hey has anyone ordered stuff from bodybuilding.com?

i placed my order on the 4th of April, via International FedEx post which has an estimate of 7-14days.

i haven't receive my order yet, and was just wondering how long it usually takes

im confident with bb.com, its the malaysian kastams I am worried bout so i was just wondering how long it takes for delivery

ah, ok. thanks for sharing, i will continue to wait feeling a little more assured

yes it is. you have to be careful of what you ingest.

eating clean and weight training is the key.

I lost 5% of bf and maintained the same bodyweight over 5months with 4days of weight training a week and 1 day of sports(basketball, my only cardio).

thanks. I am really strict 5 days a week, and let loose a little during weekends(still maintain high protein, just allow more calories and cheat meals but with limitation).

Diet consists of the high protein, mod carbs, mod/low fat 6 meals a day. 3 main meals, 2 snacks(usually sandwiches/boiled eggs), 1 post workout shake.

Main source of carbs are pasta, oatmeal and white rice(post workout meals only).
Protein from WHOLE eggs, milk, chicken, fish, and red meat.

Training is a 4 day split. mon-thurs, friday 2+ hours of basketball(cardio).

seems to be working out great for me.

I was 72kg with 22%bf a year ago. The last test I did 3 weeks back at CF Subang Parade showed 75.4kg at 16.4% bf.

500g? are you looking at Horleys?

please don't waste your money on Horleys, it is supidly overpriced.

500g, if lets say each serving is 25-30g would only be 16-20 servs.

Go for 5lbs tubs for starters, and 10lbs once you decide fitness is the thing for you and not just a phase.

you should say, dirty bulk and clean bulk. normal doesn't quantify anything.

Dirty bulking is basically eating everything you see, fast food, junk, processed food.. etc in the attempts of putting on weight regardless of how much fat you add in the process.

Clean bulking is when you filter your food and eat excess calories with intention to add weight, but keep the food clean (non-fried, whole food, no processed food.. etc) so that you add on quality weight(muscle mass) with as little excess fat as possible.

you can afford it with the amount of bf you have, but not everyone can.. haha

makes us wonder what qualifications do you need to be a GNC sales rep to begin with.

seems like they would hire anyone who can 'look' like they know what they are talking about when it comes to nutrition but in fact memorize their lines from other colleagues of same understanding or read it off pamphlets.

what a let down for such a supplement giant.

I know someone who worked at a commercial gym for 3months upon graduating last year. All he did was sit through and interview, and a simple fitness exam where they ask questions like whats biceps.. triceps.. exercises..etc(which anyone who has been training for at least a year or two should know easily).

They do have good trainers with certificates and other fitness related qualifications, which tend to cost more per session. The others, they let loose to chase around clients looking to start off and not familiar with workouts, how to use machines, weights etc.. so they dont put much importance on fitness/nutrition wise qualifications.

I ordered some creatine powder on 6/4/2010, and still haven't received it till now.

patiently waiting~

look what i found in one of my eggs

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Added on May 11, 2010, 10:14 pmyes, BB.com

This post has been edited by tineagle: May 11 2010, 10:14 PM

guess its spoiled.. i cooked it hard boiled, the way I always do.

occasionally I do run into bag eggs, and i guess today was just another one of those days, heh.

thats fine.

Its how i'm chasing my lagging chest, and it seems to be working for me.
But on the 2nd day of hitting chest, i keep it moderate weight, high reps(10-15).

This post has been edited by tineagle: May 12 2010, 09:31 AM

Yes you train it harder, but there's only a certain degree of how HARD you can train.
Of course training it more than once a week with high intensity and volume wont work with natural trainees.

Lagging body parts require more stimulation than brutal pounding, and adding in an additional day later the week(2-3days apart from first day of training that body part) with moderate weights and high reps seems to be the best way to stimulate that growth.

Harbinger.

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*edit, wrong quote

This post has been edited by tineagle: May 12 2010, 11:42 PM

You have a point there darklight. I normally do a 4 day split Mon-Thurs. Hit chest hard on Monday 5-6 exercises(finish with a burn set), push/pull variations, weight according to how much I can squeeze 8-12reps on that day.

The thing is by Thursday I'm ready to go at it again with 1-2 exercises, moderate weights high reps. It'll still burn a little from Mondays training, thats why I never push high intensity on the second time around.

I'll try changing my routine around next week on; hitting chest with forced negs, drops, partials..etc. Normally I do include these beyond failure techniques on the last exercises for each body part. Will keep it for chest alone, and that way like you said will work the chest harder than other muscle groups.

will keep ya'll posted, thx for the insight.

lol no, by push pull exercises i meant incline bench presses > flat flyes > flat bench press > cables > dumbell press > pullover.. etc

i keep chest day for chest alone. other days are back/tri, shoulder/bi,legs/forearms

This post has been edited by tineagle: May 13 2010, 10:02 PM

your problem is that your Metabolism rate is low. By not doing any physical activity + having a low metabolic rate, you are not burning the calories you put in. Thats why even when your eat less your find your weight still increases.

And no, dont skip dinner for 1 week! You should not be skipping any meals at all!!

The only way you're going to loose weight is by getting that Metabolic Rate of yours up to begin with. Do this by exercising 2-3 times a week atleast(if u are too lazy to run or lift weights, go play sports), and learn to eat small and frequent meals throughout your day. We're talking about 5-6 meals a day, but in your case since you want to loose weight, this should be strictly controlled. NO NASI LEMAK please.

Eat oats, fruits n vegies, salads and clean sources of proteins like whole eggs, steamed chicken/fish..and such.

Since you are a student, try something like this:
Meal plan:
1) eggs, oats, milk - 7am
2) fruits/vege/nuts/raisins - 10am
3) mee, meat - 1pm
4) fruits/vege/nuts/raisins - 4pm
5) pasta/mee/bread, meat - 7.30pm
6) oats, milk - 10pm

Yes, cut your rice intake. It will be hard at first; you can start of by reducing our serving to half of what you normally take.

Pair this meal plan with 2-3days(more if you can) of physical activity, and watch ur weight drop. Gluck.

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Added on May 13, 2010, 10:27 pmI've found that when I do all my presses first, by the time I get to iso's I'm already exhausted and cant lift as much.
Thats why I mix em up, doing iso's in between doesn't have as much effect on my strength come next pressing set as it would if I did all presses in a row first. I can move more volume(in total weight/reps by the end of my workout) this way.

I guess how we line them up doesn't really matter, as long as we take the muscles to failure(and beyond) and get them pumped by the end of our routine. After all that is the case behind hypertrophy no?

Its always good to switch things around too, so I guess i'll be doing this for a change.

This post has been edited by tineagle: May 13 2010, 10:28 PM

oh, but I love taking it to failure.. its become more of a habit really haha. If I can squeze 13 reps of the 12 i planned for that weight, I make damm sure I DO IT.

time to slow down, thx for the pointers once again.