[Floyd Mayweather]

Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

What did she say?

She had my window open and the fan on asking me what was in the cup.

[Floyd Mayweather]

Originally posted by Goaty

I did this once, but I had mixed my powder w/ MILK

I didn't find it for over a week and the smell was unbearable

That's what was in my cup. I left it on my dresser without washing it out.

[ItsJim]

Time for some bulking!!!

[Stevie]

Do I need to "bulk" from a dietary standpoint in order to gain muscle? I'm just trying to intake a lot of protein, but I'm not necessarily eating a lot.

[Goaty]

Originally posted by Stevie

Do I need to "bulk" from a dietary standpoint in order to gain muscle? I'm just trying to intake a lot of protein, but I'm not necessarily eating a lot.

Yes. You need to calculate how many calories your body is burning and eat about 500 calories over that to gain weight

There are plenty of websites that will do the number-crunching for you. Here is my favorite:

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

[Goaty]

If you do not count your calories you will cheat yourself out of earned progress. Most people are terrible at judging portions and so you'll need to be meticulous and tenacious with measuring out and calculating how much you're eating

There are a myriad of free apps that can aid in this process. My favorite is MyPlate

[Goaty]

Everyone's a little different, though. If you're not responding well to the metrics outlined in that article then tweak how much you're eating

For every person swearing by X method there's someone else vehemently opposed to it in favor of Y. Keep that in mind!

[ItsJim]

1700cals in just 3 hours

[Stevie]

Originally posted by Goaty

Yes. You need to calculate how many calories your body is burning and eat about 500 calories over that to gain weight

There are plenty of websites that will do the number-crunching for you. Here is my favorite:

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Originally posted by Goaty

If you do not count your calories you will cheat yourself out of earned progress. Most people are terrible at judging portions and so you'll need to be meticulous and tenacious with measuring out and calculating how much you're eating

There are a myriad of free apps that can aid in this process. My favorite is MyPlate

Thanks! I definitely don't want to cheat myself out of progress but have always found the idea of counting calories quite tedious and difficult to get accurate. I don't really know my portions well. I don't know exactly how much having a "bowl" or "piece" of something is, for example. Like, how do I measure just how much chicken or rice I've eaten on a given day?

[■YoungCalifornia■]

My favorite members ItsJim and Stevie posts in here

[Goaty]

Originally posted by Stevie

Thanks! I definitely don't want to cheat myself out of progress but have always found the idea of counting calories quite tedious and difficult to get accurate. I don't really know my portions well. I don't know exactly how much having a "bowl" or "piece" of something is, for example. Like, how do I measure just how much chicken or rice I've eaten on a given day?

Rice is easy; just look up the stats for cooked rice on your calorie-tracking app and measure how many cups you're eating.

Chicken is a little more tricky because it's measured by ounce, not volume. If you don't have a food scale you'll probably have to eyeball your portions

It feels laborious at first but once you get used to it, looking up how much you ate during a meal will take like 2 min, tops

[Ronaldista]

I signed up for a 4 week trial at the gym and have my induction tomorrow. They're using milon equipment which is supposedly more effective than regular gym machines, so I'm really curious about it.

Also considering seeing a nutritionist to find out whether there's anything wrong with my diet, but I think I'll only do that if the gym doesn't work for me.

[BlackJesus]

Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■

🔱 February 2016 🔱

1st week: 180lbs
2nd week: 180lbs (stayed the same)
3rd week: 179lbs
4th week: 178lbs

I only lost 3lbs this month!!

I hope I lose 4lbs in March! Wish me luck!!!!!!!!

It takes FOREVER to lose 4 freakn pounds, ugh

I've been losing 4 pounds per week.

[KeshasFansRose]

Started doing some squats whilst my BF is at the gym each day. He'll be on his bodybuilding cutting diet soon. Time for grumpy hungry Alex Lawd I get exhausted just watching him on his weight bench and boxing bag. Wanting to get my ass a bit firmer and rounder.

What could I use for a weight to lift as I squat? All of his Dumbbells are too heavy for me

[jpow]

Originally posted by BlackJesus

I've been losing 4 pounds per week.

You'll gain it all back. You're not supposed to lose more than 1-1/2 pounds a week. Anything more is unhealthy and will result in your weight rebounding.

So, YC's weight loss is more the normal for keeping it off.

[jpow]

After being emotionally scarred from my pants ripping ordeal with Bianca Del Rio, I've started to take CLA Fuel and doing a bit extra cardio each day.

[BlackJesus]

Originally posted by jpow

You'll gain it all back. You're not supposed to lose more than 1-1/2 pounds a week. Anything more is unhealthy and will result in your weight rebounding.

So, YC's weight loss is more the normal for keeping it off.

I won't gain it back. Because now I'm exercising.

[Icarus]

Does it matter if I do dumbell bench press instead of barbell bench press? I'm scared to use the barbell cause I don't have someone to spot me and I'd probably end up dropping it on myself

[Goaty]

Originally posted by KeshasFansRose

Started doing some squats whilst my BF is at the gym each day. He'll be on his bodybuilding cutting diet soon. Time for grumpy hungry Alex Lawd I get exhausted just watching him on his weight bench and boxing bag. Wanting to get my ass a bit firmer and rounder.

What could I use for a weight to lift as I squat? All of his Dumbbells are too heavy for me

Ask him to teach you how to squat with a barbell! It's the most effective way.

Originally posted by IcarusIsFlying

Does it matter if I do dumbell bench press instead of barbell bench press? I'm scared to use the barbell cause I don't have someone to spot me and I'd probably end up dropping it on myself

Barbell is generally better for most exercises, bench included, but if you don't have a spotter then dumbbells will be fine.

I go alone and use the bar, but I make sure I lift way below my maximum so that I never get myself pinned. I've done it before and it's really scary. I'll generally push myself to failure w/ chest on the machines after using the bar, which isn't as effective, but it's definitely safer.

[Icarus]

Originally posted by Goaty

Barbell is generally better for most exercises, bench included, but if you don't have a spotter then dumbbells will be fine.

I go alone and use the bar, but I make sure I lift way below my maximum so that I never get myself pinned. I've done it before and it's really scary. I'll generally push myself to failure w/ chest on the machines after using the bar, which isn't as effective, but it's definitely safer.

Hmm ok I'll give it a go tomorrow

Atm I can dumbell press 16kgs each arm for about 15 reps x 3 sets before I'm exhausted whats the best amount of reps to do? Should I try increase the weight? I have no idea what I'm doing