Reply With QuoteTrain for strength and power in your workouts rather than size.
People who say carbs are the enemy are stupid.
You put MASS on when you eat more calories than you burn off, but that doesnt necessarily mean its fat. If you train well and eat more than you need, you will put on muscle size.
I think i remember something Cowpimp (?) said before "Train for strength, eat for size."
So it IS possible to be strong without being overly bulky.
sometimes.... i'm confused...
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06-19-2006, 05:31 AM #1..do you feel lucky..
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sometimes.... i'm confused...
I train in Muay Thai, but want to put some extra muscle on for strength and power..... and of course look good too....... So, i started to get back into some free weights, can i combine the two and get some realistic muscle gain?
My goal is this, i need stamina and speed for Muay Thai, so i'm thinking i need to eat the carbs. I want strength and power to make my techniques count but i don't want to be carrying too much muscle mass, so i eat lots of protien to help repair and build the the muscle. i don't want to put fat on as i don't want to be carrying any excess body weight, so i eat a low calories diet...but i need energy to train!?........ then you read this and that, they say this and he says that, i get all confussed.
I was always lead to believe, you only put fat on because you eat more calories than you burn off, then people say Carbs are the enemy..."what's a girl to think?".......... it just seems some much more complicated than than now??!!
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06-19-2006, 06:41 AM #2SHRUG LIKE YOU MEAN IT MODERATOR
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How often do you do Muay Thai training? What days of the week?
The only time it's bad to feel the burn is when you're peeing...
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06-20-2006, 01:31 AM #4..do you feel lucky..
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Muay Thai training - Monday and Wednesday 07:00pm 'til 09:00pm.
Weights - Tuesday and Friday lunchtime 01:00pm 'till 02:00pm........always question authority......
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That seems reasonable enough. You could probably do a 3rd day and get away with it, but starting with 2 days each week is plenty. I would suggest going with a couple full body sessions each week. If you don't want to gain too much muscle, then just monitor your caloric intake. It's really that simple. When you get to the point you consider ideal, then just cut back your calories to maintenance level.
For now, I suggest checking out the stickies and designing a program that gets you back into resistance training. Even if you have past experience I suggest you start out light to make sure you get back into the groove with form on various exercises. Not to mention there's no point in going heavier yet because you will experience neural adaptations with lower intensity weights when beginning or restarting resistance training after a long hiatus.The only time it's bad to feel the burn is when you're peeing...
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06-20-2006, 10:29 AM #6..do you feel lucky..
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forgive my ignorance...... I'm new to all this...... but what are the stickies and where do I find them?
thanks for your comment.
...gone are the days when i thought all you had to was go down the gym lift a few weights and...'pow'.... you got muscle..........always question authority......
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06-20-2006, 10:30 AM #7Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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stickies are at the top of the forums. the first few threads are "stuck" there and don't move because they contain information that people should know about trainng or diet or what ever forum you are in.
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