Dilemma

[Anthony1980]

My body is either getting used to lifting and i need to go more intense or doing too much cardio. Not seeing much muscle gains. Not expecting to see a lot but maybe its just me. I do hiit 3-4 days a week. Maybe i should slow it down some. Still losing weight though but hoping im not losing too much muscle in the process. 6' 207lbs.
Diet is as follows....
Meal 1 oatmeal 2 eggs 2 egg whites
Meal 2 almonds 30g protein drink
Meal 3 usually 2 pouches tuna and progresso soup
Meal 4 30g protein drink
Workout
Meal 5 60g protein drink 1 banana
Meal 6 actually depends on the night (i dont cook dinner, aunt does) i get a good amount of protein, decent carbs, and fat is down to a minimum. Also ive been waking up in the middle of the night wanting carbs. Dont know why but i usually just have a couple of spoonfuls of apple sauce. I know the sugar but it hasn't affected weight loss and only a couple of spoonfuls is needed.

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[Evan Tipps]

Your diet kinda blows. To much crap from shakes.. Eat whole foods. If you want to gain weight you need a excess of calories so cut down the cardio and add more whole foods

 

[rustilldown]

Hiit shouldn't hinder muscle gain IF you are replacing the calories expended. If anything I'd say you aren't getting enough calories by looking at that diet, so yeah your still losing weight but if your calories are "too low" your body will be forced to burn more muscle along with the fat just to help you function. Hard
To say though your diet sample is brief and incomplete. How many carbs proteins and fats are you getting.. And how many cals does that workout to be?


Ride it like you stole it!!

 

[Buildingup24]

EAT WHOLE FOOD.-Also whats the calorie count on the food/drinks u listed above?

Also--youve made a lot of threads about routines and such... What exactly are you doing now as far as training program goes?

lay that out and i'm sure we can critique it.

 

[ramnares]

What are your goals? Are you training for strength? For mass? Cutting? A lot of good advice by the other posters:

1. You're drinking 3 protein shakes - you should be getting most of your nutrition from actual food and the protein shakes used only as a supplement. Like Evan said, you need to cut down on the shakes.
2. I would lose the soup - most canned soups have a lot of sodium and aren't worth it.
3. Is there a reason you're doing HIIT 3-4 times a week? I would cut down on the HIIT unless you're cutting.
4. Your breakfast is far too small, it should ideally be the biggest meal of the day.