Protein supplements are not necessay, they simply make meeting your necessary daily amounts of protein a lot easier.
And define “while bodybuilding”. Bodybuilding is not just another term for going to the gym, it’s a sport and a lifestyle.
Well you are going to learn quite quickly that I, unlike you, just don’t give a fuck about people on the internet. I’m not going to play goodie-two-shoes with you simply because some really annoying prick on a forum gets butthurt when I act mean on the internet.
Your impression wasn’t wrong. I am the internet’s biggest asshole. You’ll live.
And just saying, but if you’ve been around these forums as long as I and some of the other veteran members have, you’d be thoroughly sick of all the new people like yourself too.
I’ve been looking to lose some weight (I’m 175lbs with a pretty large gut) I have from fat then try and get more muscle mass (not too much though.) Any advice?
Also do you do any running or do you only do lifting?
Get on a decent diet, start yourself on a decent beginner’s lifting program (such as Rippetoe’s or Bill Starr’s/Madcow’s 5x5 program, Google them), and start regularly doing cardio.
I don’t really run per-say as I do just general cardio. Cardio is good for overall cardiovascular health and maintains a good level of conditioning and endurance. A lot of bigger guys don’t bother because it takes a lot out of you and it can hinder gains when you’re pushing your natural limits, but I don’t mind it.
Well I wouldn’t say simply because of my strength but I have been known to dislocate a few jaws and put a few people to sleep in my time.
Strict dieting. Once you have a good grasp on and understanding of nutrition and food in general, it isn’t really that hard to figure out how to get all your calories in a day. The hard part is finding the time to get them in.
Don’t get me wrong, I eat junk food every now and again when I’m bulking and I’m not as anal about my diet as a lot of guys are, but for being a guy with pretty much no formal education in the field, I could pretty easily qualify for a professional nutritionist. Once you know the ins and outs of every aspect of the human body and how it handles everything related to this sport including food, supplements, training, rest, etc. things become a lot easier to understand.
I mostly listen to metal and hard rock when I lift…occasionally a rap song or two if it’s motivational enough. As of right now my favorite song to lift to is Never Forget by Diecast. The opening verse is one of my favorites.
All the obvious guys. Lee Priest, Ronnie Coleman, Flex Wheeler, of course Arnold, Jay Cutler…every guy who has ever achieved the ultimate goal in this sport…natural or not.
Do you have a certain goal you want to reach, where you will stop and maintain your current level of fitness. Or do you want to keep going until it is no longer possible to progress?
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