Curiosity: My friend never cared about his nutrition but his biceps are way more defined than mine
diogomello12
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Approximately one year ago I got an office job where I met this colleague who turned out to be one of my closest friends. Even though we work in different teams, we often share the same breaks so we use to have lunch together.
The fun fact is that he, a 1.75m (5.7 ft) guy who never really cared much about his nutrition, goes to the gym 3 times per week and mainly trains his biceps, triceps and arm groups.
The guy has one of the most boring food plan ever. it's been a year, and he's been bringing the same dull lunch to work everyday: some rice, a pork chop steak with 2 to 3 slices of cheese. Every time I ask him why doesn't he vary his nutrition he answers me that he doesn't have time to think about that and that he needs to save money.
He doesn't care much, he graduated in finances so he always told me he's saving most of his money to do something bigger in the future, perhaps to start a business. Truth is, for the past 3 years he managed to eat rice, a pork chop steak (which he RARELY swaps the pork to a can of tuna) and some cheese. For dinner his girlfriend cooks him something but he doesn't really have an afternoon snack besides some cheap crackers that he decides to buy (he always buys the cheapest of things, it's incredible).
Now, because he is funny as hell, he often jokes that he only goes to the gym because we have an office job and he just wants to give his body some movement so he doesn't become sedentary.
Truth is, sometimes he jokes about his biceps but whenever he shows it, they are waaaay more defined than mine, a vegan guy who is been trying to have a more varied nutrition for around 6 months, to hit all my macros most of the times and still struggle to develop my muscles. The difference is that I don't go to the gym, I like to do my own workout exercises at home 5 days per week.
It's funny because he must consume not more than 50g of protein per day (for his weight, plus calories lost by walking the whole day, plus muscle maintenance, plus calories lost in the gym) and his arm is way over mine, even though he does it for the fun and so his body doesn't become a stone.
Or maybe life gives you the results when you don't care as much... 🙂
The fun fact is that he, a 1.75m (5.7 ft) guy who never really cared much about his nutrition, goes to the gym 3 times per week and mainly trains his biceps, triceps and arm groups.
The guy has one of the most boring food plan ever. it's been a year, and he's been bringing the same dull lunch to work everyday: some rice, a pork chop steak with 2 to 3 slices of cheese. Every time I ask him why doesn't he vary his nutrition he answers me that he doesn't have time to think about that and that he needs to save money.
He doesn't care much, he graduated in finances so he always told me he's saving most of his money to do something bigger in the future, perhaps to start a business. Truth is, for the past 3 years he managed to eat rice, a pork chop steak (which he RARELY swaps the pork to a can of tuna) and some cheese. For dinner his girlfriend cooks him something but he doesn't really have an afternoon snack besides some cheap crackers that he decides to buy (he always buys the cheapest of things, it's incredible).
Now, because he is funny as hell, he often jokes that he only goes to the gym because we have an office job and he just wants to give his body some movement so he doesn't become sedentary.
Truth is, sometimes he jokes about his biceps but whenever he shows it, they are waaaay more defined than mine, a vegan guy who is been trying to have a more varied nutrition for around 6 months, to hit all my macros most of the times and still struggle to develop my muscles. The difference is that I don't go to the gym, I like to do my own workout exercises at home 5 days per week.
It's funny because he must consume not more than 50g of protein per day (for his weight, plus calories lost by walking the whole day, plus muscle maintenance, plus calories lost in the gym) and his arm is way over mine, even though he does it for the fun and so his body doesn't become a stone.
Or maybe life gives you the results when you don't care as much... 🙂
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Genetics. Some people are just predisposed to gaining muscle easily. I can workout a bit or watch what I eat and see results quickly. Helps that I share genes with my Nana who was an Olympian.
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Well nutrition (as you define it), doesn't have anything to do with muscle definition. Just because he is eating a bland diet that is devoid of most micronutrients, doesn't affect his muscle definition in anyway. I am not sure how you are assuming he only gets 50g of protein a day. Pork chop, tuna, and cheese are all sources of protein, and one meal of them would probably be at least 50g just for the meal. Plus what his girlfriend cooks him. He probably eats at or around maintenance level for a low level of weight, so he probably doesn't have a ton of body fat. As we always preach here, you can eat not nutritiously and still lose weight.
Muscle definition comes down to three things: low body fat, adequate protein, and working the muscles. It sounds like he does all three. So it shouldn't be surprising that they are defined.
There is no bonus points for being a macro and micronutritionally diverse vegan. If that is why you are doing it, you are going to be disappointed. If he is truly eating a diet devoid of micronutrients (a lot depends on "what his girlfriend cooks him"), then that can be bad for overall health and he could end up with some issues down the road from nutrient deprivation, but in term of muscle definition, he is doing all that needs to be done to do it. So even though he may not care about it, he is still doing the things.9 -
How long has he been doing it? How long have you? How is he built otherwise? How are you?
One of my brothers was kinda funny looking. When he wasn’t trying at all, his shoulders were way wider than his hips, and when he worked out, it didn’t take him long to have the figure, not the definition, of a body builder. Huge shoulders, very slim waist. With his shirt off, he still didn’t have even the start of a six pack, but with a shirt on, you could imagine he did.1 -
AliNouveau wrote: »Genetics. Some people are just predisposed to gaining muscle easily. I can workout a bit or watch what I eat and see results quickly. Helps that I share genes with my Nana who was an Olympian.
That’s neat! What was her sport?2 -
Besides what everyone else said, the most optimal way to build muscle is to lift heavier and heavier weights, and give your body time to rest. Three times a week is better than five times a week, you build muscle when you rest.
What sort of home workouts are you doing, and how are you making them progressively harder?2 -
corinasue1143 wrote: »AliNouveau wrote: »Genetics. Some people are just predisposed to gaining muscle easily. I can workout a bit or watch what I eat and see results quickly. Helps that I share genes with my Nana who was an Olympian.
That’s neat! What was her sport?
She was a sprinter. She went in the 4x100m relay. It was neat growing up with someone you could do school projects on. She was a tough little lady7 -
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