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[munk]

Hey guys im a 21 yo student from dunedin, Ive been going to the gym for a few years to bulk up, mainly for sport. I have seen myself getting stronger but cant seem to put on weight. any help would be appreciated.

[rammstein]

Ill be the first to ask .............

whats your diet

[munk]

normally

breakfast: 2 bowls of nutri grain

10 - 11: 2 sandwiches and a muslie bar

lunch: 2 pies or something from the shop

dinner: normally meat and veges, rice, take aways

[wiggy]

you are a million miles away from a correct diet...10 egg white and 2 yolks breakfast..bowl of weetbix...10 am 2 sandwiches,yoghurt...12pm..half a chicken crusty rolls ...3 pm carbs...banana...teatime ...big slab of steak...continental pasta...brocolli..mixed veg..7 pm..i save a bit of steak and have a sandwich...supper protein shake...I had 3 p-shakes a day with this..a orange on the go...snack on nuts...hard gainers have cal rich weight gainers...its torture..have a cheat day a week (do what you like usually sunday for me)...yes im not purist ..brown bread...brown rice etc..but not also going for the universe just yet!

[munk]

yea looks like im a long way off, will try to increase both my food intake and frequency of meals and see how it goes

[PeterDolan]

you are a million miles away from a correct diet...10 egg white and 2 yolks breakfast..bowl of weetbix...10 am 2 sandwiches,yoghurt...12pm..half a chicken crusty rolls ...3 pm carbs...banana...teatime ...big slab of steak...continental pasta...brocolli..mixed veg..7 pm..i save a bit of steak and have a sandwich...supper protein shake...I had 3 p-shakes a day with this..a orange on the go...snack on nuts...hard gainers have cal rich weight gainers...its torture..have a cheat day a week (do what you like usually sunday for me)...yes im not purist ..brown bread...brown rice etc..but not also going for the universe just yet!

Gotta remember ya boy munk here is a student

[wiggy]

definately..thats a typical day for me...but if he looks into ..tinned tuna..salmon..i beleive in mums stew with casserole steak...get her to make a bit extra for the next day..a tray of eggs a week should fit the budget..just that kinda carry on like most of us here know...was just stressing frequency, volume quality...i dont think pies for lunch will help him to much

[teamfatboy]

Gotta remember ya boy munk here is a student

Lay off the beers then :-)

But seriously... there have gotta be ways to up the protein, whether it's tins of tuna in spring water, egg white omelettes for breakfast...

Meal timings too are important - no late night carb-rich essay writing :naughty:

[Phedder]

Hey mate, I'm also a student down in Dunedin, there's a fair few of us on this board. Oats, eggs, whole milk, peanut butter, canned tuna/salmon are fantastic bulking foods, cheap, and quite healthy. I also usually buy heaps of blade steak or something when it's on special, dice it up and make a stew with it. 1kg bag of stirfry vege, 1kg of blade steak, chuck it in a slow cooker for 4-6 hours with water/spices/some tomato sauce for extra flavouring. Serve on rice or mash potatoes, Usually get 6 or so good sized meals out of it for $15-$20. I often do 2 a week, keeps fine for 3-4 days in the fridge.

[PeterDolan]

Lay off the beers then :-)

Haha yeah, had so many uni mates pleading poverty but spending upwards of $50 a night on the piss (usually on the piss 3 nights a week).

If you really wanna add mass the booze has gotta go, it ain't easy but the results come alot faster, assuming your diet is good too. Dunna what's available in dunners but if you can find a place like moore-wilsons, you can buy bulk rice and peanut butter etc that can last a while and works out way cheaper per serving. The best peanut butter I can find for a good price is pams (no suggar added, very little oil added). Natural is better but you've gotta hand over about $8 for a pissy little jar.