How Body Body Builders Should Eat
albinogorilla
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That is the name of this article.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/how_bodybuilders_should_eat
Since People seem to want to vomit up links to articles, and studies, and facts they googled on these forums I figured I would get in on the fun.
Sure, calorie in/calories out is the way weight is lost. But what will you be left with underneath when you lose the fat? And what if you want to add muscle back afterward, with minimal fat gain............. All of that is trickier than calorie in/calorie out.
Fact: The average Male Bicep is 12"
This years Mr Olympia's (Phil Heath) Bicep measurement was 24"
I googled it, so it must be true.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/how_bodybuilders_should_eat
Since People seem to want to vomit up links to articles, and studies, and facts they googled on these forums I figured I would get in on the fun.
Sure, calorie in/calories out is the way weight is lost. But what will you be left with underneath when you lose the fat? And what if you want to add muscle back afterward, with minimal fat gain............. All of that is trickier than calorie in/calorie out.
Fact: The average Male Bicep is 12"
This years Mr Olympia's (Phil Heath) Bicep measurement was 24"
I googled it, so it must be true.
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It is a bit trickier than calories in/out, but it isn't as complicated as that article makes it out to be either.0
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It is a bit trickier than calories in/out, but it isn't as complicated as that article makes it out to be either.
Agreed.......this overcomplicates it for the average individual. But it is the Standard more of less for the Pro's............ and since eating in such a fashion is so wildly attacked on here...........I figured i would throw it out there.........0 -
Fact: The average Male Bicep is 12"
OMG. I really do have a MAN arm!0 -
My bicep is just about 12" - does that make me an average male?0
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My bicep is just about 12" - does that make me an average male?
We should go... like... push over some trees or something.0 -
I stand corrected,
http://www.elitefeet.com/are-you-an-average-man
I guess its up to 13" for the bicep now based on various sources...........at least for americans0 -
Nah, that isn't manly enough. We really need to lift a semi truck or something.My bicep is just about 12" - does that make me an average male?
We should go... like... push over some trees or something.0 -
It is a bit trickier than calories in/out, but it isn't as complicated as that article makes it out to be either.
Agreed.......this overcomplicates it for the average individual. But it is the Standard more of less for the Pro's............ and since eating in such a fashion is so wildly attacked on here...........I figured i would throw it out there.........
The pros also use lots of PEDs which doesn't make their habits exactly applicable to the avg person0 -
It is a bit trickier than calories in/out, but it isn't as complicated as that article makes it out to be either.
Agreed.......this overcomplicates it for the average individual. But it is the Standard more of less for the Pro's............ and since eating in such a fashion is so wildly attacked on here...........I figured i would throw it out there.........
The pros also use lots of PEDs which doesn't make their habits exactly applicable to the avg person
natural bodybuilders follow the same routines0 -
Nah, that isn't manly enough. We really need to lift a semi truck or something.My bicep is just about 12" - does that make me an average male?
We should go... like... push over some trees or something.
ladies, this isn't a commentary on you being manly, its just a statisticaly average.............you are all lovely!0 -
I certainly hope you realize we were joking.
Nah, that isn't manly enough. We really need to lift a semi truck or something.My bicep is just about 12" - does that make me an average male?
We should go... like... push over some trees or something.
ladies, this isn't a commentary on you being manly, its just a statisticaly average.............you are all lovely!
Obviously we don't look manly (okay, so at 5'10" I might look a *little* bit manly :sad: , but LorinaLynn certainly doesn't - have you SEEN her bikini progress pictures? Amazing!), but we're apparently at least as strong as the average man.0 -
I certainly hope you realize we were joking.
Nah, that isn't manly enough. We really need to lift a semi truck or something.My bicep is just about 12" - does that make me an average male?
We should go... like... push over some trees or something.
ladies, this isn't a commentary on you being manly, its just a statisticaly average.............you are all lovely!
Obviously we don't look manly (okay, so at 5'10" I might look a *little* bit manly :sad: , but LorinaLynn certainly doesn't - have you SEEN her bikini progress pictures? Amazing!), but we're apparently at least as strong as the average man.
I know you were joking! I have followed both of you on here since I have been on, in your posts and what not, and you both have done a great job!0 -
The average man's bicep is 12"? I would've thought it'd be more than that.
Mine are 12" lol0 -
You are as "manly" as LorinaLynn and I...The average man's bicep is 12"? I would've thought it'd be more than that.
Mine are 12" lol
I wonder how many people have gone to measure right after reading this post?0 -
All of a sudden I don't feel so bad about my biceps. Above average - who knew?0
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You are as "manly" as LorinaLynn and I...The average man's bicep is 12"? I would've thought it'd be more than that.
Mine are 12" lol
I wonder how many people have gone to measure right after reading this post?
but think of the poor fellas that went and measured and came in under :-(0 -
I am officially challenging any of them to an arm wrestling competition. Seriously - they don't want to get beaten by a girl (especially one who used to have 56% body fat), do they?
You are as "manly" as LorinaLynn and I...The average man's bicep is 12"? I would've thought it'd be more than that.
Mine are 12" lol
I wonder how many people have gone to measure right after reading this post?
but think of the poor fellas that went and measured and came in under :-(
They had better muscle up!
Just consider it motivation.0 -
I'm sure the average man self-reports to be 12"... but not about his arm.0
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my bicep is 12 inches0
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I'm not surprised the average is 12"
Look at how many pansy *kitten* men you see walking around with their damn toothpick arms and legs, in their damn skinny jeans! Man up you wussies!
huh...0 -
I'm not surprised the average is 12"
Look at how many pansy *kitten* men you see walking around with their damn toothpick arms and legs, in their damn skinny jeans! Man up you wussies!
huh...
his post dissapeared, but lives on through the quoting process............I believe he was referencing the current style trend of today of being scrwany, with messy hair, and skinny jeans...........its sweeping the nation.......0 -
I wonder how many people have gone to measure right after reading this post?
Hehe, I did. 12 in arms here too.
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The ladies with guns have hijacked this thread. Sorry, OP.
You could try to take it back, but you'd have to get through all of us ladies with impressive guns first.0 -
The ladies with guns have hijacked this thread. Sorry, OP.
You could try to take it back, but you'd have to get through all of us ladies with impressive guns first.
im up for it............0 -
...the current style trend of today of being scrwany, with messy hair, and skinny jeans...........its sweeping the nation.......
And it's just sad all around.0 -
Illusion is everything in bodybuilding. Believe it or not in my avatar and other pics, my arms are only 16".
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You are as "manly" as LorinaLynn and I...The average man's bicep is 12"? I would've thought it'd be more than that.
Mine are 12" lol
I wonder how many people have gone to measure right after reading this post?
I can't find mine.. I know I have one, somewhere. I would like to be above average just once.0 -
That is the name of this article.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_nutrition/how_bodybuilders_should_eat
Since People seem to want to vomit up links to articles, and studies, and facts they googled on these forums I figured I would get in on the fun.
Sure, calorie in/calories out is the way weight is lost. But what will you be left with underneath when you lose the fat? And what if you want to add muscle back afterward, with minimal fat gain............. All of that is trickier than calorie in/calorie out.
Fact: The average Male Bicep is 12"
This years Mr Olympia's (Phil Heath) Bicep measurement was 24"
I googled it, so it must be true.
Very good article.0 -
Now I don't feel so bad I thought I was a weaklin but my bicep is 13inches
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