Nutrition

@ ark loldidntread.gif you're an idiot. Springbok wants to add a whopping 6 pounds, said he might bulk. Starting Strength or similar plus eat enough = more lean mass at the rate of 1-2 pounds a month, roughly. Not 60 pounds in 3 years by jogging every morning or whatever the voices in your head are telling you. 6 pounds.

Dashel_sl said:

loldidntread.gif you're an idiot. Springbok wants to add a whopping 6 pounds, said he might bulk. Starting Strength or similar plus eat enough = more lean mass at the rate of 1-2 pounds a month, roughly. Not 60 pounds in 3 years by jogging every morning or whatever the voices in your head are telling you. 6 pounds.

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No, you read it, we both know you did. Can't wait for your next "progress update," caveman. By caveman I mean shemale.

Springbok_sl said:

Back to the nutrition side of things - As far as gaining mass is concerned, anything in my diet now that should be changed rearranged?

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Others can comment but no. Just volume to get gains. You look like you eat a typical diet for people looking to get in shape. Again nitpicking stuff yeah but generally fine. Different fat sources for instance, maybe avocado, olive oil, tree nuts instead of peanut butter. But good sources of protein, veggies and fats are the main thing. I hear a lot about Leangains but I'm personally not familiar with it.

I have recently tried salsa on fish (salmon) and it's really good. Although if you dont make it yourself a lot of them have sugar in it. Specifically mango salsa.

Ya, I rock an avo or two a week, almonds a few days a week etc.... The problem (really only problem I have with it so far) is finding ways (healthy ways) to mix up the tastes. Steak on its own is amazing. Fish/Chicken? Not so much. I was strict as fuck for like 2 weeks (boiled chicken, baked fish w/ no seasoning) - but I just can't live like that. Sriracha is good, but I can't put it on everything. The homemade tomato sauce is the best I've come up with, and its still pretty bland.

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Sounds like you just need to learn how to cook. There are tons of great spices/seasonings you can combine together to make things tasty without making them unhealthy.

Tuco_sl said:

I find dumping onion/garlic on everything works great. And powdered form is extremely convenient.

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True, garlic salt on everything. Chicken, quinoa, anything.

Don't forget chicken broth. You can find it pretty cheap in most stores and adds great taste to most dishes. Use it to make rice most of the time. It keeps about a week in the fridge. You can easily make sauces with a bit of broth and some corn starch. Add any spices that you like. Stir fry's are easy as well. You can buy prepackaged veggies at most places even walmart. Stir in some cut chicken breasts or steak too.

I just eat everything in sight at all times. Usually have two or three brotein shakes a day, sometimes a little broatmeal in the morning, but usually just throwing chicken, steak, fish, any type of MEAT (ESPECIALLY DICKS LOL) down my throat. I also eat a ton of vegetables and a lot of salad, and I have an avocado in every salad, so I get a lot of good fats in me.

Don't eat too many starchy carbs, most of my carbs come from broccoli, green beans, asparagus, spinach, etc. Occasionally I'll have some rice (wild, red, brown medley) or potatoes. Rarely ever have any type of pasta, bread, or white rice.

Oh, I also eat a FUCKTON of Chipotle. Brown rice, EXTRA black beans, DOUBLE steak, mild and medium salsa, sour cream, cheese and lettuce up in that bitch! If you're feeling EXTRA hungry get that GUAC.

Itlan_sl said:

I just eat everything in sight at all times. Usually have two or three brotein shakes a day, sometimes a little broatmeal in the morning, but usually just throwing chicken, steak, fish, any type of MEAT (ESPECIALLY DICKS LOL) down my throat. I also eat a ton of vegetables and a lot of salad, and I have an avocado in every salad, so I get a lot of good fats in me.

Don't eat too many starchy carbs, most of my carbs come from broccoli, green beans, asparagus, spinach, etc. Occasionally I'll have some rice (wild, red, brown medley) or potatoes. Rarely ever have any type of pasta, bread, or white rice.

Oh, I also eat a FUCKTON of Chipotle. Brown rice, EXTRA black beans, DOUBLE steak, mild and medium salsa, sour cream, cheese and lettuce up in that bitch! If you're feeling EXTRA hungry get that GUAC.

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Springbok_sl said:

Ya, I rock an avo or two a week, almonds a few days a week etc.... The problem (really only problem I have with it so far) is finding ways (healthy ways) to mix up the tastes. Steak on its own is amazing. Fish/Chicken? Not so much. I was strict as fuck for like 2 weeks (boiled chicken, baked fish w/ no seasoning) - but I just can't live like that. Sriracha is good, but I can't put it on everything. The homemade tomato sauce is the best I've come up with, and its still pretty bland.

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Use this:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/hughs-dry-rub/
And buy the family packs of chicken thighs from whole foods (or farmer's market if you can make it. I sleep through mine a lot). Grill it all on Sunday. Eat it every work day for lunch. Be huge and full.

I also started using something close to this recipe and it's good for 10 or so meals with a fuckton of protein each.
http://70sbig.com/blog/2012/12/jacobs-chili/
A bowl that fills me the fuck up is about 400cals/50g protein. I'm fat so I stopped making cornbread to go with it which is making me sad, though I have a badass recipe if anyone wants it. I still eat carbs on training days but it's usually in the form of beer or white rice every so often.

I'm still lifting small though, 205# bodyweight but just repping 235# squats 315# deadlift 110# press. I only recently started taking both strength training and eating somewhat serious though.

In the summer I make a dry rub that I use on chicken, steak, fish, shrimp, pork, and corn and it tastes amazing on all of them, especially when grilled. Mix together:

1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp ground pepper
1 tbsp paprika
1/2 cup brown sugar (although in the interest of health I usually go lighter on the brown sugar, 1/4 cup or less. I prefer spicy to sweet anyway so this works well for me)

This is a great way to add flavor to your protein of choice without tacking on a ton of extra calories.

Rub it onto whatever tasty meat you're cooking and enjoy the deliciousness. Like Candiarie, I'll usually take one day on the weekend to grill/cook up an entire week's worth of meat/protein and divide it evenly into tupperware containers so I've got it prepared each day. It can be kind of a hassle at first to do all that on the weekend, but it's so nice to literally have zero cooking or preparation to do before/after work during the week.