You don't have to combine meals. Instead, eat one meal before class, and one afterwards.

Could be many different things....irritation causing inflammation, ligament/tendon strain/sprain, nerve impingement, etc.

Most of the trouble can be caused by mechanics, which is what I'm assuming based on what you told me.

Hey, figured I'd give a little update from all your advice for the hard gainer diet/workout and I have a couple questions.

I've gained about 4-6 pounds give or take, (Highest point I was 9 pounds from my start) and I'd say at least 3 pounds are muscle, super happy with that. Going on week 10 or 11?
Bench Press has gone up a TON, started with a max of 135 and now I can do the 5x5 doing 140 on my last set 75% getting 5, along with others but the Bench has been by far the most noticeable.
My noticeable gains or muscle tone have been my abs by far and my chest is starting to grow now too.

1. I was wonder if you had any healthy meal ideas? I'm sick of making chicken, rice, beans and cheese haha.

2. Also wondering which workouts I should do for obliques, or the muscles between abs and obliques also. I feel like I have that muffin top muscle gene where just above my hips I gain more muscle than I do above going towards my chest. It's not real noticeable, but it does bug me and I was wondering if you had any good workout ideas for evening it out from my chest down to my hip area (Obliques)

Thanks and thanks again for all the advice!

1. Here's some chicken recipes:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=340743092
Simple Chicken Recipes


However, for solid hardgainer meals, the secret is to pick something you like, and research recipes for that item. Example, if you like steak, go onto various cooking websites, check out steak recipes. Make sure that a nutrition calculator is available for those recipes so that you have an idea of what you're eating and so that you can meet your calorie/macro quota.


2. For Obliques:

DB and BB side bends, Decline Oblique Crunches, Medicine Ball Twists, Cherry Pickers (w/ weight), Side Planks, Russian Twists, etc.


google these if you do not know how to perform them.

I have started up working out my abs again couple weeks ago and I was thinking about changing up my exercises because I don't get sore/see as much results as I like anymore. First off i'm the very lean muscular type but my abs are somewhat small so i'm trying to stick with weighted ab workouts.. my current workout consists of 4 sets of 10-12 rep (25lb behind my head) decline bench situps ~> 3 sets of 10 reps 45 pound on chest decline bench situp (this one doesn't really seem to help that much) ~> 3-4 sets of 10-12 reps of decline bench leg kick ups (leg lifts?) ~> 4x sets of weighted ab machine workouts
I would be grateful if you can provide some other ab workouts that you have had good results from Thank you

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=330745031
Abs Workout Routine

how do i stop my voice from cracking? it happened all the time in high school, but i'm 25 now and it still happens every once in a while. i'm not really nervous, i dont smoke.

im googling around and saw this site
http://www.smilebrilliant.com/



looks like they give you custom trays that fit your teeth, and they use peroxide in some sort of gel. does that sound fine?

i'm going to the dentist on tuesday morning for the first time in 7 years. havent been there since i got my wisdom teeth removed. is there anything i should ask or know? it's likely i have cavities since i was on a sweet binge for 1-2 years, and my teeth are definitely stained. good chance of more damage that i'm not aware of.

Hey raynor.

what are your thoughts on "overtraining"?

im currently cutting, and its going very well.

im losing about 1 pound a week at this pace.

but im now starting to have this major fatigue setting in.

also, my testes are more sucked in and small (like the test has been drained if thats possible)

when im bulking, that doesnt happen...

is it possible to overtrain so much that u use up all your test and u get weaker and dont recover?

i feel like thats where im at right now while dieting.. and alot of ppl say my routine is over-training.

what are your thoughts on this?

I've got a fairly large rib cage.

I was thinking the best way to fill out my body type is with a bigger chest and heavy ab work. Wondering if you have any other ideas