Diet/Gym Program/Getting In Shape/Body Fat etc..........

charlie1234

Hi,

So I'd say there's about a million threads on this here but I don't want to hijack any so I started a new one.

I've been going to the gym stop-start for about a year or so now and it never really did anything since I wasn't going consistently - I'd go maybe twice a week for a couple of months and then not go for 4 months or so.

Anyways, I've recently started going again for the last 2 weeks and I'm sticking to it this time for sure. I got a routine done up by one of the instructors and it's pretty tough for me to do so hopefully that's a good sign.

I'm aiming to get definition. Not ridiculously massive but bigger than I am now.

I'm a bit clueless about my diet though. I have no idea how to "count" my calories at all. I've tried increasing my food intake lately and I've started to take whey protein shakes once or twice a day. I'm still not sure if I trust them, but I'm thinking if I'm taking them then I'll be going to the gym as it's a waste otherwise. As in I won't just stop going after a couple of months like before.

Now, I'm 6' to 6'1" and I weigh 78.7 kg (just checked there). My BMI is 23.5 apparently. I'm actually surprised at that because not even 2 months ago I weighed about 73 and it's quite hard for me to put on weight. (I'm skinny all over except for my stomach where I have a bit of flab that I really want to get rid of). My legs are quite big too.

I've been advised against doing cardio as I'll just be cancelling out the weights' benefits if I do. I was told to get bigger, then do cardio for definition I believe. I may have gotten that part wrong though.

What is an effective diet to have? I know that I should be eating my meat, chicken, sweet potatoes, almonds, eggs etc... but what should I NOT have? Is chocolate a definite no if I want to bulk up? I generally avoid chippers and fast food but I'm known to have it from time to time. Obviously they're not good for you.


I've heard that losing the 'tyre' is the hardest part. What should I be doing to lose it?

And how do you calculate body fat? I'd be interested to know what my level is.

Thanks and sorry for the long post.

Colm_OReilly

What's your current routine?

Ideally how much weight are you looking to put on?

How fast/dedicated are you to this?

How much of a power belly can you tolerate?

charlie1234

Hi,

I have upper and lower body sessions.

The upper consists of DB bench, 1 arm row, lateral raises, shrugs, bicep curls and rope pulldowns.

The lower consists of squats, leg extension (or maybe pulldown I can't remember the name), step-ups, calf raises, knee raises (this is like a pull up bar where I bring my knees up towards my chest) and crunches.

I try to go 3 times a week and I alternate my sessions - say 2 upper, 1 lower one week and 1 upper, 2 lower the next. Well that's the plan anyways.

I'm really a novice here so I'm not sure how much weight I'd like to put on. I'd like to be a good bit bigger than I currently am - not ridiculously huge thought - so probably about 10-15 kilos. I don't know whether that's too much or not?

As for how much of a power belly I can tolerate, I can't answer that as I've no idea what a power belly is. I did a quick search for it and all I found was some energy bar which I don't think is what you mean.

I'm quite dedicated to it btw

Thanks for your response.

Junco Partner

im looking to lose weight rather than build muscle should i stay away from weights and stick to the likes of treadmills and such i want be thin not a rugby player

charlie1234

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