Chris_Pierce Member

Take a month off.

One quart coffee, two scoops vanilla protein. :)

For a while I was eating a big deficit 6 days a week and focusing mainly on hitting my fat and protein goals, the 7th day (refeed) I'd still work out normally, but I'd eat at maintenance or a little over. These days usually involved pizza, thai or Mexican food, lots of it. I'd still hit my macros though. I always eat…

Yeah, you need to count calories. Sorry bro, but it's the name of the game. I guess maybe, big maybe, you could get by if you counted macro-nutrients. But then it's basically the same as counting calories since each of the three Marcos has a set calorie value for its given amount. Off the top of my head, 1 gram of fat is 9…

Oh yeah, and whey protein is actually super cheap ( here in the states anyway) if you look at it per gram of protein. Can you get 40 grams of protein from a dollar worth of chicken?

Yeah, if your feeling too full, but still need more calories, eat more fatty foods. Not because they will make you fat, but because they are calorie dense. I don't feel more full when I eat a fried egg vs poached, but I am getting more calories. Also, for me anyway, carbs tend to go away in my stomach faster than other…

Push day didn't happen yesterday, so I did it today. Bench press 5x5 Tricep extension 5x5 Shoulder press 5x5 Hanging leg raises 5x8 30 minutes 67 minutes on the bike for 1050 calories.

I've got three brother in laws and two nephews in the same boat. What you need to do is eat more! And lift weights. Track everything, look at your macros as minimums, and weight train to make sure that your gaining muscle not just fat. Strong lifts is a highly recommended program. When I say track everything, I mean…

Today is chest day. Also 60 minutes on the bike. I've been real indecisive lately, finally my wife said that I'm not losing too much weight, so I'm back at it.

What are your cutting/bulking cycles like?

30 minutes of weight training Pull ups 3x8 Rows 3x12 Curls 5x10 Upright rows 3x12 I also did a lot of walking this afternoon. Yesterday I had a vertigo spell and did nothing but lay around trying not to throw up :( which was super awesome because my wife was out of town and I was alone with the kiddos. On the plus side, I…

If you weighed in the morning and then in huge evening, you won't be able to compare the weights. Always always weigh first thing in the morning before you eat or drink anything and after you use the toilet. Weigh nude.

Today was push day. Bench press 5x5 Tricep extensions 8x10 Shoulder press 5x5 35 minutes

If you are happy then I wouldn't worry too much about what other people say. But if I were you, I'd do more weight training and eat more. Bulk up. But then again, I'm 5'10 195 and I think I need to put on some muscle.

I checked out your dairy. You need more protein, no question. If you like smoothies, then you can try whey protein. It's really healthy and inexpensive.

You may want to add some strength training too. Depending on what your goals are. Are you just looking to lose weight? Or do you want to keep your muscle while losing fat?

No my macro goals are not set up on Mfp. But I know what they should be, so I ignore the incorrect generic goals that Mfp gives. It's not complicated really. I eat at least 160ish grams of protein and some where between 60-100 grams of fat. The rest is carbs. Yours will be different, it's easy though. A lot of people have…

Oh yeah. You mentioned that you don't know what macros are? It's your fat, carbs, protein. You need all of them to be healthy. I shoot for one gram of protein per pound of lean body mass, 1 gram of fat per .3-.5 pound of body weight and the rest is carbs. You can look up lots of different opinions about macros though. Body…

Unless your gluten intolerant the bread should be fine. If you feel like it's a stumbling block though, cut it out. I generally dont eat bread, but generally doesn't mean never. My wife and my kids eat bread all the time, I just don't eat it everyday. When you say that you want to eat healthy, what does that mean to you? A…

I think I'm finally back from my vacation two weeks ago. Haha. Today I did a pull day. But I threw in some squats and ab work too. It's been a while since I squatted. Squats 3x10 Dead lift 3x10 Shrugs 5x10 Rows 5x10 Hanging leg raises 5x8 Curls 5x10 45 minutes I'm really happy with my abdominal strength gains. I used to…

Secretly I dream of taking your mother put to a nice sea food dinner and then never calling her again.

I don't know what your goal is, but if your trying to lose weight, then don't sweat it. If your trying to gain, you'll really want to count the extra calories burned.

It's always the sandwiches

If it was abnormally active, then you'll need to add exercise calories to be correct.

Today will be a push day. Flys, tricep extensions, push ups leg raises. Then I'll probably do an hour on the bike.

Your not going to lose fat of course, but by drinking water you can lose weight. The better hydrated you are the less water your body is going to store. So you'll lose weight and maybe be less bloated. So you'll feel better and maybe look better.

I have a vacation coming up. So I ought I'd let everybody know that I'm taking about 10 days off. I may still come and post workouts but I'm not planning on logging while I'm away.

Watch out for the worms :)

41 minutes Bench Press 4x12 Incline bench press 4x12 fly 4x15 Press down 4x15 skull crusher 3x15 Over Head tricep extension 3x15 Now on to the bike for an hour or so. Should total around 1200 calories.

Today is push day, now I just need to get motivated.