Hi guys,
I had a discussion with my fren the other day about body building. He said tat having firm muscles drains energy fast...i feel abit of logic there as my muscles are quite firm and i feel exhausted when i'm just sitting there...like i haven't had any sleep...i just wanna clarify if this is true...but if a solution is available i'll be more than happy to try it out

it drains calories fast meaning you need to eat more.

ooo...my diet usually consists of low carb, lots of veges n fruits...n a protein drink...and i go to gym almost 3 times a week...does tat mean i need more carb in my daily intake? or cut down on the protein?

carb is energy dude.. with low carbs you'll always be tired and feel drained.. tho it is a very fast way to drop body fat content this way.. but it'a hard as hell.. as it affects u emotionally and physically..

well i dun feel like i'm losing any of my fat....been building my chest and doing cardio workouts though...been on this regime since july and still some excess fat lingering on my belly

might be time to increase my workload...well anwyays....thnx for the advise guys...really appreciate it

This post has been edited by halglory: Sep 11 2006, 04:31 PM

fat is hard to lose. It'll take sometime for you to lose them. Alternatively, you can try slimming creams.

be aware that eating insufficient carbohydrates =/= fat loss.

contrary to popular belief carbs arent bad for you.

no, eat more, sleep more, and stay healthy.....nuff said.

if having firm muscles should mean less energy then all the sports man and woman should be lembik. damn i should be lembik.

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No carbs= no fuel for your brain = you'll feel like crap. Nuff' said.

dude wtf? this will only lead to weight increase and the person will feel drowsy .... nerdy etc

his stay healthy means lift weights!! or cardio!!

i dont get you....but anyway presuming about the sleep factor.

a lot of people i know dont sleep properly, though i am fairly guilty for some...but i try my best to get minimum 6-7 hours a day.

some chaps go on with 3-4 hours and complain they got no energy, no stamina.......

so sleep more, but not to the extent of 10-12 hr a day. ( unless you want to rest)

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depends dude. If you dont have the muscles to digest the carbs yes you will get fat. If you have enough muscles to digest the carbs you wont get fat.

Sleeping LESS and EATING less will lead to weight increase as your body switches to famine mode and starts storing fat and tearing down your protein reserves. You'll also feel drowsy because there's not enough carbs to get your metabolism right.

I get 3-5 horus of sleep quite a number of times in the week but i''ve got a few months till i hit 300lbs on the bench press
If you don't get enough sleep, make sure you get in proper extra nutrition to compensate. I won't create an optimal environment to workout but with my chronic problem with insomnia and a demanding course, I do what i gotta do. Not everyone can have the luxury of sleeping a full 8 hours a day.

true, it differs la....but its common that we see people dont sleep too well, or have terrible sleep patterns get weak. "omg i dunwan sleep today" and kinda try to cover it tml kind of crap.

i on the other hand must have minimum 6, if not i cant really function. my vision will blur, head will spin and be vomity. though not always, but when i sleep 3 hours most of the time i get up like that. and feel such the whole day