Very proud of you...great job...some awesome poses...also great job keeping a good face during the poses - very professional.

I'm happy everything worked out that well for you....your lean-ness was exceptional, and the muscle density was also very good...first contest was a major victory in my eyes.

congrats again

Looks good for your goals....I would recommend for diet that you use the general plan illustrated in here:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=335896241
Bulking Diet, workout, and supplement guide


you can ignore the workout plan unless you want to build more strength and size.

thanks, the only hard part about dieting is that, I'm a student, so it's hard to eat multiple meals every day, usually it's just breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But I guess it wouldn't hurt to start snacking (like a peanut butter & jam?) in between class twice a day.

and generally, every other day let's say, I play tennis for a few hours, is that affecting progress or is it positive.

This post was edited by Manaburn on Jun 12 2011 08:55pm

I havent tried calipers, but Im going to try to find a way to get a reading...maybe one of my gyms does it. Anyways, Im 6'2, 210lbs if that helps a reading at all. Most of my fat has been pilling around my lower abdomen and hips yes...

Why cardio after strength? I've been doing 35 mins of cardio then doing other exercises

It shouldn't affect your progress too much, just make sure if you are trying to bulk up that on the days you do more exercise you also eat more.

I would probably say around 15-16% in totality. Get a pair of calipers from bodybuilding.com

Because if you do cardio POST workout you are directly burning fat. Your body requires depletion of glycogen before it can burn fat. In order to quickly deplete glycogen, a strength workout is generally the best method. If you deplete glycogen first and then weight train second, you lack the energy to support heavier lifting and more reps.

Thanks alot, its really appreciated that u take time to answer us!!! Witch Kre-Alkalyn is the best on the market for me?

So I'm 18, I just got out of high school, and I really would like to get into shape, but I don't know where to start. First off, I would like to know what eating habits I should start getting used to. I am around 5'11 and 190+ pounds..not really too overweight but I still really need to get into shape. I was thinking of cutting down on what I eat, and start doing many push-ups, sit-ups, etc. I just would like to get help from a professional, or someone good, to find out where I should start, since I really do want to get into shape this time. I really hope someone will help me here because I want to be able to make sure I am doing the correct routine for myself to get into shape, since google won't help me find the routine that is perfect for me. I really would like to just have a daily schedule that will help me get into shape and lose weight..like 5 small meals a day and exercising at home. I really have no clue what kind if meals I should be eating and what all types of exercising would be needed for me to get into shape..that's why I need help. I think having a schedule for this would be good for me..but I really don't know where to start.

Basically, I can give you information, I just really don't know what I should eat and how/how much I should exercise/work out according to my age/weight and It's really hard to find something on I read personalized to myself so that is why I'm trying to get help here..I need some type of schedule to get started with this.

Thank you