Negative about training

Hey guys
Im really getting negative about my training. Im not making any progress. Im maybe gaining some strength, but further I don't make any progress.
Im not gaining weight or losing weight.
I feel tired, I dont feel 'lus' to go to the gym.
Im bored with my current training routine. My diet sucks (money issue) I almost live of shakes. I dont know what to do.
Any advice?
Thanks

up your calories.plain and simple.thats all u can do,add in more oats and some fats from olive oil/mac nut oil and see,thats an inexpensive whey to do things,if not get a job so u can afford more food...

Thanks DJ. Any advice on a new training routine? Ive been doing powerlifting style training for 2 years, low reps etc. What is a good routine to follow? 4 or 5 day split? I also want to incorporate jogging in the routine.

why do u want to incorporate jogging,thats only going to halt your gains even more,burning up calories that u take in vs using them to grow muscle... what does your diet look like at the moment?

animalpak07 wrote:

Thanks DJ. Any advice on a new training routine? Ive been doing powerlifting style training for 2 years, low reps etc. What is a good routine to follow? 4 or 5 day split? I also want to incorporate jogging in the routine.

2 days training 1 day off 2 days training 1 day off repeat.

if u are looking for growth even do 2 days on 1 day off,2days on 2 days off on good 4 day training split.

Just to be fitter. My diet is really shocking Im afraid to say. Im ashamed of it.
1- Whey shake + milk
TRAIN
2- Whey shake + milk + banana
3- maybe some ground meat and rice or tuna mayo sandwich
4- whey shake + milk
5- dìnner: usualy some type of meat with rice
I know Im majorly undereating and I dont get in enough protein.

well u need to get in more carbs and fats thats for sure...ratehr spend more money on chicken,have 3 chicken meals and 3 shake meals a day.its not that expensive dude if u get the cheap skinless chicken fillets from places...milk is costing u more than getting proper calories in. use water and spend more money on oats,mac nut oil,chicken. tuna is bloody expensive.

also how many grams of whey are u getting in each serving?

Tuna on special at pick and pay at the moment,I need 2 tins per meal so 2 tins 2 tabl mac or olive oil 50g oats blend that all up and you have a great meal !

20g per serving.
I usually just eat whats in my parents house. Which is really irritating cause there aint no good food to eat. Ive been weighing 95 for more than a year now. Got stronger, but no progress weight wise. But I know its my diets fault.

Gearedup wrote:

Tuna on special at pick and pay at the moment,I need 2 tins per meal so 2 tins 2 tabl mac or olive oil 50g oats blend that all up and you have a great meal !

That sounds kak! YUK! :X

Lol it beats eating it any day lol throw in a banana replacve oil with pb and you can hardley taste the tuna

Tuna Juice :X just thinking of it and i wanna blow chunks.

20g??????????????? dude no honestly,bro u need to be having like 60g per serving,why not get supps from lsj? will save u alot of money...

how much money do u have to spend monthly on supps and food?

I dont have a budget. My mum buys all the food so I just eat whatever she buys. And I buy a tub of whey every month or 2 if there is enough money to do so.

try see if she will stock up on black cat yellow top peanut butter , chicken breasts skinless, foodlovers market has them as cheap as R 29 a kilo , tuna, tenderised steak (its usually trimmed of fat and again R 49 a kilo is common) and loads of eggs , ditch the milk as dj said stick to water.

Dude when there is a will there is a way...It seems to me that you have the will or you wouldnt be so concerned about making progress....Get to a butchery in your area and buy chicken fillets. You can pick them up on special for around R26 per Kg. Thats what 3.5 tins of tuna costs! Listen to what DJ has to say about diets and you cant go wrong!! What you put in is what you get out!

Tell me about the freaken money issues! Honestly, the goverment should give subsidy to bodybuilders, we should pay 1/4 price for our food and supplements, after all, the subsidise assholes with asshole things, and they bloody pay kids to have kids, its shocking the amt of 13 to 17yr old black kids that have kids just to get get government money!

If you are on the west rand then there's a butchery that sells silverside at R37 per kilo if you buy a whole one. The also have frozen chicken breast at R400 for a 20kg box.

Stay away from tuna because its very expensive and it tastes like like shit.

I will try my best. Thanks for the advice guys.

dude buy your protein from LSJ that way you will get double the ammount every month for the same price, do as DJ said an up your fats and this is the cheapest way to see / achieve results..

Take a break.

You sound burned out. Focus on other important things in life for now. Take a 2 week break, cause you are waisting your time training now. Get your mind right. Try to eat better, your body will automatically recover and you will go back stronger and grow.

- Go for liqued chickens (eggs) Its R55 for 5 doz at Makro
- Go to a fruit en veg and try to buy shin. It doesnt have as much fat, but will up your protein. Also not as expensive as other meats.
- Normally you can buy bulk whole chickens (min 5) for about R21p /kg. Just get rid of the skin.
- Sweet patatoes, normal patatoes, green beans etc. These are cheaper veggies, but will do wonders.

Most important of all, get your mind right. a negative mind can not host a powerhouse. Go back to the drawing board and decide what you want to acheive. And then go for it.

wvbosch wrote:

Take a break.

You sound burned out. Focus on other important things in life for now. Take a 2 week break, cause you are waisting your time training now. Get your mind right. Try to eat better, your body will automatically recover and you will go back stronger and grow.

- Go for liqued chickens (eggs) Its R55 for 5 doz at Makro
- Go to a fruit en veg and try to buy shin. It doesnt have as much fat, but will up your protein. Also not as expensive as other meats.
- Normally you can buy bulk whole chickens (min 5) for about R21p /kg. Just get rid of the skin.
- Sweet patatoes, normal patatoes, green beans etc. These are cheaper veggies, but will do wonders.

Most important of all, get your mind right. a negative mind can not host a powerhouse. Go back to the drawing board and decide what you want to acheive. And then go for it.

How does liquid eggs taste? Is it just the white or the whole egg. Sorry but dont know this stuff. Sounds jig!