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Diet & Food Intake: Which Foods?

gilescross — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:10:57 -0500

Hi Folks,

Please could someone spell it out for me in very simple terms what foods I should be eating with this Bond program. What's for breakfast,lunch and dinner (including portion sizes), how soon should/can I eat before/after a workout, and is it better to have large amounts or wiser to just go for smaller portions more regularly?

Chicken, fish, dairy, red meat, fruit juice, bread? What would you recommend eating? Are foods with any fat content good for the Bond program or would it all be none fat (including saturates)?

Sorry for my being a novice but I guess we all have to start somewhere. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in with everyone! Looks like it could be a great website. Thanks

November 7, 2008

brihogan — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:47:38 -0400

The next Daniel Craig Bond movie is scheduled to be released November 7, 2008. So, about one year from now. I figure this may be a good date to set some goals toward. Ya know, see how much you can look like Bond by the next movie. --- If you're looking to bulk up, try the new program I created: "3-day with the big four" (above). It kind of includes the pattern yantho had mentioned in his post. --- So, now when you're all ripped and when you're watching Bond you can say, "I could totally get that babe, too." Or, if you already have a gal (and assuming you don't want to trade up) then you can say, "I could totally do that stunt, too."... or something like that. :) Good luck, everyone!

want to say hey im new and i need a gymbuddy

s7umpy — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:54:18 -0400

Unfortunately I cant have a reall gymbuddy with me in the worakout room it's part of my parole hearing. last time me and my buddy worked out he was doing bench presses I was spotting him. We got towards the end of the set he proceded to tell me he cheated with my girlfriend, man that was a dumb move on his part. I broke 5 ribs. IF any of you could be so kind and see past my gym rage I need a parter or two to get me motivated to get back in shape. Well nice meeting you guys. Cheers

I'll Post Soon

yantho — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:07:03 -0400

@Brian - I haven't searched for such a program here, I'm new and haven't yet looked around enough, or got the chance to use all the tracking features. I was on a 4 day split because I played ball hockey once a day (now I'm trying to work out in the am, to still have a 5 day split) I will post a 4 day split here shortly. If you're looking to really add mass, nutrition is maybe 70% of it. You have to keep your (clean) food intake high and eat often.

I like it!

brihogan — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:18:06 -0400

@yantho That's some good advice! I like it. Are there any workouts on this site that use the program you're talking about?

Don't Go Too Fast

yantho — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:57:20 -0400

Since this is a mass building program, you should have 3 min. between sets of the same excercise (or body part). This ensurs that you have recovered enough to really work hard on the next set (note that longer than 3 min shows no greater recover.) Workouts that are "full body" tend to be more effective if they are split between both upper and lower body. This way you can alternate (ie. bench press, alternating with leg curls.) This can help shorten your workout time because you are resting one muscle grooup while working the other. So you may want to switch some excercises between workout 1 and 2. If you still feel you cannot complete the workout under an hour without feeling like you can't catch your breath - then yu are sacrificinmg gains. This type of workout is great for keeping your heart rate (fat burning) up, but you will not build muscle as well. You may want to consder performing 4 different routines (4 day split) example: Mon: Chest & Back, Tue: Quads and biceps, Thur: Hamstrings and Triceps, Friday: shoulders and calves. You should always think about what works for you and your goals. Happy lifting.

That sounds good

brihogan — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:38:59 -0400

That sounds like it'll work out. Let us know. I probably won't be back to using that program for a month or so. My goal is to use a program for no longer than 2 weeks. That way it keeps thinks more interesting. Plus, I hear it's best for your muscles if you mix things up. Besides, it's mentally more entertaining if you change things around. I do one week on a program and then the next week I do all the exercises backwards (i.e. start from the last exercise and work to the first). In addition, I've been really good with my nutrition (I've been using FitDay.com, if you're interested - it's a GREAT website for tracking your food intake). So, with the variation and the food tracking, I've been seeing some results. Nothing huge, but it's exciting for me! Using Gyminee and FitDay together have been SO HELPFUL! Yay!

Little tweak to mass routine

Leonidas — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:28:12 -0400

I am trying out a little shuffle on the Mass workout. I am going to do the routine as its stated except for switching the shoulders with the bicep workout for the daily routines. As well on the first day (Mon/Thur) I am doing 4 sets of abdominal weighted crunches with a cable while seated for the specified number of reps and no calf raises. On the second day (Tue/Fri), I am concentraing on 4 sets of the weighted standing calf raises at the end of the workout with no abdominals. This seems to get me in under the one hour mark. So far so good.

I agree

brihogan — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:48:22 -0400

@Leonidas I've noticed the same thing. I'm on week 2 of the program. Yesterday I went as fast as I could and I still couldn't do it under an hour. I thought maybe it just takes a long time to arrange my equipment... So, I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one seeing that it takes longer than usual. The other exercise (legs, shoulders, etc) takes only about an hour. But, yeah, the "chest, arms, etc" exercise takes a little too long for my taste. Usually, I just drop the Calves exercise and the Preacher Curl (mostly because I don't have the equipment for it). It seems like the 3 chest exercises take the longest. But, I'm kind of a fan of the big pecs, so I figure I'll sacrifice the calves/biceps for the chest (besides, a lot of the chest exercises work the biceps fairly well). Then, on the leg day I try to hit the calves a little extra. I am not totally sure how Gyminee tracks exercises (when viewing the graphs), but I'm thinking they don't penalize you for not doing an exercise in a workout program. So, I figure it's okay to do the exercises you want and skip the ones you don't have time for.

Little comment on the Mass Building Workout

Leonidas — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:34:24 -0400

Hi all, just posting a comment concerning the Mass Building Workout, that may or may not be an issue, but after a few days on this routine, I find it quite hard to get the workout finished in under an hour. I have read many times to keep your workouts under the 60 minute mark, but where the last exercises involve abdominal work, and heavy exercises are within that 60 min. time constraint, it may not matter. Apart from that I do enjoy the workout and find it suits my schedule of hitting each body part twice per week, Mon/Tues and Thurs/ Fri. Whether not it will create my "Body Like Bond" remains to be seen. It certainly will not be from lack of will or ambition. I'll post the progress in the following months.