good thread man you are pro! suprised ppl havnt donated alot more to you, one of the few good jspers around

Hey again.
I'm starting to write my own diet programs and I'm getting quite good at it.
One thing that troubles me, I'm having trouble selecting type of carb and/or protein foods which are "pure", meaning they have only protein or only carbs, with slight fat percentage.

Is there a specific list of such foods? I already received your nutrition website, so I should caution you it's not what I'm asking for

No rush on this question.

Im looking to get my certification as a personal trainer, and im curious who did you go through to get yours? I know there are like a hundreds of sites that will certify you and whatnot, but ive been told many are scams. So far ive been told the NSCA (http://www.nsca-cc.org/) is solid, do you know anything about them? If not, again, who are you certified through?

Finally, where can i get information to study about becoming a personal trainer (where did you get yours i guess is what im asking)? Ive seen plenty of e-books to buy and such, but nothing concrete.

I did find this: https://ssl06.cyzap.net/dzapps/dbzap.bin/apps/assess/webmembers/tool?webid=nscacccertsql&pToolCode=QUIZ&pSaveTool=Yes&pIndex=Yes

But thats about it.


As always, thanks SKC

He's got ISSA and AFPA

word, i guess im just wondering what is different about all of them, and why i should get a certain one? Finally, why does he have 2/why do you have 2? do they cover different things, or do some people/gyms not accept certain certifications as valid?

thanks!

Only thing i would say is get some other food in your diet. Hvaing one strict food plan for the forseeable future will just make you bored and more likely to deviate from your diet. Also having a lunch would be good, keeps up metabolism if your eating small snacks all day every 3 hours (snacks being kiwi, protein shake, etc not a snickers)

Hi. i posted this in a seperate thread as well, but it seems i can get some good advice here as well
So, i am out of shape, and decided i really need to get back on track.
Thing is, i am a complete newbie concidering training and fitness, and looking for help.
I have done some fitness before, but nothing much more then basic cardio.
Even with all the info on the web, i have to admit that i am in no place to decide on a training plan/meal plan because of this inexperience. any and all help is appreciated, so thanks in advance!

My goals : First i would like to get myself back down to a reasonable weight, going down to somewhere around 85 KG over the next 2-2,5 months seems reasonable to me.
my ultimate goal is to buff up and actually develop and tone my muscles. i admit this is more important to me then stamina/power at the moment.

My Stats :
Height: 198 cm // 6.5 ft
Weight: 98,5 KG // 217 lbs
Fat%: 16,4 (this was measured a few months ago though, when i weiged 9 kg less. i have no idea how to properly calculate this myself, but i figure my current fat% is a bit higher even).


I'd also like some major advice on a proper nutrition, at the moment i only eat 3 meals : breakfast, lunch and dinner at roughly 9 am, 1 pm and 7 pm. the things i eat at the moment can't really be called healthy either, mostly just white bread with meat for breakfast/lunch, sometimes breakfast cereal, and dinner is most often generic microwave stuff from the local super. as for drinks, it's usually just tea or water.
I work out 2/3 times a week. at the local gym, though i have to admit i have not been attending for about a month and a half. It's fully equipped with gear for most excersizes, so that should not be a problem.
As for weight lifting, i am unsure at this moment what i am comfertable with since i really only have done cardio workouts at most. from what i can estimate, i would say somewhere between 35-55 KG depending on the excersise.

So to sum it all up, i'm looking for both an excersize plan and meal plan wich tailer to my needs, the quicker the better (though i am not looking for something temporary, i want something i can build off from and turn into a new habit)
And again, the more detailed and specific, the better, the smaller the room for error is, the better. i guess a day-to-day plan is unreasonable, but i am looking for something close to that

i am 16 turning 17 in dec 29.
im tryin to go from 200 lb to like 250 pure muscle.
right now i am not very muscular.
i would like a list of things to do.anything that can help me.this is my last year of high school.so i have alot of time.till i get my job.
i did play football.
benched 205
squat 400
powercline 350
deadlift:520(with a pulled hamstring)
40 time 4.9
im 6"0
current weight:200.5 lb (exact)

please help me.

looking to get bigger.more muscular.or just to lose fat.either way is fine with me.

This post was edited by Anime_kid on Aug 22 2010 02:38am