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I've tried Amino X Fruit Punch, which tastes like cough syrup, and Xtend Lemon Lime, which is pretty tasty. Can't say I really noticed a decrease in recovery times now that I'm off them.

What is your workout plan like? It may be easier to lower the intensity/frequency of your workouts than pile on more calories.

Buy a dehydrator and make your own. Super easy and then you know exactly what went into making it. Plus your house will smell like beef jerkey for days.

A bowl of granola cereal and a protein shake made with fruit juice is ~670 cal.

http://www.nsf.org/business/dietary_supplements/index.asp This is an organization in the states that certifies nutritional supplements for banned substances. I know MusclePharm and CytoSport have all of their products certified.

The sweetness you are experiencing for the rest of the day might not have anything to to with the sweetener used in your powder.If you search on google for it there are many people who also experience this, myself included. Right now, my powder uses sucralose and I don't experience any sweetness. Unfortunately, finding the…

If you break it down supplements aren't very expensive. Here's a comparison of my protein powder (ON 100% Whey) and the chicken thighs I eat as a snack using MFP numbers: Chicken Thigh - 13 g of protein per thigh - about 24 in a package = 312g of protein / $20 cost of the package = 15.6g of protein / dollar Whey Powder -…

The only things that change for me from day to day are the main part of my lunch and my dinner. Otherwise it is the same every weekday: 5 AM: (Pre Workout) Granola cereal with Skim Milk 6:45 AM: (Post Workout) Protein Shake 9 AM: Cashew, Almond, Pumpkin seed clusters from costco (150 cal / 5 clusters; I eat 10) 10 AM:…

I mix the Tropical Punch with fruit juice and it is delicious. I don't like it with milk or water however.

Eating a deficit means eating less calories than you burn in a day so that your body uses up fat to make up the difference.

Well, MFP is set to gain 1lbs a week, so it has me eating 2660 a day. Most days I try to shoot for 3000+, but it usually depends on whether or not my GF is home or wants leftovers from dinner. If she doesn't want leftovers I can make myself a pizza and pack away 1000+ calories at dinner. If she is around we usually cook…

Make sure you get some instruction on how to properly perform the exercises. You don't want to injure yourself because your form is wrong.

I can say that switching to a weight gainer shake didn't work as well as I had hoped. Switched from ON 100% Whey to CytoSport Monster Mass (300~ cal/shake vs 1000~ cal/shake) and I might have gained 1 lb in a month. Compared to the 3 - 4 lbs/month I was gaining before I stopped it's not great, but after 4 months of no…

From what I understand it's hard to gain weight but lose fat at the same time. If you're eating a calorie surplus to gain weight, your body is going to store some of those surplus calories as fat.

Just for a price comparison between bodybuilding.com and GNC: I use ON 100% Whey. I live in Canada and it is $5 cheaper for me to pay for the shipping and get it from bodybuilding.com than drive down to a GNC.

The biggest reason I started hitting the gym was my GF had been going to the gym and started to lift weight heavier than I could. I used to be almost underweight according to BMI (135 at 5'11' in high school) but I'm now at 162. Unfortunately I've plateaued since the start of the year and haven't gained a solid pound in 5…

I like a few things at Costco if you have them where you live: Cashews, Almonds and Pumpkin seeds clusters: 150 calories per 5 clusters. Premier Nutrition Protein Bars: 250+ calories 30g of Protein

This is my routine right now. All exercises are 5x5 with 2 warm up sets for my compound leg exercises and 1 warm up for all others. Day 1 Squat Pull Up Side Lateral Raises Day 2 Deadlift Bench Press Rope Tricep Extension Day 3 Box Squat Barbell Row Cable Curl Day 4 Stiff Leg Deadlift Military Press Seated Calf Raise I'm…

If your gym offers it, take a beginners class on using free weights or barbells. The last thing you want to do is hurt yourself because your form is bad.

I record every day, but I'm trying to gain weight. The only pattern I've noticed is that I gain more weight the days after I eat Chinese food, then it disappears the next day when I stop retaining all the water from the salt.

I like using mine for dodgeball and volleyball, but I do find they get really stinky really fast.

If you're deadset on doing lying leg curls and have somebody to help you just stick a dumbbell between your feet and curl that.

You could try looking at a BCAA supplement. I just switched from Assault to ON Essential Amino Energy as my pre-workout. The main difference is that instead of creatine it has BCAAs. I haven't noticed a decrease in size or number of reps I can push out, but I have noticed a slight improvement in recovery time. My post…

You could look at the training plans on bodybuilding.com for lots of ideas. Don't get thrown off by the name, they aren't just for body builders and they are a good way to save some time as all you have to do is write down the workouts they've already planned.

You could find a gym with a hand bike as well!

Bodybuilding.com is free, just look at the plans. I've done the Labrada 12 week trainer and it is a good introductory trainer. The only bad point is that you don't get to see him doing the workouts like some of the other 12 week trainers. Some of the ones on there are very advanced so if you're looking at other ones make…

My GF has lost 30+ pounds and all she hears from her mom is that she is too skinny. Every time we go there for dinner they try to get her to eat more of what usually isn't very healthy food. Needless to say we try not to eat there as much anymore because her mother tries to derail her. People are entitled to their opinion,…

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Your weight can fluctuate from day to day quite drastically, so maybe switch to weighing yourself less often. Make sure it is the same scale and the same time of day as well. You should probably start thinking in % of body weight lost instead of pounds. You losing 5 pounds is 3.5% of your body weight. People on the Biggest…

You could try using wraps on your elbows.