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Originally posted by Omegasox Oh I keep forgetting to mention. Since a lot of you are honing your diet for the coming summer, there is a great website I use to keep track of my calories and Protein/Carb/Fat %. You have to register, but it's free. A truly great resource. FitDay

Hey, thanks for passing this on. I signed up today and think it will help a lot with what I'm trying to achieve. Want to look and feel much better than I do now for when summer returns down here. And not drop dead when I'm 50.

Looks like a really good site, easy to use. Thanks again.

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Im having fun with fitday hehe. I inputted what i used to eat in my crazy trying-to-gain-weight days and even though I was eating 7000 calories i was burning like 5000 haha

gah...cool site. I just have to gain .8 lbs a week to meet my summer goal

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OMEGASOX!!

i figured i'd just post it in here sicne we all know and appreciate your advice and you don't seem to post in too many other threads ehhehe

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Originally posted by Ygrene Betagen is probably the best supplement I've ever used. I purchased it because it had creatine, glutamine, and HMB but, what impressed me about the product were the INSANE pumps I used to get. You can purchase all those products seperately and essentially make your own Betagen as well. You spend a little more up front but, overall, your cost per serving is less as you get larger quantities. Met-RX also makes a similar product that is a little less expensive. I'll see if i can find info on it. EDIT: The Met-RX product 'Mass Action' has been discontinued and is no longer available.

Eh, I dunno. I was searching through the forums on bodybuilding.com and a majority were saying not to waste your money. They say that Betagen is an "old" supplement, there are better current ones and that you don't get enough creatine in it.

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Do any of you do Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover for your chest?

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i usually do this exercise as a warmup for my chest.. i do it with a long bar though and have my hands far appart


it seems good to strech the muscle fibers in your chest and expand your chest cavity.. (its worked for me).. if you do it with heavier wegiths its also good for your rear delts im guessing

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit i usually do this exercise as a warmup for my chest.. i do it with a long bar though and have my hands far appart it seems good to strech the muscle fibers in your chest and expand your chest cavity.. (its worked for me).. if you do it with heavier wegiths its also good for your rear delts im guessing

I agree, I just finished doing these plus incline bench, it feels good.

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Originally posted by Floorfiller HAPPY BIRTHDAY OMEGASOX!! i figured i'd just post it in here sicne we all know and appreciate your advice and you don't seem to post in too many other threads ehhehe

Haha, thanks dude, appreciate it. I rarely check threads anymore unless something catches me eye, whereas before I'd look at each and every one. Therefore the posting has dropped considerably.

And yeah, I do the Pullovers as well. They are a good way to expand your ribcage and also work your triceps if you bring the DB all the way over your chest and then lower it, before taking it back behind your head. It's a nice compound movement.

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Originally posted by Floorfiller here is a little diet and routine i think would help you lose that 20lbs in a month... 1200 total calories eating 4 small meals a day

so i took your advice and i have been sticking to a diet of around 1200 calories a day, with about an hour of light exercise a day. i've been finding that it is really tough to keep my energy levels up with 1200 calories if i eat anything at all that isnt good for me. so as a result, i havent had any junk food. in addition, i have been keep to a ratio of about 55% carbs, 30% fat and 15% protien. i am finding that even though i dont eat a lot of carbs (IMO) it is really hard to keep it at 55% cause the calaculator i am using (fitwatch) counts fruits and vegetables.

anyway, i think this diet is going to work for me. it is challenging, but i feel pretty good and it is forcing me to eat wholesome nutritious foods (cause they are the only things that make me feel remotely full).

anyway, my concern is this: my sister was alarmed at the idea of eating only 1200 calories cause she said it would put my body in shock and i would burn off muscle instead of fat. when i exercise, i generally walk or do power yoga. should i be concerned?

i aint 100% sure, i am sure some one else will be able to answer. But i think you should be getting more protien

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Originally posted by butterfly so i took your advice and i have been sticking to a diet of around 1200 calories a day, with about an hour of light exercise a day. i've been finding that it is really tough to keep my energy levels up with 1200 calories if i eat anything at all that isnt good for me. so as a result, i havent had any junk food. in addition, i have been keep to a ratio of about 55% carbs, 30% fat and 15% protien. i am finding that even though i dont eat a lot of carbs (IMO) it is really hard to keep it at 55% cause the calaculator i am using (fitwatch) counts fruits and vegetables. anyway, i think this diet is going to work for me. it is challenging, but i feel pretty good and it is forcing me to eat wholesome nutritious foods (cause they are the only things that make me feel remotely full). anyway, my concern is this: my sister was alarmed at the idea of eating only 1200 calories cause she said it would put my body in shock and i would burn off muscle instead of fat. when i exercise, i generally walk or do power yoga. should i be concerned?

Re-read my post I made earlier. When you dip below your BMR your body goes into starvation mode and your body will go catabolic, breaking down your muscle for energy. Thus you will reach a plateau when dieting because your metabolism will drop.

You should shoot for 11 times your weight in calories per day. Less carbs, more protein. And fruits and vegetables are carbs, so yes they are included, you can't just disregard the carbs in them because they are healthy carbs when it comes to vegetables, but fruits are loaded with sugar. Vegetables are definitely good, but go easy on the fruit.

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