Noob needing help with diet, getting lost in abbreviations & terms, HELP, PICS!

[KIAN]

You mentioned keeping foods inside you at all times to keep GH and nitrogen levels high, I have some of this Nitrex powder here with me, its a dialater, is it ok to take this stuff throughout my workouts? Haha, I like how you come out and just said it, "Yes, I am an annoying noob". You think I should bulk up first to 200lbs? I really dont want to be 200lbs, I'll be very satisfied at 175-180 yet tight as a rock. I do want to put more size on my legs, hips and butt though.

If it is BSN Nitix then the recommended dosge is 3x per day 30 minutes before meals on an empty stomach. Watch your arginine levels if you are using any other supplements (ie: amino acids, protein powders).

If I was in your position then I would be starting a clean bulking cycle with heavy weights and no cardio. I would want to add considerable mass to my shoulders and chest before starting to cut. You have to think of your current weight and the localised bodyfat that you have. From your pics, I would say that the majority of your bodyfat is confined to your waist eventhough you did try to suck your gut in on the second one, lol. If we said that your current BF% was 20 (just guessing) and you wanted to drop this to 12% to start showing definition then your end result weight would be 164 lbs. However, if you were to bulk clean to 200 lbs. and then cut, your resulting weight would be 182 lbs. at 6 feet in height. You can just hear all the girls screaming now can't you, lol.

BUT before you make a final decision on this, find out what your BF% (body fat percentage) is first you annoying little noob.

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KP -- Fitness Basics

 

[wtlftr]

TRue Find your true BF and use my program. Don't listen to the other mofos. Once your true BF and LBM is given you will be on your way. Use strength training for 6 weeks and hypertrophy training for 6 weeks. Tremendous results.

 

[drewboy]

Kian, well put, yeah I can hear all the girls screaming. Hah, well kinda, although Im in it for my own mental & physical health (yeah right). Anyway, quick que, how do I find out what my BF% is? I think my shoulders are fairly broad. My chest will also be fairly ripped as well, its pretty big but I just have a lotta fat covering it!!!! My arms are right where I want them to be, Just need to sculpt them. Point well taken on bulking to 200lbs, but I may be off on my BF estimates.

I could be at 13-14% BF right now and only need to drop to 170. 170lbs would be perfect for me.

wtlftr- you never gave me a program, you just told me what to eat I went out and bought sweet potatoes, almonds, tuna, chicken breast (gahh so expensive), water, squash, brown rice, splenda, eggs and oats today. Anything else im forgetting other then Flax? Im also considering purchasing yohmniburn, pros/cons?

Im officially starting the workout tommorow, since I got such a late start today. I'll update my progress as I go.

 

[wtlftr]

You asked for a program? Good grocery list. Besides squash, did you buy veggies? Broccolli, carrots spinache, romaine lettuce, etc... The workout needs to be specific. Email your stats and schedule of lifts and BF, LBM, RMBR and BMR

 

[drewboy]

Whats wrong with squash??? Yeah I bought veggies, well just french cut green beans, are those ok? Can you give me a set in stone time & amount when to eat these items? Pintoca gave me a schedule, but its fairly broad.

My lifts are every other day. Im working out each specific body part (full body workouts to burn more cals, started this past Monday.) The workout includes 2 different exercises and 2 sets of 12-15 reps each. In between sets I immediattly do situps to failure, then get right back up with no rest and complete another set. Only rest is walkking to the water fountain or to another machine. I notice Im leaving the gym 10x's more worn out then before. The workout includes chest, bi's, legs, back, shoulders, tri's, stomach.

RMR, BMR & BF% Given to you later tonight. Whats LBM?

 

[KIAN]

Determining your BF% :

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
A very low level electrical signal is sent through the body - normally by standing on sensors on a body fat monitor. The signal travels quickly through lean tissue, which has a high percentage of water and is therefore a good conductor of electricity, and more slowly through fat, as fat has a lower percentage of water and is therefore a poor conductor of electricity. Bioelectrical Impedance devices use the information from this signal to work out body fat percentage.

Skinfold Measurements
This method involves a skinfold callipers to pinch predetermined sites on the body. The tongs pinch the skin, pulling the fat away from the muscles and bones. A gauge on the callipers measures the thickness of that pinch.

It is recommended that this test is carried out by a professional and should be repeated to verify measurements. To make the test reliable you should not exercise beforehand. Exercise makes your blood travel to your skin to help you cool down and this causes the skin to swell, making your test inaccurate.

Hydrostatic Weighing Tanks
This method is the most accurate but also the most uncomfortable. You sit on a scale in a large tank of water and exhale all the air out of your lungs, then submerge yourself in the water completely. You stay underwater for 5 seconds, while your underwater weight is recorded. You have to make sure no air is trapped in your lungs, otherwise the test will be inaccurate and your results will produce a higher BFP.

Infrared Interactance
This technique involves a different coloured light, which is shone onto the skin surface at selected areas. The spectrum of the wavelengths reflected is analysed by a computer. The lean muscle to fat ratio at the test areas can be calculated as fat and lean tissue have different interactive spectra. This method, though, is not very reliable.

I think you will be suprised at what your BF% actually is. Most people are.

As to the Yohimbine HCl, I would just stick to a clean cutting routine and avoid any stimulants.

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KP -- Fitness Basics

 

[wtlftr]

LBM is lean body mass. Any limitations?

 

[drewboy]

dude, where the heck can I have any of these tests performed? Other then the calliper measures the other processes seem expensive and hard to find a place to have them done. I live on campus and only exercise at my schools gym, maybe they might have a caliper and someone who can do it for me.

I was really looking forward to purchasing the Yohimbine!! Why would you avoid it?? Is it absolutely necessary I avoid it, Ive read so many good things about the product on these forums.

 

[drewboy]

LBM is lean body mass. Any limitations?

not sure what you mean, remember I have no clue how to obtain half of this stuff. Im just grabbing my RMR & BMR through that formula you gave me and the BF% im going to try and have done today.

 

[wtlftr]

dude. are you young. under 28. why do you need yohimbine?