6 foot 1 and was just over 13 stone, now I'm hovering over 12. I do about 70kg on a flat bench press for a workout, around the same on a lat pull down, so I'm not particularly strong. I've been training for a while but I'm the kind of person who goes for 3 weeks and then has a week off out of pure laziness, which usually undoes most of my hard work. I've never really been that committed to it.
You can bet your ass this guy never did any curls
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Your metabolisms isn't the problem at this stage. You'll get to a certain level 'clean', and then you'll need to be realistic or consider AAS. Protein shakes don't work, save your money.
Snoop around for bargains at your local store/ super market. They often sell steak at reduced prices when it's due to go off the next day, and freeze it. Lambs hearts are very cheap, 3 for £2 usually. If you're going to buy protein, just buy the cheapest whey protein you can find. As for your weight loss, it's glycogen depletion or the fact you've had a sh*t, you're not losing muscle that fast.
Your main problem is you're weak, and you're either not squatting and deadlifting, or you're not concentrating on them
As for your motivation, if you're not going to stay motivated, you'll always have a problem. How many days a week can you train, realistically, and what days would they be?
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JamesEFC
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Why don't protein shakes work?
I think they're are a cracking supplement, i struggle to get in 300g of protein a day without them.
But obviously i prefer to get as much of that as proper food
Because you literally just **** them out. You don't need as much protein as you think you do.
Ask your self this, if they worked so great, why isn't everyone walking around at 15 stone plus? You're better off eating real food, and using the odd shake here or there to bump up your protein intake if you genuinely have a problem. You're far better off learning how to get stronger, otherwise you're just wasting your money
How much do you weigh? It's hard to imagine you'd need more than 2g of protein per kg of body weight. A serving of protein powder has about as much protein in it as 1 chicken fillet breast.
As an endurance athlete of 58kg, I get enough protein for my day in 2 chicken breasts. Hard to believe you can't get all the protein you need from a balanced diet.
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Cereal + milk = approx 25g of protein
Ham + cheese sandwich = 42g of protein
2 chicken breasts + jacket potato = 70g of protein
3 very simple meals there that'll give you nearly 140g of protein, all for around 1,700 calories.
Forget protein shakes. They're designed to rid you of your money.
JamesEFC
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Well yeah thats what i mean as in food first, but i think they have a use. If im in a lecutre its easier to have a shake then whipping out chicken and rice
It may be easier but it's a very poor substitute.
Dunno how much you weigh, but unless you're a truck, 300g is a crazy amount.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/maki1.htm
That 140g of protein I mention in my very, very simple diet therefore is plenty for someone of Chicos size.
JamesEFC
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I'm not saying they are perfect. And as ive said ideally food is a lot better. But thats not always possible. And the clue is in the name its a supplement, designed to fit in with your diet. Obviously if you live on them and get no protein carbs etc from other sources youll get nowhere.
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