[Small Fry]

All,

I’m trying to put on some weight this year. I’ve been on and off working out for the last few years and am down on my LBM by about 30lbs. I would like to put that back on. Now the first time I got my size from eating, eating, eating. I’ve never been that good at supplementation. Only thing I’ve ever really added successfully was protein. Now I’m older and have more money, but don’t have the time or ambition to eat 8000 to 9000 calories a day to get everything I need. I’m looking to add a couple of cycles to my plan next year and need some advice. I’ll let you know what I’m thinking about using and hopefully someone will let me know what to do.

Here’s the plan:

January Phera Max with Cycle Support
February Rebound XT, DHEA, and Fenugreek
March No additional supplements
Repeat

During the six months I will be taking in about 360g protein a day, 400g of carbs, and whatever fat my crappy diet contains. I’ll also be using Animal Pak, Creatine, ZMA, Glutamine, and dietary enzymes.

Anything I should add, subtract, or change please let me know. I’m not sure if my choices are going to give me good results or if I’m just a fool.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Small Fry

[Freak]

How old are you? How long have you been seriously training? If you choose to take AS do it after you exploit your natural ability (which most everyone underestimates). Don't forget about unsaturated fat from unsalted almonds, salmon, tuna, olive oil, efa oil, etc... I doubt you need 9000 calories to grow. What are your current stats? Personally I think animal pak is an expensive waste of money. imo your money would be better spent on food, whey protein, and bcaa's. Post your prospective diet.

[Small Fry]

Originally Posted by thefreak350

How old are you? How long have you been seriously training? If you choose to take AS do it after you exploit your natural ability (which most everyone underestimates). Don't forget about unsaturated fat from unsalted almonds, salmon, tuna, olive oil, efa oil, etc... I doubt you need 9000 calories to grow. What are your current stats? Personally I think animal pak is an expensive waste of money. imo your money would be better spent on food, whey protein, and bcaa's. Post your prospective diet.

I’m 35 and started training when I was 15. I can’t say that I was serious the whole time. In fact the last couple of years have been very lax. I was serious through my late teens and early twenties, but didn’t gain much weight. I competed in some powerlifting meets at 181lbs, but at almost 6’ tall my competitors had much shorter lifts to complete. At 27 I became pretty dedicated and went from a low of 178 to 231 in 9 months of nothing but lifting, eating (that’s where the 8000 to 9000 calories came in), and sleeping. Got up to 250lbs at about 15% body fat. Then I got married, moved, got a new job, built a new house, got another new job, and started building another new house. During that time lifting definitely took a back seat. My current stats are around 6’, like I said, 230lbs give or take a few, about 20% body fat. My lifts are pretty low right now, but very steadily increasing (bench in the mid 300s, squats about the same, don’t deadlift at the moment).

One of the main reasons I posted this is that I’m planning for the future. I know what my natural limits are, and I know that I am not there yet. I think with muscle memory I should be able to hit my potential pretty quickly, I’m just looking for the jump start after that.

I’ll get back to you on the diet as I’ve been trying to decide my strategy there.

Small Fry

[Freak]

I understand, muscle memory is true and I have experienced it myself. You will be back in no time at all.

Good luck!

[Small Fry]

Originally Posted by thefreak350

I understand, muscle memory is true and I have experienced it myself. You will be back in no time at all.

Good luck!

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I think I will bounce back to a point really quickly (unfortunately my belly won't bounce back as fast). What I'm looking for is if I do add AS to my regime am I doing it correctly or not.

Small Fry