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Gym Newbie, looking to gain (veggie :o)

  • 06-06-2006 8:18pm
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    Hey everyone,

    Some background - I'm a skinny, slight (22 years, 133 lbs, 5'10"/5'11", so I ain't kidding ;)) and looking to gain mass. I've been working out fairly regularly at home for a good long while now, and what little is there is pretty toned at this point. But it's time I joined a gym and went about things a little more properly, I guess. That includes my diet - basically this is a challenge, as I don't eat meat. Dairy/eggs are OK, but no meat or fish. I've been concious of this and have recently tried to mix in as much protein as possible via nuts/peanut butter/dairy etc. and on and off I've been using protein shakes (whey). I've been slowly trying to ramp my daily intake with an eye on getting started with a "proper" gym programme shortly.

    So, with background out of the way, here's a mix of questions..

    1) I'm thinking of joining Total Fitness in Blanchardstown. Does anyone happen to know if you can pay monthly, and what the rate is?

    2) Do instructors provide free guidance on using equipment and exercise? Will they spot for you, or do you really need a friend for that kind of thing? If a personal trainer was required, how much do they typically cost?

    3) In terms of my particular situation with diet, does anyone have any tips/guidance? Like I say, I've been trying to slowly ramp up my daily in-take in the right ways, but I haven't given much thought to the specific breakdown of carbs versus protein versus fats, except that I'm generally trying to include more and more protein. Does anyone know of any good sample (veggie) diets? I've been going by intuition really up til now, but if there's a stricter, "mathematical" alternative out there with the right proportions, I'm more than happy to start over.

    At the moment I'm taking one scoop of whey per day, but I'll be increasing that to two or three - but should I do that every day, or vary it with on/off workout days? Also, ideally I'd like to try and not add fat significantly - any tips for avoiding fat while gaining muscle? One of the perks of my body has been relatively OK definition around the abs etc. and I've beem a bit wary of losing that with a dramatic increase in my calorific intake :/

    That's about all I can think of - sorry for the length. If some advice strikes you outside of the above questions, please volunteer it anyway! Any and all advice welcome! Thanks for any help.


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