great video ian. I;ve been wondering though about carbs from vegetables. I've been reading from other people on forums that these carbs shouldn't be counted... are they wrong?
as entertaining as the hodgetwins are...you do have more thorough information. and knowing that people have disliked your videos just because they like them better, says alot about the closed-mindedness that people are. great video.
My weight has stayed about the same for a while now but my lifts are doing great and increasing very fast. Does this mean I am losing fat as I gain my muscle?
healthy fat is what your body uses to make hormones, excess carbs is what causes fat storage because fat is stored energy in the body, and energy comes from carbs.
@LiftingforLife any idea about a site or something that helps with calculating calories for food especially from an Indian perspective. The reason is we have so many food items that are a combination of several items and it becomes challenging to count calories.
how the fuck do you take in over 600 grams of carbs per day? thats very hard for me. i got to 220 lbs with 550 grams of carbs, 320 pro and 100 fat. i would like to take in 800 grams of carbs.
When you track the amount of protein you're getting daily, do you include the protein you get from carb sources as well? Everyone says protein is not utilized as well from carbs since they don't have complete BCAA profiles; you're take on that?
This is VERY innacurate. You do NOT need to add bodyfat to put on muscle. The idea of " bulking " was all the rage back in the 1970's and early 80's. It's been debunked over and over since then. Muscle gain is related to lifting. You cannot eat muscle on to your body. The normal diet provides enough protein and caloires need for muscle repair post workout. You can add muscle while in cal deficit as long as the deficit does not exceed 500 calories or so on most day.
@brushfour44 If you are in a calorie deficit then net protein turnover will always be negative unless you are new to training, coming off of a layoff or on drugs.
@LiftingForLife You're too focused on this protein issue as it relates to muscle building. There are plenty of calories and protein...even in caloric deficit, to aid and repair muscles post workout. Your muscles do not " break down." Over consuming protein needlessly adds calories to your diet that make getting LEAN very difficult. If you cut your protein intake Ian you would see no reduction in strength or muscle size. You would however see a reduction in your overall bodyfat level.
@brushfour44 thats what i always thought but you do stall, and i belive that you can maximize reults by eating a bit more. maybe im wrong i need to test this on myself
@Upal I know what you're saying with just eating a bit more, and that was my initial gut feeling too,..but the DEXA scans and hydrostatic bodyfat testing say otherwise. When you say " a bit more," that only makes sense,..and I would not consider that "bulking up" in the traditional sense which required bodybuilders to eat a LOT more. But you know, at a small cal deficit..and especially at maintainence, muscle mass gain is exactly the same as in cal excess. Muscle gain is just so LIFTING related.
@brushfour44 yeah i totaly agree with you, i think just upping your carbs and maybe a bit of protien should be enough. i cant seem to make the fat fit, cause i dont like or really want alot of fat in my diet, it doesnt work for me. but ill say this i did build muscle when i was dieting but it was fairly slow. so im encouraged to try and eat about 250-350 calories extra on training days. for one main reason is iv lost some strength recently as well. but thats cause i love running!
I would be careful about running while looking to gain/maintain strength/muscle. It can be done but you just want to make sure you're coming to your strength workouts fully rested. Most runners err on the side of overtraining. Too much cardio can be detrimental to lean muscle tissue over time. I don't think adding a bit of carb/protein on training days will do ANYTHING to add inches to your waist. You have to eat an excess of 3500 calories beyond activity burn to gain 1 lb of fat as you know.
What I HAVE seen is that bulking up..or putting on a certain amount of bodyfat in order to gain muscle, can actually cause muscle loss once the diet starts.The reason is now that the bodybuilder has gained 12-14 pounds of fat let say, and the contest is 16 weeks away, they must now struggle to lose whatever fat that had + all that additional fat they put on within 16 weeks.They worry they won't make it and over-diet resulting in a ton of muscle lost in the process. I've seen this NUMEROUS TIMES!
@brushfour44 im gonna montior my waist line mainly, if i see an increase of 3-4 in, then im back to maintance or dieting. but i really need to mentally take a break from watching my food. plus WINTER IS COMING!
I agree, watching food can get tiresome, especially if you're not training with an upcoming contest in mind. That waist line measurement really is the real determiner of fat gain as you know. The real show of muscle loss is a drop in overall bodyweight,...with very little drop in waist measurement. You can actually add a bit of fat if you're losing muscle; taking on an appearance known as " skinny fat." A lot of low carb dieters lose weight,...but go straight into the skinny fat category.
@brushfour44 hey dude thanks again for all the advice, i gotta say you turned me around, i wasnt a fan but you def know your stuff. totaly right on the running, but truth be told i love it and really cant get away from it after a month of stopping. i was able to build slowly some muscle, but at the end it does begin to weaken you as well as actually turn you into a skinny fatso LOL!
Can't blame you there. That runners' high is great, not to mention you're in the outdoors taking in nature. That's why I walk outdoors. I run occassionally, but it's done in a series of sprints...(HIIT). I personally believe HIIT sprints are superior to long distance running as it relates to fat loss, muscle gain, and performance. HIIT cardio is also a great developer of the anaerobic energy system. To me sprinters really have better physiques then long distance runners generally speaking.
@brushfour44 yeah sprinting worked best for me to lose fat, so does that stair master thing, i dont know why. but its really not about the physique to me (all the time) which begs the question WHY THE FUDGE am i even into this bodybuilding stuff. LOL!
but the truth is running eventually depletes you mentall as well as physically (if you can do some vids on that id favorite them) where as i never felt depleted from weight lifting.
HIIT actually doesn't burn that many cals directly, but the afterburn can be sigificant and developing a more efficient cardiovascular system just makes you a better fat and cal burner 24/7. There even more reasons why HIIT is the better fat burner, but that's gets a big complicated to explain in detail here. You might be overtraining with running but not lifting..be careful. There are SO many benefits-positive dividends bestowed upon the lifing/training athlete. I couldn't live life without it!
@brushfour44 The "afterburn" effect is hugely overblown and really isn't hugely significant. The primary benefit of HIIT is the cardiovascular conditioning aspect.
I have a very hard psychical job, I increased my carb to about 400g per day ( i weight 170lbs) and according to your vid i should eat about 80g of fat. but fck i already have 80g of fat from things like oats, meat and bread and I cant even fit a spoon of olive oil or 2 yolks into my macros... what to do? I actualy dont have any space for those fats and i want them. I barely fitted omegas3 into my fat intake
I havent noiced much changes ive been eating thosr macros for just over 3 weeks, I lift 5 times a week but other then that I dont do much physical work
Man no wonder you eay poptarts and shit I couldnt hit 600-700 grams of carbs a day thats like a full time job haha, so man im currently 195lbs 5'10 around 12-13% bf , 400c/210p/90f hows that looking?
Whats your IQ? I assume high, just wondering.
awsdegekste 1 month ago
are you planning to stay natty for life?
great video btw
vietsoulx 1 month ago
ABSOLUTE BOSS SHADES!!!
Jokk3asd 1 month ago
good video dude, subscribed
je187u 1 month ago
@je187u Thanks!
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
great video ian. I;ve been wondering though about carbs from vegetables. I've been reading from other people on forums that these carbs shouldn't be counted... are they wrong?
zebrazebra1990 1 month ago
@zebrazebra1990 Count everything.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
@LiftingForLife thanks
zebrazebra1990 1 month ago
How do you track carb intake. And ehat are macronutrients
usynn 1 month ago
as entertaining as the hodgetwins are...you do have more thorough information. and knowing that people have disliked your videos just because they like them better, says alot about the closed-mindedness that people are. great video.
clinton2010 1 month ago 2
My weight has stayed about the same for a while now but my lifts are doing great and increasing very fast. Does this mean I am losing fat as I gain my muscle?
So0h 1 month ago
healthy fat is what your body uses to make hormones, excess carbs is what causes fat storage because fat is stored energy in the body, and energy comes from carbs.
imthatguy85 1 month ago
@LiftingforLife any idea about a site or something that helps with calculating calories for food especially from an Indian perspective. The reason is we have so many food items that are a combination of several items and it becomes challenging to count calories.
nikhilsrl 2 months ago
5000calories a day wtf
blade83336 2 months ago
how the fuck do you take in over 600 grams of carbs per day? thats very hard for me. i got to 220 lbs with 550 grams of carbs, 320 pro and 100 fat. i would like to take in 800 grams of carbs.
bcopp8323 2 months ago
Appreciate this one Ian... thanks... :)
I'm currently 185lbs and... seem to be holding a LITTLE fat around my midsection:
/watch?v=dGZvfTs4jyw - 1:26 in...
This is what I'm currently eating:
204/327/95 - p/c/f... for a total of 3008 calories... Now I'm wondering if I'd be better off eating:
185/350/95... Hmmm... Should be the same calories.. just lower the protein and adding it to the carb cound instead...
Thoughts??
FreshToneFitness 3 months ago
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FreshToneFitness 3 months ago
When you track the amount of protein you're getting daily, do you include the protein you get from carb sources as well? Everyone says protein is not utilized as well from carbs since they don't have complete BCAA profiles; you're take on that?
jiyama13 3 months ago
@jiyama13 Count everything but aim to get most of your protein from high-quality sources.
LiftingForLife 3 months ago
@jiyama13 lol @ your entire comment
sssnnnyyy 1 month ago
hey ian is it true that getting fat while bulking will create new fat cells which makes it harder to lose weight?
UpalKashey 4 months ago
@UpalKashey The body can create new fat cells but it isn't something worth thinking about in practice.
LiftingForLife 4 months ago
@LiftingForLife was watching that stupid kyle leon video...made me wonder. gotta listen to something at work to be more efficient you know lol.
it doesnt make sense to me but wanted your take on it.
thanks dude!
UpalKashey 4 months ago
Ian i cant seem to find the fat to match my macro of 78g. im getting about 50g now and feeling good, but i started my bulk phase will this impede me
UpalKashey 4 months ago
@UpalKashey No it will not, as long as your overall calorie intake is sufficient.
LiftingForLife 4 months ago
DO YOU BELIEVE IN BULKING AND CUTTING AND HOW TO YOU GET TO 210 8% BODYFAT AT 190 POUNDS
marcus23332333 4 months ago
This is VERY innacurate. You do NOT need to add bodyfat to put on muscle. The idea of " bulking " was all the rage back in the 1970's and early 80's. It's been debunked over and over since then. Muscle gain is related to lifting. You cannot eat muscle on to your body. The normal diet provides enough protein and caloires need for muscle repair post workout. You can add muscle while in cal deficit as long as the deficit does not exceed 500 calories or so on most day.
brushfour44 4 months ago
@brushfour44 If you are in a calorie deficit then net protein turnover will always be negative unless you are new to training, coming off of a layoff or on drugs.
LiftingForLife 4 months ago
@LiftingForLife You're too focused on this protein issue as it relates to muscle building. There are plenty of calories and protein...even in caloric deficit, to aid and repair muscles post workout. Your muscles do not " break down." Over consuming protein needlessly adds calories to your diet that make getting LEAN very difficult. If you cut your protein intake Ian you would see no reduction in strength or muscle size. You would however see a reduction in your overall bodyfat level.
brushfour44 4 months ago
@brushfour44 thats what i always thought but you do stall, and i belive that you can maximize reults by eating a bit more. maybe im wrong i need to test this on myself
UpalKashey 4 months ago
@Upal I know what you're saying with just eating a bit more, and that was my initial gut feeling too,..but the DEXA scans and hydrostatic bodyfat testing say otherwise. When you say " a bit more," that only makes sense,..and I would not consider that "bulking up" in the traditional sense which required bodybuilders to eat a LOT more. But you know, at a small cal deficit..and especially at maintainence, muscle mass gain is exactly the same as in cal excess. Muscle gain is just so LIFTING related.
brushfour44 4 months ago
@brushfour44 yeah i totaly agree with you, i think just upping your carbs and maybe a bit of protien should be enough. i cant seem to make the fat fit, cause i dont like or really want alot of fat in my diet, it doesnt work for me. but ill say this i did build muscle when i was dieting but it was fairly slow. so im encouraged to try and eat about 250-350 calories extra on training days. for one main reason is iv lost some strength recently as well. but thats cause i love running!
UpalKashey 4 months ago
I would be careful about running while looking to gain/maintain strength/muscle. It can be done but you just want to make sure you're coming to your strength workouts fully rested. Most runners err on the side of overtraining. Too much cardio can be detrimental to lean muscle tissue over time. I don't think adding a bit of carb/protein on training days will do ANYTHING to add inches to your waist. You have to eat an excess of 3500 calories beyond activity burn to gain 1 lb of fat as you know.
brushfour44 4 months ago
What I HAVE seen is that bulking up..or putting on a certain amount of bodyfat in order to gain muscle, can actually cause muscle loss once the diet starts.The reason is now that the bodybuilder has gained 12-14 pounds of fat let say, and the contest is 16 weeks away, they must now struggle to lose whatever fat that had + all that additional fat they put on within 16 weeks.They worry they won't make it and over-diet resulting in a ton of muscle lost in the process. I've seen this NUMEROUS TIMES!
brushfour44 4 months ago
@brushfour44 im gonna montior my waist line mainly, if i see an increase of 3-4 in, then im back to maintance or dieting. but i really need to mentally take a break from watching my food. plus WINTER IS COMING!
UpalKashey 4 months ago
I agree, watching food can get tiresome, especially if you're not training with an upcoming contest in mind. That waist line measurement really is the real determiner of fat gain as you know. The real show of muscle loss is a drop in overall bodyweight,...with very little drop in waist measurement. You can actually add a bit of fat if you're losing muscle; taking on an appearance known as " skinny fat." A lot of low carb dieters lose weight,...but go straight into the skinny fat category.
brushfour44 4 months ago
@brushfour44 hey dude thanks again for all the advice, i gotta say you turned me around, i wasnt a fan but you def know your stuff. totaly right on the running, but truth be told i love it and really cant get away from it after a month of stopping. i was able to build slowly some muscle, but at the end it does begin to weaken you as well as actually turn you into a skinny fatso LOL!
UpalKashey 4 months ago
Can't blame you there. That runners' high is great, not to mention you're in the outdoors taking in nature. That's why I walk outdoors. I run occassionally, but it's done in a series of sprints...(HIIT). I personally believe HIIT sprints are superior to long distance running as it relates to fat loss, muscle gain, and performance. HIIT cardio is also a great developer of the anaerobic energy system. To me sprinters really have better physiques then long distance runners generally speaking.
brushfour44 4 months ago
@brushfour44 yeah sprinting worked best for me to lose fat, so does that stair master thing, i dont know why. but its really not about the physique to me (all the time) which begs the question WHY THE FUDGE am i even into this bodybuilding stuff. LOL!
but the truth is running eventually depletes you mentall as well as physically (if you can do some vids on that id favorite them) where as i never felt depleted from weight lifting.
UpalKashey 4 months ago
HIIT actually doesn't burn that many cals directly, but the afterburn can be sigificant and developing a more efficient cardiovascular system just makes you a better fat and cal burner 24/7. There even more reasons why HIIT is the better fat burner, but that's gets a big complicated to explain in detail here. You might be overtraining with running but not lifting..be careful. There are SO many benefits-positive dividends bestowed upon the lifing/training athlete. I couldn't live life without it!
brushfour44 4 months ago
@brushfour44 The "afterburn" effect is hugely overblown and really isn't hugely significant. The primary benefit of HIIT is the cardiovascular conditioning aspect.
LiftingForLife 4 months ago
@mouthforwar93 Yes.
LiftingForLife 5 months ago
something is really weird about this stuff!
you eat 5000 calories and you just look flat. i dont get it.
are you lifting heavy or just bs weights? and dont tell me about genes its all nonsense
UpalKashey 6 months ago
wait 100 g of fat per day???
i barely can find 50
UpalKashey 6 months ago
im a nigga and i is be eatin them fried chicken and biscuits and im swoll like a muthafucka.
flexwheelR 6 months ago
what exactly is macronutrients? is it just protein, fat and carbs? im confused sorry :(
futb0lista7777777 6 months ago
@futb0lista7777777 yes
LiftingForLife 6 months ago
@LiftingForLife
Hey Ian
I have a very hard psychical job, I increased my carb to about 400g per day ( i weight 170lbs) and according to your vid i should eat about 80g of fat. but fck i already have 80g of fat from things like oats, meat and bread and I cant even fit a spoon of olive oil or 2 yolks into my macros... what to do? I actualy dont have any space for those fats and i want them. I barely fitted omegas3 into my fat intake
ThXKamilX 6 months ago
Good video Ian.
tddcmptn 6 months ago
how do u not bloat after eating?
Tagerted9 6 months ago
@Tagerted9 uh... dietary fiber lolol
dangelo003 6 months ago
@dangelo003
whats funny?
Tagerted9 6 months ago
@Tagerted9 lol bc I was thinking about bernie sanders fart on rachel maddow lolol
dangelo003 6 months ago
Good video Ian!
TheExtremeFitness 7 months ago
I havent noiced much changes ive been eating thosr macros for just over 3 weeks, I lift 5 times a week but other then that I dont do much physical work
gman0345 7 months ago
Man no wonder you eay poptarts and shit I couldnt hit 600-700 grams of carbs a day thats like a full time job haha, so man im currently 195lbs 5'10 around 12-13% bf , 400c/210p/90f hows that looking?
gman0345 7 months ago
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gregiscute69 6 months ago
@gman0345
do 250p and a bit more fat
ThXKamilX 6 months ago
@keithc413 Thanks Keith!
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
@DAMINDFREAK06 The bb.com forum? Lots of good people on there working hard to promote the truth.
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
you actually look in the mirror and style your hair like that every morning? you look like a giant pussy
Xeaglesfan07X 7 months ago
@Xeaglesfan07X Well I get plenty of pussy so I'm cool with it, umad?
LiftingForLife 7 months ago 10
How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
FacelessProjects 7 months ago
@FacelessProjects 5'8" 200lbs
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
@LiftingForLife And people don't think that you lift? Are they fucking idiots?
FacelessProjects 7 months ago
half a gram of fat per bodyweight and a gram of protein per lbs of body weight for bulking, what about cutting?
Rhoryborealis 7 months ago
@Rhoryborealis I'll talk about that in a video today or tomorrow about cutting.
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
Great video, I'm big on tracking everything so I couldn't agree more with what was said.
CampbellFitness 7 months ago
@CampbellFitness I appreciate the support, especially coming from you!
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
whats your body weight bro?
shahroozare 7 months ago
@shahroozare 200lbs
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
@LiftingForLife oh ok, so u aint small ... coz u said ppl ask if u even lift ..
maybe u just look small on camera?
shahroozare 7 months ago
are you wearing Ray Ban's??? digging the shades brahhh- Pablo
peruvianiron 7 months ago
@peruvianiron Cheap knockoffs. I spend my money on food.
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
"bodybuilding is a sport of patience" I couldn't agree more. Very slow progression
BERGATHLETICS 7 months ago 15
@BERGATHLETICS dan berg yeahh its dan berg
AdR1aN43 2 months ago
barthell fitness made 4 accounts to dislike this
MrEnufLOL 7 months ago 15
@MrEnufLOL lolol 9 accounts bro
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
ok koo thanks bro!
eddamonsta 7 months ago
@eddamonsta No problem! Just remember to get back in touch with me in a couple weeks so I can adjust those numbers.
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
ah yeah kind of slowly going into this bulk
eddamonsta 7 months ago
@eddamonsta Increase fat to 80g and report back in two weeks with strength/size/weight changes.
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
HEY BRO HOW BIG ARE YOUR ARMS
legend2kill 7 months ago
@legend2kill Small as hell. 15.5-16".
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
that is my current macro.what do ya suggest??
eddamonsta 7 months ago
@eddamonsta Are you currently maintaining?
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
155lbs 5'6
2200cals 160g protein=640 cal 250g carbs=1000 60g fat=540 how does my macro look bro??im very carb sensitive BIG TIME!
eddamonsta 7 months ago
@eddamonsta That probably isn't enough food for a bulking diet. What are your current macros?
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
solid brah, mirin glasses
kylerules 7 months ago
@kylerules Sexy glasses ftw
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
koo video bro finaly lol jk..is this your new camera??
eddamonsta 7 months ago
@eddamonsta Yeah broseph pretty good am I right?
LiftingForLife 7 months ago
Ate a pop tart while watching!
88blakers 7 months ago
@88blakers Most anabolic food there is, guaranteed!
LiftingForLife 7 months ago