My Bodybuilding Competition - Page 36

Will · 07-04-2011, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Piggymon

Will, this is REALLY hard, gone totally hardcore this time! .. hardest thing I've ever done... was literally in tears when I got back from the gym this evening.

It will be worth it once I step on that stage showing off my hard earned muscles

Oh it definitely works well, and it's hard. I couldn't do it though - I dropped so much body fat (I won't bother posting pics in your thread) but it paid off... if I had the discipline to keep it up... I would - but I just like stuffing my face too much!

BBx · 07-04-2011, 22:23

Still haven't commented on your diet Sinead... I don't know how you do it (don't take offense) but it looks like something you might get in a hospital!!! So many words I don't understand!!!

BB x

Will · 07-04-2011, 22:33

She hasn't started on all the amino acid profiles, and anti oxidants and so on!

Piggymon · 08-04-2011, 12:28

LOL Mei Mei !!

That really made me laff !!

Sam, you don't need to restrict carbs tooo much, don't forget what I'm doing is quite extreme

BBx · 08-04-2011, 12:43

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Originally Posted by Piggymon

LOL Mei Mei !!

That really made me laff !!

glad it made you laugh!

Am going to do a full reccy with questions when I have a mo

BB x

Belmit · 08-04-2011, 14:23

Out of interest, and if you know (which I'm guessing you do if you've worked out how many calories to take in for building muscle etc.), do you have a reasonably accurate value for your maintenance calories? And if so how did you figure it out? For years I've been convinced that 2500, which is so often quoted as being correct, for the average male is way too many and I'm sure that if I ate that much I'd put on weight. Recently I bought some scales that also have all the fat monitoring gubbins etc. even though I hold no conviction in their accuracy, and it said that my maintenance calories should be around 1600. To be honest that sounds more likely if a little low. I guess I'm just interested in how I'd go about losing fat or adding muscle based on what I should be taking in (and when/how often) during the day.

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Will · 08-04-2011, 14:56

You need to work out your BMR and RMR - then you have to honestly measure your level of activity to multiply that to your RMR to get your basic calorie requirements. Personally I use the Harris Benedict calculation for it.

Remember though it's only a rough idea - it's never going to be 100% accurate.

Piggymon · 08-04-2011, 17:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBx

glad it made you laugh!

Am going to do a full reccy with questions when I have a mo

BB x

LOL ! I shall be ready Miss Mei Mei xx

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belmit

Out of interest, and if you know (which I'm guessing you do if you've worked out how many calories to take in for building muscle etc.), do you have a reasonably accurate value for your maintenance calories? And if so how did you figure it out? For years I've been convinced that 2500, which is so often quoted as being correct, for the average male is way too many and I'm sure that if I ate that much I'd put on weight. Recently I bought some scales that also have all the fat monitoring gubbins etc. even though I hold no conviction in their accuracy, and it said that my maintenance calories should be around 1600. To be honest that sounds more likely if a little low. I guess I'm just interested in how I'd go about losing fat or adding muscle based on what I should be taking in (and when/how often) during the day.

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Absolutely no idea ! I have a nutritionist who does my diet ( James, he was at our wedding with his partner Hazel but had to dash off ) He doesn't calorie count at all

There are a few articles on MT - you should join up

http://articles.muscletalk.co.uk/

So got through today on less carbs than yesterday but feeling a LOT better than I did yesterday - weigh in tomorrow, this should be interesting

Piggymon · 09-04-2011, 07:43

So carb cycling works then ! I've lost 3.5lbs this week

A lot of that will be water I expect but still... YAY !

TinkerBell · 09-04-2011, 14:11

Wooo Hooo. Awesome news!

07-04-2011, 22:33	#353
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	She hasn't started on all the amino acid profiles, and anti oxidants and so on! __________________ *No No!*

08-04-2011, 12:28	#354
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	LOL Mei Mei !! That really made me laff !! Sam, you don't need to restrict carbs tooo much, don't forget what I'm doing is quite extreme __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

08-04-2011, 14:23	#356
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Out of interest, and if you know (which I'm guessing you do if you've worked out how many calories to take in for building muscle etc.), do you have a reasonably accurate value for your maintenance calories? And if so how did you figure it out? For years I've been convinced that 2500, which is so often quoted as being correct, for the average male is way too many and I'm sure that if I ate that much I'd put on weight. Recently I bought some scales that also have all the fat monitoring gubbins etc. even though I hold no conviction in their accuracy, and it said that my maintenance calories should be around 1600. To be honest that sounds more likely if a little low. I guess I'm just interested in how I'd go about losing fat or adding muscle based on what I should be taking in (and when/how often) during the day. This question brought to you by random wonderings! __________________

08-04-2011, 14:56	#357
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	You need to work out your BMR and RMR - then you have to honestly measure your level of activity to multiply that to your RMR to get your basic calorie requirements. Personally I use the Harris Benedict calculation for it. Remember though it's only a rough idea - it's never going to be 100% accurate. __________________ *No No!*

09-04-2011, 07:43	#359
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	So carb cycling works then ! I've lost 3.5lbs this week A lot of that will be water I expect but still... YAY ! __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

07-04-2011, 22:23	#352
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	Still haven't commented on your diet Sinead... I don't know how you do it (don't take offense) but it looks like something you might get in a hospital!!! So many words I don't understand!!! BB x

09-04-2011, 14:11	#360
TinkerBell Dirty Spammer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the middle! Posts: 2,454	Wooo Hooo. Awesome news! __________________