body building section ftw...i agree

 

lol..nice post


you = FTW

 

Thanks for the kind words.

If you want the very best advice I have on getting lean, it's the following:

1) Don't rely on cardio to get lean, the futile amount of calories burned doesn't make it the most effective way of getting lean. Do you *ever* see ripped guys or girls doing steady state cardio? Neither do I, and it's not ironic, it's that they are wasting their time. I don't do any cardio at all pre contest, if that tells you what I think about it for getting lean.

2) Put on as much quality muscle as possible to increase calorie burning potential and also lifting heavy via squats, barbell row, deadlifts, bench, etc really amps up the metabolism as well.

3) Most imortantly, DIET IS EVERYTHING. Read that over and over until you get that you can train all you want but as they say, "garbage in garbage out." Very true.

4) as far as diet, I follow a rough 40/30/30 plan, or the Zone, or Balance, or whatever they call it now. Basically, it doesn't make you cut carbs drastically (which I think is very unhealthy and dumb), it has you maximize your macronutrient profile at each meal. Meaning, each meal has quality fats (flax, olive oil, natural peanut butter, unsalted almonds, fish oils, etc), quality protein (chicken breasts, lean steak, ground sirloin, protein powder, tuna, salmon, etc), and quality carbs (red skin potatoes, brown rice my fav, quality whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, high fiber fruits), and lastly it's good to add a piece of fruit to at least 2 meals a day. I love apples or pears for their low GI.

EDIT: My diet is so simple, it's funny how easy it is to maintain. I only shop at trader joes and a local grocery store for their meats at times. I live alone, so I dont have to worry about Mom making me crap food, or unhealthy stuff laying around. I only have a small cheat meal once aweek to keep me sane, and it also serves dual purpose by raising the metabolism. You don't want the body to get used to the same things all the time, sometimes a bit of change is good.

 

Thank you for your support, I know the few of us that do enjoy this lifestyle apreciate the support.

 

yayo

 

I actually like the rack pulls. I used lightweight since I have never done rack pulls before and I haven't done deadlifts in a few months. I did only 3 sets each. My back and legs are definitely feeling it though. lol.

Im surprised I don't see either exercise in many shared workout routines. I think this will really wake up the back and legs dearly if added into a regimen all of a sudden. I agree though, alternate each one week and the other the next.

 

yeah good dael man it will really help your back and legs if your not used to them for sure.

 

I think body building is a little too specific a subject to warrant its own forum. Perhaps a health and diet subforum.

 

speaking of boosting metabolism...
it is suggested to eat smaller amounts more often...say 6-7 times a day or eat a little something every 2-3 hours. (rather than 3 big meals)

 

Correct. On a typical workday, I eat at:

8:30am
11:00am
1:00pm
3:30pm
5:30pm
8:30pm
11:00pm-midnight (shake before bed)
sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, I have a quick shake.

 

That sounds like a good title for the forum, I agree.

 

yea...i love this...i love workin out and i love cars...and YOU COMBINED THEM!!! LOVE IT!

alright so im starting to work out again, its been a while. gained the stomach and some lovehandles...not lookin so good...

So what do you guys think would be the bst way to lose the fat and build muscle...?
I like the weight im at so tht need not change...

 

I'd visit that section often if we had one!

 

holy jesus ****.

 

Yea..but I bet you he has skinny legs...

 

LOL...noooo. from that pic i can see his thighs aren't skinny..and whatever he did to build up his thighs must've built up his calves.. god damn, chi-town's lucky

 

LOL @ dirtyz comin in here to leg hump

 

Are we looking at the same picture. He's got sweats on.....

 

at your service!

and yeah, he's got sweats on.. but sweats cling to the thighs, they don't look like they're ballooning up huge around his thighs....

dammit, person who is hot, can you just post a lower-half pic?

 

Upper body pics wearing sweats = skinny legs..