My Bulk Up Log

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DAIR

DAIR

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Think this thread is well overdue, as I've been meaning to keep tabs on my eating habits for a while now.

Hopefully this thread will keep me on the straight and narrow.

Overview
I started training back in may of 2011. Back then I weighed around 11 stone. I now weigh in at a little over 14 stone.

My aim is to bulk up to around 14.5 or 15 stone.

My diet currently contains a lot of meat, rice and pasta. Admittedly, it doesnt contain that much veg. This will soon change though. At present, I eat around 5 to 6 times a day. A usual working day tends to be like this -

9am(Arrive at work) - Weetabix with full fat milk and Grapes with Greek Yogurt.

11am - Will have a second helping of grapes and Greek Yogurt.

12pm - Chicken with pasta and a few veg (usually carrots)

2pm - Second helping of Weetabix

4.30pm - Demolish second container of chicken Pasta

8pm - Anything I can lay my hands on. Meal may include a steak (providing I never had one the previous night/day)

Where I get my goods from
For the last two months I've been getting all my meat from a website called athleat.co.uk . My first order came in at around 70.00gbp and contained the following goods -

2x Grass Fed Bison Steaks - Great alternative to your usual beef steak
1x Crocodile Tail Fillet - Thought I'd give it a try. Tastes like chicken
1x Skinless Chicken Breasts (Pack includes six pieces)
1x 28 Day Aged Rump Steak
1x Venison Steak - Another great alternative to your average beef steak
2x Duck Fillets/Breasts

Needless to say I loved it all. The second order included the following -
2x 28 Day Aged Grass Fed Stakes (16oz)
6x 28 Day Aged Rump Steaks (10oz)
3x 460g Grass Fed Buffalo Mince
3x Grass Fed Bison Steaks
12x Chicken Breast Fillets

Meals

Supplements
I only use creatine tables (on gym days). I don't uses any shakes or powders.
Usually only take two pills on Gym days. From Next week I'll take around 3 per day for about 2 weeks.

30-11-2012: Going back to my usual dosage.

Weigh Ins
I weigh myself at the end of each month. Will post results when I'm free.


Progress Pics
Currently try to take pics every Friday. Is this too often? Perhaps once every two weeks would be better?!


Look forward to receiving any further tips / suggestions.
 
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Helps build mass and provides extra energy during my workouts.

Will taking too much not make you retain too much water. As suggested above
 
I see.

Well my current usage doesn't appear to have had any negative results thus far. I'm simply following the products instr.uctions. Which is to take one before and after a workout session.

Will def look into whether its cool to down them more regularly
 
Have decided to go back to my usual creatine dosage.

For the last week I've been taking up to 3 each day. Unfortunately, they've had caused an unhealthy result. I'm going to the loo far too often. Im not a happy dude!
 
mrthingyx said:
Interesting. Studies would indicate that concerns about diarrohea are unfounded. :confused:

The easy quesiton is: "what else are you taking with the creatine?"

However, your 'dosing' may well be excessive - have you tried a simple 5g/day, every day (as LiE - and myself - work with)? Unless you're measuring out 5g on a suitably sensitive set of scales (kitchen scales aren't great for this), then you could well be sticking in up to 30g/creatine a day..
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Not taking it with anything else. One other thing worth mentioning is that I currently take it in tablet (750mg/cap) form.
 
mrthingyx said:
With carbohydrate source (i.e. powdered outs/milk), or with water?

I've never tried the cap form as it's outrageously bad value (not looked at the MP one)...

Either way, if you don't tolerate it, you don't tolerate it: sucks, but this is something that occasionally gets noted. I doubt it's due to the creatine, but if you're not comfortable, then...
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Never tried the powdered form. May give that a try and see how I feel.

Does it contain sugar?
 
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