Stopped working-out for a week or so .

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i just need motivation guys . i used to read alot here and in bodybuilding.com but studying and medicine got the best of me as i've originally mentioned before , getting to college then coming back studying and doing researches.... i didn't have time to go the gym and that's why im feeling a bitt of crap this days but i want a new start as my exams will be finished at the fifth of july , i won't tolertate all this time not working out . i 'd be miserable and i won't be raising my testosterone levels .

So that being said with great guys here such as semag and fly guy i 'd appreaciated if u guys told me a program just like Diesel's one but programmed in how many meals , what exactley to eat cz now i m just feeling bad and want a kick taking into consideration that in my country Egypt it's rare to find food with how many proteins , carbs , u know let me say that there are but not most of the food .
 

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Originally posted by taqueso
I'll let other people handle the motivation.
The only person that can motivate him is him. Sure, semag or anyone else can post whatever in the thread, but unless this guy truly wants to better himself (and from reading it, it sounds like he's got the typing part down... but why is he typing instead of out there working out?) then it won't do a whit of good.

My advice? Go to the gym. Buy yourself an mp3 player and download some songs (legally of course :rolleyes: ) then jam out. If you really want to motivate yourself, it's got to come from within. What you're asking is akin to "Someone please motivate me to stop smoking... post what I can do instead of smoking". How many smokers quit using that method? :rolleyes:

Here's some motivation for you:

GET OFF YOUR FAT A$$ AND GET INTO THE GYM


YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY BETTER LOOKING READING THIS


IF YOU DON'T DROP AND DO 50 PUSH UPS NOW, YOU NEVER WILL


YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT
GO GO GO GO GO
PUSH FEEL THE BURN










I'm guessing that he didn't do 50 push ups. What a surprise.


Another thing... you live in Egypt? Maybe you should consider moving down to Sharm el Sheikh for the break and working out there. That's motivation enough for anyone... I know that I had a great time the past 2 times I've been.

Also, check out this thread regarding motivation and desire.
http://www.sosuave.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51638
 

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Ok I'll help you out, what is your height and weight? Do you have access to a gym?

It IS a lot of work to put together a good program and stick with it consistently. That's why I bought the skinnyguy program, because I knew Anthony Ellis had figured out a winning routine for skinny guys and didn't want to research everything in depth like he did. It still ended up being a lot of work, go figure :)

I'll help you with the program and diet but its only a guide, you have to walk the path. Ask yourself right now whether this is really something you want. Don't lie to us or yourself, otherwise you're wasting all of our time. If it is something you want, then you WILL find time for it and you WILL stick with it - day in, day out until you reach your goals. Speaking of goals, what ARE yours in terms of lifting? You should set a specific goal like "reach 180 pounds at 10% bodyfat".
 

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Originally posted by FlyGuy
. If it is something you want, then you WILL find time for it and you WILL stick with it.
So true...
I look FORWARD to working out and going to the gym... as inconvienent as it might be. I have a hard time trying to remember how I used to live being so out of shape.

I used to dread having my shirt off in front of other people... now I'm proud of the discipline i've had and how I look as a result.

It's all about KNOWLEDGE... you gotta know what's up with your body and nutrition if you expect this thing to work... I laugh at the people that are on "Low Carb" diets, but couldn't tell you what a Carb is to save their life.
 
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hey bishop:

i didn't do 50 pushups...i went to the gym and played chest and shoulders with heavy weights , so i think you are wrong......About Sharm , it's the best place in Egypt but it's for holidays and i go there alot u guys should try it and see how many italian boomshells are there .

Fly Guy:

thanx for listening and giving support ,

here is my status :

64 kilos -140 lbs , 1.74 cm

I go to Gold's Gym Maadi in Egypt and i gained like 3-4 kilos since joining and i should say that im consistent and read alot here and in Bodybuilding.com but thing is with diet .... i want to count down every single calorie i take but in this country this is not possible so what i do is try to eat like 5-6 meals a day this is what i want as a program of diet . what to eat and how many calories as i m an ectomorph type .

My goal is to reach 72-73 kilos 158-160 lbs with 9% bf
 

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OK let me work something up, I'll post when I have the time
 

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Here's a bit of a start that might help you out, but you gotta do research on your own to be able to know how to adapt it to fit you. Learning to listen to your body is one of the coolest things you can do.

Breakfast - 9:30: A bowl of oatmeal, about a cup or so, throw in some raisins, and a tablespoon of peanut butter. Have a glass of fat free milk with a scoop of whey and a piece of whole grain bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter.
~641 Cals
~46 g's protein
~73 g's carbs
~21 g's fat

Lunch - 12-12:30 or so:
Bowl of cottage cheese, 1 cup with an orange
Some tuna, 1 cup
2 slices of whole grain bread with
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
~729 cals
~82 g's protein
~51 g's carbs
~24 g's fat

2:00 or so, sandwich with a couple types of meat and whole grain bread
~237 cals
~20 g's protein
~30 g's carbs
~4 g's fat

PreWorkout, Slice of bread with 1 tbsp peanut butter
~174 cals
~7 g's protein
~18 g's carbs
~9 g's fat

PostWorkout
2 scoops of whey with flax oil
~240 cals
~44 g's protein
~8 g's carbs
~3 g's fat

1 hour post workout
1 baked potato
half a can of tuna
~250 Cals
~23 g's protein
~36 g's carbs
~0 fat

Dinner
Chicken breast, Glass of fat free milk, 1 cup of cottage cheese with an orange
162 61 220 85
~528 cals
~70 g's protein
~23 g's carbs
~14 g's fat

Pre bed:
scoop of whey
~120 cals
~22 g's protein
~4 g's carbs
~1.5 g's fat

Totals:
641 + 729 + 237 + 174 + 240 + 250 +528 + 120 = 2911 cals
46 + 82 + 20 + 7 + 44 + 23 + 70 + 22 = 314 g's protein
73 + 51 + 30 + 18 + 8 + 36 + 23 + 4 = 243 g's carbs
21 + 24 4 9 3 0 14 1.5 = 76.5 g's fat

That might be a start, but you gotta tailor it to yourself, and I just kinda threw it together with data I had lyin around.

NOTE: I just finished cutting, so I don't have a great bulking program lying around. people can feel free to criticize this, or adapt it and throw in stuff.

monday - Back:
pullups: do 3 sets of 10 and use them as a warm up/ lat exercise
Deadliftss: do a few warmups, like 6-8 then jump into 3 sets, 10 x 8 x 6, increase weight each time
DumbBell rows, or seated, one handed cable rows: 10 x 8 x 6, increasing weight
bent over rows, either with a machine, or with the bar pushed up against the wall and the T-bar. 10 x 8 x 6, increase weight.
standing push downs, 3 sets of 10, no increase in weight.

Tuesday: Shoulders/delts/tris
Dumb bell shoulder press or arnold press, 10 x 8 x 6, increase weight
Shrugs: pile on the weight and do 3 sets of 12, or 15/12/10 or something like that
standing side Lat raises, with dumbells, 2 sets of 10
Skullcrushers, 10 x 8 x 6, increase the weight
standing front raises, dumbbells, 2 sets of 10
dips, or close grip bench, 3 sets. 10 x 8 x 6

Weds: off, or just do some abs. if yoU go to the gym, for abs I do weighted decline situps, 3 sets, 3 sets of leg raises, and 2 sets each side of weighted oblique side crunches.

Thurs: Legs
Squats. Do 3-4 work sets, warm up with a couple sets of 5 at lower weight. Then, do 10 x 8 x 6 x4, or 10 x 6 x 6 x 6 or something like that.
Leg press, 3 sets. Either 3 sets of 10, or 10 x 8 x 6 and go up.
hamstring curl (or 1 legged ham curl), 3 sets, 10x8x6 or 10x10x10, your preference
Straight leg deads. 3 sets of 10. you can go heavier and do 10 x 8 x 6, but I haven't been right now

Friday: CHest and bis
Flat bar bench, just do a good 10 x 8 x 6 set, or 8 x 8 x 8 or whatever you fancy
incline bar, same as above
standing cable crossovers, pushing down, 3 sets. again, see above.
Straight bar curls 2 sets, 10x8
reverse grip EZ curls: 2 sets, 10x10
incline DB curls: 2 sets, 10x8
 

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I've been on business trips all week, but it looks like semag got you started. I'll post up a sample program anyway based on Diesel's guide to bulking (I could use the skinnyguy program, but without the book you would probably have too many questions for me to answer :p )

Protein: 1.3-1.5g / # of body weight
Carbs: 2-3g/ # of body weight
Fat .33 - .5g / # of body weight

Notes:
Carb sources: Whole wheat bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, oatmeal, green vegetables, dextrose

Protein: whey powder, eggs, lean meats, fish, skim milk, lowfat cottage cheese

Fat: you'll probably get enough from the meats/eggs you eat, but supplement 1 TABLESPOON of FLAX OIL
You weigh 140lbs or so which gives us:
Protein: 140 x 1.3 = 182 grams
Carbs: 2 x 140 = 280 grams
Fat: .33 x 140 = 46.2 grams

You need to eat this amount of nutrients every day. Here is an example of how you might plan the meals, along with my suggested supplements:

Meal A:
4 large whole eggs, scrambled (use Extra Virgin Olive Oil for cooking)
- 300 cals, 24g protein, 20g fat
2 cups oatmeal
- 280 cals, 52g carbs

1000mg Vitamin C

Meal B:
1 can of tuna
- 70 cals, 14g protein
1 green apple + skin
- 80 cals, 21g carbs

1000mg Vitamin C

Meal C:
6 oz. chicken breast
- 210 cals, 46g protein
1 cups green vegetables (green beans, peas, Broccoli, etc.)
- 30 cals, 6g carbs
1 cup brown rice
- 210 cals, 46g carbs

Meal D: (this is my pre-workout meal)
1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Whey + 1 tsp Glutamine
- 140 cals, 24g protein
1 tbsp Flaxseed Oil
- 132 cals, 14g fat
1 cup cooked brown rice
- 220 cals, 46g carbs

Multivitamin

Meal E: (this is my post workout meal)
6 oz. chicken breast
- 210 cals, 46g protein
2 large baked potatoes
- 440 cals, 102g carbs

Meal F: (taken 1/2 hour before going to bed)
1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Whey + 1 tsp Glutamine
- 140 cals, 24g protein
1 tbsp Flaxseed oil
- 132 cals, 14g fat

1000mg calcium + vitamin D + magnesium
1000mg Vitamin C

Daily totals for sample diet:
protien - 178g
carbs - 273g
fat - 48g


Also, drink at least 92.4oz of water per day.
 

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I'm out of time again, be back later to post a sample workout routine
 
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