Maximum Gains

[Maxgain]

Almonds mainly as they are very calorie dense.
Supply a nice amount of protein when mixed with a meat or dairy source plus i am a big fan of good fats, slow release of energy dont spike my insulin and overall very healthy.
Often i might take peanuts, sunflower seed pumpkin seeds cashews but almonds are my favorite.

Thanks for the kind words.

[Maxgain]

Ok yesterdays nutrition was as follows

8:30 shake as normal

11:30 rice and tuna

3:00 chicken past and and salad

5:00 fruit smoothie and a pancake

6:00 callaloni ie lasanga but made with pancakes (it is shrove tuesday) -very filling

9:30 bowel mince/bolognese and almonds 100g and a pear(started munching on almonds at 8)

11:00 whey shake and 4 spoons of oil

Tis ok dont mind for pancake tuesday am giving up al processed foods for lent except for calorific emergency.
Trying to take more water in got about 3l but was very poor earlier in day.

Still looking for that convenient portable protein source for about 4:00

Today is Ash wednessay so only 3 meals so wont hit my calorific needs.

Shoulders bis and tris today will see how shoulder feels when losened up.

[tim_mcf]

Still looking for that convenient portable protein source for about 4:00

How about jerky?

[KaiserSose]

Originally Posted by Maxgain

I think so the only thing is when i started i was so ashamed of how i looked i couldnt stand to take a photo and see how thin i was plus no way was i adsking someone to take it. At that stage i just wanted to put on weight to be normal so now after gaining 60 lbs i dont like to use current shots as a before pic but i will take photos to see if i can notice a difference if i gain the 10 lbs. will have to use a cameraphone though as dont own a digital camera nad take them myself.

You gained 60 lbs? If so, great job man! How tall are you? How long did it take you to gain all of that weight?

[Maxgain]

Originally Posted by KaiserSose

You gained 60 lbs? If so, great job man! How tall are you? How long did it take you to gain all of that weight?

Im 5,11.5 so you can imagine me at 120lbs have gained 60lbs and increased my strength by 3-400%. That was over 3 years ago now I was truly a hardgainer.

[Maxgain]

Originally Posted by tim_mcf

How about jerky?

The only jerky i ever see is ladled with salt

[.V.]

That tall and 120lb? I'm amazed you even walked into a gym. So many wouldn't. Apparently the decision to walk in and stay in was a good one.

[Maxgain]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

That tall and 120lb? I'm amazed you even walked into a gym. So many wouldn't. Apparently the decision to walk in and stay in was a good one.

yup i never dared get in the way would use the ez grip bar to bench (15kgs) lucky there were a few unbelievably helpful when they seen i wanted to gain and do it right let me train in with them gave me tips and diet ideas always helpful bicep curled 5kg dumbbells then today i did 20

[Maxgain]

Ok update for today have now finished eating Ash Wednesay so i restricted myself to 3 meals so calorie need were not met.

1)8:30 apple juice 200ml
9:30 Morning shake with pear instead of banana

2) 1:00 pasta and tuna

3:00 Training shoulders bis and tris no pwo shake only a bottle of lucozade

3) 6:00 cheese and nut loaf, buckwheat grain, peas
4 sesame ryvitas wih butter
2 cod fillets
500 ml juice
4 spoons olive oil
2 soops whey.

[Maxgain]

Training.
Shoulder felt better from massage but tired easily.

Work
Shoulder press 6 x 121
6 x 121 (3 spotted fatigue kicked in rapid)

Barbell shrugs 6 x 242
6 x 264
4 x 264 4x 242 8 x 176

lat raises 8x 25
8x 25

Tris
Pulldowns 6, 8, 6 weight im not sure as it is a mchine and numbered dont know what they mean

dumbell press behind neck 6 x 77
6 x 77

close grip 8x 110
6 x 132
4 x154 ( my training partner gets slapped around for that one messing about screwed me up)

bis
standing dumbbell 6x 43
6 x43

incline dubbbell 6x 38
6 x 38

concentration dumbells 6x 25
6x 25

Shoulders now starting to get pains down it so we shall see how it goes tomorrow.
First time i have trained shoulders and tris in 2 weeks so happy enough with the results today shall only inporove as long as shoulder dooes not play up

[Maxgain]

Todays nutrition

7:30 breakfast shake

11:00 rice and chicken

1:30 triple bagel chicken cheese lettuce tomato relish (could barely fit my mouth round it)

5:20 Pasta brocolli and tuna(not my ideal time 4 hrs but way it worked out with traffic and labs to do)

8:00 turkey potato and peas

10:30 cashews 75g
oliveoil 4 table spoons
caesin whey protein shake 50g protein


Comments 6 good meals in though stil trying to break in that 7th to really max out. Not happy with 4 hr break between meal 3 and 4

Shoulders killing me from yesterday in a good way especially delts really hit.

Legs tomorrow bought a knee support today hopefully will be able to reintroduce lunges

[Maxgain]

Ok update on yesterday First time to do legs in about 10 weeks

sldl 154 x 8
198 x 6
209 x 5
220 x 5

lunges 55 x 8
66 x 8
66 x 8

hamsting curls 44 x 8
44 x 8

knee extensions 132 x 8
154 x 8
176 x 8
calves multiple sets 8 reps

Comments was weaker due to time off, lunges could only lift 50% of normal. Support did its job but today very sore knees at top of kneecap iced it when i got home going to strap it up today.
On a good note legs very sore today felt i was going to collapse during workout from fatigue as i hadnt done it in ages.

[Maxgain]

Yesterdays nutrition

8:20 shake

11:20 rice turkey

12:50 pasta brocolli tuna

3:00 wo
pwo 100g carb malto/dextro mix
50 g protein
5 g creatine

5:30 bowl of oats in juice and chicken breast

7:00 pasta and pork
3 spoons olive oil

9:00 75g almonds/cashews

10:00 1, 1/2 chicken breast cheese toasted sandwich

[Maxgain]

ok weighed myself today -first thing in morning after going to bathroom- 187 lbs up 4.2.
Not sure whats happening if i gained back the weight i lost in the week off or scales broke whatever but will know more next week.

Blow to workouts for the week there will be none. Have been getting shoulder problems the last while finally done it in on sunday. Went to chiropractor had pulled pec minor and fibres/nerves were all caught up pulling on rib cage and not healing.
Done some seriously painful therapy mannually freeing fibres and have to rest for week hopefully will be better then. Have physio appointment tomorrow as well

[.V.]

Take care, rest, heal.