Ben J
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Never thought i'd be asking this but.......
I've joined a gym. My new job is alot less active than my old one and i've put on about half a stone. i'm not exactly fat but carrying a bit more fat than normal.
Just looking to tone up and build a bit of muscle. If it goes okay I may go for a more ripped look but doubt it somehow.
Can anyone reccomend a supplement drink I could use? Or do I not need one?
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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PHD Synergy.
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bwbw
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Registered: 14th Feb 05
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Maximuscle Promax
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John
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Sports Day
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
PHD Synergy.
Not if he wants to lose weight..I'm just about to order some
They do a decent diet option though 
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Ben J
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So should I maybe avoid a supplement drink until I've dropped a few pounds?
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Gareth F
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Urm well body fortress is a toned down whey protein, work very well to repair muscle damage so you dont ache afterwards. Downside is it will make you fart alot 
Before hand i use creatine powder to feed your muscles more amino acids so you can work out for longer just like drinking gritty water  
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Gareth F
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Whey protein passes through your system if its not used so wont make you fat 
Because im tall my muscles dont look anything special but i can out do most musclemeatheads at endurance which gets them mega pissed when they try matching me on weight equipment (not free weights)
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ssj_kakarot
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well if you want to lose weight it boils down to using more calories than you consume, its as simple as that.
if you want to increase mucle size (not very effiecient if you are looking to lose weight at the same time mind) a simple whey protein shake straight after a workout will do fine, just get some off myprotein.com
drop your cals and the weight will come off
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Gareth F
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Muscle weighs more than fat so guess hes trying to tone up. I just eat too much so i stay at about 16st even though i go to the gym alot
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ssj_kakarot
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no such thing as toning up you either lose weight so the mucle underneath shows more or increase mucle size
its quite hard to gain mucle and lose weight at the same time although not impossble, thats why most seasoned gym goers tend to bulk (eat a lot of cals to increase mucle size but put on a bit of fat at the same time) and then cut hard (restrict cals to lose the weight) around beach season.
list 4 days a week, cardio for 45 mins 4+ a week and eat less than your maintence cals whilst eating enough protein
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Gareth F
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I just work out and eat crap food all day.
I dont enjoy eating healthily at all
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
PHD Synergy.
Not if he wants to lose weight..I'm just about to order some
They do a decent diet option though
there's a difference between losing weight and losing fat.
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MarkSport
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Iso2Nutrition is good
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Gary
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
PHD Synergy.
Not if he wants to lose weight..I'm just about to order some
They do a decent diet option though
there's a difference between losing weight and losing fat.
This.
Personally. Just have a couple of scoops of whey protien after.
All this other stuff is a load of wank ignore it all imo. Nothing is better than eating properly.
Rule of thumb is...
2000cal intake for loosing weight
2500cal RDA for a male over 20
3000cal Gaining weight/muscle
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dean101287
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Water
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bwbw
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Promax Diet is good for losing weight!
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Gary
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quote:
Originally posted by bwbw
Promax Diet is good for losing weight!
So are fruit and veg.
Cheaper too.
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SXI - Matt
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Dont waste your money on maximuscleshit it's well over priced for what it is! imo
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
PHD Synergy.
Not if he wants to lose weight..I'm just about to order some
They do a decent diet option though
there's a difference between losing weight and losing fat.
Yeah sorry. I'm not bothered about my actual weight. I just need to lose a bit of flab.
Also my diet is pretty healthy, I'm just less active than I was at work hence a bit of flab here and there.
[Edited on 05-01-2011 by Ben J]
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radicalry00
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
quote:
Originally posted by Root
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
PHD Synergy.
Not if he wants to lose weight..I'm just about to order some
They do a decent diet option though
there's a difference between losing weight and losing fat.
This.
Personally. Just have a couple of scoops of whey protien after.
All this other stuff is a load of wank ignore it all imo. Nothing is better than eating properly.
Rule of thumb is...
2000cal intake for loosing weight
2500cal RDA for a male over 20
3000cal Gaining weight/muscle
You want carbs too immediately after IMO for optmum glycogen replenishment. Whey with something like dextrose / maltodextrin is fine. Then a decent meal 90 mins after.
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Norcy91
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
quote:
Originally posted by bwbw
Promax Diet is good for losing weight!
So are fruit and veg.
Cheaper too.
I've got some Promax Diet, and yes it's good, but £33 for 20 servings is expensive
Not worth spending £99 a month just to lose some weight really, I'm looking at some MyProtein stuff next, cheaper and more in a bag
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by Root
quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
PHD Synergy.
Not if he wants to lose weight..I'm just about to order some
They do a decent diet option though
there's a difference between losing weight and losing fat.
Synergy will make him put on mass though which he doesn't want hence why I put it.
To lose weight he needs needs a balanced diet of carbs protien and good fats and a shit load of hard cardio training. Simple.
The problem is your body will find it hard to take and the right supplements will soften the blow to help you recuperate.
[Edited on 05-01-2011 by CORSA NUT]
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