Well Terry suggested I start my own thread instead of free riding on everyone elses so here it goes.
First the basic info:
-19 years old
-5’7, 130-135 pounds.
-training for 1.5 years
-%bf 10-12%
Due to my weight it is fairly obvious I need to put on some mass. My bf may be a little lower than that as I have had to judge it via ab visability because my calipers hid themselves on me(I cannot afford new ones till I get my schooling payed for this year) and my body seems to have a preference for storing fat on my lower abdominals (possible sign of carbohydrate sensativity?) which doesn’t make it the most accurate of methods.
For training I am following Joel Marions Training for Sequential Size Development. It involves shorter but more frequent training sessions so I am lifting 6 days a week(4 on 1 off). Due to the amount of lifting I am doing I stopped doing any form of cardio(I used to be doing HIIT) so I do not over tax my energy systems.
Because my bf is not that low I feel I should be pretty careful about how many cals/carbs I consume so I am going for a bulk that is at or not too far above maintenance. I am hoping I can still get a little bit of that new trainee effect and gain muscle without going overly heavy on the kcals.
Example of my current daily diet:
Meal 1:
1/2 cup Oats
1 Scoop Protein Powder
5 grams psyillum husk(I have IBS so this helps that)
Meal 2:
Salad
2 Egg Whites
10 Almonds
10 Hazelnuts
WORKOUT
Meal 3:
1/2 Cup Berries
0.75 Cup Black Beans
1/2 Chicken Breast
1/4 Cup Tomatoe Sauce
1 Cup Spinach
Before anyone jumps on me I am experimenting w/ low carb PWO intentionally. There is some debate still looming about whether or not high GI carbs are needed if glycogen depletion isn’t that extensive l so I am not totally coming out of left field. In the past I have not noticed much of a diff. between high GI and low GI for me personally so I am exploring it further.
Meal 4:
3 Slices Avocado
4 Fish Oil Caps(630 mgs of EPA/DHA per cap)
Beef Jerky(Low sodium)
Meal 5:
Brocolli
1-2 Teaspoons of Udos Oil
127 Grams of Tuna
Meal 6:
1 Cup 1% CC
1 teaspoon Carlsons Fish Oil
1 teaspoon Olive Oil
handful of walnuts
Supplements:
3-a-day Multivitamin(Usana Essentials)
Sesathin(@ 2 grams per day)
Vitamin C(extra gram per day)
Well there you have it… Any problems/comments you see/have please feel free to post. Critisism is why I posted this so don’t be gentle.