QUOTE(ShinKen @ Aug 25 2012, 10:40 PM)
sorry Sifu. I study as I am student. right after class, I work part time. the only time spent at home is for sleep & rest. hehehehe. not much time to prepare natural whole food. maybe one day. once I started working and actually a proper full time career. as for now, I am left with no choice but to rely on supplements

Nah, don't get me wrong here. Real food is always better that supps but a bodybuilder must consume his calorie intake by hook or by crook so you had to do what you had to do.
Added on August 26, 2012, 1:14 amQUOTE(ShinKen @ Aug 25 2012, 10:40 PM)
my gym has a measurement tool where we measure Basal Metabolic Rate. from there, I can roughly plan to manipulate calorie. hehe.
when? well, obviously puasa (Ramadhan) lahhh. you of all people should know that calorie deficit occurs in Ramadhan

I think that you have a huge misconception here. Calorie deficit didn't happened in Ramadhan, heck it is not by season or month at all. It happened when one consume calorie lesser than their calorie maintenance. Sure you are fasting but I still can bulk while fasting and I've done Intermittent Fasting Protocol on a daily basis.
QUOTE(ShinKen @ Aug 25 2012, 10:40 PM)
sorry for not answering your question sifu. How do I measure my digestion rate? logic. see how much food one consume. how many calories and stuff. and see what one makes out of it.
some people call it "high metabolism". I personally believe that is bull. 'high metabolism' is rare occurring.
it's how fast our digestive system digest the food. for an example, I am skinny. but I eat hell lots of food and high calorie yet I still don't gain weight. from there, I know I have a high digestion rate.
on the contrary, mesomorphs. they are on strict diet and they eat so little yet they don't lose much weight. that's an indication that their digestion rate is slow. badan slow nak 'utilize' the food consume
Another misconception here. There are people who have high metabolism. My friend, who are taller than me (175cm) but skinny as hell have a 1750 for his BMR but I just only have a BMR of 1650. High Metabolism is BS? I don't think so.
How can you know that you ate more than what you should eat? You have the idea of counting calorie but you didn't apply it very well (referring to the protein intake previously). How much is your BMR and how much do you eat daily?
This post has been edited by alien9: Aug 26 2012, 01:14 AM