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~With some disconcertion.~ Okay...
I think I'm going to do the following: For the next three months I'm going to try to get the hang of things and get some habituation with the gym, eating healthfully and sleeping enough, and at the same time.
For the six months after that I'm going to focus on building up strength and a good base to cut down to. I'm probably going to increase my calories and carbs around these six months, while introducing a less 'simple' whey protien, I was thinking about getting Surge and Low Carb Grow to help add on some muscle. I may also invest in some Creatine, but I'm going to do research on it first, not only is it hella' expensive, but 2manly you seems ardently convinced that it's completly worthless, and since you know a hell of a lot more about this than I do, I'm not gonna' just run out and buy it.
Then in the final three months of the year I'm going to decrease my calorie and carbohydrate intake and introduce some fat burners into my diet. I think green tea the first month, Hot-Rox the second, then the third, if I'm not where I want to be, I might try that ECA stack that you suggested, 2manly. This, like the creatine, however, I'll research the hell out of (My parents trained me to be a hypochondriac, go figure.)
Then, with luck, one year from now I'll be at least *close* to the pictures that I put up a page ago. A couple of questions real quick:
Right now I'm training for strength, pretty much. Three sets of ten reps, or, as the gym showed me the other night, one set of ten reps, one set of eight and a half reps, then one set of six reps. Anyhow, as I get closer to my 'year' how should I train to avoid putting on any more mass, while preserving what I already have? Should I do more reps with lighter weight, or train less often, or just train differently? I've read all the threads about how newbies are scared that they'll look like Arnold if they start lifting, and I'm no different.
The second question is directed mostly to 9cy: T-Nation has a whole bunch of different ways to use Surge. The one I'm mostly familiar with is "Half a serving before your workout; half a serving during your workout; one serving directly after your workout; one serving an hour after your workout (I think)". Several questions, but easy ones: Did I miss any? What should I do with it on not weight training days? Assuming I'm doing weights three times a week, and yoga, pilates and balance ball once a week, and have one rest day, how many jugs of Surge would I need for a one month supply? I ask the last, entirely math based question, because I'm not sure if I missed anything, if I should use it on 'off' days or if the Yoga/Pilates/Balance Ball count as training days.
Thanks again, Gents!
-Harm-
I think I'm going to do the following: For the next three months I'm going to try to get the hang of things and get some habituation with the gym, eating healthfully and sleeping enough, and at the same time.
For the six months after that I'm going to focus on building up strength and a good base to cut down to. I'm probably going to increase my calories and carbs around these six months, while introducing a less 'simple' whey protien, I was thinking about getting Surge and Low Carb Grow to help add on some muscle. I may also invest in some Creatine, but I'm going to do research on it first, not only is it hella' expensive, but 2manly you seems ardently convinced that it's completly worthless, and since you know a hell of a lot more about this than I do, I'm not gonna' just run out and buy it.
Then in the final three months of the year I'm going to decrease my calorie and carbohydrate intake and introduce some fat burners into my diet. I think green tea the first month, Hot-Rox the second, then the third, if I'm not where I want to be, I might try that ECA stack that you suggested, 2manly. This, like the creatine, however, I'll research the hell out of (My parents trained me to be a hypochondriac, go figure.)
Then, with luck, one year from now I'll be at least *close* to the pictures that I put up a page ago. A couple of questions real quick:
Right now I'm training for strength, pretty much. Three sets of ten reps, or, as the gym showed me the other night, one set of ten reps, one set of eight and a half reps, then one set of six reps. Anyhow, as I get closer to my 'year' how should I train to avoid putting on any more mass, while preserving what I already have? Should I do more reps with lighter weight, or train less often, or just train differently? I've read all the threads about how newbies are scared that they'll look like Arnold if they start lifting, and I'm no different.
The second question is directed mostly to 9cy: T-Nation has a whole bunch of different ways to use Surge. The one I'm mostly familiar with is "Half a serving before your workout; half a serving during your workout; one serving directly after your workout; one serving an hour after your workout (I think)". Several questions, but easy ones: Did I miss any? What should I do with it on not weight training days? Assuming I'm doing weights three times a week, and yoga, pilates and balance ball once a week, and have one rest day, how many jugs of Surge would I need for a one month supply? I ask the last, entirely math based question, because I'm not sure if I missed anything, if I should use it on 'off' days or if the Yoga/Pilates/Balance Ball count as training days.
Thanks again, Gents!
-Harm-