Posts by topsup

Congrats, fellow Brit. :p

Much deserved.

Original Post by toasttoasttoast:

Original Post by topsup:

and thus I realize how dumb my questions were... I shall just blame it on lack of sleep. Sorry for the 100/200 calorie mix up. *takes 200 calories off my list and sheds a tear* ;p

Thank you very much for your advice though, I'll take it all into consideration. I'm currently working out everyday, trying to gain muscle. It's a workout called P90x that lasts for 90 days and gives you a totally ripped body, the only problem is that there are 12 workouts altogether that it provides and I'm thinking maybe I should skip some (e.g. Kenpo, Plyometrics) and just do the workouts that involve weight lifting/muscle gain. The rest just seem like calorie burning workouts more than anything, which I really don't need.

 

If I have anymore questions I'll be sure to ask, maybe I'll wait till I get some sleep first, ay?

You should be wary of these kind of workout programmes. For example, the muscle confusion theory is pure ****. Instead, google bodybuilding and go to the prestigous sites and read their articles. What you want to be doing is doing weight training 3 times a week, so that's at least 30 times in 70 days. (Thus I'm calling bull on this programme)

I don't know mate, it seems to be working pretty well so far and has everything planned out for me for the whole 90 days. See, if I didn't have it all planned I probably wouldn't know what to do and the equipment they use are basically just dumbells and a pullup bar rather than any machines they use at the gym.  I'm not really looking to become really ripped, I just wanna gain weight through muscle and fat at the sametime, help me bulk up faster.  I'm already 3 weeks into the programme so I can't really quit now... maybe I'll give what you said a try once I've finished this, thanks anyway.

Original Post by bugsylover:

when i was trying to gain weight i found doing little things like eating higher calorie bread, more potatoes, butter, olive oil etc all added up over time and they don't make you feel too gross and full. & dip your bananas in peanut butter :) sooo good. i dont know much about weight lifting etc but i think if you want to gain muscle it's good to eat loads of protein? (that might be totally wrong :|) good luckkk xx

Dippin' mah banana in mah peanut buttah? Sounds lovely. :P

and yeah, protein is the way to go, so I'll make sure I eat plenty of meat, fish, pasta, etc. Thank you for the food tips.