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Don't ever use the BMI, it's just ****ing stupid. You can have 3% body fat but you'll be considered morbidly obese if you have alot of muscle.
Me, I've done alot over the years. When I was still in the juniors in tennis I was 5'10" 128 LBS at probably 5% body fat. I hate eating, it's such a waste of time I wish i could just take a pill with the exact amounts of calories and nutrients needed. I started weight lifting a few years ago and got serious about it about 2 years ago. Done lots of different programs. Recently I decided to experiment because I really wanted to gain mass. Started taking in 3500 calories a day and I gained 10LBS in 2 weeks which was amazing for me. It was also really ****ing hard because I only eat plain oatmeal and brown rice along with multiple types of proteins and vegetables. At the end I was about 173 pounds and I felt like I was on steroids. My muscles were so bloated I couldn't scratch my back which kind of gave me a good preview of what would happen if I hit my goal of 190lbs 6% body fat. Now I'm taking a different approach because I don't want to be a muscle bound freak.
My current caloric intake is 2500 calories (55/30/15) a day and I work out 6 days a week. I still do insulin spiking but not to the extent I was. My current program is Mon/Wed/Fri 2 mile run on an empty stomach followed by pushups, situps, dips, pullups. My current goal is to do 500 pushups 3 times a week or more and right now I'm at about 200 pushups 3 times a week. On Sun/Tues/Thurs I do lower body 1 body part per day weight lifting (quads/hams/calves) followed every time by sprints and plyometric exercies. After each workout I do an insulin spike composed of 3 TBS dextrose, 1 tsp creatine, 1tsp glutamine, and 1.5 scoops of whey protein followed 1 hour after by a full meal. I'm not really interested so much in mass anymore as I am in overall strength and performance. Weightlifting is good, but at the moment I'm really liking just lifting my own body weight.
Me, I've done alot over the years. When I was still in the juniors in tennis I was 5'10" 128 LBS at probably 5% body fat. I hate eating, it's such a waste of time I wish i could just take a pill with the exact amounts of calories and nutrients needed. I started weight lifting a few years ago and got serious about it about 2 years ago. Done lots of different programs. Recently I decided to experiment because I really wanted to gain mass. Started taking in 3500 calories a day and I gained 10LBS in 2 weeks which was amazing for me. It was also really ****ing hard because I only eat plain oatmeal and brown rice along with multiple types of proteins and vegetables. At the end I was about 173 pounds and I felt like I was on steroids. My muscles were so bloated I couldn't scratch my back which kind of gave me a good preview of what would happen if I hit my goal of 190lbs 6% body fat. Now I'm taking a different approach because I don't want to be a muscle bound freak.
My current caloric intake is 2500 calories (55/30/15) a day and I work out 6 days a week. I still do insulin spiking but not to the extent I was. My current program is Mon/Wed/Fri 2 mile run on an empty stomach followed by pushups, situps, dips, pullups. My current goal is to do 500 pushups 3 times a week or more and right now I'm at about 200 pushups 3 times a week. On Sun/Tues/Thurs I do lower body 1 body part per day weight lifting (quads/hams/calves) followed every time by sprints and plyometric exercies. After each workout I do an insulin spike composed of 3 TBS dextrose, 1 tsp creatine, 1tsp glutamine, and 1.5 scoops of whey protein followed 1 hour after by a full meal. I'm not really interested so much in mass anymore as I am in overall strength and performance. Weightlifting is good, but at the moment I'm really liking just lifting my own body weight.
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