Savage Tenacity
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Hey guys and gals, as the title reads, I'm here to get a little advice for my girl. She has just recently got into dieting and exercising under the advice I have been giving her. For the last 7 years I have been strictly building and bulking mostly, so I'm unsure if the tips I'm giving her are completely legitimate. Anyway some stats...
She's 21 years old, 5'5 and weighs in around 125-127 pounds. A little background information:
She use to be larger in high school, getting up to around the 145-150 pound mark. She was prescribed to Adderol by her doctor, which killed her appetite, thus dropping her all the way to 120 pounds, barely eating 2 meals a day. She was hoping to tighten up her muscles for the summer, she really doesn't want to put on any size though. I told her its inevitable, someone who hasn't worked out and then begins to is going to put on muscle and it is going to be reflective when she steps on the scale. She began to do elliptical work, about 7 miles per session, 3 times a week. She does core workouts, and I also recommended jump roping as well. I told her she needs to completely change her diet around. She now eats 4 meals a day which resemble the following:
Meal One
Bagel with LaughingCow cream cheese (30 calories) also with jelly
Meal Two
Almonds and a Greek Yogurt
Meal Three
Chicken with a vegetable
Meal Four
Chicken with a vegetable
She refused to take protein shakes afterwards because she fears the weight gain. I told her if she takes it with water, it will be minimal, and her muscles will recover and grow faster because of it. No luck.
However, I recently got her on some BCAA to help aide her in recovery, she often complains that her calfs, quads, and glutes are very sore. I've told her she can not train when any of her muscles are sore, it will only hinder her results. She has been following this regiment for the past couple of weeks, I told her that a weight gain in the beginning was to be expected. However, now that she has added 5 pounds, its really messing with her head. She feels that her clothes are tighter and she doesn't like it. I told her she cant go back to two meals a day and exercising, the health risks are too high. Her body will begin to eat her muscle away, and she will resemble a "fat, skinny" person.
I think she looks great the way she is, but recommended that if she is so concerned about the weight gain, she should cut the bagel out of her diet and perhaps switch to a bowl of oatmeal with a greek yogurt, or perhaps wheat toast with a low fat peanutbutter.
Anyways, sorry for the lengthy post. I'm no expert on this stuff whatsoever, so please feel free to rip me apart if it is going to help her out. As always, any and ALL suggestions are very much appreciated!
She's 21 years old, 5'5 and weighs in around 125-127 pounds. A little background information:
She use to be larger in high school, getting up to around the 145-150 pound mark. She was prescribed to Adderol by her doctor, which killed her appetite, thus dropping her all the way to 120 pounds, barely eating 2 meals a day. She was hoping to tighten up her muscles for the summer, she really doesn't want to put on any size though. I told her its inevitable, someone who hasn't worked out and then begins to is going to put on muscle and it is going to be reflective when she steps on the scale. She began to do elliptical work, about 7 miles per session, 3 times a week. She does core workouts, and I also recommended jump roping as well. I told her she needs to completely change her diet around. She now eats 4 meals a day which resemble the following:
Meal One
Bagel with LaughingCow cream cheese (30 calories) also with jelly
Meal Two
Almonds and a Greek Yogurt
Meal Three
Chicken with a vegetable
Meal Four
Chicken with a vegetable
She refused to take protein shakes afterwards because she fears the weight gain. I told her if she takes it with water, it will be minimal, and her muscles will recover and grow faster because of it. No luck.
However, I recently got her on some BCAA to help aide her in recovery, she often complains that her calfs, quads, and glutes are very sore. I've told her she can not train when any of her muscles are sore, it will only hinder her results. She has been following this regiment for the past couple of weeks, I told her that a weight gain in the beginning was to be expected. However, now that she has added 5 pounds, its really messing with her head. She feels that her clothes are tighter and she doesn't like it. I told her she cant go back to two meals a day and exercising, the health risks are too high. Her body will begin to eat her muscle away, and she will resemble a "fat, skinny" person.
I think she looks great the way she is, but recommended that if she is so concerned about the weight gain, she should cut the bagel out of her diet and perhaps switch to a bowl of oatmeal with a greek yogurt, or perhaps wheat toast with a low fat peanutbutter.
Anyways, sorry for the lengthy post. I'm no expert on this stuff whatsoever, so please feel free to rip me apart if it is going to help her out. As always, any and ALL suggestions are very much appreciated!
