[rdobson]

during the week i wake up at 8am eat some oatmeal and then workout,I gotta get up before everyone else and get that shit done you know. I usually go to bed around liek 1 or so.

On the weekends i get up around 10...eat soem oats and workout (on saturday) I stay up till whenever though (liek now!!)

[allstar]

well 14 hours, 1 cup an hour i think comes to 1 gallon

[ZackKnight]

IF YOUR PISS IS CLEAR YOU'RE DRINKING ENOUGH

[KM]

Originally Posted by ibanezman88

KM, i know NOT eating every 2 hours doesn't necessarily lead to catabolism but he's letting 4 hours pass by without eating!

I understand where you're coming from and it was good advice, mostly because of the fact that you're motivating him to up his meal consistency. But think of it from a rookie trainee/dieter. Most are used to eat 3 larger meals, and that's it. So in most cases, absorption of food and digestion isn't as quick, thus why eating 6 meals in the beginning is a catastrophe.

Originally Posted by Shwitt88

and eating more often ups your metabolism, right?

Mixed studies about this. Some, like Freak, believe it does. Studies in the past show that the effect of the pattern of food intake on human energy metabolism is not differentiated when consistency is increased. However, recent studies contradict this. Nonetheless, absorption time is increased when meal patterns are more frequent.

Either way, continue your 5-8 meals a day.

Originally Posted by ibanezman88

yup!
plus, i don't believe in forcing water down your throat unless you're trying to loose waterweight before a competiton and you wanna start out big so you can taper down.

if drinking all this water is making you loose your appetite, then cut back on the water.

honestly, IMO, you don't need to be drinking 2 gallons a day. i know this goes contrary to what most people are going to tell you and i'm probably going to get flamed for this, but in my honest opinion, it's overrated and unessesary.

I'd say, just drink water throughout the day and stay very well hydrated. still drink as much as you can but don't over do it if 2 gallons seems like too much.

sorry guys, just stating my opinion here.

Great advice! I agree. Drink to stay hydrated. Also excessive amounts of water raises blood pressure.

[ibanezman88]

Originally Posted by KM

I understand where you're coming from and it was good advice, mostly because of the fact that you're motivating him to up his meal consistency. But think of it from a rookie trainee/dieter. Most are used to eat 3 larger meals, and that's it. So in most cases, absorption of food and digestion isn't as quick, thus why eating 6 meals in the beginning is a catastrophe.

yeah i forget about that. i had to use weightgainers at the beginning a lot because i could never get 6 meals in. once i could get 5, i always said i would stop using weightgainers when i could do 6. but now i can eat 6 meals and i still keep using the weightgainers lol. and lol at catastrophe. nice choice of vocabulary hahaha. that was funny.



Mixed studies about this. Some, like Freak, believe it does. Studies in the past show that the effect of the pattern of food intake on human energy metabolism is not differentiated when consistency is increased. However, recent studies contradict this. Nonetheless, absorption time is increased when meal patterns are more frequent.

Either way, continue your 5-8 meals a day.

interesting

Great advice! I agree. Drink to stay hydrated. Also excessive amounts of water raises blood pressure.

hmm...i did not know that. this explains a lot! thanks. i know that wasn't for me but it helps me too lol.

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[smre123]

I have a hard time drinking alot of water .I've been chugging a glass at least every hour I'm awake...not really sure how much that is. 2 gallons seems to be alot....you'd have to carry a toliet around with you

I've found out that juice is not the way to go (at least for me)

when it comes to water you dont want to chug you want to sip on it chugging it makes your body take in too much water at a time and you excreat the extra water you dont need hence you piss like a race horse ever half hr if you sip on it every 10-15 mins and down that glass in that time period your body will be able to utilize it better and have less excreation hence less pissing hahaha i used to have the same problem until i read up on it and took a nutrition class

[ibanezman88]

HA!

didn't know that either!

that explains a lot dammit!

[Blitzkrieg]

nice post!

[bbdude]

Originally Posted by ZackKnight

haha BBdude is the guy to go to about that. the boy puked about twice a week, but he def added A LOT of weight

thats right. being small i think that is a great way to expand the amount of food u actually can eat. when i was on my first bulk, getting all the food in was very hard for me so i just forced it in. now i have absolutely no problems getting my macros in in all healthy food, even though i add a little dirt lol. not now though cause im on an eating plan from Zir... working pretty well.

[Blitzkrieg]

Originally Posted by bbdude

thats right. being small i think that is a great way to expand the amount of food u actually can eat. when i was on my first bulk, getting all the food in was very hard for me so i just forced it in. now i have absolutely no problems getting my macros in in all healthy food, even though i add a little dirt lol. not now though cause im on an eating plan from Zir... working pretty well.

I have no doubt you will kick some major ass in the comp, just make sure you don't injure yourself bro

[bbdude]

Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg

I have no doubt you will kick some major ass in the comp, just make sure you don't injure yourself bro

haha thats what i did today