This is beyond accurate. Every one ever wanting to diet/lose weight/get in shape, etc, should have to read this first.
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110%! It is MUCH MUCH easier than people make it out to be. Unfortunately people tend to run toward "complex" and "complicated" programs. Always searching for this "secret" that does not exist. These people often think that the more complex they are the more effective they are. That could not be further from the truth. I remember my first and second show prep and I was analyzing everything, writing everything down, measuring my water to the ml, and making it WAY more complex than it needed to be. 10 years later I put HALF the thought and effort in with diet and get a better result. Allows me to focus MORE on training hard and training periodization. Which is a whole nother ball game.
I could prep myself without even writing my diet down.
MUCH!!!!! My body is finally starting to stabilize in terms of hunger, energy and adaptation to a new style of training and BP meds. I'll throw cardio in the mix soon and really melt some fat! I tried cardio a few weeks ago and my head was spinning so bad I had to hop off of the elliptical while it was running. The dizziness has passed as well recently!
Thatīs exactly what I was trying to say.
It doesnīt matter how many grams of carbs are in a cup of rice IF you are always using the same cup to measure. If you feel like you need extra you go up to 1.5 cups. If you need less do 3/4 cup.
That goes for all your food choices.
You need a certain amount of protein and essential fats to repair build muscle. Carbs are simply the fuel source for your workouts. Meaning, you donīt need to load up on them. You just need enough to supply you with energy so your body doesnīt have to convert the building blocks (protein and fat) into energy.
Once you figure out those amounts you wonīt get fat anymore while trying to build muscle.
I couldn't agree more! Lee Labrada said that Bodybuilding is the closest thing we have to the Fountain of Youth. He was dead nuts accurate with that statement!
*I really enjoy not doing the same movements week in and week out like I was doing with Powerlifting. Even though my heart couldn't take it, I really don't miss the training at all and my joints/tendons feel better and aren't so locked up tight!
When I began my journey almost 50years ago the resources I had available to me were limited. In a matter of fact compared to what you guys now have they were damn near non existant! I was a High school jock of average intelligence with parents who didnt believe college was in the cards for me. So needless to say my future was uncertain. The only thing that seemed inevitable at this point was my trip to Viet Nam. It wasn't until I was introduced to Joe Weider (via Muscle builder/power magazine) that I considered pursuing bodybuilding competitively. After reading that first magazine cover to cover I was sold! I was officially a Weider Wildcat! However I can't begin to tell you the amount of tweaking and fine tuning I had to do before things fell into place since adopting the Weider principles as a way of life. I got a pretty basic idea of what was necessary to get bigger and stronger from all the articles I read. But it wasnt until I started to educate myself about how things actually worked that I started to see some real progress.
Agreed!
I guess since I'm not pursuing it professionally, everything seems fun for me =)
Thanks!
Oh, I know what you're referring to =)
I used to walk 5 miles in the snow to school....barefoot....LOL! Just teasing =)