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Another thing, if you want to add muscle, you will have to eat more calories than you need in a day. You will also want to have a high protein diet, probably around 100 to 150 g of protein a day (minimum) depending on your size. When you are exercising, you'll want to be going "as hard as you can." Hard to define this, but…

I recommend getting a pull up bar. I have one that looks like this http://www.crossfitintrepid.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bar.jpg You can use them to do pull-ups, chin-ups, etc. Changing your grip changes which muscles it targets. If you can't do a pull-up, you can assist by using a chair, partner, or your…

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Interesting, so you do 5 squats...rest 5 minutes, and then do the next 5 and repeat til done.

Okay, different question. How long do you all rest in between sets of doing something. Let's say I'm doing 5x5 sets of something like...shoulder presses or squats. How long should I be resting between sets, ideally?

I'm not a big meat eater, so I really have to try with chicken. Most of the time, I don't really want to eat more than about 4 oz of meat at once.

Thank you, this helps a lot. Actually, it's possible I've been getting enough protein all along. I think MFP has wildly different protein amounts per 1oz of chicken. This is another stupid question, but is that amount above cooked or uncooked chicken? This seems to be a problem with MFP in general. Do you have nutritional…

What do you all eat to get your protein, if you need to get it in a big chunk? I've been eating a lot more chicken breasts and whey powder since exercising and dieting.

Goal weight is 185lb to 190lb.

Also, is this every day, or just weight training days?

198lbs, 6ft3, estimating about 15% body fat from those pictures. Definitely less than 20%.

I don't know how people eat so much protein... Just sitting at home eating boiled chicken breasts, sounds like. At 1.5g/lb of body weight, I'd need over 275g of protein! Is that just for weight lifting days, or every day?

I'm actually a guy. Link to the site with those pictures?

How would I calculate lean body mass?

I recommend getting an exercise bike that you either keep in your tv room, or that can be moved around easily. I've been using one while watching tv/movies, and it is a way of getting in exercise without even really noticing it. As you get in better shape, you can start using it for longer stretches, going faster,…