BP.Net Weightloss CHALLENGE

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I have some questions for anyone that is metabolically inclined. I used to be 115; I have a short build and I think that this is my ideal weight. I worked in a grocery store where I was pretty active.. but I started feeling the effects of chronic fatigue. I was always a short beanpole in school.
I am around 140 now for some reason. My problem area tends to be my waist.. I miss that flat tummy I had 5 years ago even! I am also at a desk job now and with work being on computers, I come home energetically drained..
I have been parking far away from work/stores; getting in some walks on my breaks, etc. Any hints or ideas on how I can figure ou my ideal caloric maintenance amount? I want to get rid of this little spare tire and extra, um, butt ballast!

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It sounds like you need some real exercise. The walking extra stuff helps... but do some actual cardio for an hour a day and I bet within a few weeks you'll notice a difference in your metabolism. Also, I feel you on the working on computers absolutely exhausting you -- but once you start exercising, you will have more energy. Sounds backwards, but it's true.

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Originally Posted by The_Godfather

A 280lb bench and a 250lb squat is ridiculous. Your body's strength will be so unproportioned. Squat should always be significantly higher than your bench. The goal is possible, but for a freshman it will be difficult to say the least. The average adult male maxes like 170. Go to bodybuilding.com, they have a ton of routines and a feature that narrows down the routine you'd like best. It asks what you want for amount of days per week, reps, sets, main goal.

And not trying to lecture, but if you get serious with it, I know in your area steroids are available like candy because of mexico. It will get tempting after a while, just don't do it. Not because they're bad, but because they're bad at your age especially. You'll be developing until like 20. They will shut down your bone growth, accelerate you through puberty, damage your hormone system, and could mess up your testosterone production for life.

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Thanks! Yes, I know about the squat needs to be high than your bench. But its way easier for me to get to benching 280 than it would to squat 300+. thanks for the site. I don't want to be no body builder, so steroids arn't even an intrest. And we get tested randomly.

Down a total of 39 lbs since april 1st. I think that leaves me 20 - 25 to go. It's actually starting to get easy with the food choices. Went to the fair saturday and attempted to pig out and my system wouldn't tolerate it. Never was able to get to this point when I was younger. I have got out of the habit of raiding fridge at night and first thing in the morning. I actually forgot to eat friday till late in the afternoon. I don't think I've ever FORGOT to eat.:) I try to eat about six small meals a day.

A good daily multi-vitamin will also do wonders for people trying to gain weight and even people trying to loose weight. If you aren't getting sufficient vitamins through food your body will get it form within. Be it calcium from bones or iron from blood, to many others.

Eating 6 small meals a day is much better than 3 big meals a day. If you go to the gym 5 days a week focus on other body parts per day. Don't do a full body workout everyday because that can lead to over-training and eventually hurt your body and not get you anywhere.

The key to gaining weight is to eat, eat, eat. You gain weight in the kitchen not the gym. So eat high protein food and take supplements accordingly. Remember they are just that, supplements. Don't drink 3 protein shakes a day. If you have the choice of real food or a shake, real food should always win. :rockon:

Certain brands of multis are dog crap however, they literally don't even digest. GNC makes high quality multis, check them out. Vitamins are very important

The protein topic is controversial. On a high protein diet, sometimes whole foods are difficult to come by all the time. Whey protein absorbs better, faster, and has a better amino acid profile then most whole foods. Do what you gotta do to fill the protein quota 1gram/per lb of bodyweight.

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Originally Posted by The_Godfather

My bodyfat was around 14-15% because I was bulking up. I went a little higher than that but it wasn't for long. I took a small break for a couple weeks and cut up, continuing my mission of 250 next week. I was hitting a platuea so I'm redoing my diet and routine a little bit before going back in full force. 250 at 10% bodyfat is the ultimate goal. It's rough to keep doing what I do when most people aren't supportive and after a certain point see it as unhealthy and disgusting. Most people look to be lean and cut, or just in shape. I'm looking to be gigantic.

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I know what you mean about people saying its nasty. But if thats the look you want its your body, it's what makes you happy. I look at bodybuilding as relaxing, a hobby, and another job all in one lol.

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Originally Posted by The_Godfather

Certain brands of multis are dog crap however, they literally don't even digest. GNC makes high quality multis, check them out. Vitamins are very important

The protein topic is controversial. On a high protein diet, sometimes whole foods are difficult to come by all the time. Whey protein absorbs better, faster, and has a better amino acid profile then most whole foods. Do what you gotta do to fill the protein quota 1gram/per lb of bodyweight.

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Gnc is good, NOW brand is excellent Ecogreen, Adam, vitman all good lines. If your a male i'd reccomend, staying away from iron multi's just a personal prefrence of mine and tons of others.

Whole food is deff. better when it come's to getting your protein, I myself have two scoops of whey in the morning, then one scoop after I workout, then I take casein at night before bed.

Btw godfather in the pics above, shoulders and trap's look good, kinda hard to tell at chest development but lookin big bro, keep it up. :rockon:

My chest is overdeveloped actually. If you knew the amount of time it took me to rebound from 170 to that build you'd call me a liar.

I'm now at 178.5 ... So far I've loss 46.5 pounds so far. I'm gonna go for 170 for sure.

CONGRATS! :party:
Keep up the good work...
I need to start doing whatever your doing!

AWESOME!