aap I cant find the thread you posted your diet on

[bowling ball nutz]

I am amazed you can grow to that size on high protein alone, not counting calories, did you find it easier to add mass the older you got? I know u train hard and all of that, and do u find that not having to put up with women in a relationship excludes many ups and downs that would effect your gains? Think I am on to something here!

Thanks,

BBN

 

[AAP]

You ever try putting up with MEN in a relationship? That is even worse by a huge margin.

I eat high protein for the extra calories it provides. I am not big on carbs, so I have to get my calories in somehow. Calories are the name of the game when it comes to building muscle. You have to get enough to grow. So I opt to use protein for my calorie needs.

Some people debate whether using more than 1g or 1.5g per body weight is a waste and non productive. However, it has definately helped me.

I am only 29, so I don't know about adding mass as you get older. I do know when I finished college, I added mass very rapidly but only because I was not doing cardio and intense swim drills and comps all the time. Some of this mass was fat, so I learned to cut my carbs back to keep the fat off. Of course, the gains slowed and stopped and I learned to up my protein (and calories) to get the gains coming back again.

I took a lay off from the gym and the bodybuilding lifestyle completely for about 7 months and thus lost a lot of size, but when I came back, I resumed the same approach, high protein and low carbs and started growing all over again.

 

[bowling ball nutz]

thank app, I am cutting now and obviously am on low carbs, using the higher than normal protein intake supplementing more with shakes to add lean mass and lose fat im 5'11 206-208 @7% and getting around 300g

one of the major keys in this game is patience