cliffshaw

[/quote] First, you have a tainted view of body fat percentage on a woman. Secondly, the rate of gain isn't dictated by the type of food you are eating. It is dependent upon the amount of the caloric surplus. Sara's advice is spot on. It is much more difficult for women to add lean mass, hence it wouldn't make sense to…

[/quote] Where did I way that women could not gain muscle without adding a lot of fat? What exactly were you disagreeing with in my post then? [/quote] Your original statement of bulking to 25% body fat seemed to me to imply that bulking automatically means putting on a lot of body fat. If I incorrectly inferred that I…

You haven't said anything I disagree with. I'm not sure what they use to measure her body mass: all I can say is they take about a dozen different measurements and plug the number into a computer. I was not implying that all her weight gain was mostly muscle: if that was the case there would be no reason to cut down to the…

Not sure I agree with this line of thinking. As I mentioned earlier everybody is different - I get that. You can take 10 different people put them on the same routine and diet and come up with 10 different results. The key is to find what works for you. I do know my wife went from 123lbs at show time in May to 136-138…

I eat 5-6 times a day and have no problem hitting my protein goals on a daily basis, just the opposite usually. Low fat milk Fresh ground peanut/almond butter Whey isolate protein chicken breasts 93%/7% lean hamburger or turkey burger eggs egg whites low fat cottage cheese

There is probably quite a bit of information out there on bulking and cutting. If not on this site check out bodybuilding.com. My wife started competing at the beginning of the year and is currently between show's and has been bulking up (again) since her May show. When she bulks she is eating 3800 calories with half of…

Good information on different meat for cheeseburgers. I love them and my kids love them as well. Hard to beat a good 80/20 mix of beef for a good hamburger, but as pointed out for those watching their calories/fat that's a big dose of unhealthy fat. Bison burgers are great and imho better tasting than deer or elk burgers.…

I've not juiced before, but the wife and I are seriously considering it. We watched the documentary "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead", which got us interested in the whole idea. Worth watching; we watched in on Netflix. Although neither of us are looking to lose weight, the nutritional values you can add through juicing is what…

For myself I've tried to keep it simple, I don't even bother figuring out how many calories I burn when I work out. I lift weights as well as cardio and the intensity varies depending on the day and the workout. Then there is the activity at work and at home that varies day to day as well. My goal has been to gain about…

Here's my thoughts: Too many bad carbs. I don't espouse a low/no carb diet, but I do believe in eating the right carbs. You intake a lot of sugar, and if you are not working it off it is going straight to fat stores. I'm eating about 2700 calories a day and my carbs are about where you are. I get it that we are all…

Eat real food.

I do the same: 5 minutes on the treadmill at a healthy pace of get the legs warmed up.

There are a couple of other factors to consider when trying to pinpoint what your calorie level should be. You may want to have your metabolic rate checked (most big gyms have the ability to help you with this). That will help you figure out what your body is currenlty doing on a normal and consistent basis. Your body type…