HCPinGviini Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 You should pray for Fazerin Vihreät kuulat to give you those muscles to you. "Ramen!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Lulz, well i do need a friggin' miracle from the Flying Spaghetti Monster or something to get up to my target weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Joe Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hope I'm not responsible for all that?Anyway I had asked because there are a lot of folks here who would be more than happy to suggest some different kinds of eats. to help with the mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Plaything Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 The muscular developement is definitely totally fine! Especially if you're a hardgainer! How old are you anyway? You look pretty young! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Thank you. I'm DEFINITELY a hardgainer. When i was a kid, and growing up, i could eat anything and as much as i could fit in my belly, i'm talking about pizza, hamburgers, candy, pepsi etc, and i was ALWAYS underweight. Always. And these days i'm still having a very tough time gaining weight, as you all can see. I've just turned 21, and i'm praying every single deity ever invented to slow my metabolism (is that it?) down so i could gain weight like a normal person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Plaything Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I rather think that your metabolism uses a lot of energy for the digestion process.Huh... would have guessed you even younger! But that's probably because I myslef look like 90 at age 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im Your Man Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Ectomorphs burn more energy just to fonction normally : to move, to sleep, to digest food. So there's always less energy from food left for gaining fat or muscles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Evil Jukka, I too am a hard gainer.I eat around 3500 calories a day & workout only 2-3 times per week for only an hour at a time.It works really well for me, I am gaining hard now! By the way, try to vary your sources of protein, I was eating loads of soya for the last 5 months & recently have made myself slightly allergic to it.Because I ate too much of it.Try some pea protein powder, lentils, beans & homous with bread. Cos believe me, if you go allergic to soya, its a pain in the arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 That's kinda inspiring DaN. Thanks. And don't worry, i get my protein from several products, not just soya. I eat a lot of peanuts, sunflower seeds, protein-rich pasta (not too much though) etc. I just drink a soyprotein shake every now and then to get my protein intake over 100 g a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 You remind me A LOT of me when I just started working out about two years ago. I know that it might be hard for you to put on mass but don't use the word hardgainer too much. People told me that I was a hardgainer and I believed them and it did nothing for me except kept me from progressing. Instead of seeing yourself as a hardgainer just think of the postive sides, you're lean and you don't really have to worry about getting fat for example. I think it's really great that you eat a lot of nuts and seeds, for me that was def a key to gaining weight. Fat is good for hormome levels and of course it offers plenty of calories. Do you have a proper blender at home? I know a perfect recepie for you if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 I might have some problems with gaining weight, but there's no way i'm just going to take it lying down. I'll get my weight up and that's the damn bottom line. Yes, i do have a good blender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Take half a litre of chocolate soy milk (or regular soymilk and add chocolate powder like oboy)3 decilitres of oats50 grams of cocoa50 grams of peanuts (either as butter or regular roasted ones)0,75-1 decilitre of protein powder Drink it as breakfast, between to smaller meals or after workouts. It's like 1300 kcal. It made me gain like crazy, and I really mean crazy. I went from 62 to 76 kg in like 6-7 months and was still below 10% bodyfat.The drink isn't healthy but it should put some mass on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 That sounds GOOD! I was waiting for some nasty ass liquid that tastes like industrial glue or something but that actually sounds tasty. I'll definitely drink that today, and see how it goes. Thanks a lot man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaN Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Johan is the man.He pointed me in the direction of a great protein powder website here in the Uk & its becase of him I found the pea protein powder which I absolutely LOVE! >2 cans of halved peaches, 1 scoop of pea powder (25g protein) >1 small cup of water >Blend YUM!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Plaything Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Nice recipies to be found here! Too bad I'm not a hardgainer... fatwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xphilx Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Too bad I'm not a hardgainer... fatwise that's what i thought, too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Dude, That pic displaying the progress in your bicep looked stellar for such a short amount of time and never get discouraged and persistency is the key to anything. Sooner or later, you will see you've gotten the response you were looking for, no matter how much of a hardgainer you are. I know you're training hard, or at least it sounds like it. As far as the intake goes, once you get into the groove and figure out what combination of foods, when and in what ratios responds best to your bulking program, all the chips will fall into place. Estimate how many calories you take in a day, post it (if you haven;t already somewhere else). Someone will suggest a way to adapt it to a greater amount that is feasible and dooable and wont have you shoveling food into you all day nonstop. I love grains in my shakes when I want to bulk. Just blend them up and mix them with fruit and protein powder and chug. 1000's of cals extra a day. Agreed as well with johan's suggests in regards to healthy fats as well. Bulking may not be the most pristine and healthy way to live but tis the way of a bber and gets the job done. I do it, many others here as well. Keep at it and keep posting away or what have you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 This one's a riddle, called: "Find the muscle growth in Jukka!". The first one to spot any progress wins a special prize! Oh, by the way. I'm -> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lean and Green Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 SOLID! Nuff said. i'm impressed bro...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Thanks a lot man. I hope i've made progress now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Great progress, man! Your hard work is certainly paying off! Obvious improvements in teh 'ceps, shoulders and especially lats. Keep at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Aww, man, now i'm more inspired again.. Today i decided to add one new thing to my every workout. I'm going to do one super-slow-motion rep after every single set for every single muscle group. I've done it with my shoulders and i think the results should be there, so i'm going to do the same thing for every muscle from here on. What i mean is, when a set is done, i'll force myself to do one more rep reeeeeaaaaaally slow, at least 6 seconds to get up, hold it up for 3 or so seconds and at least 12 seconds to go back down again. It always kills my shoulders, as i do it after every set, and i do four sets for my shoulders. It feels really good after all four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjohanx Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I'm not sure how you've been training untill now but you know that at the end of a set you're not supposed to be able to lift the weight again, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuc Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Now that's what I call progress! Great gains, especially in shoulders! Good job! Now you can really see the changes easily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJukka Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Yes johan, that's the way i've been training, but i've been training my shoulders with free weights, and i haven't been able to train as well as i'd like with heavier weights, so after 12 reps i've done that one special rep to boost it up. Now i'm going to start doing it with every muscle group, and i'll do it right after i get the feeling that "this is going to be the last rep", you know? It's very hard to explain with words. But trust me when i say, i'm busting my ass in the gym with every set these days. EDIT: And thank you tuc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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