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What would you recommend for eating on a budget? It's all to easy to buy quiches + pizza's, but I'm looking at eating a lot more heathily, albeit on a budget.

Any ideas? Money is an issue here.
 
kenmare said:
What would you recommend for eating on a budget? It's all to easy to buy quiches + pizza's, but I'm looking at eating a lot more heathily, albeit on a budget.

Any ideas? Money is an issue here.
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Oats, peanut butter, Eggs (~10p an egg if caged), frozen chicken is quite cheap, tinned tuna etc. Still more expensive than living off onion rings etc though.
 
What do people eat for a snack? I find after my dinner around 8 I'm a bit hungry but don't want to pig out on choc/rubbish.

Did make some flapjack but its not great so could do with making some more.
 
The Craig said:
Oats, peanut butter, Eggs (~10p an egg if caged), frozen chicken is quite cheap, tinned tuna etc. Still more expensive than living off onion rings etc though.
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$loth said:
How are your cooking skills?


Tomato sauce with lots of veg (carrots, onion, celery) and meat can go with rice, pasta, and stews/casseroles are a good choice.
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I can use this thanks. Must be hard to get 2,000+ calories needed for me when exercising though?
 
Cottage cheese rocks. I forgot how much I love the stuff.

I'll never understand the people who eat it with pineapple though, eeeeeuuuuuuuuugh!!! The stuff with chives and onions etc though, yesyesyes.
 
I like it with pineapple! It's tasty nice! :cool:


Kenmare, getting lots of calories is easy, just eat. You just have to plan and put the effort into preparing your food and wanting to eat and cook. :)
 
Legs are dead.

Scrambled eggs on toast has cheered me up though.

Squts didn't feel too bad until I went low low low, but I'm still not flexible enough to go right down. Still bashed out a warmup set of 60kg to get the blood going then 80kg in 3 sets of 8.

PLenty of leg press screaming and also hit the calves nice and hard today, thanks to teh post on the previous thread about calves :D Both that seated calf machine then 60kg on the smith doing raises.

Not looking forward to tomorrow morning.
 
Haven't been to the gym in over 6 weeks now lol. Nightmare. Need to get back into it but had flu etc and been busy with work and all the xmas partying. Needless to say haven't gained to much fat.
 
I gained loads over christmas, but have "lost" nearly all of it already. I was 7lbs heavier on new years day than I was at start of Dec, but have already lost 5lbs of it. Think most of it was water and/or stodgy food.

Managed 160kg dead lifts for two sets of five tonight, which is a new PB :)
 
Snowing tonight. Looks like I'll be missing the shoulder/bicep session tommorow (already was going to miss back in the hope a niggly problem in my trap heals)
 
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I like it with pineapple! It's tasty nice! :cool:


Kenmare, getting lots of calories is easy, just eat. You just have to plan and put the effort into preparing your food and wanting to eat and cook. :)
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If it's not to much trouble, would you mind terribly giving me a sample day of what a person should be aiming at eating? Someone wanting to see gains not hindered by food.

6'1"+, 75Kg.

Thanks
 
Quick question about deadlifts chaps:

Did my first legs session yesterday in over 3 months, having badly twisted my knee.

I took it easy only doing about half what I was before the injury, but my lower back is killing me after 4 sets of deadlifts. Is this to be expected, or am I doing it wrong? I was fairly new to deadlifts before I buggered my knee so didn't have much time to perfect my technique.

I keep my head up and facing forward, and try to push my arse back and keep my back straight, but I'm 6'4 and it's a long way down so I think my back might be taking too much of the strain.

I did 4x10 at 50kg + olympic bar.
 
If you're finding it hurts then it's probably worth lowering the weights further and practicing until you get it right - maybe use the Olympic sized plastic spacer plates if your gym has them instead of any weights as such. Alternatively you could consider setting the weights up on a slight platform to shrink the distance you've got to lift initially - someone else could tell you if that's a good idea or not though.

It may also be after you've hurt your knee that your body is adjusting and attempting to compensate so forcing you out of a natural path for your body to follow.
 
Big Chris said:
Quick question about deadlifts chaps:

Did my first legs session yesterday in over 3 months, having badly twisted my knee.

I took it easy only doing about half what I was before the injury, but my lower back is killing me after 4 sets of deadlifts. Is this to be expected, or am I doing it wrong? I was fairly new to deadlifts before I buggered my knee so didn't have much time to perfect my technique.

I keep my head up and facing forward, and try to push my arse back and keep my back straight, but I'm 6'4 and it's a long way down so I think my back might be taking too much of the strain.

I did 4x10 at 50kg + olympic bar.
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As has been said, I would be careful with the weight, too light and it's hard to get the form right but too heavy and the incorrect form can obviously cause injury. It could be that you have lost strength/conditioning in your lower back from time off with the knee, but the most important thing is to keep it light, although it's up to you to find the right weight. I would say that one you can do 10-15 reps with for maybe 3-4 sets, And keep it at this weight for a few weeks until you've got it sorted.

As for form:


A comment on the vid. The guy lifting need to keep his head up at the top of the lift, he is tucking his chin to his chest which isn't great. Also in the section where he is talking about lowering the weight he says to RDL (Romanian Deadlift) it to the knees and then drop it straight down. This isn't necessary, if you just drop the weight, still hold onto it, (making sure you don't curve your back) without cracking it on your knees.

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First one is a little long although it is good. Hope this helps :)

Edit: Because I fudged up the lowering explanation


You see, he keeps his core tight but just lets the weight take him down.


Side note, just found this:


:eek::eek::eek::eek:
How is he not dead. Pro tip, don't deadlift like that :eek:
 
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