Okay, I admit it, I???m a newbie. I???ve read through some of the info here, and it???s not that it???s contradictory, there???s just so much of it.
I???m a real hard gainer. 6'2", 160 lbs.,
long, thin bones. Not quite pencil thin, but thin nonetheless. I???ve been lifting for about 6 months, and I may have put on a couple of pounds, but I seem to be getting more muscle tone than anything. Anyway, that???s ok. I???m not so concerned about bulking up. Okay, yes I am, but really don???t think I can, I just don???t have the good genes. I???m trying to eat more calories and get more protein, but maybe it???s not enough. There???s no real balance between gaining muscle and not gaining some fat? I???m afraid putting on fat will happen much more quickly than the muscle.
I???ve read that milk is a no-no, but it has so much protein. What???s up with that? And what about the oatmeal? I shouldn???t have that everyday? It is a carbohydrate, but it has 8g protein per ½ cup.
I also take creatine serum before each workout (3X week), and it really seems to help boost my workout intensity.
This is my diet, generally:
Breakfast:
3 whole eggs, ½ cup oats cooked with milk, 1 cup coffee (bad?) with milk.
Mid morning:
yogurt
Lunch:
Either a couple pieces of chicken or beef in some fashion with a little rice and some kind of vegetable, often a salad.
Mid afternoon:
protein shake made with milk
Dinner:
Almost the same as lunch, chicken or beef cooked in some fashion with a little rice (hey, my wife???s Hispanic. As far as she???s concerned, if she hasn???t eaten rice at a meal, she hasn???t eaten).
I also eat ½ cup of soynuts (30g protein!) throughout the day, as well as a piece of fruit.
Okay, now that I write this down, it doesn???t seem like much at all. But I don???t want to get fat either. I think I???m getting about 130 grams of protein a day, and that seems like way to little. How do you do it without making three protein shakes a day?
I???m a real hard gainer. 6'2", 160 lbs.,
long, thin bones. Not quite pencil thin, but thin nonetheless. I???ve been lifting for about 6 months, and I may have put on a couple of pounds, but I seem to be getting more muscle tone than anything. Anyway, that???s ok. I???m not so concerned about bulking up. Okay, yes I am, but really don???t think I can, I just don???t have the good genes. I???m trying to eat more calories and get more protein, but maybe it???s not enough. There???s no real balance between gaining muscle and not gaining some fat? I???m afraid putting on fat will happen much more quickly than the muscle.I???ve read that milk is a no-no, but it has so much protein. What???s up with that? And what about the oatmeal? I shouldn???t have that everyday? It is a carbohydrate, but it has 8g protein per ½ cup.
I also take creatine serum before each workout (3X week), and it really seems to help boost my workout intensity.
This is my diet, generally:
Breakfast:
3 whole eggs, ½ cup oats cooked with milk, 1 cup coffee (bad?) with milk.
Mid morning:
yogurt
Lunch:
Either a couple pieces of chicken or beef in some fashion with a little rice and some kind of vegetable, often a salad.
Mid afternoon:
protein shake made with milk
Dinner:
Almost the same as lunch, chicken or beef cooked in some fashion with a little rice (hey, my wife???s Hispanic. As far as she???s concerned, if she hasn???t eaten rice at a meal, she hasn???t eaten).
I also eat ½ cup of soynuts (30g protein!) throughout the day, as well as a piece of fruit.
Okay, now that I write this down, it doesn???t seem like much at all. But I don???t want to get fat either. I think I???m getting about 130 grams of protein a day, and that seems like way to little. How do you do it without making three protein shakes a day?
My aunt...a former body builder now living in NY, has offered me great advise about gaining and leaning up. I am not body building, but training for figure and when I started, I had to increase my protein so I wouldn't loose too much muscle while getting lean. I was using 2 % milk in my protein shakes and she advised me not to. If you are trying to cut, not a good idea, even my fiance will say so. Milk has sugars and it basically puts an extra layer on you kinda like water does. I vowed not to use water in my shakes because of the taste so I started using soy milk. It's good and thick and tastes really good in the shakes. Don't get the flavored soy milk. EdenSoy is good and so is Soy silk. There are some you can get that don't even need to be refrigerated. But your best bet is using water...you won't store it (or shouldn't too badly) and it's good for you!
