You're only going to get so large man. At that point it's maintenance. I don't judge. I don't know what people feel their ideal look/size/weight/strength is.
I think Elurin and I are referring to the men who are quite clearly not even remotely close to their genetic max. Sure, I'm not their doctor and I don't know if they have any special conditions... but I think those are quite rare. Besides, I've heard the "I just can't gain weight" lamentations from a bunch of thin skinny-fat men. They think they're eating 4k calories a day when really they aren't and they aren't willing to do an accurate food journal.
Those aren't the people I'm referring to. I'm talking about people who quite clearly want to build muscle but aren't eating enough to do it. They're perpetually rail-thin. They're likely quite healthy, but they want to be bigger but they don't eat enough. No one picking up heavy shit in a gym wants to be 6'2 145lbs (my brother).
Not much. He's charging my wife and I combined only $50 a week. That's low, and he competes as a professional drug free bodybuilder. Everyone at our gym who competes uses him. Oh, and that is not hands on training. He gives the program, the routine, and each meal is outlined to the gram. We check in with him daily, and send progress pics and weight every Saturday AM. We also text back and forth about what's going on (energy levels, strength levels, bloating etc.). We've seen people at the gym he's transformed from being tubs of lard to ripped, he doesn't have to sell himself.
Seems like money well spent. Not being nosy but how old are you, and what have your gains/losses been like over a time period?
It is money well spent. I've always been a gym rat, but now I have someone to help me dial my nutrition.
Maybe I will "invest" in a PT. A real one, not the gym provided one. I'll be 45, and I know I've hit the age where my muscle and strength will start to decline. I just want to get lighter, while maintaining strength. I need someone to guide me there properly. Issue is that real trainers in Boston will run you 250 a week.
He's changed my diet up. All I know is that I absolutely destroyed my legs yesterday, and I'm not sore. Usually, when I hit it that hard, my hams are trashed. He's got me on a bunch of supplements, and he forces me to eat all my meals. Every two hours, I'm eating lean protein. Today, I'm behind, and I'll be eating right up until I go to bed.Maybe I will "invest" in a PT. A real one, not the gym provided one. I'll be 45, and I know I've hit the age where my muscle and strength will start to decline. I just want to get lighter, while maintaining strength. I need someone to guide me there properly. Issue is that real trainers in Boston will run you 250 a week.
Thx for the info. You sound like a beast.
Ya...It stops protein breakdown if I remember. Please don't quote me. It was like 15 years ago I last used this. It works though, but back then I'm not sure they knew what the side effects were.
This is how messed up scientists are. Studies are inconclusive on HMB, yet I know it's working. There is a huge difference in my recovery, I'm training to failure, and yet I wake up in the AM with no soreness. It's like I'm not even working out, I had no idea this stuff was that good.
I need to read up. I've always had a hard time getting to and maintaining single digit bf. Most of the time, I'm consuming negligible amounts of fat, as I'm only eating from lean protein sources.
