If I need the calories, can I get them from junk food?
aggghhh. recovery is the hardest thing i've attempted in my life.
umm 1000/3000 cals from junk is pretty bad for your health. i would suggest not to do that. but from you original question, no, it doesnt make a diffrence from how you gain. a calorie is a calorie, whether it comes from a carrot, or cheesecake.
you cant limit yourself to 500 cals of it? &2,500 from healthy foods?
Original Post by bobbyj:
would 1000 calories or so be to extreme?
On a daily basis, yes. Once in a while, it's not so bad.
Over the summer, I consumed a pint of ice cream in one sitting, 1 day a week- I came out of it ok.
Original Post by torpidire:
a whole pint? In one sitting? AH the brain freeze! My head is cold just thinking about it. But as long as you approach it mentally healthily and don't subsist solely on junk, I think a few little indulgences won't kill you. Everything in moderation.
Yes, and I enjoyed every last second of it. By the end of the summer I got totally sick of ice cream, haven't had any since.
Original Post by torpidire:
a whole pint? In one sitting? AH the brain freeze! My head is cold just thinking about it. But as long as you approach it mentally healthily and don't subsist solely on junk, I think a few little indulgences won't kill you. Everything in moderation.
have you ever had ice cream as your meal? instead of your dessert?
eating ice cream on an empty stomach is one of the MOST AMAZING feelings ever!
Original Post by peacelovehominy:
no a calorie is a calorie. but you should try to aim for no more than 10% cals from junk food. try to eat lean protein &build muscle. 1 pound of muscle burns 50 calories, without even doing anything. so since your a young boy your in peak bone/muscle building time. eat 3000+ &do strength traing. so 300 of those cals would be oky coming from junk food. of course you could maybe have like 500. but try not to go over that.
um, that's wrong I believe.. I think it's more around 10 calories a pound of muscle burns, not 50. If that were the case I'd be burning around 4600 calories a day. psh I wish.
Original Post by peacelovehominy:
no a calorie is a calorie. but you should try to aim for no more than 10% cals from junk food. try to eat lean protein &build muscle. 1 pound of muscle burns 50 calories, without even doing anything. so since your a young boy your in peak bone/muscle building time. eat 3000+ &do strength traing. so 300 of those cals would be oky coming from junk food. of course you could maybe have like 500. but try not to go over that.
I dont think so a calorie is not a calorie, 100g of glucose would be better than 100g of fructose because you can use glucose as energy straight away, the same again with fat compare medium chain triglycerides with long chain triglycerides the medium chain triglycerides can be utilized as energy without being stored in adipose tissues,
Original Post by peacelovehominy:
no a calorie is a calorie. but you should try to aim for no more than 10% cals from junk food. try to eat lean protein &build muscle. 1 pound of muscle burns 50 calories, without even doing anything. so since your a young boy your in peak bone/muscle building time. eat 3000+ &do strength traing. so 300 of those cals would be oky coming from junk food. of course you could maybe have like 500. but try not to go over that.
I dont think so a calorie is not a calorie, 100g of glucose would be better than 100g of fructose because you can use glucose as energy straight away, the same again with fat compare medium chain triglycerides with long chain triglycerides the medium chain triglycerides can be utilized as energy without being stored in adipose tissues,
Original Post by enzyme1:Original Post by peacelovehominy:
no a calorie is a calorie. but you should try to aim for no more than 10% cals from junk food. try to eat lean protein &build muscle. 1 pound of muscle burns 50 calories, without even doing anything. so since your a young boy your in peak bone/muscle building time. eat 3000+ &do strength traing. so 300 of those cals would be oky coming from junk food. of course you could maybe have like 500. but try not to go over that.I dont think so a calorie is not a calorie, 100g of glucose would be better than 100g of fructose because you can use glucose as energy straight away, the same again with fat compare medium chain triglycerides with long chain triglycerides the medium chain triglycerides can be utilized as energy without being stored in adipose tissues,
but hes talking about gaining. it wouldnt have an effect at all. an extra 3,500 cals = a pound whether from junk or not
Original Post by revolution3:Original Post by peacelovehominy:
no a calorie is a calorie. but you should try to aim for no more than 10% cals from junk food. try to eat lean protein &build muscle. 1 pound of muscle burns 50 calories, without even doing anything. so since your a young boy your in peak bone/muscle building time. eat 3000+ &do strength traing. so 300 of those cals would be oky coming from junk food. of course you could maybe have like 500. but try not to go over that.um, that's wrong I believe.. I think it's more around 10 calories a pound of muscle burns, not 50. If that were the case I'd be burning around 4600 calories a day. psh I wish.
http://bodybuilding.about.com/b/2006/05/23/ho w-many-calories-does-a-pound-of-muscle-burn.h tm
http://www.shapefit.com/exercise-questions-po und-muscle-burn-calories.html
Junk food usually has no nutritional value
You won't be getting proper nutrients, you'll most likley be exceeding the recommended fat, saturated fat, and trans fat intake.
