Diet - uni style

Ok cool.

If you are looking for good back ex then definitely do pull ups.

Body weight routines are great, i've totally give up on free weights and I am much stronger.

Suppose it depends on your aims. I'm into cardio too so strength is important.

But I pretty much eat what I want. As long as you put the effort in you can.
 
lemonkettaz said:
Ok cool.

If you are looking for good back ex then definitely do pull ups.

Body weight routines are great, i've totally give up on free weights and I am much stronger.

Suppose it depends on your aims. I'm into cardio too so strength is important.

But I pretty much eat what I want. As long as you put the effort in you can.
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Sorry what? Body weight routines are better for strength than free weights?!
 
lemonkettaz said:
Ok cool.

If you are looking for good back ex then definitely do pull ups.

Body weight routines are great, i've totally give up on free weights and I am much stronger.

Suppose it depends on your aims. I'm into cardio too so strength is important.

But I pretty much eat what I want. As long as you put the effort in you can.
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Oats, beans, lentils, pasta, rice, potatoes, hemp powder (not cheap), legumes are supposed to be good, nuts.

Given that you have Asian heritage I'm surprised you can drink milk without issues.

Edit - just read that you are lactose intolerant...thought as much.

Oat milk, goats milk, almond milk - again, not cheap though.
 
If you're worried about fat gain that won't help matters.

Do you have any idea how much whey you'll need? It looks like you'll need almost complete supplementation.

Have you worked out the calorie values for things?
 
icecold said:
If you're worried about fat gain that won't help matters.

Do you have any idea how much whey you'll need? It looks like you'll need almost complete supplementation.

Have you worked out the calorie values for things?
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I'm not really worried about fat gain, I just thought that given the circumstances, that going for a cut might be the best way to start.

I haven't yet worked out calories, but I think a good target for me would be to start off at about 2200 per day.

As you've said, my diet seems lacking a bit, which is why I asked here. Given I'm becoming a poor student and I'm a vegetarian, I knew it would be tough to get it right.
 
lemonkettaz said:
I claimed that which benefits me.

I also said it depends what your aims are...
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Aims are irrelevant when it comes to what is better in building strength.
Body weight restricts you to yours bodies weight, where strength building needs progressive overload
 
Yes, but strength is an absolute term, not something you can define for yourself. You might mean you can do more pull ups or dips, but that isn't "strength".

Bodyweight exercises are best for building strength for no one.


TC, if you end up getting most of your protein from whey, then so be it! It's not ideal, but it really isn't that bad.
 
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Edited to make it a clearer.

There are specific situations where you can strengthen stabilisers with bodyweight stuff, but in general what I said is correct.
 
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