What's on YOUR plate?

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GeneMachine-

Id have to say part of your problem is being young. I was young at one time and it was hardas hell to put on weight. Check out massmonsters.com, Mr.X from the diet board has quite a few diet articles(some bulk up routines too) on there that might give you more insight. --Thats a shitload of food your taking in, and it might just take a couple of years of eating likethis for awhile.



How old are you, BTW?

 

[genemachine]

Yeah, my shimmer of hope is that my workout partner dg21 was my weight two years ago. He ate like this, and gained solid weight like crazy(He's shooting for 300lbs now). If he can do it, so can I. BTW DG21, if you see this post, how has the holiday eating been going?

 

[Vulgar_Display_Of_Power]

Jesus- DG21 was at that weight 2 yrs ago? I would have assumed he was at least that when he was born! I guess that just goes to show theres still hope for us little fellows!

 

[IrishPower]

if you cant eat well

when i am getting close to a meet, my appetite sucks ass for various reasons. last meet, i started packing in Ensure Plus every day.

i put back on a lot of weight and my friends said i looked the biggest in years.

now, ensure isn't the cleanest source of calories... its mostly sugar and crappy protein, but it is calories.

i was drinking 6 ensure's @ 350 calories
at least 3 3-scoop optimum protein shakes @50-75 gr protein a piece and eating 3 meals a day. this worked pretty well.

i am getting ready to go back to this as i am 12 weeks out from canada.

 

[dg21]

Hey Genemachine, eating has been going pretty well. It really sucks sometimes but I'm putting it away. People say I'm looking bigger. The scale read 298 after a big meal, so a few more weeks and I'll be there.

VDOP- I was 180 almost two years ago. This was when I was playing soccer and training to run 2 miles in 12 minutes. In high school if i decreased my running and ate normal I would go up to 200 real quick.

 

[beercan89]

That diet is filthy. There is no reason to be drinking soda......eating so close together is just going to make you crap more....I'd stick to 2.5 hrs minimum in between meals....For cereal, instead of cocoa puffs, have golean by kashi, it has 8 grams of protein and 9 grams of fiber per serving.....I'd also ditch the chips and make sure my sandwitches were on whole grain bread, as well as, cold cut chicken, turkey, or roast beef instead of bologna. If you wanted to, on workout days, you could replace the chips cals with pasta, then on off days you could replace the cals with protein powder. Umm, good call on the milk, pm me if you have any more questions.

 

[AnimalMass1]

That diet is filthy. There is no reason to be drinking soda......eating so close together is just going to make you crap more....I'd stick to 2.5 hrs minimum in between meals....For cereal, instead of cocoa puffs, have golean by kashi, it has 8 grams of protein and 9 grams of fiber per serving.....I'd also ditch the chips and make sure my sandwitches were on whole grain bread, as well as, cold cut chicken, turkey, or roast beef instead of bologna. If you wanted to, on workout days, you could replace the chips cals with pasta, then on off days you could replace the cals with protein powder. Umm, good call on the milk, pm me if you have any more questions.

This is heresy on a powerlifting board. You must be lynched now. Bring on the pie!

AnimalMass

 

[Liftbig]

That diet is filthy.

damnit man we're powerlifters seriously though i could care less how clean or dirty my diet is. im more concerned with getting enough calories and macronutrients(i used a big word).
but that doesnt mean i eat like shit though, i drink alot of water, i dont eat chips, french fries, desserts, etc. i try to eat mostly complex carbs and get protein from milk eggs meat. sometimes its not always possible though becuase of money issues(in case you didnt know, i live with my parents and they have to buy food for a house of 6, so they have to get whats economical, but we always have milk eggs etc). as far as gaining weight is concerned my philosohpy is the more calories the better. you can always try and burn some fat off later, and no one becomes a fatass over night, so you can pay attention and tailor your food intake accordingly.

 

[benchmonster]

I ate a medium Mazzio's meatlover's pizza last night at 9:00 p.m. Eating 4 breakfast burrito's right now for breakfast. Doing 2 or 3 protein shakes per day on top of regular meals and whatever falls in, and am weighing 230 lbs at the moment. Going up to 240 or so for my next meet.

I was skinnier at Genemachine's age than he is, and obviously much shorter too. I weighed an imposing 165 when I was your age Gene and decided it was time not to be skinny any more. Went on a diet plan similar to what you laid out in the start of this thread, went to 185 clean over the course of a summer and have never been below 185 since then.

That was, of course many moons ago, and I don't eat nearly that much anymore, nor do I need to. But Genemachine, I think you are on the right track bro.

B.

 

[spatts]

Do you guys ever think about your immune system? The repair hub? The hard drive? There are great reasons outside of physique to eat clean(er). Ask yourself what the food has to offer you. It seems like so much focus is placed on what to avoid in food...macronutrients, that the micronutrients that catalyze the building and repair are lost in the shuffle. How many of you know how many water soluble and fat soluble vitamins you get? How many of you complain of joint and tendon pain? I'm not trying to get preachy...I gotsta have my cheddar peppers, but really. Eating crap food 24/7 isn't something that makes you tougher, it deprives you of vitamins and minerals that your body needs to keep up with what you do to it. Bfold comes to mind. He's one big mofo. His policy? Get all your nutrients in, and THEN start piling whatever the hell you want on top of that...but don't neglect the building blocks that put you on the pedestal in the first place. Eat the pizza and burritos if you must, but throw in a veggie or something too. At least you will absorb more of the nutrients in the pizza, and lower the insulin spike too.