[QUOTE]Originally posted by lucid
[B]2-3 grams per pound

I try to eat at least 3 lbs of lean meat a day and add low carb protein drinks.

 

Go Whey Protein.

 

Well 4 Whey protein drinks will yield 80g protein/12g carbs/440 cal. This is with water, add skim milk you'll tack on another 8g protein per drink plus the carbs.

2-3lbs of lean meat per day is the ideal approach.

I eat a good amount of raw veggies too. Its an aquired taste. Snacking on 1lb bag of baby carrots isn't for everyone.

Another trick to avoid cals, carbs is diet sodas, iced tea, coffee. loads of water.

As for workouts. My goal per week is 30-35 miles running - mostly on machine. Before and after I eat carbs.

Instead of doing 1 hour of weight training, I break it into 2 or 3 workouts of about 20 mins. aprox. 3 sets for the muscle group. I don't aim to fatigue. This allows me to build thicker, leaner muscle much faster than any other way i've tried.

 

Wow, some of you guys follow ur routine strictly. I used to do that but then it got to expensive and/or I would mess it up by going out. Felt like a robot too, get up, drink a protein shake, get this amount of carbs, do cardio, watch what I eat, etc, etc... To me, it gets boring after awhile.

I just lift weights, do cardio, eat when I'm hungry, drink some whey protein with water (yuck) sometime during the day, if I drink alot of beer the night before then do extra cardio the next day.

Have some fun and keep ur body in shape.

Chicks dig it...

 

After working out for 2 1/2 years I've gotten a really solid routine down. The trick is to mix up the types of exercises you do for each particular muscle group. If you see someone at the gym doing an exercise you've never done before, try it yourself!

 

I've pretty much stuck with my routine for a couple of years. I've been working out for like 8 years intensively. Tried most stuff and done most stuff (well except for "gear"). I usually do the same exercises for the different parts of my body. Exept for chest, I mix in barbell and dumbbells.

I've had many people come up to me and ask what I take or how do they get this or that, and I just tell them I just eat normal and it took me alot of time to get where i'm at. It's not gonna happen in a year or two (that's if u just start working out). (Unless u do it unnaturally)

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DeeGYM
[B]Have some fun and keep ur body in shape.

 

people have different methods, but what I found worked best for me is that I consumed the grams of proteins to whatever weight I wanted to be. For example, if I wanted to be 180lbs. lean muscle, then I consumed 180 grams of protein a day. Of course you got to space it out. And also make sure you eat a good post workout drink with at least 40 grams of protein. Don't wait too long after the workout to drink your protein drink because your body needs all the nutrients possible because of the grueling workout. Work out about 3-4 times a week with weights for about 30-45 min. a session. And like everybody stated above, make sure you do your cardio, at least 30 min. a session to really melt that felt. Also, don't forget your multivitamins. Your progress will definitely be limited if your nutrients aren't all there. And about the guy that said you can't see big time results quickly, that's not true. I went from 5'10, 135lbs, 10%bodyfat to 5'10, 175lbs., 6% bodyfat in 6 months.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rich5842
[B]people have different methods, but what I found worked best for me is that I consumed the grams of proteins to whatever weight I wanted to be.

 

.8 TO 1.2 GRAMS PER LEAN BODY MASS.
NO MORE ORE YOU BLOW YOUR LIVER.
TAKE CREATINE. AVOID BOOZE AND STRESS.
YOU WILL GET BIGGER IF YOU TRAIN WITH INTENSITY!