"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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bulking: calories?

david90

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The bulking thread suggested protein,fat and carbs intake but what about calories? Is calories just the total of protein fat and carbs?

I heard u need around 3000 cal to gain weight.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Food has energy and is usually given a value in calories. Literally someone burns it in a lab and sees how much heat it produces.

Now your confusing calories with food types, they are not the same thing. All proteins, fats carbs have calories.

To gain you need to take in more cals than you burn, but you need a good balance of these key food groups as well as minerals, vitamins etc.

Spend time reading up on this stuff, with many people it's half the battle to gaining.
 

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4cals protein
4cals carb
9cals fat

Enjoy.

Side Note: My new bulking diet gives me 4100kcals a day on a high carb day. Moderate carb day is 3300 and low carb day is 2900kcals. Some people with a real fast metabolism have been known to eat 4500+ to bulk.
 

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DJ,

That's interesting, I've been keeping my cals constant at 600 above maintenance, but read somewhere that cycling the cals and proportion of macro nutrients aided the production of GH & Test.

So I think I'l give it a go myself.
 

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It works quite well. I sort of... how can I put this to make clear sense - I cycle carb cycling [LOL]. I'll have 4000 kcals for about 6 weeks, and then I'll do the carb cycling that I mention above for about 4 weeks. I dont want to put too much stress on my body :)


Either way, this should be about my last post for a while. I know I said that in a different thread, but then I made a thread of my own, and well... y'know - need to get off my ass and into the real world more! :)

Good luck with the training guys!
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Oh, I'm doing this, it's an experiment so may not be beneficial.

three days 2g/lb bodyweight protien, 4 days 1g/lb and make up with complex carbs and some fat.

Training days get an extra 300 cals and the day after.

The theory on protein cycling is you get an anabolic boost, but it only lasts 3 days. The calaorie cycling stops your body adapting to higher cals like slimmers use.

I will do it strict for a while but it's going to be a pain in the arse. It's bad enough counting cals normally.
 

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The only thing that changes are your carbs. Keep protein intake the same.

Carbohydrates can have an almost steroid like effect when you get it down to a 'T' - you just need to know what ratio's to use for your specific body.

And for christ sakes, I'm getting the fvck off these boards! :p
 
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