Pecs?

[Anomalous]

I'm tryin to get bigger pectorial muscles. I've been doing push-ups for 2 weeks now. Should i do them until i can't take it anymore or should i just do sets. how many sets of wat should i do?

 

[Interpol]

Push ups won't get you anywhere, start lifting buddy

 

[The Monkey]

Cable Cross-overs.

 

[manuva]

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79386

It's there for a reason. Really. And that reason is to avoid stupid threads like this cropping up every week.

Is there anything else we can do to make my thread mandatory reading before posting??

 

[TheRelic]

Heh, interesting actually, i've a mate that just does pushups, curls, and a few other piss fart exercises with the only dumbell he has, and over the course of the past months he now has a pretty damn good chest...

 

[MetalFortress]

Originally posted by whyshy
I'm tryin to get bigger pectorial muscles. I've been doing push-ups for 2 weeks now. Should i do them until i can't take it anymore or should i just do sets. how many sets of wat should i do?

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=77264

 

[Lifeforce]

Squats and bench presses with wide grip or db bench presses.

 

[Warboss Alex]

As Lifeforce said, plus lots of red meat.

 

[Not Quite There]

Originally posted by Warboss Alex
As Lifeforce said, plus lots of red meat.

is red meat really that essential??

I've been eating more lean meats like turkley and chicken and also a lot of salmon.

I'm not a massive fan on red meat, used to be a veggie.

 

[Warboss Alex]

No, it's not essential persay but red meat (beef in particular) is complete protein with all the amino acids so you're limiting yourself if you don't source at least a proportion of your protein grams from it.

For me, the difference was immense when I stopped following the 'extra clean' tuna, chicken breast and egg white diet, threw in a load of red meat and whole eggs and I just blew up, muscle-wise. Keeping the lean protein for my evening meals ensured that my bodyfat was kept in check.

People who eat egg whites, chicken and tuna and expect to get big are just kidding themselves - that's precontest fare for competing bodybuilders.

If you think you'll get big on just lean proteins like chicken and fish then you're wrong.. you'll get big(ger) but it'll take you longer. The simple truth is that these foods, while being reasonable sources of protein, just don't pack the calorific punch required for serious growth .. I'm talking SERIOUS growth though, which not everyone is after.

And if you don't like red meat, well, you don't like red meat! I'd throw down a kg or two of steak mince in a day pretty easily. Yum!

Try to like it.. if you really can't you really can't, but if you add say 100g of beef protein in your daily intake for two or three months, I'm sure you'll see a difference.

 

[Not Quite There]

cheers for that.

I do eat some red meat, just don't exactly feel a desire to eat it, unless its a bbq, mind you, I only started eating salmon about a month ago, and now am eating it almost daily.

i'm not trying to get massive, and will probably get where i want to be on my current diet, but if red meat will speed it up, i'll try and make the effort.

thing is though, chicken, turkey and salom are all so easy to throw in a sandwich,and takes less than 5 minutes. Where as you have to cook red meat.

what do you eat all that mince with?

 

[Warboss Alex]

Depends on what time of day it is, what meal it is, etc etc.

If it's pro/carb then with basmati rice, pasta, or I put the meat in pitta bread or wrap it in wholewheat tortillas.. (with a little salsa, quark and lightly fried peppers, lovely).

If it's pro/veggies then with a load of cooked veg or a salad.

If it's pro/fat then maybe with scrambled eggs/pancakes, or add a small protein drink with olive/flax oil to it.

Functional eating my man. When I'm eating for pleasure I'd just grab a 16oz t-bone and a boatload of fetta cheese..

 

[Warboss Alex]

Or I cook the meat with a load of canned tomatoes and spices..

Or just the spices..

Or make burgers out of it..

I don't skimp on condiments either, I found out a long time ago that if your food doesn't taste nice there's no way you're gonna force it down the hatch - I use mustard (good old Colemans plus other types, french or german mustard in large amounts is good), ketchup, some of those Heinz peppercorn/sundried tomato sauce, BBQ sauce.. low-carb sauces when I can find them.

Damn, I'm hungry now.

 

[mrRuckus]

Originally posted by Warboss Alex


For me, the difference was immense when I stopped following the 'extra clean' tuna, chicken breast and egg white diet, threw in a load of red meat and whole eggs and I just blew up, muscle-wise. Keeping the lean protein for my evening meals ensured that my bodyfat was kept in check.

People who eat egg whites, chicken and tuna and expect to get big are just kidding themselves - that's precontest fare for competing bodybuilders.

Ack i'm glad i saw this. I'd been eating mostly ground turkey (as burgers), chicken, tuna, and whole eggs for protein. Guess i'll mix in some red ground cow for my burgers instead of just thinkin i'm all healthy and special for doing turkey stead of a mooer.

 

[mrRuckus]

Originally posted by Not Quite There


thing is though, chicken, turkey and salom are all so easy to throw in a sandwich,and takes less than 5 minutes. Where as you have to cook red meat.

I cook large batches at once on like sunday or monday and just throw it in tupperware and it lasts through the week for meals during work.

Same thing with whole wheat spaghetti and such.

Meat lasts fairly decently cooked already in the fridge. At least i haven't gotten any diseases yet.


I also keep about a dozen cans of tuna and a cannister of oatmeal in my desk

 

[Warboss Alex]

Right on MrRuckus - preparation in advance is a big part of our game.

There's nothing wrong with eating clean as such - just remember your body needs calories just as much as anything else, don't be afraid to chow down. You have to give a little to gain a lot in many cases - I'm not saying expanding your waistline along with your bicep size, but if you're paranoid about keeping a sixpack or whatever as well as putting muscle on the rest of you then likely as not you're not eating enough for fear of smoothing out.

And chances are that you can keep your sixpack and all that, you've just got to be intelligent about it. There's no need to get fat, but no need to eat like you're two weeks away from a bodybuilding show..

 

[Not Quite There]

ha, you wouldnt beleive the coincidence, but my mom cooked chili tonight with mince, and theres laods of it left, so i am gonna be eating it tomorrow as well.

 

[dentalfloss]

red meat contains creatine, its probably why it helps so much

 

[MrPotsAndPans]

Originally posted by dentalfloss
red meat contains creatine, its probably why it helps so much

The creatine is destroyed when you cook it.

 

[Not Quite There]

@ mr pots and pans


nice name, where did you get that? is it from some book about a magic tree???

i have vague memories of reading it when i was little!