Hi all sifu! I consider myself as a noob in body building here, I just started like 1 week ago, been through some videos by Sean Nalewanyj about spot reduction and etc. Yet my understanding to body building is still very little, I am still not quite clear about those terms used in body building though i went for some readings and stuff in the forum and notice some very long and powerful explained writings in the forum, it still looks complicated to me therefore I wish to clear my doubt on nutrition and clear my direction for further reading.

My weight is 53.4kg and 165cm height and did my calculation that i like roughly need 2600 calories perday to increase my weight. I havent taken and protein whey nor mass gainer or any powder yet, instead, I am pumping myself with real food such as rice, milo, white bread to fill up the quota. I am currently looking at GNC Weight Gainer 2200 as intro by my friend. I am not very sure whether I should take this weight gainer as it gives alot of carbohydrate to my body.

http://www.gnclivewell.com.my/product_info...id=242&cPath=46

While at the same time I am aiming to lose my belly fat by doing treadmill for 20min everytime i hit the gym(3 times / week), and some dumbell workout to build my muscle. I understand that spot reduction is not possible, so I am trying to reduce my body fat at whole.

Somehow a video by Sean Nalewanyj mention about how protein "helps" in losing body fat, yet I am not quite understand how does it work and might have some misunderstanding on the topic.

After the explanation above, my question is should I get something that focus on protein aka protein whey, or mass gainer with lots of carbohydrate?

I heard GNC is kind of overprice and kinda hardsale, can give me some direction before I went into wrong way?

Please don't flame on me coz I am really confused with the stuff I read and how it can be applied to me.

Thanks so much!

Thanks for all the reply!

To fill up the 2600 calories perday by eating real food to me is, very very full and non stop eating, and pricy. I am taking
Primary food source for carb
- rice
- bread
- milo

Primary food source for protein
- chicken breast w/o skin
- egg
- perhaps banana, i hate bananas

Is my thinking correct to replace real food with supplements which gives the same amount of nutrition?

This post has been edited by helven: Jun 29 2011, 11:33 AM

Thanks for revise my meal. are there any fruit or non-meat which gives good protein? I guess fruit / vege will be much cheaper compare to meat

lol, I just wanna know more when im on the track. I am affraid of losing my weight when i do cardio(mainly to lose additional fat) and weight lift while not enough nutrition to support.

53kg, yes, i dont eat enough i guess. Food just dont attract my attention
So I was thinking powder might help.

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Added on June 29, 2011, 11:54 pmI was searching around at bodybuilding.com and found this whey protein Dymatize Elite Fusion 7. By looking at the review here http://reviews.bodybuilding.com/Dymatize/Elite_Fusion_7, this thing has quite a good review. Will it suit to a newbie like me. I repeat my weight is 53.4kg, 165cm height, hit the gym, 3 days / week, doing 20min treadmill and weight lifting for muscle building.

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This post has been edited by helven: Jun 29 2011, 11:54 PM

I always think in this way, I have a quota of 2600 calories needed perday for weight gaining. My pre and post workout meals are real sux because it is not very convenient for me to get those chicken breast and stuff as my food is always prepared by my mom, it takes more than like 45min from gym to my dinner, thus i have no control on this. I was thinking to get a protein whey to fill up the quota and important period of post workout.

Im very unsure which brand / whey protein to get as there are many in the industry with similar "spec"

Anyone, sifus, please correct me if my thinking is wrong with "eat by fulling the daily nutrition quota"

Thanks for enlighten me for MILK.