Posted: 9/12/2007 4:38:39 PM EDT
| Is excess protien I consume stored as fat? Or eliminated / urinated? |
Unsure of my bodyfat% 5'10" 150lb now. Was 135. 3x a week at the gym. Mon. is chest and triceps, Wed is back and biceps, Fri is shoulders and forearms. I consume 60 80 grams a day from Whey mix and use glutamine as well. |
If you move your Chest/Bicep workouts together and your back/triceps, you'll be working your arms twice a week. With your chest and back, your arms are the secondary muscle groups working. Just a thought, but I've known people that get better by packing chest/tri & back/bi in on the same days and stuff and getting the same results. |
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If your working out every week consistently, you'd have to be consuming A LOT of protien for your body not to use it. Your routine looks decent. Definitely dont' want to overtrain. I'd say if your trying to bulk up, consume at least 1 gram of protien per body lb. 150lbs.=150 grams of protien per day. 1.5g/lb is better. Not all of your protien intake should be from shakes though. maybe 60 grams max is o.k. try chicken, beef, tuna, beans, eggs, milk... hell look at a cookbook. bodybuildingforyou.com is a good forum. lots of good info there. |
Basically you want to switch it up every couple of months. DONT LET YOUR MUSCLES GET USED TO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. That goes for routines, exercises, reps, sets, weight,...... You want to "shock" your muscles every once in a while. Also keep track of the weight your lifting, try to increase every week. even if its only 5lbs. or 2.5lbs. on each side depending on the exercise. you wont be able to increase every lift, EVERY week, but try. |
To much of anything is no good. If your only working out 3 days a week, between 1/2gram-1gram of Whey protein per pound of body weight is good. If your using shakes take in no more then 35grams at once. Your body will only utilize that much in one sitting and the rest will go to waste. The most important thing is getting a constant supply throughout the day ie. every 2-3 hours.
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