Dear sifu,

Need help here, i have been work out for 1yr plus but my mucles aren't grow

recently i start to consume protein twice per week after my workout

instand of gaining muscle i notice that i have gain move belly fat

why izzit so???

how to avoid getting bigger belly fat when consuming protein???

protein cannot be transformed into fat.
it's the extra carb tat you are eating tat's causing it.

and unless you have alot of protein from solid foods, protein shake twice per week ain't going to make you grow, which explains your problem now.

u r not eatin right if u r not growing

too much carbo in ur diet?

No. Protein still consists of calories. I don't care how thermogenic protein is(it is...) but calories in vs out. Obviously he might not be training insanely enough.

ARE YOU BOY? ARE YOU??? I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!!! Are you training hard enough??

Are you eating the correct protein ? Dont say that you eat mass gainer protein. Mass gainer contains alot of calories or carb and sugar.

But, even if you eat weight gainer just twice a week, i dont see how can it develop muscle fat so fast. unless you also eat more on your other meal ?

Only Protein??? Some guys think that just because you drink a ‘protein drink’ after a workout that everything is dandy. Just because you put it into your mouth does
not mean it is traveling to the right place in your body. If you consume only a protein drink after your workout then you are short-changing yourself. The
protein is almost useless without its taxi driver - insulin! And the taxi driver (insulin) only shows up when the right passengers are on board (simple sugars).

But... but what if people don't have enough money to use a taxi? =(

and tons of taxi driver

I strongly suspect that you're training with the same intensity as my grandma.

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Added on January 6, 2011, 12:15 amWhey itself can cause an insulin spike. It's just that protein + simple sugars >>> protein or simple sugar alone.

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Added on January 6, 2011, 12:15 amI almost died from choking in my own saliva.
Bus, kenot?

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Jan 6 2011, 12:16 AM

Credit card also accepted....

Not training hard enough and not eating enough to build muscle.

Do you feel muscle sore in the morning after you workout? if not than not enough training.

If you do feel, but u didnt eat right also would be the reason why u didnt grow.

I didnt take whey, only eat chicken, meat, eggs, milk and other protein sources.
Because not enough money to use taxi, I walked

Cheers

u fly by eating real food.
there's a reason why there r stuffs called supplements.

sadly i see this case a lot in the gym.. lotsa so called bber hogging weights with beer bellies and chugging shakes

I depend A LOT on shakes to reach my required daily protein intake to maintain muscle mass. Real food is hard to come by, I just eat whatever my mom cooks and eating outside is real expensive. Maybe real food would do better, but I"ll try that in my cutting phase probably in March.

try a canned of tuna in water after workout...
but not too often cos it might b high in mercury...i hv canned tuna in water abt 2-3 times a week after workout

wat exactly is 'tuna in water'
doesn't sound edible to me.

aha, i think what he meant is the canned tuna. comes in water or olive oil IIRC?

canned tuna can come in oil, brine or water. i prefer in water

i found that canned tuna is too salty. And also quite expensive. Whey protein is cheaper by gram of protein

This post has been edited by kurtkob78: Jan 8 2011, 12:06 PM

+1. Eggs are the cheapest still though. But tuna makes a good alternative although it taste like cardboard and is slightly more expensive.

I like having open options like tuna and eggs instead of whey or blends when I need protein. Powders same time everyday makes my day kinda grey.

yup...canned tuna in water instead of mayo.
brand ayam...
in office, it's a fast way.pop open and start stuffing
look for the less sodium 1...should have...

in fact, i noticed now got canned tuna in mineral water...
i normally get the less fat less sodium 1...

i juz wondering will protein make my belly bigger.... hehe

i admit i do not train very hard but probably better than those gradma

Normally i will went to gym 3 to 4 time per week

and

i do get sore after work out.

fat cannot transform into fat, it must be your carb intake la bro
sore after workout? normal

Protein is still calories, calories CAN convert into fat. Muscle cannot be converted into fat, you mixed it up there.

thx for the fix

hit plateau?

try tabata / interval

bigger = heavy weight
fat loss = more reps

correct ka?

Perhaps you can try L-Carnitine to cut off those fats first?

yes i just love the canned tuna in mineral water. those in water only r too salty for my taste = alot more sodium

If you are taking Ultimate Musclejuice 2544, confirm you will get fat because it contains sugar alot.. the new musclejuice 2600 are 71% sugar less.

Who the fk mentioned Musclejuice? Musclejuice is a weight gainer anyway. Your answers from the other threads shows you're a moron who probably doesn't even train or doesn't knows squat.

apparently my fat only at my belly, its really make me frustrated cuz
when i tend to do a lot of cardio and diet i could not loss fat from belly



fyi, prevously im 80kg currently is 65kg and 174cm




This post has been edited by clazzikul: Jan 22 2011, 11:21 AM

Conventional nutrition is wrong. Protein and fat cannot be be converted into body fat. Excessive insulin spike converts sugar into body fat.
No doubt protein and fat are still calories but inside our body they work differently. But in mathematics you are correct. In reality you are wrong.
Excessive intake of protein and fat will be excreted out. Those who are on keto diet can never get fat no matter how much they eat. Putting them back on the same amount of calories with increase in carbs and reduction in protein and fat, they will start to gain back their body fat.

thanks for the explanation.. i thought i interpreted wrongly after watching gary taubes's lecture, now this really had clear my doubts.

Good luck trying to lose belly/abdominal fat through cardio and diet... coz it ain't gonna work.

Out of curiosity what would we have to do then ? Especially for skinny fats like me ? I'm thin all over at 68kg but have frustrating belly and love handles

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This post has been edited by izdyharz: Feb 5 2011, 03:34 AM

Yeah, care to share what is the proper way to lose abdominal fat then?

Relax yo, I cuti a few days.

Metabolic Resistance Training / circuit training. Skinny fat needs to build strength, build muscles and add some resisted conditioning. If not, belly fat is not easy to get rid.

It's somewhere in the first post.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1170813

Cardio... unless you're running fast, sprinting and running hills (all of which builds some strength)... will not help skinny fat guys get rid of that belly.

The easiest to start: http://hunderpushups.com
Do loads of it, and you'll be happy with the results.

hey mate, i think you meant http://www.hundredpushups.com ... lol