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[Scrumtulescence]

No, get CUT instead of HUGE!

Cut is out, flab is fab. Get with the program.

 

[Scrumtulescence]

It's not possible to "get cut." Muscle doesn't form out of thin air. You have to develop (bulk) the muscle first. Cuts come from diet.

Cut basically means very little to no fat, regardless of muscle mass. "Ripped" is what I consider someone with bulk who's also cut.

 

[Babnik]

Cut means lose body fat to a point of a 6 pack. Everyone has a 6 pack regardless of how little muscle you have. You can be cut and have little muscle and you will have a lot of definition. Don't teach a bodybuilder how to bodybuild!


When you bulk, unless you have really good genetics you are going to GAIN FAT because you are required to eat more than usual and its damn hard (even with a perfect) diet to make sure ALL excess calories will go into muscle and not fat.

This is however for those who are already working out.

When you JUST start working out - you will lose body fat and gain muscle. After a few months that will STOP and you have to either bulk - gain mostly muscle and some fat or cut - lose mostly fat and some muscle.


Women prefer definition to being bulky.

 

[md3sign]

Cut means lose body fat to a point of a 6 pack. Everyone has a 6 pack regardless of how little muscle you have. You can be cut and have little muscle and you will have a lot of definition. Don't teach a bodybuilder how to bodybuild!


When you bulk, unless you have really good genetics you are going to GAIN FAT because you are required to eat more than usual and its damn hard (even with a perfect) diet to make sure ALL excess calories will go into muscle and not fat.

This is however for those who are already working out.

When you JUST start working out - you will lose body fat and gain muscle. After a few months that will STOP and you have to either bulk - gain mostly muscle and some fat or cut - lose mostly fat and some muscle.


Women prefer definition to being bulky.

So many generalizations here I don't even know where to begin.

1) Although the tissue connections are there for a 6 pack, unless you train your abs in some way it can still look flat even at a disgustingly low bf percentage. You still have to work your abs like any other muscle group in your body - with progressive resistance. Why do you think some girls have muscle definition and others don't, even though both can be extremely skinny?

2) "When you first start working out you will lose bodyfat and gain muscle" what a load of crap. Changes in muscle mass and bodyfat percentage have absolutely nothing to do with how long you've been training. Yes you can gain a lot of muscle when you first begin training and these are known as "noob gains", but you won't magically put on muscle and lose fat at the same time for a few months, then completely change gears.

3) "Women prefer definition to being bulky". This is a loaded statement. That's like comparing a 5'10" 150lb kid with a 6 pack to a 5'10" 200lb bodybuilder pre-cut cycle. Which do you think she'll prefer, the scrawny lad or the muscle man? Besides, women have much more prerequisites than men in the first place (our only real prerequisite is physical attraction).

 

[Babnik]

So many generalizations here I don't even know where to begin.

1) Although the tissue connections are there for a 6 pack, unless you train your abs in some way it can still look flat even at a disgustingly low bf percentage. You still have to work your abs like any other muscle group in your body - with progressive resistance. Why do you think some girls have muscle definition and others don't, even though both can be extremely skinny?

2) "When you first start working out you will lose bodyfat and gain muscle" what a load of crap. Changes in muscle mass and bodyfat percentage have absolutely nothing to do with how long you've been training. Yes you can gain a lot of muscle when you first begin training and these are known as "noob gains", but you won't magically put on muscle and lose fat at the same time for a few months, then completely change gears.

3) "Women prefer definition to being bulky". This is a loaded statement. That's like comparing a 5'10" 150lb kid with a 6 pack to a 5'10" 200lb bodybuilder pre-cut cycle. Which do you think she'll prefer, the scrawny lad or the muscle man? Besides, women have much more prerequisites than men in the first place (our only real prerequisite is physical attraction).

Well, it took me 3 months before I stopped seeing gains and losses since the very beginning. I put on some muscle, and lost lots of fat. Then, it took me a year to put on 12lbs of muscle. I don't bodybuild like a hobby. I just workout 3-4 times a week and attempt to have good diet, but it doesn't work.



It also depends on body type!!! I know a kid 130lbs who is quite tall and is WIDE like BROAD and he looks like Schwarzeneger because he is SO cut and has broad shoulders. On the other hand a tall slim type can be 220lbs and still looking slim because he doesn't have broad shoulders.

Still, I see more guys with scrawny 6 packs that get girls than bigger muscular guys who don't have 6 packs!

 

[Labourer]

first of all stay off the steroids! not good!

your not going to become 'masculine' over night and if it's not in your nature to constantly obsess over women then dont try and 'fake it, until you make it', your on to a good start by going to the gym but DONT overtrain - you improve, get fitter/stroner etc.. during the rest periods!

have alook at what your eating each day, eat plenty of Veg, Fruit, get some meat, chicken breast, the occasional steak (if you eat meat), drink water/herbal teas, minimal caffeine consumption as too much can make you loose nutrients! a good combination that is suppose to increase testosterone levels or helps it to flow better is, brussel sprouts, cabbage and broccoli.

I personally dont like the idea of 'testosterone boosting' products, but I have used ZMA in the past for my training and It helps, your notice alot more 'morning woods' after a couple of weeks, possibly sooner, but dont take it all the time as your body needs a rest from it as it could 'get used to it' and start rejecting it etc...

 

[driveon]

I don't want to sound like a deustch but its impossible not to when I say "check out my blog" on quitting porn/masturbation:


http://driveon2985.blogspot.com/

 

[Fortunate_Juan]

Unless you have serious glandular issues, steroids shouldn't be neccesary. Your T doesn't start to decline til around 25. And even then it should be high enough for a few years to not need it. Also an improperly researched, early cycle (early age wise) can be detrimental to your health. Eat more zinc and magnesium, eat more red meat, eat more dietary fat (don't worry too much about the fat content of your meat). And of course lift. I've heard that masturbating decreases serum testosterone, while having sex with a woman increases it. Get more sleep.

 

[md3sign]

Testosterone levels are self regulating and shift all the time. Jerking it doesn't have any long term effects. Neither does having (or not having) sex with a woman.

 

[Fortunate_Juan]

Serum Testosterone is what's available from your blood stream. In effect you restated my point.

 

[ryannath]

I've had the problem before of lifting and then being sore the next couple days. Sore enough where I couldn't work out, then I took creatine, and I wasn't as sore the next day and could work out. Creatine is better than some ppl say, if you get a good brand and not the cheap GNC Creatine Monohydrate. That crap sucks and does not work and tastes really bad. I have AST Micronized Creatine and I can feel it in my muscles and it works great and since it's micronized, that means the creatine particles are smaller and you can barely even taste the creatine. You can order it online for like 20 bucks off of a website that is not the AST site. Also, I assume you masturbate multiple times a day and that's what is killing your sex drive. Cut back on jerking it. I wouldn't say stop altogether, because I haven't. But, 1 or 2 times a week is plenty enough. When you cut back, you will realize you start to have urges for pvssy and it will make you want to be more socialable and meet women instead of your hand.

 

[L777]

Misconception...


It's called evolution, and there's nothing you can do to change it. Plastic surgery and responsible steroid use are the keys to a longer and healthier life.

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I took you seriously up until this line. Why do you think medditaranean people live longer and are healthier on average than Americans or Brits?

Hint: Its not what you said...which was, for want of a better turn of phrase, complete b.ollocks.