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 I just started working out at the gym., Need advice to gain weight and muscle

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helven
post Nov 18 2019, 01:30 PM

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QUOTE(latte_caramel @ Nov 17 2019, 01:54 AM)
I'm 170cm, 55kg and I just started working out at the gym about 3 weeks ago and I see some progress. I'm happy with it but I'm not too happy with my weight. Here are my problems why it's hard for me to gain weight:
1) High metabolism - Even if I eat a lot of food, I only gain few grams in weight for few hours and then it drops back(wtf)
2) Working - Don't have time to eat(Only lunch and dinner)

So I'm seeking an advice from you guys of what should I do to gain some weight and muscles. Should I buy supplements like mass or whey?

If important, here's my workout routine - chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders, jogging on treadmill for 2km in 15~ minutes
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1. Completely normal when you gain weight on scale if you put 100g meat + 100g rice + 250ml water into your stomach or you're just holding it with plastic bag, then you pee/poop/sweat, you will lose the weight you seen on scale
2. Don't have time to eat then means working to you has higher priority than eating, fix that, eat the damn food.

So I'm seeking an advice from you guys of what should I do to gain some weight and muscles. Should I buy supplements like mass or whey?
No until you fix your diet. No mass gainer definitely. It is whey + loads of sugar.

If important, here's my workout routine - chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders, jogging on treadmill for 2km in 15~ minutes
Don't work on muscle that you can see on the mirror only. You are introducing muscular imbalance to your body can will cause your posture to fall.
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/371250

If you have trouble performing free weight compound exercise such as bench press, start with empty bar or lighter bar, dumbell, or start with machine so you know what is chest muscle and how to use them and eventually you still want to do the compound given your body is healthy/no injuries/no physiological issue

Lastly, be consistent, and have enough sleep. Don't underestimate consistency and power of sleep

This post has been edited by helven: Dec 23 2019, 11:08 AM
helven
post Feb 6 2020, 12:20 PM

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QUOTE(child of guzman @ Feb 6 2020, 12:10 PM)
your bmi is abnormally low. may i suggest you eat ON mass gainer, it comes in 10lb bag , you can buy it from gnc
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2 big no
1. no mass gainer
mass gainer is not as good as it promised. The 1k calorie consists of 2 big washing powder scoop, which can be easily replaced by whey / banana / peanut butter, worse come to worst, icecream / milo / sugar, yield same calorie, same fullness, with so much less money to spent.
2. no gnc
overpriced supplement store next to direct sales
helven
post Feb 11 2020, 12:15 PM

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QUOTE(mister 288 @ Feb 10 2020, 11:16 PM)
yes but, supplement is more convenient to prepare, store , and consume.

btw its not expensive also. big 10 lb bag only costs rm300.
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You can just buy whey + milo, or whey + icecream
it yield same macro with half of the price. idk how hard is it to mix whey with milo hmm.gif
open ms excel, do the protein + carb vs price

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Milo
https://eshop.tesco.com.my/groceries/en-GB/...ucts/7071387315
ON Whey
https://www.musclemaniaclub.net/onwheygold
ON Mass Gainer
https://www.musclemaniaclub.net/seriousmass

**note**
- Milo 3 in 1 is more expensive than just milo powder in 2kg pack
- Mass gainer has very low serving per pack, dont get fooled
- Each serving of mass gainer is as big as 2 scoops of big washing powder
- Milo taste so much better

Mass gainer = whey + sugar
Milo = sugar
So, Mass Gainer = whey + milo

Problem solved ?

This is even cheaper
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helven
post Feb 11 2020, 12:42 PM

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QUOTE(Amedion @ Feb 11 2020, 12:18 PM)
Yes its convenient to prepare store and consume. Also very convenient to get diabetes.

One big bag 10lbs only RM 300 but very less servings. One serving is like 2 huge scoops.

I used to drink hell lot of Milo from my previous office cause its free. Not much difference bro.
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Got difference one, you see the ads, different level lmao lol.gif lol.gif lol.gif
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helven
post Feb 12 2020, 07:50 PM

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QUOTE(mister 288 @ Feb 11 2020, 04:45 PM)
thanks for advice , appreciate it. will think about consuming more milo
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Only for the from the calorie in calorie out point of view and hitting macro. Disregard health.

 

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