[D_K]

Does any one know the nutritional quality of a bowl of pho?

Depends. Restaurant or homemade?

[nekkid]

Depends. Restaurant or homemade?

Just the standard restaurant pho. I heard its 1000 calories! yikes! i hope teh soup gives protein as well. do you know anything about it?

[Makaveli]

Just the standard restaurant pho. I heard its 1000 calories! yikes! i hope teh soup gives protein as well. do you know anything about it?

the meat in pho = protein, everything else in it is mainly carbs and a bit of fat. Consider this,
ramen is approximately 500cals a pack and those have no meat in them, so why would it be so surprising that standard restaurant pho is approximately 1000cals?

[chuuleee]

Hey guys is it normal for people to not loose weight after a month of excercizing?

I did turbo jam everyday in january according to the scedule it gave me and i didn't loose anything.

Is this weird?

[devilkidjin]

opinions on muscletech?

[CityOfLights]

Hi I'm 5'8 and 120lbs. I don't really care to lose weight, but I really want to tone - tone, but NOT be bulky~
Very recently I cut out all the soda and I've been limiting my amount of junk food, but I was wondering what I should eat and how I should exercise in order to maintain my weight and ..uh, stop jiggling...ahaha x_x;

My daily meal is like this:
Breakfast: I drink tea with either fruits and bread, rice and some side dish, or an omlette. I kinda eat a lot in the morning...
Lunch: I eat a sandwich comprised of usually ham, cheese and lettuce or egg, ham and lettuce with either water or juice.
Dinner: Usually a Korean food - the portion is slightly larger than what I eat for breakfast.
Snacks: I like to eat Saltine crackers...although I'm not really sure how good/bad this is for me x_X I like eating those Japanese soy bean things, too..forgot what they're called.
I try to limit myself to eating about 1600 calories per day.

My exercise regimen:
- Treadmill for 1 hr four times a week. I change from doing speed walking at 4 mph with an incline of (idk the degree, my treadmill just has a range from 0~10) 4.5 and jogging at 5~6 mph on an incline of 3.
- Yoga for 45 min three days a week. I use OJH's yoga tape.

[LC21]

hey is it necessary to have protein supplement intake?
according from what i read, creatine on the other hand is all water weight and it's not approved by doctors and has some liver damaging side affects?

[Makaveli]

Hey guys is it normal for people to not loose weight after a month of excercizing?

I did turbo jam everyday in january according to the scedule it gave me and i didn't loose anything.

Is this weird?

No because your diet is probably poor, or you're not exercising with enough intensity
or a combination of both.

opinions on muscletech?

There are better things out there. If you got the money and really want it, sure.

hey is it necessary to have protein supplement intake?
according from what i read, creatine on the other hand is all water weight and it's not approved by doctors and has some liver damaging side affects?

It's not necessary to take a protein supplement if your diet gives you enough protein.
These things are SUPPLEMENTS, things to add on with an already solid diet and training routine.
Creatine only damages the liver if you don't hydrate properly.

[une_fleur]

You gave me really good advice last time I posted in this thread (concerning weight lifting) and I really appreciated it. So I'd like to ask your advice on another issue that I've been wondering about.

I now work out 5x a week, because I'm told you need to let your body rest a few days. But since I work out more intensely/regularly now I feel guilty or anxious on those 2 days of resting. Is this common?

Especially with the cardio, I love cardio. It's such a great stress reliever too. My second question is during those 2 days of resting, if I feel really stressed would it be bad to do a little light cardio? For example just 15 min. of cycling or something.

Thanks.

[kinein]

You gave me really good advice last time I posted in this thread (concerning weight lifting) and I really appreciated it. So I'd like to ask your advice on another issue that I've been wondering about.

I now work out 5x a week, because I'm told you need to let your body rest a few days. But since I work out more intensely/regularly now I feel guilty or anxious on those 2 days of resting. Is this common?

Especially with the cardio, I love cardio. It's such a great stress reliever too. My second question is during those 2 days of resting, if I feel really stressed would it be bad to do a little light cardio? For example just 15 min. of cycling or something.

Thanks.

I'm not sure who "you" is but yes it can be quite common for someone to overly stress over those 2 rest days once they build good habits. Plenty of people workout 6 days a week with that 6th day being more cardio/abs/little things based ~

Makaveli I leave the rest to you! Just my 2 cents.

[jirafe]

Okay I have a question it might be too vague but I'm trying to gain some weight like maybe 20+ lbs. Is it possible to gain that much in 1-2 months? in a healthy but quick way??? im a guy and i weight 126 lbs right now and I want to hit 140ish...can i accomplish it?

[kinein]

Okay I have a question it might be too vague but I'm trying to gain some weight like maybe 20+ lbs. Is it possible to gain that much in 1-2 months? in a healthy but quick way??? im a guy and i weight 126 lbs right now and I want to hit 140ish...can i accomplish it?

I don't know the quality of your determination and commitment - but is it possible? Sure.

What are the variables?

Will you be able to eat enough protein and clean foods to calorie surplus?
Will you be able to go with a weight-lifting routine that slams your entire body ? 4-6 times a week?
Will you be able to get 7-8 hours of rest on average every single night?
Will you be able to make sacrifices like hanging out with friends if they try to steal away from your exercise hours or eating time?
Will you be able to ?

No idea ~ It matters at how well you apply hardwork, stubborness, diligence, determination, passion, motivation, commitment, focus and the ability to repeat this day after day! As a matter of fact there are many other methods requiring less days or more days ~ those days are even more highly focused on your ability to identify and perform the basic compound lifts. Eating becomes more and more of an issue if you decrease the days and hours working out...... OR....... increase ~

But it doesn't matter what I think or anyone else thinks.

It matters if you decide it is possible. If so then what? It is the actions you take that will determine the next 1-2 months.

[une_fleur]

I'm not sure who "you" is but yes it can be quite common for someone to overly stress over those 2 rest days once they build good habits. Plenty of people workout 6 days a week with that 6th day being more cardio/abs/little things based ~

Makaveli I leave the rest to you! Just my 2 cents.

Oh~ That's great to hear then, I'm really glad it's still alright to have some activity on that 6th day too.
I'll investigate more, but thanks a lot!

[kinein]

Oh~ That's great to hear then, I'm really glad it's still alright to have some activity on that 6th day too.
I'll investigate more, but thanks a lot!

You can't beat my 6 hours a day 6 days a week ~ Though in retrospect that was a little too much... once upon a time I like experimenting with training methods and techniques ~

[Makaveli]

You gave me really good advice last time I posted in this thread (concerning weight lifting) and I really appreciated it. So I'd like to ask your advice on another issue that I've been wondering about.

I now work out 5x a week, because I'm told you need to let your body rest a few days. But since I work out more intensely/regularly now I feel guilty or anxious on those 2 days of resting. Is this common?

Especially with the cardio, I love cardio. It's such a great stress reliever too. My second question is during those 2 days of resting, if I feel really stressed would it be bad to do a little light cardio? For example just 15 min. of cycling or something.

Thanks.

6 days is fine if your diet is on point. Assuming you're doing let's say 4 days lifting 3 days cardio or vice versa.
As long as you're not overloading on either and your diet and sleeping pattern are good, then why worry?
Like kinein said also, if you are doing a lot of let's say lifting, then the 6th day would typically be for smaller things.

[chuuleee]

Makaveli:
ohh kayy maybe i should eat better!

Thank you!

[Yuki75]

When running stairs, does the number of steps of the stair affect the workout? Like is it better to run a stair with 8 steps or stair with 12 steps assuming that you are running at the same pace and the length of the workout is the same.

[KimHyunJoongOppaJiang<3]

I'm 5'4 and weigh like 123 lbs and i would really like to trim down about 10 pounds but i think i'm gaining weight b/c of muscle instead. Is there a cut off point for doing cardio so my thighs aren't huge? And what are some good tips for losing those 10 pounds?

[spfork]

Hi
I've been lurking around this thread for a while, but now that I actually began exercising I can finally ask something.

My current workout is (in this order):
15 minute stretch
30 minute jogging
10 minute stretch
50 crunches and 12 push ups (all I can do for now)

Is this routine effective? I'm not quite sure what else to do.
And I also changed my diet to a healthier one with smaller meals.

[devilkidjin]

There are better things out there. If you got the money and really want it, sure.

could you suggest ones that are worthwhile?
only know of bsn cellmass and muscletech anatorp70 for quick gains

thanks