Thread: been doing this diet for 3 weeks, but gains are very minimal =(

Definitely EFAs and think about some Green Tea in drink or Pill form. But I think you're dead on about the drinking, that will slow muscle regeneration and if you have to drink (alcoholic!) do Diet Coke and Bacardi (no beer!).

I take EFAs with breakfast and dinner.

Are you trying to bulk, cut or maintain? Also, what are your stats (height, weight, approx. BF%).

5'8" 19 year old. 160 lbs. 10-15% bf.

trying to bulk. EFA would be essential fastty acids? are you implying i take fish oils?
and how is green tea helpful?

thanks

Originally Posted by brollickby06

5'8" 19 year old. 160 lbs. 10-15% bf.

trying to bulk. EFA would be essential fastty acids? are you implying i take fish oils?
and how is green tea helpful?

thanks

Oh you're BULKING, well Green Tea increases metabolism slightly.

More calories and More Good fats. Natural Peanut butter for instance is good. By saying EFAs I meant Flax Seed Oil / Fish Oil.

I'm kind of just guessing here, what are your goals? If you're not making gains you could be overtraining or not changing your routine. Time away from the gym helps a lot if you're just not making gains, take a week off from lifting.

But we can't give good advice without the additional info.

Post your workout day by day.

Can't gain muscle without gaining fat unfortunately, just have to cardio it off.

how much weight have you gained. that's about 2500 cals from what you listed. If you're not gaining then you need to eat more calories, plain and simple. I'd up the fats and carbs, w/ minimal protein amts., because are good right now.

Drinking 2-3 nights a week is no diet bro....try again.

true, quit drinking, cheat a lil more even, eat eat eat, when you are full eat more.

totals
protein: ~252g
fat: ~60g
carbs: ~258g

I would say a little more fat, a little more carbs, and a little less protein. But that's just me.

Add more peanut butter and nuts such as almonds, walnuts, etc. And by more, I do mean MORE. Make a whole meal out of them. Snack on them, whatever. Calorie dense and a great source of nutrients to help bulk. You will very likely see gains. Other than that, up your calories for some time and see how that goes.

Originally Posted by brollickby06

5'8" 19 year old. 160 lbs. 10-15% bf.

trying to bulk. EFA would be essential fastty acids? are you implying i take fish oils?
and how is green tea helpful?

thanks

Cut the beer.

Your totals should look more like:

225 Pro
300 Carbs
85 fat

In my opinion, you'll do much better with that.

ok im going to up my carbs and fat then. I bought a bottle of fish oil. each pill has:
10 cal
1g fat
.5g sat fat
1000mg natural fish concentrate
180mg epa, and 120mg dha (whatever those 2 are)

anyway, when do you think would be a good time to take these? i was thinking right when I wake up...and how many should i take at a time

thanks for the advice!

Originally Posted by brollickby06

ok im going to up my carbs and fat then. I bought a bottle of fish oil. each pill has:
10 cal
1g fat
.5g sat fat
1000mg natural fish concentrate
180mg epa, and 120mg dha (whatever those 2 are)

anyway, when do you think would be a good time to take these? i was thinking right when I wake up...and how many should i take at a time

thanks for the advice!

6 capsules each day split into a few meals - usually meals with less fats....