I'm doing something wrong...a critical look at my trainning and diet

[Bouncer]

Dude, take it easy on the guy...Why do you think most newbs don't post? Because we act like assholes...Chill out.

we nyc, if you dont, rado will beat your ass.

[NewbieChris]

i think your problem is that you are making things to complicated. stop questioning and thinking for 1 month. do what i tell ya and see what happens.

what kind of multi? as for glutamine, you may want to read the supplement article section.

also, you didn't acknowledge the water. how much are your drinking daily? very important for muscle and the fat burning process.

I will add two more meals, I'll post a new diet up in like an hour and see what you think. Sorry for not addressing the water point. I probably drink enough water. I don't keep count of how many ounces/gallons etc. but I drink like 4 water bottles a day. I drink water from a nalgene bottle all day and when working out, but I don't track how much I put in.

The multi-vitamin is Centrum Performance.

[Bouncer]

I probably drink enough water.

The multi-vitamin is Centrum Performance.

do not assume. get a gal jug and see how much of it you drink in a day. i bet you are only drinking half a gal. not enough.

centrum is junk. get a good multi. get yourself something like this. http://www.allsportsnutrition.com/in...roducts_id=938

[NewbieChris]

Well Bouncer you were right. I only drink about 3/4 a gallon of water a day. I'll also look into that multi vitamin...My new diet:

9:30 am: 8 egg whites, 2 egg, bowl of oats
12:00 pm: 6 oz chicken, 1/2 cup rice, avacado
2:00 pm: 6 oz ground beef, 1/2 cup sweet potato, lettuce
4:00 pm: banana, 8 oz fruit juice scoop of whey protein
6:00/6:15 pm: Post workout Shake (8-10oz grape fruit juice, 2 scoops whey protein)
7:30 pm: 6 oz chicken, 1/2 brown rice, salad/asparagus/greenbeans
10:00 pm: protein shake (Milk/powder/1 tbs of Peanut Butter)

Any better? DO you want ounces/etc of the veggies?

[Bouncer]

looks a hell of a lot better then your previous diet.

[Kiev]

It's winter time keep the Bf and Lift but who am I to say anything hehe. Get huge your BMR will go up and cut down in spring real slowly and look hot in the summer, fall. Just a suggestion. Right now Pizza and d-bol hmmmm. lol

[NewbieChris]

So, I was doing back today. I got to talking to this guy whose physical appearance lead me to the belief he knew what he was doing. I told him that I didn't know why, but I never felt a 'pump' in my back and that I never felt like I was getting stronger. He told me to cut my rest time in half. That was all he said.

I was thinking if I did that, might my reps not be as good, or should I drop down in weight? Also, I only wait like 60 seconds between set. Should I really cut that in half? Thank you, good night.

[Stonecold54]

So, I was doing back today. I got to talking to this guy whose physical appearance lead me to the belief he knew what he was doing. I told him that I didn't know why, but I never felt a 'pump' in my back and that I never felt like I was getting stronger. He told me to cut my rest time in half. That was all he said.

I was thinking if I did that, might my reps not be as good, or should I drop down in weight? Also, I only wait like 60 seconds between set. Should I really cut that in half? Thank you, good night.

if you rest 30 seconds inbetween sets you will turn in even more anaerobic...your first few workouts you will die of exertion but your body will adjust. however I don't know how that is going to get you a pump in your back...cuz if sets spaced 60 seconds apart aren't doing it then it won't matter the spacing of rest. I sometimes still have a hard time getting a great back workout. most of the movements are to "arm" oriented and since your shoulder and bicep/forearm will be your weak link they will always fail before your lats are worked. do you use a pullover machine? its the only movement that will isolate your lats (and even then your triceps get a little burned at the top of the movement) after you pre-exhaust them you should feel more of a workout in your actual back muscles. also drop your weights and perfect your pulling form. another big reason no pump is not focusing on the back when pulling. and the final reason you might not be is being overtrained. if you have in a overtrained state your body does not have the resources to give you a pump since its still playing catchup from previous work.

[Bouncer]

if you rest 30 seconds inbetween sets you will turn in even more anaerobic...your first few workouts you will die of exertion but your body will adjust. however I don't know how that is going to get you a pump in your back...cuz if sets spaced 60 seconds apart aren't doing it then it won't matter the spacing of rest. I sometimes still have a hard time getting a great back workout. most of the movements are to "arm" oriented and since your shoulder and bicep/forearm will be your weak link they will always fail before your lats are worked. do you use a pullover machine? its the only movement that will isolate your lats (and even then your triceps get a little burned at the top of the movement) after you pre-exhaust them you should feel more of a workout in your actual back muscles. also drop your weights and perfect your pulling form. another big reason no pump is not focusing on the back when pulling. and the final reason you might not be is being overtrained. if you have in a overtrained state your body does not have the resources to give you a pump since its still playing catchup from previous work.

well said.

[NewbieChris]

I was doing pull-overs, but then I stopped because I felt like it wasn't making a difference. I absolutely do my best to focus on form and squeeze my back when I'm pulling. I really only feel the 'pump' when I do my first few sets of lat pull downs. After that it just seems to go away. I will try lowering the weight. I remember you suggesting the pre-fatiguing with pull overs earlier when I asked about back. I tried that for probably like six weeks to no avail. What do you think about after the workout?

[Bouncer]

I was doing pull-overs, but then I stopped because I felt like it wasn't making a difference. I absolutely do my best to focus on form and squeeze my back when I'm pulling. I really only feel the 'pump' when I do my first few sets of lat pull downs. After that it just seems to go away. I will try lowering the weight. I remember you suggesting the pre-fatiguing with pull overs earlier when I asked about back. I tried that for probably like six weeks to no avail. What do you think about after the workout?

your not going to feel a pump in all muscle like you think bro. your whole back will never feel like a pumped up bicep ect.. it dosent mean your doing something wrong. its all about tearing down the mucle tissue so that is can rebuild bigger and stronger.

[Stonecold54]

your not going to feel a pump in all muscle like you think bro. your whole back will never feel like a pumped up bicep ect.. it dosent mean your doing something wrong. its all about tearing down the mucle tissue so that is can rebuild bigger and stronger.

that is true now that i think of it. the back muscle is so big that a "hard pump" is never going to be achieved comparable to a bicep pump. I agree with bounce on this

[WonderWoman]

I started throwing in db pullovers as a superset to my pulldowns. By the time I am done with these 2.. my lats are screaming bloody murder. These have done wonders for my back in just 4-6 weeks!

Big back, big back... :)

[NewbieChris]

At the beginning of next semester I'm moving back on campus. This means I'm fucked for at least breakfast given that I won't have a kitchen anymore. Does a protein shake with water/peanut butter/powder and bowl of oatmeal sound good?

Its been so long since I lived on campus I don't even know what the food stuffs are like, but I'm planning for the worst. I'm most likely going to cook meals at my frat on Sundays and bring them back to my room.

[The_Grinder]

At the beginning of next semester I'm moving back on campus. This means I'm fucked for at least breakfast given that I won't have a kitchen anymore. Does a protein shake with water/peanut butter/powder and bowl of oatmeal sound good?

Its been so long since I lived on campus I don't even know what the food stuffs are like, but I'm planning for the worst. I'm most likely going to cook meals at my frat on Sundays and bring them back to my room.

when I lived on campus at school they had oatmeal, hard boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, and fruit. what more ya need?