Hi there,
Ive been looking around the board before i decided to post to see what people are talking about, you all pretty much seem level headed which is nice, because when i went down to the gym other day i got rather intimidated by alot of you iron giants
Basicaly im 5,9. 137.2lbs and 22 years old, i have been pretty much rather slim all my life, except when i was a fair bit younger and i started off bit of a chubby kid. Ive finaly decided that im not having it any longer and wish to improve my physic, for personal selfasteem.
Ive been trying to do alot of reading on bulking up, and i would put my self in the 'hardgainers' area BUT i think this is due to the food i eat, well not enough. I used to eat like a horse, but this was really for 2 or 3 meals aday, then couple of years ago i was in an accident and broke my jaw, this stopped me eating for about 6 weeks afterwhich i completly lost my appitite, and its not really come back, i know ive gota to steadily increase my diet otherwise my stomach wont handle all the extra food.
my current diet over the last few weeks is mainly consisting of:
basimati rice, egg noodles, chicken, tuna, oats, musila, eggs, milk, steak, fruit, potatoes,
I think ive gota have an intake of roughly 3000-3500kcal a day to make any gains, and to do this i have to seperate my meals into 4-5 meals a day. This can be rather difficault with my job, i have 2 days off a week the rest is made up of split shifts with a 2 hour break mid afternoon, my job does help in a way as i cheff, but i dont get the time to eat the meals as often as id like because we get rather busy and its only a small kitchen/staff so breaks are well, not really taken when its busy.
Ive just signed up at a gym in town (fitness first) and on monday i plan to go down to have an hour with a personal trainer, to get some kind of idea of what i need to be doing, because to be honest im not sure where to start, ive read that you want to work on different muscles over different days, im looking to go 3-4 days a week. is there anything i should ask the personal trainer? or anything i should know before hand?
What kind of weight should i be lifting? as im begining should i be able to do 2 sets of 10 reps then on my 3rd set get to the point of 8th rep and cant do any more, or should i be more 6-8 reps of a heavier weight? im wanting to get some kind of results sooner rather than later.
Also, ive been talking to a friend of mine back where i used to live and she says her and her boyfriend take maximuscle products, namley the cyclone, now shes pretty buff and so's her boyfriend. so i went and bought some, and i tried it yesterday, doesnt taste as bad as everybody seems to say, though alot of you here say its over priced, you say to only take it on training days, whilst my friend says to take it every day (as i want to gain weight)
Right i think thats alot of what i need to say for now.
just to help the embarasment heres a picture of me now
