thats right, another newbie

[spongehead]

Evening all

Been watching the froum for quite a while now, thought i twas about time i joined. seems to be active and helpful/
Though i would start by posting a bit about myself.

Im 20 years old, weigh 14st and im 6ft 5

If there is a body out there that deservs a medal for struggling to put on muscle it would go to me.

Ive been training for a couple of years now, but its only been the last 6 or 7 months that i have really got into the fact my diet plays a major role in my body. I gave up a bit on trying to gain muscle so started to try and drop the belly. at my heavyest i was 16.5 stone, that was about 18 months ago, since xmas i have droped about a stone and a half. this is mainly due to my diet.

At the moment my diet consists of waking up at 7am and having a PHD Pharma whey, then every 2/3 hours eating around 35/40 grams of proten which will be either chicken or fish. I then have another pahrma whey after my work out at around 7pm and will have a dinner of chicken/fish and vegtables. Im not eating solid carbs in the week, but i do flavour my food with sauces (couldnt handle it being plain) which contain smallish amounts of carbs.

i drink plenty of water

I have cod liver oil and multi vitamins every day, and also take phd BCAA on training days

I train about 4 days a week.
My training was very much about weights, but i am trying to do about 60/90 mins of cardio a week now, but my time can be limited. it would appear that the weight training i do seems pretty standard to what people are posting

And theres my bit of info,any advice or help would be much appreciated. If im doing somehting wrong i dont mind being told

[SEW91]

Hey there and welcome to the forum.
If u are trying to put on mass you need to up your carbs by quite a lot, but coming from good sources like brown rice, quinoa, sweet potatoes, oats etc. Remember to still keep your protein high.
Add a weight gainer like Phd Pharma Gain or any other. USN Muscle Fuel Anabolic is the top weight gainer apparently but is quite expensive, maybe someone else could fill u in more on that. Baisiclly you need to eat a lot more calories than your eating now. Also essential fats play a big role so make sure you are consuming some of that, flax, nuts, extra virgin olive oil etc
Take a look at AC mass gain diet, the best ive seen to date
http://fitforum.co.uk/showthread.php?348-AC-s-2010-all-out-massmania

[Tommygunz]

welcome to the forum buddy!!

[spongehead]

Thanks fot the replys lads.

Forgot to mention, the reason im cutting the carbs at the mo is because im trying to get the stubbon 6pack to show.

I used the USN anabolic when it was 1st released, and it was a very good mass gainer, but other parts of my diet were very poor at the time so i just got fatter. If i was trying to gain then i would definantly go back on it

Will make a note and up the fats in my diet

[TJLEE]

Welcome to the Forum.

You may find it hard to get the 6 pack showing (if it is not already) and bulk at the same time. Bulking (increasing muscle mass) requires a surplus of calories, where as getting the 6 pack to show is through cutting, with a calorie deficit. You might want to re-evaluate your goals. Maybe do a cut to get lean and ripped and then do a lean bulk to try and maintain the rippedness but increasing muscle mass.

[spongehead]

Sorry lads, im not being as clear as i could be

I am cutting at the moment, that why im on the low carb diet, when i do get the 6pack, which i know will be hard i will then do as you sugested and try to have a lean gain. Hopefully keep the fat off but start to bulk. i know that will be a slow process with my body, but things take time.

Thanks