Grambo54 Member

What Im saying is you should maintain a healthy body fat percentage and calorie intake that provides the energy you need to train hard. You'll know what this is by your energy levels. This body fat % will fluctuate but not much. The notch on your pants belt shouldnt change for example, unless youre cutting for a contest.…

bulking ie getting fat is a total waste of time, is inefficient, counter productive, and slows your gains overall because you use up valuable energy metabolising food instead of recuperating and growing.

A split is a good idea. Work your split on weaker (smaller) muscle groups. Go for proportion. What are your weakest muscle groups. Train them first in your workout eg if biceps are weak thats your first exercise, while energy is high. Do back on another day. When you split you work each muscle group harder so get the rest…

Keto is 100% right. And yes focus more on weights, less or nothing on cardio for now. You really need to find someone close, to advise you. Do you go to a local gym? If so find a training partner (male or female) who wants to build muscle, and work your butt off in the gym with them. If not, join a gym and go from there.

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I cant believe how words are manipulated on this site. Of course the body uses carbs first. Explosive energy, some endurance. But there have been past times, and there are still places where carbs are not as available as meat. The body needs protein. It makes up almost 20% of your body weight. The body can use protein for…

Are our bodies "made to run on carbs". I think protein. Maybe a long time ago we ate berries, and hunted for meat, probably quite fatty, which constituted a large part of the diet back then. Im assuming though. Im on low carb. Protein in the form of eggs and meat is high on my list every day.

Its not easy to achieve 60 or 70% fat. I tried, and Im disciplined. Ive settled for medium fat medium protein, low carb. Not the same as Keto, but I still feel under control of my diet and its easier to maintain. Ive done MFP for a month just to count carbs, and dont need it anymore. I really think one key is exercise,…

Long legs, put a 2 inch or 4 inch piece of timber under your heels. More if you need it. Maybe dont squat to parallel, do a 3/4 squat. Depends on the person.

Oh boy, theres too many questions. Just show me your before and after pics, I mean, just to back up a little of what your knowledge and experience has produced! By the way, I like Eric Helms, I just dont get those diagrams. And tell me what you think the mix of results is, instead of saying " Let's pretend for just a…

Good answer. It depends on what you want to achieve however. Eventually, when you you lose the weight, gain the weight, fat probably for both, you want shape, and thats where weight training wins. Muscle gives shape, fat gives bulk, unshapely bulk.

Not the whole forum but in general a toeing of the line that science, data, analysis, is only what counts, and if you cant prove what youre saying that way, your results are deemed invalid or at least unbelievable and bad advice. Science does not have all the answers. The human body is so complex I dont believe science…

Thats the problem here on this forum. You have to have data, proof, verification. Experience means nothing! What you see in the mirror, its subjective, weights in the gym going up, oh just nervous energy, bigger biceps, oh thats easy...pump. I cant believe this. Ive been training for 45 years, 4 years as a competitive…

Thank you. Very good. June 2017. Who knows this now.

Need to change woo. It cant mean "wow, fights on" or "wow thats not right" or "wow thats amazing" or "wow you said that" or "wow you suck" or whatever. Woo has so many definitions it shouldnt be on here as one!

Thanks, yes, I must learn not to waste words. You build in the gym, on a tailored program for you, find people who will motivate you, advise you, dedicate yourself for that hour or more, dont make any excuses, and give each workout your gut busting best. Simple!

I have no means of measuring except I feel and see the difference, when I flex, my shape and overall bulk after a 15 pound loss, and I have done this many times before. But It may be I have only put 1 pound on because I havent been doing any heavy leg work. If so, that pound has gone a long way. Its not just CNS strength…

People so jump to judgement without asking for information on this site!! I consume 1/3 of my calories as alcohol, because exercise pushes my calorie allowance up. I get more protein than I need, in fact too much for a proper keto diet. To anyone doing keto, alcohol will slow the keto process down, because the body will…

I dont drink much beer but if I have a couple, its 2 carbs per bottle at 4%. I drink Brut champagne mostly now. 2 carbs per glass, or gin and diet tonic, which is zero carbs. Yeh, no news to anyone that I consume too much but thats my choice for now. Im only on MFP as an easy way to track carbs, thats it. Looking at the…

Keto, what!! 700 cals is not even 5 beers a night! You must get soaked really easy.

No, not in a deficit. 6 to 800 cals a day in alcohol(sometimes more because I like it) with a 1650 MFP recommendation and Im not starving myself, just counting carbs. Its not CICO. Theres way more to it than that. Theres metabolism to contend with (which can change with lifestyle)and exercise intensity which MFP cant take…

Keto works fullstop. Been on it for 6 weeks, around 200 cals over MFP a day, lost 15 pound and gained maybe 2 pound of muscle in the gym because I know how. Tons of energy. Fast results. 0.7gms protein per lb is plenty. Plus my daily alcohol intake hasnt changed :smile: because keto only counts alcoholic drinks that…

Yes you can. At least maintain what you lift while you lose. Thats your goal. If you cant maintain, try your best to get there. And dont over train. Its hard to advise with so little info.

You know, i would ask the OP a few more questions before rushing to answer. I see this happening all the time on here. Someone posts with limited info and all the generic advice comes out. We are not all the same. We dont respond the same. We are all different psychologically. Based on what the OP said I would say squats…

It was hard for a week. you get used to it, but i wont do it long term. If you like a drink or two or three at night, keto is great (depending on the choice of drink) , if not, it will work but counting calories is better.

"Please show specific references that support where Helms echos your suggestions upthread regarding women's training". sheesh, really man! "upthread" wasting my time here. Most people on this forum just want to answer questions, no one wants to ask the right questions.

I just read an interview with Eric Helms. His ideas are much the same as mine. And actually differ more with what is being said on this forum. I couldnt find his opinion on BMR and RMR and the amount of variation that occurs from person to person and the main factors for this. Anyone have a link or two? Cheers

To those who says things are working "pretty well" or something like that. Well GREAT! Thats why I asked. If what you do works for you, keep doing it. But dont call what I say "garbage" because what I do and have done, worked exceptionally well for me and others Ive trained. I have learnt over the years what I believe…

Oh yeh, your'e so much better now than the dark ages, 70's or 80's crowd. You know it all (you think), and it shows by your use of demeaning language. Hows it working for y'all, knowing "how things work".

Semantics man, "firmer" "hypertrophy" "toned" "bigger" all the same thing but you guys just want to split hairs and be pedantic and argue about definitions and interpretations without actually helping with the real questions.