Hey everyone,
I had been lifting weights for months getting little/no results from it when I decided to check out the forums here and see what I was doing wrong. In short, almost everything I did was wrong. I had no clue about how important diet was at all.
I'm 6'3", 215, not in great shape but also not overweight. I've been reading the forums here for about a week now and since then started on creatine monohydrate mixed with 100% juice (juicy juice), and I'm on the last day of the loading phase today.
I can tell that my protein intake is probably far too low to build the mass I want, so I'm thinking about buying some whey protein today to help me get to six meals a day (my diet was so bad previously that sometimes I would only have 2 meals/day)...any recommendations on a specific kind or brand of protein supplement to take? I already take a very complete multi-vitamin daily, so I think I may be good there. So far I've successfully stayed away from fast food, candy, chips, and other saturated fats, but I'm still not sure if what I'm eating is right for optimal growth.
My diet primarily consists of chicken (baked, grilled, or rotisserie), tuna, salmon, cheeseburgers (grilled), grilled steak, rice, baked potatoes, other veggies (green beans, corn, squash, zucchini), peaches, and apples. Is there anything here that I should stay away from, or add to the list? Also, should I stay away from pasta, or are there some kinds that would work?
As for lifting, I think I was heavily over-doing it for a long time, and that probably contributed to my lack of good results. If I didn't feel sore, I would often work out every day. In fact, I did this earlier this week because a friend of mine told me that I should do that while loading on creatine (is that right?). I did arms last night and don't feel sore anywhere other than my deltoids. I don't have access to a bunch of equipment this week (moving next week to an area where I'll be able to use a much better gym), so I'm limited to a couple of dumbells at the moment. I put enough weight on so that I couldn't do any more than 10-12 bicep curls in one set, and then did 3 sets of these (and on the last one I couldn't lift it after the 6th rep). Same for the press.
But no soreness. Is it likely that I performed the technique wrong? I know I did the curls wrong as I failed to fully extend my arm, but I thought that I at least had done the press correctly.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks.
I had been lifting weights for months getting little/no results from it when I decided to check out the forums here and see what I was doing wrong. In short, almost everything I did was wrong. I had no clue about how important diet was at all.
I'm 6'3", 215, not in great shape but also not overweight. I've been reading the forums here for about a week now and since then started on creatine monohydrate mixed with 100% juice (juicy juice), and I'm on the last day of the loading phase today.
I can tell that my protein intake is probably far too low to build the mass I want, so I'm thinking about buying some whey protein today to help me get to six meals a day (my diet was so bad previously that sometimes I would only have 2 meals/day)...any recommendations on a specific kind or brand of protein supplement to take? I already take a very complete multi-vitamin daily, so I think I may be good there. So far I've successfully stayed away from fast food, candy, chips, and other saturated fats, but I'm still not sure if what I'm eating is right for optimal growth.
My diet primarily consists of chicken (baked, grilled, or rotisserie), tuna, salmon, cheeseburgers (grilled), grilled steak, rice, baked potatoes, other veggies (green beans, corn, squash, zucchini), peaches, and apples. Is there anything here that I should stay away from, or add to the list? Also, should I stay away from pasta, or are there some kinds that would work?
As for lifting, I think I was heavily over-doing it for a long time, and that probably contributed to my lack of good results. If I didn't feel sore, I would often work out every day. In fact, I did this earlier this week because a friend of mine told me that I should do that while loading on creatine (is that right?). I did arms last night and don't feel sore anywhere other than my deltoids. I don't have access to a bunch of equipment this week (moving next week to an area where I'll be able to use a much better gym), so I'm limited to a couple of dumbells at the moment. I put enough weight on so that I couldn't do any more than 10-12 bicep curls in one set, and then did 3 sets of these (and on the last one I couldn't lift it after the 6th rep). Same for the press.
But no soreness. Is it likely that I performed the technique wrong? I know I did the curls wrong as I failed to fully extend my arm, but I thought that I at least had done the press correctly.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks.
