Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
CC for the responses guys and yeah,I'm looking to bulk up. I'm quite muscular at the moment but just want to add more. I am NOT looking to become incredibly huge though Killer so I don't do high weights,light reps especially as I have started to go to boxing classes more regularly(I go just for the training though,and I find it fun,nothing serious).
Your going to find it very hard to bulk up if your lifting light weights man.. Try and aim for no more than 8-12 reps of anything(as in make sure you can't do more reps with the weight), that way you will ensure that you are gaining lean muscle and actually increasing your strength.. Also if you do continue with relatively light weights, make it a rule that each set should take a minimum of 30-40 seconds. After you lift the weight up try brining it down slowly and concentrate on form, assuming you aren't lifting heavily where this is natural. I.e if you are doing 10 reps make sure each one takes three seconds, count 2 secs slowly on your way down then push, etc. As far as protein shakes, I really think Whey is only really beneficial during or following a rigorous workout. Aside from it's amino acid profile, whey is a nutritionally dead food, it's essentially a waste product of the milk industry that's marked up ridiculously, and it's absorbed too quickly to provide substained energy. I personally take hemp protein in the mornings as it is a good source of fibre and fatty acids as well(and it's cheaper), and before bed eat a large bowl of plain cottage cheese as it's very slow absorbing. Other then that you can just rely on lean meats and egg whites etc for your main protein sources. Whatever you do avoid Soy protein or any kind of unfermented Soy. It actually contains these inhibitors which block protein synthesis and it causes bloating and gas.