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[P8NTBALLER590]

Well I began weight lifting about a few months ago but when I started I had no idea what I should have been eating so I highly doubt I made any gain as far as muscles go. So lately I decided to read some articles online about weight lifting and found I need to have a good amout of protein (180g) along with carbs and fats. Edit: I am 6' 1" 180lbs, I am still pretty weak (only benching 105 for strength and curling 25)

I thought to myself how in the world am I going to eat 180g of protein in one day?

This is what I do:

Morning:
Usually I have either cream of wheat or coco wheats (2 cups of milk and 1/2 cup of the mix)
Along with the cream of wheat or coco wheats I have 2-3 big glasses of milk (I would say they hold 1 cup and a half each)

or

6 scrambled eggs
2-3 big glasses of milk

Snacks:
I carry a pound of blanced peanuts with me in my book bag at school and I snack on those continuously until lunch.

Lunch:
2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
chips
fruit snack package or breakfast bar
small dessert

After lunch I continue eating the peanuts

Dinner:
During the week I usually eat 2 pieces of grilled chicken
Along with 2 slices of wheat roll
1-2 glasses of milk

After dinner I continue to snack on the peanuts and drink milk when thristy.

Anyway I end up eating the whole pound of peanuts and almost a full gallon of milk which is more then my needed 180g of protein.

I am just a 15 year old kid who uses his friends basement as his weight lifing room. His basement has a bench, dumb bells, tred mill, stationary bike.

A normal every other day workout consists of 3 sets 12 on the bench and then 3 sets of 12 using the dumb bells.

My question is, is this too much protein for my body for those two workouts every other day?

Thanks,
Mike
(I am new here so hopefully this is in the correct forum)

 

[SgtSlaughter]

You want to increase muscle mass... that means bulking. And I have no idea if you have a high metabolism.... aka, do you put fat on easily? If not, eat all the time, you should be full all day eating every few hours but at 15 that'll be hard to do in school... so you'll need protein bars, or protein shakes for "snacks" during school hours.

Lifting wise... stick with compound movements to increase overall strength. You'll get bigger arms from benching and deadlifting heavy than curling.

The big 3: Bench press, Squat, and Deadlift.... master those lifts over the next few years and you'll get strong.

I think that's it.... and keep reading on here and researching for yourself and you'll know more than most personal trainers out there.

Oh and no that's not too much protein, probably too little actually.

 

[alex2678]

Yeah, at 6'1 180lbs and 15 years old you really can't have too much protein. Especially if you're benching 105 lbs. I hope you're not just doing benches and curls, a lot of young people make that mistake. You need to focus on the big 3 as Sgt. said and get stronger at every workout. That's the only way you'll get bigger. 12 reps is kinda high for me. Spend most of your time in the 6-8 range with a few heavier sets to finish.

 

[Swanson Smash]

add the post workout protein shake as well....

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Spend most of your time in the 6-8 range with a few heavier sets to finish.

^^ Excellent point!! That's how I screwed myself back in highschool on gains (along with not eating enough). Damn personal trainer had me doing "accesory" lifts and high reps... they all suck!

10 reps and under is a good start, top out at 8... sometimes I only do 3 reps... but they're on the heaviest set.

Progresive overloading is how you build muscle... increaseing weights, lifting more than you "can" lift ... is how your body builds muscle to be able to lift the weight easier, and so you keep increasing the weight to get bigger. Simple concept really, much harder to apply

 

[RBtrucking4]

Ill tell ya though it seems to me like the deadlift would work on the same muscle as the squat wouldnt it? Just wondering.

 

[alex2678]

Deadlifts are one of the "core" exercises that everyone should do. (My first gym was an East Coast Barbell so I had no choice. LOL.) A basic intro to deadlifts and some videos if you've never seen them done:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson101.htm

 

[P8NTBALLER590]

I have no idea if I have a high metabolism, I dont think so. Since I started eating more protein and food for my workouts I have gained weight.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

deadlift = squat.... NO WAY!


educate yourself my son, lol


... hop on over to the training forum

 

[P8NTBALLER590]

Oh, and for the record, im not really looking to get stronger lower body, im focusing on the upper body (chest and arms). Today I added a tricep work out to my rutine, I hope to see some results from this.

My main question is are the peanuts too much fat or is it ok since they have more saturated fat than unsaturated. Thanks

 

[SgtSlaughter]

peanuts are fine. And it seems as though you don't want much input, that's fine. So one last thing I'll say is. Anybody with a strong upper body has a lower to match... squats do more than build good pegs.

 

[alex2678]

One of the ideas in the 70's was "the best exercise for your chest and arms is the squat". Full squats stress your whole neuroligical system and make everything more anabolic in your system...Train like a powerlifter look like a bodybuilder was the other one I think....OK enough with the sayings. LOL.

 

[DZLS]

I have no idea if I have a high metabolism, I dont think so. Since I started eating more protein and food for my workouts I have gained weight.

at 15, there's not much that won't work for you...

what are your goals here...? are you playing football, or other sports...?

find yourself someone who can teach you some Olympic style lifts, power cleans, snatches... these will not only build muscle, but will build POWER AND SPEED...!

 

[DZLS]

One of the ideas in the 70's was "the best exercise for your chest and arms is the squat". Full squats stress your whole neuroligical system and make everything more anabolic in your system...Train like a powerlifter look like a bodybuilder was the other one I think....OK enough with the sayings. LOL.

truth be told, if there was only ONE exercise i was able to do for the rest of my life, it would be the squat or variations of it...

total body builder...

 

[P8NTBALLER590]

Football was my first excuse to start working out, I am not so sure if I plan on playing next year because I have some kind of condition with my back, which is another reason I try and stay away from dead lifting and squats.

 

[Swanson Smash]

great article on the dead lift btw