I'm new to this so please be kind.
I'm 51 years old and have gone from weighing 275 U.S. Pounds years ago to weighing 140 U.S. Pounds today.
My diet consists of fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, meat and water. The meat is from albacore tuna, salmon, halibut, and skinless white meat chicken/turkey. I'm also using Muscle Milk protein powder once with my oatmeal breakfast and again after workouts. I despise junk food and I usually refuse to eat anything that I don't prepare myself.
My gym sessions consist of a light one-mile jog on the treadmill followed by weight training with 4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise. Gym sessions are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with rest on every other day of the week. My main goal is to build muscle.
Exercises - in this order:
Bicep curl
Tricep extension
Chest press
Calf raise
Incline row
Shoulder press
Shrug
Seated pulldown
Leg press
Push-ups
Crunches
I use Gym Log Plus and iSmoothRun apps on my phone to track and log everything.
My blood pressure: 99/67
No allergies, no medications, and no medical issues.
I eat six small meals per day and get about 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. That sounds like a lot of protein to me but I've only gained 5 pounds in two months.
I started this diet and training regimen at the end of May.
I don't experience any pain or problems and I go home from the gym feeling great. My friends have mentioned that my muscles are getting bigger.
Now, here is where I could use some help from you good folks. Am I doing ok? Is there anything that I need to improve or change? Any other advice? I'm new to this and I'm hoping to take what I learn and pass it on later.
I'm 51 years old and have gone from weighing 275 U.S. Pounds years ago to weighing 140 U.S. Pounds today.
My diet consists of fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, meat and water. The meat is from albacore tuna, salmon, halibut, and skinless white meat chicken/turkey. I'm also using Muscle Milk protein powder once with my oatmeal breakfast and again after workouts. I despise junk food and I usually refuse to eat anything that I don't prepare myself.
My gym sessions consist of a light one-mile jog on the treadmill followed by weight training with 4 sets of 8 reps for each exercise. Gym sessions are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with rest on every other day of the week. My main goal is to build muscle.
Exercises - in this order:
Bicep curl
Tricep extension
Chest press
Calf raise
Incline row
Shoulder press
Shrug
Seated pulldown
Leg press
Push-ups
Crunches
I use Gym Log Plus and iSmoothRun apps on my phone to track and log everything.
My blood pressure: 99/67
No allergies, no medications, and no medical issues.
I eat six small meals per day and get about 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight. That sounds like a lot of protein to me but I've only gained 5 pounds in two months.
I started this diet and training regimen at the end of May.
I don't experience any pain or problems and I go home from the gym feeling great. My friends have mentioned that my muscles are getting bigger.
Now, here is where I could use some help from you good folks. Am I doing ok? Is there anything that I need to improve or change? Any other advice? I'm new to this and I'm hoping to take what I learn and pass it on later.