I'll be honest, I have largely a motivation and scheduling problem. I'm a former Army soldier, and I used to participate in power lifting as a sport, so I am familiar with lifting weights, working out, dietary intake and being trim.

My fighting weight is 185, i'm near 230 at the moment due to an at times sedantary civilian lifestyle and a lack of the support systems I was used to having in place (Friends, work expectations, daily PT, etc),. I am having a bitch of a time finding the time and mental push to dedicate to cooking my own meals(resulting in my eating out for at least a single meal daily), and to getting myself to the gym in the allowable times.

This is further irritated by the fact that I am a night person, who enjoys working, sarging and being up in the PM's this has been a lifelong factor. It is a rare day when I enjoy waking up before 10 am in the morning. I work in the evening (Normally 12 pm to 9pm) and by the time I am done with work and the majority of my free time is available to me, my local gyms is shut.

I'm wondering if anyone out there has a situation similar to mine and what methods you used to work around this problem.

Hey guys, my life has been crazy busy lately and I haven't had time to post here for a while, I thank all of you other PUAs who have been helping out answering questions in this thread!
Since I'm posting now I might as well add a bit of advice, I know that most guys don't really care about their leg strenght and tend to ignore working out the lower body and just focus on upperbody, don't do that!
If you keep your entire body working, all of your muscles will work harder, your metabolism will increase and so will your muscle growth, guys who look really fit work out every muscle in their body! keep that in mind!

Another thing, I was looking around on youtube for fun workouts and I found a video collection by a girl I think she's Chech and her name is Zuzanna or something, god damn that chick is hot! And she makes her little sexy moans as she is working out, bouncing around in hotpants and a sportsbra, it's a must see!!

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daishi i was just making a joke of no_one's comment on ask me anything about GAINING weight lol.

Joe19, dont stress it too much, think about people that dont work out at all!

Buria, why not purchase a home gym? Just a bench with barbell and dumbbells allows you to do a variety of excercises

Slywalker, get your ass back on here so I can keep bugging you with Q's :D:D:D:D::D

Hey fellahs,

does anyone here take creatine? My mate was recommending it to me. I understand that it allows your muscles to absorb more water, thus making them bigger and stronger?

my mate was saying it helps you put on muscle and doesnt increase fat levels. even if your sort of chubby? was wondering if this is true or not? and also how it is taken, pill or powder?

cheers in advance.

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what up guys? im new to the board, but nowhere near new to pickup. and like the thread starter, i am also a gym rat and nutritional/sports nutrition expert.

to answer your question, creatine is a natural substance in the body. how creatine works is simple. your muscles run on ATP (adenosine triphosphate) which is an energy source used during maximum exertion of force (when you lift heavy weights). ATP is natural in your body as well, but at lower levels than we would like. A normal persons ATP levels only can last for around 2-4 seconds. (you see this when a person trys to 'max out' a certain lift and will initially move the weight, but get stuck in the middle of the lift and fail.) Thats where creatine comes in. Creatine converts to ATP extremely quickly in the body during max exertion of power. It can then allow your body to crank up its ATP levels for up to 12-14 seconds. (actual time is debatable depending on what scientist you ask) So supplementing creating, in simple terms, will make you be able to lift heavier weights for longer with less fatigue, in turn allowing you to break down and rebuild more muscle, making you bigger and stronger.

certain types of creatine (most commonly monohydrate) have the side effect that you gain water weight which is not a good thing. we want to gain solid muscle that will not drop off when water is expelled from the body. the best way to counteract this is to take a higher quality creatine such as cellmass from BSN or a similar product.

it will not increase fat levels. and it is available in powder and pill forms, as well as liquid. Creatine generally tastes good though, and powdered supplements are almost always the best choice due to their absorption rate and efficiency.

Thanks hucker!

that was a great post, easy to understand and very informative.

What other supplements would you recommend?

I am currently taking WPI after workouts and WPC at night, plus fish oil, joint and calcium supplements.

thx in advance!

youre on the right track with your current supplements.

omega 3 (fish oils, flax seed) are excellent for the human body and help everything from brain function, to eye sight, to overall feeling of your body, hair skin and nails, digestion, and even gym performance. they help nearly every bodily function/ body part.

another great supplement everybody should take is a good, pharmaceutical quality (NOT centrum) multivitamin. that will serve to make your body a LOT more efficient.


as far as what i would recommend, what are your fitness goals and where currently are you?


good job with your protein intake btw. isolate tastes like shit, but gets the job done better than anything else for post workout. you might wanna lay off the concentrate before bed if you are trying to loose or maintain your body fat levels though. either no calories within 4-5 hours of bedtime, or a VERY lean casein protein before bed.

but start with your personal goals will help me understand quite a bit better

LOL one of my mates (his like 40, plumber) was telling me how he felt tired after taking centrum and felt better NOt taking it lmao

ok so grab a GUD multivite kk

im a bit of a sceptic though, multivitamins sound too good to be true, having everything that your body needs in such a small pill? but hey so many people are reccommending it!

ok i want to lose fat so therefore no protein before bed kk

i cant rly not eat 5 hours before bed, due to hving to eat with family etc, plus i get hungry as well. though i try to have the smallest amount of carbs possible.

gee this thread has really died!

too good to be true in the health world is often a thing of concern. but multi's are the real deal. the thing with multivitamins is they extract the vitamins you need and pack them into a small (well big, but smaller than a full meal haha) pill thats easy to take and eliminates most calories/carbs/proteins you dont need.

now, you will piss out some of the pill, but thats normal. the better the brand/quality, the better absorption.

Yeah its amazing that everything your body needs can fit into such a small thing, question is though, if multivits have everything, then why are there specfic supplements like garlic pills, joint pills, vitaman C etc


with da creatine, how often should i take it?!?

Currently i jz take a protein shake after a workout, two scoops of WPI and one scoop WPC. other supplements like fish oil, joint and calcium i try to take everyday.

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Is taking a generic store bough multi that bad? Is it bad for your health, or just less good than a high quality one?

I am of the opinion that its best to just have a balanced diet, but taking a SPAM cant hurt, can it?

Im still a bit of a sceptic when it comes to multi's.. i mean, everything your body needs in such a small pill?

Im taking Herbs of GOld Mens multi with ginseng.. dont really feel a difference but hey like you said it cant hurt.

no its not bad its just not as efficient. a disgusting fact is the people that clean out port-a-potties say they often times see completely undigested pills in the mess they clean out. so that gives you sort of a clue.

scorpio, creatine is best taken the as soon after a workout as possible. i try to get mine in within 5 minutes. (i premake my post workout creatine and leave it in my truck while i lift) but anytime within 30 minutes after will work fine. i only take it on workout days, but some people will recommend you take it 7 days a week. the reason i dont do this is creatine is expensive, specially the good stuff, and your body will get substantially less use out of it when taken any other time than post workout, thus a waste of money