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[GoHard24]

why all the oil and peanut butter? 100g of pasta with chicken and olive oil at 8:30 pm, sounds like your trying to fatten up

Im 8% bodyfat right now, and i am just trying to put some pounds on. I always stay lean no matter what i eat so I threw in the oil and pb to try to help me gain

[stavios]

Im 8% bodyfat right now, and i am just trying to put some pounds on. I always stay lean no matter what i eat so I threw in the oil and pb to try to help me gain

I assure you that you won't gain more muscle that way, only fat.

there is no reason to gain fat, you will look worse and won't put on more muscle by being fat

[Alex A]

I assure you that you won't gain more muscle that way, only fat.

there is no reason to gain fat, you will look worse and won't put on more muscle by being fat

i agree, i would only concentrate on putting on good size/muscle. If it seems to work then go for it, if i ate PB and all that olive oil i would be fat.

[grumpwurst]

Speaking of Olive Oil. Is it safe to use and if so, in what quantities?

I use the kind that comes in the spray can (Pam makes an olive oil spray) and lightly spritz stuff to keep it from sticking to the pan/grill that I'm cooking my fish on

[Shaft10]

Hey Alex,

What store or website has the best prices on supplements?

[jayfrog]

HEllo

I have questions

I have this supplements:

Sida Stack
Green Tea Extract (Lean green)
Guggul extract
Cayenne pepper
Flax oil

but I dont know what and when is the best time to take them
Rumors reached Greece in a small vilage and say that the expert on this is Will Brink

One more Q

I have heard about the Clean Bulk, is it Worth it to use the Fat Burners supplements in Bulk???

[Alex A]

Speaking of Olive Oil. Is it safe to use and if so, in what quantities?

I use the kind that comes in the spray can (Pam makes an olive oil spray) and lightly spritz stuff to keep it from sticking to the pan/grill that I'm cooking my fish on

Yeah a small amount on a frying pan is fine for sure, i just would not cook my food in the stuff, if you know what i mean or pour it on heavy. its high in cals and fat, even though good fat, i dont like added fats...

[Alex A]

Hey Alex,

What store or website has the best prices on supplements?

I think Bodybuilding.com is a pretty good place to shop.

[statona]

Ok - you guys seem to be the experts on the net - so I'm really looking for your guidance on this - as I'm completely clueless.

I started this journey 8 years ago at 317 VERY FATTY pounds (if you are interested in a former fat guy story - this is me on the Ironman site) - and entered the BFL challenge 11 weeks ago at 182 and 22% - and I'm in my 12th week at 161 and about 8% - trying to get to 6 by the end of the week. So far, here is where I am.

Sunday - 2.5 gallons of water - 75 grams of carbs for the day and lots of protein (through 6 meals). Workout (don't freak out here because I'm also training for an Ironman - I ran for 1 hour 40 minutes)

Monday - 2.5 gallons of water:
Meal 1: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 cup egg whites
Meal 2: Muscle Milk Light
Meal 3: Optimum Nutrition 100% gold whey - 2 scoops (48 grams of protein) and 1/4 cup of oatmeal
Meal 4: Flank Steak - broccoli - mushrooms (trying to use fibrous carbs late in the day)
Meal 5: ON - 1 scoop
Workout: Chest and Triceps
No meal 6.

Tuesday - workout will be 1 hour of hard cycling in the morning and 1 hour of running at night. Diet is similiar

Wednesday - workout - back, biceps, and shoulders -
Diet - CLUELESS

Thursday - supposed to be 4 hour bike ride - but I told my coach I am backing off any heavy cardio for the last few days - if you guys think I should back off Wednesday as well - I'll do so.

Friday - 1 hour bike ride,

Main Goals: Get as lean and tight as possible. I'm not very muscular - I just started lifting weights 11 weeks ago - so anything I have developed, I'm trying to highlight by getting as lean as possible (you all know this). I still have a little bit of the love handles - and they are killing me... but I would happy to take any suggestions on this.

My pictures are scheduled for 9am on Saturday morning - shaving my body this week - and getting tan will happen towards the end of the week. Please chime in on meals for the next 3 days - and anything else you think I should be doing. I really appreciate your guidance and help going forward.

[grumpwurst]

Yeah a small amount on a frying pan is fine for sure, i just would not cook my food in the stuff, if you know what i mean or pour it on heavy. its high in cals and fat, even though good fat, i dont like added fats...

In other words, if used for anti-stick purposes (i.e. lightly sprayed on fish), it's OK, but if you are using it to actually cook food (i.e. pan fry), the bad?

[Alex A]

In other words, if used for anti-stick purposes (i.e. lightly sprayed on fish), it's OK, but if you are using it to actually cook food (i.e. pan fry), the bad?

Correct. Any spray should be fine, because your using such a small amount an the pan just burns it up for the most part but I usually use Pam spray...But cooking in olive oil or adding lots of it, with my diet wont work...

[grumpwurst]

Correct. Any spray should be fine, because your using such a small amount an the pan just burns it up for the most part but I usually use Pam spray...But cooking in olive oil or adding lots of it, with my diet wont work...

Thanks Alex,

I guess I should state that the reason I'm asking is because my wife loves to cook and we've had some crappy cookware that was a wedding gift 6 years ago that has just lost it's non-stick since I started cooking all my food for this fabulous lifestyle

So, we upgraded to stainless-steel All-Clad brand cookware and we were told under no circumstances to put Pam on that cookware because it would ruin it but spray olive oil or other "natural" fats would be fine.

So, I went and bought spray olive oil from Pam (seems all the oil makers have a version of spray olive oil, I just picked one who's label didn't list any synthetic products like silicone in them)

I just give a quick spritz on my fish and pan, season and cook.

All I have to say is that I'm really hating the fact that we got the solid surface electric range when we got our new oven/range. I miss gas burners. But that is another topic for another thread...haha....

[Alex A]

Thanks Alex,

I guess I should state that the reason I'm asking is because my wife loves to cook and we've had some crappy cookware that was a wedding gift 6 years ago that has just lost it's non-stick since I started cooking all my food for this fabulous lifestyle

So, we upgraded to stainless-steel All-Clad brand cookware and we were told under no circumstances to put Pam on that cookware because it would ruin it but spray olive oil or other "natural" fats would be fine.

So, I went and bought spray olive oil from Pam (seems all the oil makers have a version of spray olive oil, I just picked one who's label didn't list any synthetic products like silicone in them)

I just give a quick spritz on my fish and pan, season and cook.

All I have to say is that I'm really hating the fact that we got the solid surface electric range when we got our new oven/range. I miss gas burners. But that is another topic for another thread...haha....

oh i see bro! that kinda sucks, but dont worry about it, i would go a bit conservative on the spray during contest prep but thats about it.

[GusArb]

hello everyone, im quite new to this body building world and i recently started the gym and bought the universal nutrition storm & shock therapy stack, ive been on it for like 6 days using it combined pre-workout but i havent noticed any improvement actually, im not able to lift more weight then before using it, maybe a lil bit more energized thats all, is there another way of using the supplements that works 4 real? and specific time of the day when the body absorbs it 4 real?

im just curious to know if im doing something wrong or what.

im 22years old, 5`5 and 126lbs

[GusArb]

hello everyone, im quite new to this body building world and i recently started the gym and bought the universal nutrition storm & shock therapy stack, ive been on it for like 6 days using it combined pre-workout but i havent noticed any improvement actually, im not able to lift more weight then before using it, maybe a lil bit more energized thats all, is there another way of using the supplements that works 4 real? and specific time of the day when the body absorbs it 4 real?

im just curious to know if im doing something wrong or what.

im 22years old, 5`5 and 126lbs

also i think its important to consider that im diabetic usind insulin one or two times a day.