1 Year Progress

I'm not getting fat, I'm bulking! :P

Back In The Gym

It has been a month now since I renewed my membership and have already gained most of my weight back, but lost some definition in my muscles (I'm bulking!). I'm currently weighing in at 72kg (158.75lbs).

Believe it or not, I was 55kg when I started bodybuilding in early 2011. I have managed to gain a total of 17kg this year and could have gained more if it wasn't for my exams. Hopefully most of my gain is muscle mass. It has been a long journey, but totally worth it! Bring on 2012!

I would also like to say a big thank you to HanhChampion for not only getting me into bodybuilding, but blogging as well! 

Pics later...

Well its not going to lift itself!

Weight

Managed to bulk back up to 67kgs (147lbs)! 

What Have I Been Eating?!

Red rooster with broccoli and rice.

Baked chicken with green beans and rice.

Steamed fish with broccoli

Pho dac biet (special Vietnamese beef noodles) cheat meal? :D

Lol.

New Supplements

Free sample that came with Animal Pak. 

Macro-Nutrients Breakdown

Macro-nutrients, simply defined as: A type of food required in large amounts in the human diet.

There are three macro-nutrients:

•  Protein
• Carbohydrate
• Fat

While each macro nutrients provides calories, the amount of calories that each one varies.

• Protein = 4 calories per gram
• Carbohydrate = 4 calories per gram
• Fat = 9 calories per gram

So, now that we know that calories come from macronutrients, and how many calories each of these macro-nutrients provides, we can calculate how much they should contribute to your diet.

Macro-nutrients are commonly expressed in percentages and referred to as micro-nutrient ratios, or nutrient ratios. For example, they can be expressed as 40% protein, 40% carbohydrates, 20% fat. This can be simplified to as 40/40/20 and would equate to:

Percentage to grams

• 3294 (daily calories) x 0.40 (protein) / 4 (calories per gram) = 329.4 grams of protein

• 3294 (daily calories)  x 0.40 (protein)  / 4 (calories per gram)  = 329.4 grams of carbohydrate

• 3294 (daily calories)  x 0.20 (protein)  / 9 (calories per gram)  = 73.2 grams of fat
  
  

Grams to percentage (vice versa)

• (329.4 x 4) / 3294 x 100= 40%

• (329.4 x 4) / 3294 x 100 = 40%

• (73.2 x 9) / 3294 x 100 = 20%
  
  

So, for me to gain muscle and lose fat, I must consume 329.4 grams of protein, 329.4 grams of carbohydrate and 73.2 grams of fat in ONE day.

To break it down even further, if I eat 6 meals a day, then each meal will contain:

Calories per meal:

• 549 calories
  

Protein:

• 54 grams
• 219 calories
  

Carbohydrates:

• 54 grams  
• 219 calories
  

Fat:

• 12 grams
• 109 calories
  

Rough rule of thumb: 500 calories over maintenance is bulking, 500 calories below is cutting.

Note: your daily calorie needs will differ depending on sex, weight, height, age and your activity levels.

If you’re too lazy to calculate by hand, you can calculate your daily calorie needs with a calculator and as well as your macro-nutrients. Click Here :P

Well, hope that gave you a little insight on macro-nutrients. As a bodybuilder, it's important to consume the correct amount of nutrients in order to grow muscle mass. Though most of the time, I would guess how much I would have to eat. Not really effective. Anyway, I've started to measure my meals now. It's a pain having to measure and scale everything. :(

Stats:

Going to give this a try and will see how it turns out.

3294 calories
40/40/20

Finally!

Exams are over and I'm on 4 months holiday! Now I can properly commit myself to bodybuilding and blogging again! Yay!

Just a quick update:

I ordered some supplements last week and they should arrive sometime this week. Can't wait! Also, going to re-new my gym membership tomorrow that expired 6 months ago. Haha. Back in the gym full-time.