BP.Net Weightloss CHALLENGE

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Originally Posted by Gooseman

ATM I am only taking vitamin supplements and watching my diet. I have been hardcore into sports such as swimming, waterpolo, lacrosse and soccer for many years, and b/c of my body type I was only able to tip the scale at 145. I was known as the slender beast on my lacrosse team. Then when I went off to college and joined the corps (A&M's ROTC program), I started taking protein shakes and that helped me get up to my current weight of 165. When I came back home for the summer, I found my parents arn't too keen on my taking of supplements so I had to stop the protein shakes for the time being. I still hit the gym and the track hard, yet have noticed only minimal size/weight gains in the last 2 months. I am planning on re-starting the protein shakes, and possibly creatine once I get back to A&M, and hopefully getting nearer my goal of 180.

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Have you tried Whey Protein? Or Creatine?

I am taking both ATM and love it, I have been in and out of weight lifting for a while.

I recommend these both, just get good products.


Mike

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Originally Posted by 8b8ll

Have you tried Whey Protein? Or Creatine?

I am taking both ATM and love it, I have been in and out of weight lifting for a while.

I recommend these both, just get good products.


Mike

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I have used whey, it's what helped me gain about 20 lbs of muscle mass in 8 months. I am not using whey ATM, but will once I get back out from underneath the parents roof/rules. I have done quite a bit of reading on creatine, but have never used it. From what I've read, it helps hardgainers like myself put on the pounds, and am thinking heavily about using it as well. I have a question though, excuse me if I sound like a bit of a supplement noob, just have little experience in the use of supplements. Up until a year ago working out entailed proper diet, alot of water, alot of running, and weights. How would you fit creatine into a military type workout schedule? I've read the creatine is most effective in the 1 hour crunch sessions at the gym, however most of my training time in the Corps goes like this: running, 110 pushups, running, 110 situps, running, 110 butterfly kicks, etc. Hitting finding time/energy to squeeze in a hardcore session at the gym is sometimes difficult. Probably a twice a week maximum sorta thing.

If i was to take the creatine before my corps training, would the creatine cause abdominal pains from all the running? Would I even get much outta it?

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Originally Posted by AzureN1ght

:hug: Congrats!! That's amazing progress!!

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Probably wouldn't be near as far as I am, but they let my material handler go so I have been running to keep up with a couple jobs. I wouldn't have it in me if I had a cushy job. I get so lazy in air conditioning. Sounds like you are half way there too, thats great. Nice pic. Lookin' good girl!;)

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Originally Posted by Gooseman

I've read the creatine is most effective in the 1 hour crunch sessions at the gym, however most of my training time in the Corps goes like this: running, 110 pushups, running, 110 situps, running, 110 butterfly kicks, etc. Hitting finding time/energy to squeeze in a hardcore session at the gym is sometimes difficult. Probably a twice a week maximum sorta thing.

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Sounds like quite a workout. I used to work out a lot before my neck injury. Want to get back into it, too many physical restrictions to delve into as deep as I would like. Keep up the good work.

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

Sounds like quite a workout. I used to work out a lot before my neck injury. Want to get back into it, too many physical restrictions to delve into as deep as I would like. Keep up the good work.

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Well, when you go to school and join the corps, you're told you only have 3 things to concern yourself with; grades, physical fitness, and being an upstanding cadet; with consequences for lagging in any of these 3 areas being MORE physical training, you tend to take them each very seriously. LOL.

Kim, You look AMAZING, very nice progress :rockon: keep up the good work.

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Originally Posted by chris B

Kim, You look AMAZING, very nice progress :rockon: keep up the good work.

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I agree! You've made incredible progress, Kim, I'm very impressed! :carrot:

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Originally Posted by 8b8ll

Have you tried Whey Protein? Or Creatine?

I am taking both ATM and love it, I have been in and out of weight lifting for a while.

I recommend these both, just get good products.


Mike

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As Mike said, creatine and whey are great. If you really wanna get into it Weight gainer its Amazing stuff, Also Casein Protein is something to look into, it's a slow digesting protein you take before bed. I have taken MANY creatine product's and the one that win's hands down is SizeOn. For you I would take just basic Creatine Monohydrate, been around forever, test's say its safe, and it does it job. :)

Creatine ethyl ester is the only way to go, removes the loading and water weight issues associated with creatine.

Weight gainer is crap, garbage, and the biggest waste of money out there. If you really feel like downing 2,000 calories in a sitting with 450 grams of simple carbs, ie sugars, and getting fat in the process; all the power to you. The hands down best weight gainer out there is:

2 scoops of whey protein, milk, straight oats, melted peanut butter. It's an ok tasting shake with peanut butter for calories, milk and whey for protein, and oats for quality carbs.


On this front I ended up getting up to 225 then decided to run a nifty little legal product and gained some insane size, hardcore stuff tho. Currently I'm just chilling and cutting out fat and letting my body adapt to my current weight. Stretch marks on my shoulders and chest are getting bad so I need to chill for a while. Starting a strength/bodybuilding hybrid type routine on monday and coasting until fall when the bulk up begins again. 250 here I come.

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Originally Posted by The_Godfather

Creatine ethyl ester is the only way to go, removes the loading and water weight issues associated with creatine.

Weight gainer is crap, garbage, and the biggest waste of money out there. If you really feel like downing 2,000 calories in a sitting with 450 grams of simple carbs, ie sugars, and getting fat in the process; all the power to you. The hands down best weight gainer out there is:

2 scoops of whey protein, milk, straight oats, melted peanut butter. It's an ok tasting shake with peanut butter for calories, milk and whey for protein, and oats for quality carbs.


On this front I ended up getting up to 225 then decided to run a nifty little legal product and gained some insane size, hardcore stuff tho. Currently I'm just chilling and cutting out fat and letting my body adapt to my current weight. Stretch marks on my shoulders and chest are getting bad so I need to chill for a while. Starting a strength/bodybuilding hybrid type routine on monday and coasting until fall when the bulk up begins again. 250 here I come.

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The Loading phase needed for Mono is really not necassary *allow's you to gain size quicker* monohydrate has been around for over 10+ years, like you said most get creatine bloat *water retention*. There are multiple studies out there saying that all others fall short including CEE, which there have been alot of case's of kidney pain associated with *no CEE for me* I personally do not take weight gainer, but like I said i've seen people put on serious muscle with it, Its not something you can take and sit on the couch and hope to get big with. Taking it means lots of cardio, and still eating a healty diet.

I personally take in around 4500 calories a day, most of which come from food, Chicken being my best friend really. Taking Whey protein with oats as my morning shake, then Whey Post workout, and Casein before I go to bed.

Congrats on hitting 225, whats your body fat percentage like?