The Gymnasium thread: A guide

[jamesrocky]

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To all the Body experts here. I have a question and I hope my question gets answered. I am taking protienX which comes with a red box. Is anyone using it, are there any benefits of it. I am seeing some improvements from 3 months. Is protienX good or do I need to take any other protien podwer which is good. I heard whey protein is good. Just need some opinions about which is good and which is bad

[prateek2210]

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To all the Body experts here. I have a question and I hope my question gets answered. I am taking protienX which comes with a red box. Is anyone using it, are there any benefits of it. I am seeing some improvements from 3 months. Is protienX good or do I need to take any other protien podwer which is good. I heard whey protein is good. Just need some opinions about which is good and which is bad

ProteinX is good protein but not as good as Whey.
Finish this box and then move on to whey or iso proteins. Never use same protein for long time, keep on changing. few pages back I have made a post on Proteins, do have a look

[jamesrocky]

Re: The Gymnasium thread: A guide

ProteinX is good protein but not as good as Whey.
Finish this box and then move on to whey or iso proteins. Never use same protein for long time, keep on changing. few pages back I have made a post on Proteins, do have a look

Thanks Prateek, will surely look at your posts about protein

[jRay]

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Hi
I actually started gym to get fit and reduce my belly to fit comfortable in my snug riding jacket. Have started weight training since last 3 months instead of only cardio since most recommended that it will help achieve my goal faster. Was reading up on this thread and wanted some basic advice on proteins. Have started to take whey after workout.Have noticed it does help as have reduced my waist but my weight is same which is what iI want.Wanted some advise on casein protein for bedtime. My goal remains getting lean and will be focusing more in cardio.

You can't lose fat just at a particular spot, your body burns fat from all over and waist/belly is usually the last place to reduce, don't focus more on cardio unless you are actually preparing for some competition like a race or a marathon, focus more on weight training as the more muscle you gain, the better your body functions, i personally do cardio just twice a week and lift for four, as for proteins, if you are taking whey and are meeting daily requirements, i don't see a reason to use casein as it is expensive and a good diet overall will give the same benefits, but if you want to, try it, i didn't like casein as it was too thick and sticky.

Update:

No proper workout since almost a month, I caught a bad viral fever in between exams, i look so skinny now. Thankfully resuming tomorrow.

[prateek2210]

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Show off post from my end :P :P

[jRay]

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To all the Body experts here. I have a question and I hope my question gets answered. I am taking protienX which comes with a red box. Is anyone using it, are there any benefits of it. I am seeing some improvements from 3 months. Is protienX good or do I need to take any other protien podwer which is good. I heard whey protein is good. Just need some opinions about which is good and which is bad

ProteinX is a bad powder, it contains peanut as a main source of protein which doesn't have any main benefit, if you workout what you need is a complete source of protein like whey/milk/egg etc, but in general proteinX is a waste of money as all it contains is peanuts which you can eat whenever you want and is a lot cheaper, not to mention it tastes like cr@p.

Just so we are on the same page this is the one you are talking about right? http://www.maligakadai.com/image/cac...al-500x500.jpg

Show off post from my end :P :P

Keep it up bro!!

[jamesrocky]

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ProteinX is a bad powder, it contains peanut as a main source of protein which doesn't have any main benefit, if you workout what you need is a complete source of protein like whey/milk/egg etc, but in general proteinX is a waste of money as all it contains is peanuts which you can eat whenever you want and is a lot cheaper, not to mention it tastes like cr@p.

Just so we are on the same page this is the one you are talking about right? http://www.maligakadai.com/image/cac...al-500x500.jpg



Keep it up bro!!

Similar to the one, but in the box it says soya and penuts. Anyways I am going to change it soon. Thx !!

[sibun]

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Nice. In itself it feels good when we achieve something which we though would never be possible. Have you read : The New Encyclopedia Of Modern Bodybuilding

Regarding working alone, do try to watch youtube videos while doing it, might be helpful

Waiting for next update

No, i haven't read the new encyclopedia of bodybuilding. Will look out for it.

As you know i was trainer for 3 years in friends gym. Also have almost completed a diploma in body fitness on my own. So i rarely look up in youtube. I devise my own workout feeling the need of my body and how the muscles responds.

To all the Body experts here. I have a question and I hope my question gets answered. I am taking protienX which comes with a red box. Is anyone using it, are there any benefits of it. I am seeing some improvements from 3 months. Is protienX good or do I need to take any other protien podwer which is good. I heard whey protein is good. Just need some opinions about which is good and which is bad

Proteinx is not bad but its no good for normal workouts. Its meant for use as a medicine for particularly patients. As someone has mentioned it is just peanut protein.

The type of protein depends on what part of day and what for are you using.

A slight outline of protein is that:-
1. Whey- It is a wonderful product and isolate is just wow. But it is a fast absorbing protein. It is a boon and bane. The boon is that after workout when your body is needing protein to rush to the muscles for repair, then whey is best. After workout whey is best for muscle repair as it gets quickly absorbed and also is easy to digest. But the negative is that since it is absorbed faster you do not get to feel fuller nor can you last longer with a whey protein shake.

2. Soy- It is a slow absorbing protein. It is usually taken after 4-5 hours after workout or at evenings if you workout at morning. since it is slow absorbing, it will keep you full for longer and also help you in sustaining energy for long. Also since it lasts long, it will help you in controlling calories.

3. Casein- It is a derivative of milk. It is very hard to digest but comes with goodness of both whey and soy. It gets absorbed easily but last longer as lactose is digested slowly. Lactose intolerant people should stay out of it.

Which is best can't be said. But most prefer Whey as it is easy to digest than rest others.

I personally prefer a mix of Whey and soy because it helps me in providing energy whole day.

Also don't forget egg whites as it is one of the best source of natural protein.

Coming to me, i am still believer of old school. I still sleep early and get up early. I get up early and my workout is done in morning. In the evenings i do cardios.


Coming to my physique i have kept my physique such that when i am in shirts or formals that i look like normal guy. When i open my shirt you can see my muscles.

I was built big from child. Even when i was stick thin i was quite big in body size. No wonder Divya, Rohiit, paul and all call me hulk jokingly. i control my diet a lot, besides i never was junk eater.

After i get up, i drink a glass of water on empty stomach. Then i have an apple, two fiber biscuits and a banana as morning snack. Then i prepare a solution of glucose and electrolyte salts in a sipper. After that after half an hour, i start my workout. My workout lasts for 1.5 hours and in between sets i sip that solution to keep muscles from getting fatigue earlier.

After workout i drink a milk shake of protein and sleep for 30-40 minutes for muscles to relax.

After i get up i make my breakfast which are usually boiled.

I prepare a mixture of luke warm water with a special powder(made of grinding bajra, maize, corn, ground nut, pista, paddy, pulses,e.t.c), with a little protien powder. With it i usually have a mixture of vegetables salad or oats with vegetables.

After that i go to office and at 12 noon i eat two fibre biscuit along with a cup of chilled milk. Then at 2 o clock i have my lunch which consists of a bowl of rice, a bowl of dal, a vegetable fried on tawa, a salad, and a mashed potato.

Then in evenings, i drink a vegetable soup with a little snacks of orange.

In night i eat 4 rotis with a bowl of mixed vegetables sauted in pressure, with a little haldi and pinch of salt. Also drink half glass of protein milk shake.

All year round i mostly have a six pack visible. Surprisingly i found it easy to get six packs may be because of my diet and regular workout.

As per my stats then presently these are my stats:-

Height- 5' 10.5"
Weight- 77 - 78 kg
Chest- 45"
Arms- 17"
Waist- 30"

My waist is constant at 30 from last 5 years. I was born naturally in V shape, so didn't has much difficulty.

Next part i will say of my workout.

[bikerfas]

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No, i haven't read the new encyclopedia of bodybuilding. Will look out for it.

As you know i was trainer for 3 years in friends gym. Also have almost completed a diploma in body fitness on my own. So i rarely look up in youtube. I devise my own workout feeling the need of my body and how the muscles responds.


After i get up, i drink a glass of water on empty stomach. Then i have an apple, two fiber biscuits and a banana as morning snack. Then i prepare a solution of glucose and electrolyte salts in a sipper. After that after half an hour, i start my workout. My workout lasts for 1.5 hours and in between sets i sip that solution to keep muscles from getting fatigue earlier.

After workout i drink a milk shake of protein and sleep for 30-40 minutes for muscles to relax.

After i get up i make my breakfast which are usually boiled.

I prepare a mixture of luke warm water with a special powder(made of grinding bajra, maize, corn, ground nut, pista, paddy, pulses,e.t.c), with a little protien powder. With it i usually have a mixture of vegetables salad or oats with vegetables.

After that i go to office and at 12 noon i eat two fibre biscuit along with a cup of chilled milk. Then at 2 o clock i have my lunch which consists of a bowl of rice, a bowl of dal, a vegetable fried on tawa, a salad, and a mashed potato.

Then in evenings, i drink a vegetable soup with a little snacks of orange.

In night i eat 4 rotis with a bowl of mixed vegetables sauted in pressure, with a little haldi and pinch of salt. Also drink half glass of protein milk shake.

All year round i mostly have a six pack visible. Surprisingly i found it easy to get six packs may be because of my diet and regular workout.

As per my stats then presently these are my stats:-

Height- 5' 10.5"
Weight- 77 - 78 kg
Chest- 45"
Arms- 17"
Waist- 30"

My waist is constant at 30 from last 5 years. I was born naturally in V shape, so didn't has much difficulty.

Next part i will say of my workout.

That's the sound of a person who is having a healthy lifestyle and good eating habits. Salute for that.

I am back on my track, being on a healthy lifestyle and can vouch on eating good is what helps out all the efforts ones puts back in gym.

[jamesrocky]

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I have purchased the Cellucor Cor-Performance Whey - 4 lbs (Chocolate) from amazon. I am yet to receive the product. I will continue going to the gym and will see whether I will gain the muscles or not after some time

[The Monk]

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I find it a rather worrying trend among my friends who hit the gym regularly and even on this thread. There are more people discussing/ interested in supplements then workouts, regimes, plans or even boasting about body dimensions or heavy weights done.

While i understand diehard builders using supplements, it is a bit disconcerting to know that gym instructors freely recommend these to even the casual gym goer, who has gone there just to lose a bit of tummy flab and get fit.

I hope some of the regular gym guys like Prateek and Sibun, would shed some light on the need of spending money on supplements for the casual gym goer who isn't a bodybuilder.

[jRay]

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I find it a rather worrying trend among my friends who hit the gym regularly and even on this thread. There are more people discussing/ interested in supplements then workouts, regimes, plans or even boasting about body dimensions or heavy weights done.

While i understand diehard builders using supplements, it is a bit disconcerting to know that gym instructors freely recommend these to even the casual gym goer, who has gone there just to lose a bit of tummy flab and get fit.

I hope some of the regular gym guys like Prateek and Sibun, would shed some light on the need of spending money on supplements for the casual gym goer who isn't a bodybuilder.

A typical indian diet lacks in many nutrients and hence supplements are recommended. Nutrition is more responsible for fitness than just hitting the gym as without getting enough nutrients working out could do more harm than good.

[bikerfas]

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Supplements - As the Name/Word states its supplements your nutrition which is needed for the whatever the goals an individual has.

with the rising trends of usage of supplementation, recommending one for an individual totally depends on what the individual goal is. Even the top line professionals of Mr.Olympia and others don't relay on supplementation mainly - their Natural food is the main supply of nutrition for them. Each eats at least 5-8 meals a day with lot of meat, egg whites, vegetables. they add supplementation only during the workout for immediate usage of the fuel and pump it to the muscles they work on.

for a regular gym goer, eating a proper food, cutting down snacking would bring the nutrition. coming to Indian Diet, don't generalize stating Indian diet doesn't has nutrition, depends on the individual how one follows a diet. Protein sources are from Sprouts, Chenna, peanuts, green leaves, dhal, soy, beans, nuts, Egg, meats - start including all in your diet with right amount and follow a time for your food intake - when you start following the diet with strict timings (initially it will tough) it will become your lifestyle and you see easily notice you changes. People think working out in gym is tough but actually eating a proper diet is tough. when you go for team lunch buffet restricting yourselves from the different choice of food and eating enough quantity is a very challenging thing for one to do - including myself have failed many times but got myself back together and following a healthy choices now - learnt how to eat good without sacrificing on foods or my favorite chocolate brownies . Indian Diet has changed recent times, earlier I remember where at home mom makes rice, dhal/sambar with vegetables, a veg curry and egg, curd -- nowadays at many homes to my knowledge that's not the case as many house has both parents working and they do what is easy/less time consuming for them. Its with us to take the choices and at earlier stages - look that what we can change in food for supporting us from for the trainings/efforts which we put in gym.

A simple flow is that when you eat food, it gets digested and the nutrients are pumped to blood and then transported across the body. during that time whichever muscle or part of body is working actively will have more of the nutrients as the body flow is more there. for.e.g. I did chest workout and have good pump , blood vessels are filled in - now when you eat something during time which are rich in protein it will help filling up the muscle tissue which trained during the workout. you can take foods like eggs, sprouts, soy, banana, apple, chicken post workout to fill in the nutrients.

coming to the point again - a regular gym goer can approach his diet with the above mentioned method of eating a balanced food and on time, restrict snacking/overeating and being consistent at gym will reap the benefits.

At the max if one feels/needs to supplement after hitting the gym consistent for 6 months or so(reason I stated about 6 months at least is that, a person who follows clean diet that much time has already made a change and is aware of what he is eating), then a quick absorbing protein can be recommended as a Post Workout as protein drink gets absorbed to tissues much faster than a regular food. apart from food,for regular gym goer this would be good enough.

[Divya Sharan]

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Agree with you sir @bikerfas!

I have followed your transformation since day 1 (through FB of course!) and the recent photo-shoot of yours was WOW!
Having met you in person while you were in India, I can pretty much appreciate the quantum of work put in and you look awesome now!

Any chance of you starring in Dhoom 4?

[bikerfas]

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Agree with you sir @bikerfas!

I have followed your transformation since day 1 (through FB of course!) and the recent photo-shoot of yours was WOW!
Having met you in person while you were in India, I can pretty much appreciate the quantum of work put in and you look awesome now!

Any chance of you starring in Dhoom 4?

Thank you Divya Sharan No dhoom 4 from now maybe 5