New articles this month are:
Superdrol - Pro-Hormone or Designer Steroid by MT Moderator mad_cereal_lover and MT member MrBojangles
IGF-1 - The Hormone: Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 by MT Moderators mad_cereal_lover and POWERHOUSE585
And there are loads of other informative articles and reports on MT at: www.muscletalk.co.uk/articles.aspx
Welshdragon remains the leader in the MT Powerlifting Competition, with his phenomenal total of 1881lbs/855kg. Is he still unbeatable...?
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*** Help! Food is making me sick ***
Answered by Big Les aka seungmena - MuscleTalk Moderator
Q. Hi there. I'm 20 years old, 6'3, and 160lbs. Back in high school, I was about 190lbs, but a couple summers ago, I was vomiting every time I even smelt food, and I felt sick to my stomach. This lasted for about a week, and I probably only ate a piece of toast here and there during that time. After that, for as long as I can remember, it's been like that all the way up until now. I was only eating once a day, if that, sometimes I wouldn't eat, and I vomited a few times a day, regardless of having food or not. Keep in mind, this wasn't on purpose, I just felt constantly sick.
To top it off, I'm probably the pickiest eater you will meet; no veggies for the past 17 years never liked or ate them, and not much fruit either. To tell the truth, I kinda get by on junk food and filling myself on liquids all day. It has all became a habit. I just hardly ever have an appetite, and if I do, I either put it off until later because my stomach is killing me, or I'm too lazy to cook. I'm trying to change all of that for health benefits and so i can gain some weight back, and have started lifting weights. But most of all, i need to get on some kind of weight gain diet.
I recently started seeing a girl and have been with her for a few months now, but I have ran into a problem, she eats like a normal human being, three times or more a day, but it's just really hard for me. I can't keep up. I usually don't eat until my stomach growls, and she's always trying to get me to eat when im not ready!
All in all, I'm just trying to find out what i can do to gain my appetite back, and some weight gaining tips. Thanks
A. The MuscleTalk articles will tell you what you need to eat. However, I don't think that's where you need the help, the thing you have is a bad relationship with food - you have identified it yourself.
To put it bluntly you don't want to eat because you associate it with something unpleasant.
This is what needs to change, and it's hard; you may want professional guidance with this, you may not. I can offer some suggestions to try and help.
Firstly you have to see food as fuel; your body needs fuel and without fuel it will never work properly. Study after study shows that bad nutrition will affect physical and mental performance and lead to health problems in later life. You need to see food as the fuel for you and your life that allows you to be the best you can be, if you aren't putting fuel in at all then how can you expect to do anything much? And if you are going to fuel you may as well go for premium grade - not junk! Junk food is no good and won't help you. If food is fuel then every meal doesn't need to be a gourmet experience and something plain is fine - this is a big thing and very important as too many people won't eat simple food.
Secondly you need to become educated about food. My wife met me and told me she was a fussy eater. I have never noticed her to be a fussy eater at all as she likes a massive variety of foods. She doesn't like the stuff her parents like, that is plain meat, plain boiled veg. You need to find out what tastes and textures you like. Just the other day I was eating something as a treat and after the first bite I thought, actually I don't like this - and gave it the dog. Experiment.
Thirdly, learn to cook. This ties in with the above really, as cooking will allow you to learn what you like. It also means that you can make foods for yourself that you can eat and that you like. This also has a massive bonus, as nothing impresses the ladies more (it seems) than a guy who can cook a nice meal for them that doesn't involve jars, mixes or packets!
Fourthly, don't be ashamed that you have problem with food, and don't hide it. Share it. If someone cares about you genuinely then they will help you. As being forced or guilt tripped into eating is not the way forward. Tell your girl, and tell her you want to get over it.
This doesn't have to be a struggle; you can try to make it enjoyable - especially with a girl to share it with. Go out for lunches and dinners, cook meals - but not junk, and experiment to find what you like. You have made a huge step admitting there is problem! Now take steps to resolve it; form your own action plan as to what you think will help you be 'normal'. Rate where you want to be, then rate where you are now. Work out what you need to do to be one step closer to your goal, then do it.
Repeat this until you have achieved what you want. You can change your goal and the steps, but by taking an active approach you will get there a lot quicker.
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*** TonyStarks' Generic Four Day Split Routine ***
By TonyStarks - MuscleTalk Moderator
This is taken from an old topic written by veteran MT moderator TonyStarks following a number of people asking for help in planning programmes for them:
This is a standard routine for people who have been lifting for a while. It is not aimed at beginners. I have used my preferred split and incorporated the key exercises. It is by no means the 'perfect' routine as no such thing exists; it is however a good base to plan your own routine around. Remember that the rep range should dictate the weight you select. Each set should be difficult to complete.
- Monday - Chest/Biceps
Incline Bench Press: 1x20 (warm-up/pre-exhaust), 3x8
Incline DB Press: 3x8
Incline DB Flyes: 2x10
Flat DB Flyes: 2x10
Flat DB Bench: 3x8
Barbell Curls: 1x12, 1x10, 1x8, 1x6, 1x4
Seated Incline DB Curls: 2x8
Single Arm DB Preacher Curls: 2x10
- Tuesday - Quads/Hams/Calves
Barbell Squats: 1x12, 1x10, 1x8, 2x6
Leg Extension/Leg Press Supersets: 3x12/8
Stiff Legged Deadlifts: 1x12, 1x10, 3x8
Hamstring Curls: 3x8
Standing Calve Raises: 3x8/12 Drop sets
- Wednesday - Rest (Light Cardio/Abs at most)
- Thursday - Delts/Triceps
Military Press: 1x12, 3x8
Seated DB Press: 3x6
DB Lat Raise/Front Raise Supersets: 2x10/10
Skullcrushers: 1x12, 3x8
Rope Pressdowns: 3x8
Straight Bar Pulldowns: 2x12
- Friday - Back/Traps
Deadlifts: 1x10, 1x8, 3x6
Barbell Row: 1x10, 1x8, 1x6
Low Cable Row: 2x8
Wide Grip Pulldowns: 2x10
DB Shrugs: 1x12, 1x10, 3x8
- Saturday & Sunday - Rest
Enjoy!
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*** Recipe - Spicy Beef Cottage Cheese ***
By Asian Babe - MuscleTalk Member
** Ingredients
1lb (450g) beef mince
1 can of chick peas in water
1 pot of cottage cheese
3 cloves garlic
1 inch (2cm) piece of ginger
1 onion
3 chillies
1tsp garam masala
1tsp salt
1tsp Tandoori powder
1tsp paprika powder
handful fresh coriander, chopped
** Method
Place in mince in pot with enough water to cover it, add roughly chopped up chillies and onion. Press the ginger and garlic and add to the pot, add all the spices and bring to the boil. Let pot simmer for about half an hour and then turn the temperature up high. Then add the can of chick peas and dry any water left in the pot so you get a dry beef mixture. Add the coriander.
In a bowl mix 4 tbsp of the beef mixture and the small pot of cottage cheese. Then it's ready to consume.
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*** DVD Review - Titans Part II - The Blade - Dexter Jackson ***
Review by MuscleTalk Moderator seungmena aka Big Les
Available from: www.musclefinesse.com/videos-dvd-titans-part-ii.asp
This DVD is from Muscletime and follows the format of the Titans Series. The big problem is that Dexter likes to let his physique do the talking. A slow burn intensity and quiet private person are not what you would essentially pick as the foundation of a good training video. This problem is further compounded by the producer's decision to make sure we can hardly hear Dexter speaking in the gym on the rare occasions he does speak. In fact we learn more about his car than his workouts from listening to Dexter.
I was really disappointed; Dexter has a great physique, and judging by his Battle for the Olympia appearances, a very different training method. It would have been great to see his nutrition as Dexter has a phenomenally fast metabolism and awesome conditioning; but we don't. There is no lifestyle and nothing about Dexter the man either, which is another shame because he is a success story both on and off stage.
Sadly this DVD is one that is for Dexter fans only and even then more for them to say they have it than for any inspiration value.
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