Health and fitness thread

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

That's about right though...

I don't understand why you're confused. You have to eat more than someone who isn't bodybuilding if you're trying to make your body grow.

Also you don't even need protein powder, it sounds a lot cos you're equating it to protein shakes. You get protein from fish, chicken, meat, eggs, cheese, nuts and so on?

175mg per day is easily doable over four or five small meals if you are using protein powder as well.

That's a good idea, I may buy some chicken and fish...

[Cuthbert]

Good luck

[The Batlord]

This fool on here tryin' to bulk up on Auschwitz rations.

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

This fool on here tryin' to bulk up on Auschwitz rations.

I'm drinking protein fool, just not 1200 calories of it. But I'm seriously buying meat (something I don't like eating now that much). I'm getting broccoli and chicken strips from the store soon to cook.

Steamed broccoli and plain chicken a top-level ultra-healthy meal and it's something different than canned pineapples, apples, bananas, and carrots.

[Dr_Rez]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I'm drinking protein fool, just not 1200 calories of it. But I'm seriously buying meat (something I don't like eating now that much). I'm getting broccoli and chicken strips from the store soon to cook.

Steamed broccoli and plain chicken a top-level ultra-healthy meal and it's something different than canned pineapples, apples, bananas, and carrots.

I would think someone with the username mindfulness would be a vegan/vegitarian.

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by Dr_Rez

I would think someone with the username mindfulness would be a vegan/vegitarian.

I mainly eat carrots, pineapples, apples, and bananas. I eat meat with my family but don't go out of my way to buy meat. I am still planning on buying chicken though

[adidasss]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

That's about right though...

I don't understand why you're confused. You have to eat more than someone who isn't bodybuilding if you're trying to make your body grow.

Also you don't even need protein powder, it sounds a lot cos you're equating it to protein shakes. You get protein from fish, chicken, meat, eggs, cheese, nuts and so on?

175mg per day is easily doable over four or five small meals if you are using protein powder as well.

Who eats 5 meals per day? I mean meals, not snacks, because that's what would be necessary to achieve the protein input goal.

I've always struggled with the protein input, even with the protein shakes it is quite difficult, unless you completely dedicate your life to eating boring shit so you ingest enough protein which is not what I really want to do.

If you take that chicken has 27g of protein per 100g, it would mean that even if you eat half a kilo of chicken per day, you would still be short of the "recommended value", and half a kilo of chicken is a pretty enormous amount of chicken...per day, every day.

Dunno, obviously lots of people manage it quite fine...it's just not for everyone. And it's not that easy.

I've also found that putting more emphasis on the workout intensity and frequency gets better results than focusing more on the diet. But I get that may not be enough if you want to get really big. :/

[Dr_Rez]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I mainly eat carrots, pineapples, apples, and bananas. I eat meat with my family but don't go out of my way to buy meat. I am still planning on buying chicken though

Lol I understand. I'm a meat eater myself, however I do think it's not very mindful.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by adidasss

Who eats 5 meals per day?

People who wanna build muscle.

I mean meals, not snacks, because that's what would be necessary to achieve the protein input goal.

I've always struggled with the protein input, even with the protein shakes it is quite difficult, unless you completely dedicate your life to eating boring shit so you ingest enough protein which is not what I really want to do.

If you take that chicken has 27g of protein per 100g, it would mean that even if you eat half a kilo of chicken per day, you would still be short of the "recommended value", and half a kilo of chicken is a pretty enormous amount of chicken...per day, every day.

Dunno, obviously lots of people manage it quite fine...it's just not for everyone. And it's not that easy.

I've also found that putting more emphasis on the workout intensity and frequency gets better results than focusing more on the diet. But I get that may not be enough if you want to get really big. :/

4-5 small meals, not 5 three course meals consisting of chicken breast with an hour's prep each time.

A tin of tuna - 30g
A pot of cottage cheese - 30g
6 eggs - 30g approx
tin of sardines - 20g

Let's say you're using powder twice a day, that will add approx another 50g.

So you have 15g left, you are going to be eating veg I assume? Or porridge, or brown rice, or cereal, or nuts, or beans? There is protein in smaller amounts in other foods that you are going to be eating. 175g doesn't have to come from chicken breast only...

[adidasss]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

People who wanna build muscle.



4-5 small meals, not 5 three course meals consisting of chicken breast with an hour's prep each time.

A tin of tuna - 30g
A pot of cottage cheese - 30g
6 eggs - 30g approx
tin of sardines - 20g

Let's say you're using powder twice a day, that will add approx another 50g.

So you have 15g left, you are going to be eating veg I assume? Or porridge, or brown rice, or cereal, or nuts, or beans? There is protein in smaller amounts in other foods that you are going to be eating. 175g doesn't have to come from chicken breast only...

That doesn't look like a very appealing diet. My point was that, while it's certainly possible, and plenty of people do it, it's by no means "easy", unless you're willing to make significant sacrifices to your diet.