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Howa all doing.. Just need some advise on weight gaining and bodybuilding. Iv been working out for about 4 years now and although im happy enough with what iv gained I still think I should be achiving more. Since starting to workout iv only gained about 1.5st which I dont think is paticuarly good. I eat right and workout 3 times a week. I take protein shakes and just recently started that pink magic stuff to see what it was like but havnt seen all too many results.

To give you a rough idea of what I eat here you go.

Breakfast:
Bran flakes with regular milk.

Lunch:
Chicken breast/waffles/spaggati/beans/sausages/rashers... Depends on the day what I have but my lunch usually consits of something in that list.

Dinner:
Chicken/steak/beef/potatoes/chile/ Anything really but I stay away from fast foods.....

Snacks:
I usually dont eat crap but have the odd chocolate bar or packet of crisps but for the most part as a snack id have a cheese toastie or a banana..

Sorry man but thats not eating right. Its eating shit.

Lets start with breakfast. Bran Flakes? Seriously? You realise theyre packed full of sugar. Waste of time. Also, zero protein. So, theres your first problem.

Lunch - chicken good, most of the rest of the stuff on the list = shit

Dinner - ok, assuming you have the meat with some more shit though.

So, to sum up, nowhere near enough protein, probably nowhere near enough calories. Do some research on nutrition.

Hows does your training look?

KieranFromRaw wrote:

Sorry man but thats not eating right. Its eating shit.

Lets start with breakfast. Bran Flakes? Seriously? You realise theyre packed full of sugar. Waste of time. Also, zero protein. So, theres your first problem.

Lunch - chicken good, most of the rest of the stuff on the list = shit

Dinner - ok, assuming you have the meat with some more shit though.

So, to sum up, nowhere near enough protein, probably nowhere near enough calories. Do some research on nutrition.

Hows does your training look?

Id usually have potatoes with any of the meats just mentoned with gravy and vegetables.

As regards working out.

I start off
3 sets of dumbell pressing at 35kg each dumbell and do 8 reps.
3 sets of dumbell curl at 17.5kg each and do 6 reps.
3 sets of chest fly using 17.5kg dumbells and do 8 reps.
3 sets of tricep extension at 20kg and do 10 reps.
3 sets of barbell curl at 20kg and do 10 reps.
3 sets of military press using a 25kg barbell.
3 sets of pushup doing 20 reps each time.....

I would like to be doing more but because im on a student budget and cant afford to goto a gym im stuck doing what I can with what Iv got at home.

The diet is still pretty crap. Training needs a COMPLETE overhaul.

3x chest exercises
2x bicep
1x tricep
1x shoulder

Firstly, you're not limited if you have dumbbells. Secondly, you seem to have forgotten about your legs and back

Can you give me some tips then? For both working out and good things to eat....

Cheers

HEYJAY wrote:

Can you give me some tips then? For both working out and good things to eat....

Cheers

In b4 "6 cheat meals a day keeps the weakness away"

HEYJAY wrote:

Can you give me some tips then? For both working out and good things to eat....

Cheers

Tip - Google is your friend.... enter 'bodyweight exercises' and 'dumbbell exercises' into the search engine. Combine the results, come back with a solid plan of action.

And do cardio for shits and giggles.

i had to train at home for the guts of half a year last year because of lack of funds and exams

i made this thread ages ago before i had to create a new account because of ryan aka anabolic1 messing with my account

anyway heres all the trainin shit you need to know . . . with regards to diet . . . learn it for yourself . . . its the only way you'll figure out what works best for you

http://www.universalnutrition.ie/posts/list/959.page

cill wrote:

i had to train at home for the guts of half a year last year because of lack of funds and exams

i made this thread ages ago before i had to create a new account because of ryan aka anabolic1 messing with my account

anyway heres all the trainin shit you need to know . . . with regards to diet . . . learn it for yourself . . . its the only way you'll figure out what works best for you

http://www.universalnutrition.ie/posts/list/959.page

Sound man.... Thanks a mill...