I checked out that bmi calculator. Anyone heard of that?
It said I need to consume 3k calories a day. I checked the box for the 'most active' lifestyle. 3k doesn't seem very much. I need at least 4.
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Originally Posted by joelr  Fat and muscle do not drop off that fast. It's possible 1 lb or less was fat. There is also water IN your muscles that can be lost. There is no way to tell the difference 100% without a floataion tank so the obvious must be assumed. That's how it is no matter how much you want to have lost fat that fast. |
-Never said I wanted to lose fat
- It is said that 1lb of body weight is equivalent to 3500 calories. 10lbs is therefor equivalent to 35000 calories of energy. Half of the body weight is water already so I would think it would be understood that for every lb gained of solid matter, another pound would be added in water. So, if you burn that much calories then yes body weight does drop off "that fast". Just because it hasn't happened to you doesn't mean it isn't happening to someone else.
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Originally Posted by joelr Whatever. You said you want to know how to gain weight FASTER, it's known in the bodybuilding world that too much cardio slows that process down. I'm giving you that information to help you, not so you can nit pick me. I think you may have even said you were "stumped"?? |
I don't know why you feel I nitpick you. If you say/write something that I view as incorrect then I'm going to point it out.
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Originally Posted by joelr The only thing you are mistaken about is that there is "nothing wrong with cookies and carbs". That's candy. Made from the simplest carbohydrates. They suck as nutrients. Your body will benifit most from COMPLEX CARBS.
The point I was making was that if you increase your good carbs (complex carbs and fruit carbs -fructose) to gain weight that will work MUCH better but it usually causes a bit of fat gain along with the muscle so adding candy could make that worse. That's just advice. You can also eat more complex carbs to gain muscle weight AND eat cookies all day long. Or continue to just eat cookies and sugar water. I do not care how fat or not fat you get. I'm just relaying some weight gain bodybuilding info. |
Simple carbohydrates are just as essential, if not more so, as complex carbs. They are particularly beneficial in providing energy at a quicker rate.
I eat fruit. A lot of it.
I eat starch. A lot of it.
-I don't want to gain fat and don't know how you got that impression. I have very little fat as it is and am happy with that. I don't know how you got that impression. Carbohydrates can add fat though. This sounds like what you are referring to. If you have an excess in the body, then your body will work to convert and store as fat. Carbs however are not raw material for muscle tissue as you seem to think. That's proteins job. Carbs are there to provide energy -particularly in the form of ATP- to those muscles. Eating simpler carbs get's faster energy to those muscles and the more you use-overuse them, the more they will swell/tear which in turn leads to growth. I find it is best to eat simple carbs before, during, and after workouts and the more complex like starch & whole grains during periods of rest and especially before going to sleep (as most athlete's do). I usually consume about 2 lbs of some kind of (Preferably) raw/unprocessed, starchy foods before sleep.
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Originally Posted by joelr Was trying to be helpful. In high school I was around 175 but through years of effort I learned quite a bit about weight gain. My max is 304 lbs but I had more fat at that time than I wanted. I have competed at 210 and am usually around 250. |
Well thank you for trying but what works for you doesn't work for me. Everyones body type is different.
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Originally Posted by joelr If you feel something is rude and or ridiculous I cannot help with that. I don't have control over your reactions and emotions. |
If that were true then it would follow that human interaction would be something to avoid in future.