Weigh yourself

[nvictor]

Diesel,

I believe you're the one that can help me.
I read the guide to bulking up. The part that draw my interest is the weigh yourself part. Because I'm really slim.

Can you resume that part a bit, or make it a unique sticky post?

By the way do you have msn or yahoo?

Thanks.

 

[dj ben2]

diesel doesnt dj with us no more

 

[nvictor]

Who can help me then?

 

[6-heads lewis]

what do you need help with exactly?

lift heavy weights, eat a lot, sleep. weigh yourself every so often. if youre not gaining any weight, eat more, reexamine your workout.

the longer you cna hold off weighing yourself the better. i personally did it every week, though i admit thats too much.

where the confusion?

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

I'll help you:

DO NOT weigh yourself.

Seriously.

Why do you feel you need to weigh yourself? There's absolutely no need for it. I don't understand the weight issues with guys.

Throw away the scale and buy a full-length mirror. Look in it the same time every day; if you look skinnier and your goal is to be larger, eat more. If you look bigger and your goal is to be leaner, eat less.

I agree. Weight tells you nothing about fitness level or the positive changes in your body. Simple before & after measurements of the diameter of your waist, arms, chest and thighs will give you an more accurate assessment.

 

[md3sign]

Or you can stop thinking in extremes and do both.

I was obsessed with weighting myself during my first few months of serious training when I went from 153 to 195. I would do it every morning and night. I believe it helped me mentally because I could quantify my progress not just in my increasing lifts and looking bigger in the mirror, but also on the scale.

Now I've chilled out and only weight myself Monday mornings after using the bathroom and showering, looking for ~0.5lb gain/week while keeping the belt on the same notch lol.

 

[Bling]

I'll help you:

DO NOT weigh yourself.

Seriously.

Why do you feel you need to weigh yourself? There's absolutely no need for it. I don't understand the weight issues with guys.

Throw away the scale and buy a full-length mirror. Look in it the same time every day; if you look skinnier and your goal is to be larger, eat more. If you look bigger and your goal is to be leaner, eat less.

If you're 120 lbs, you need a scale to know you're gaining weight because most of the time you can't tell.

 

[spesmilitis]

yah, at really low body fat, a scale might be good since all you're gaining is muscle. At moderate body fat, theirs a lot of variation in composition, water weight, ect.

But don't judge your progression on the scale alone, most people need to get stronger before they get bigger. Pay attention to how much you lift.

 

[Skilla_Staz]

I try to weigh myself once a month, maybe ever week or two.

 

[nvictor]

I understand. But I really want to get that nutrition stuff. Any article? Any book?

 

[musclyjerk]

The nutrition side is about eating more calories than you burn in a day. This may mean you eating say 3,000-3,500 calories. A rough guide is your bodyweight in lbs times 15 = calories to main weight, PLUS 500 calories = enough surplus to grow muscle when bodybuilding.

Then you also have to get your protein/carb/fat requirements.

A common ratio is 40/40/20 I.e:

40% of your calories from protein
40% of your calories from carbs
20% of your calories from fats

Not all calories are created equal though!

There are:

4 calories to every gram of protein
4 calories to every gram of carbs
9 calories to every gram of fat

So if you were eating a 3,100 calorie diet you would require:

270g Protein = 1080 calories
270g Carbs = 1080 calories
60g Fats = 540 calories

Total calories: 3,100 with the 40/40/20 ratio.

It is rather complicated until you get your head around it but your diet will make or break your muscle building efforts.

The Muscly Jerk

 

[Throttle]

read this http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=110033

and ask more specific questions, and you'll get plenty of help.