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Originally Posted by NoWorries
If it doesn't matter what I eat, I should be able to eat crappy food...no?
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It doesn't matter what you eat for
weight gain if they're the same caloric intake. Your
health is based upon what you eat. Learn to read.
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Originally Posted by NoWorries
It definitely matters what you eat...I would have put on a ton of fat if I had fries/pizzas sodas etc. at the same caloric intake.
All calories are not equal. Our bodies our hormonal and react differently to different foods.
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I can't believe people actually think this. If you eat 4000 calories of vegetables, monounsaturated fat, fruit, omega-3 fats, complex carbohydrates and a ton of fibre, you will gain the same amount of weight as if you ate 4000 calories of pizza and mcdonalds.
Honestly, tell me something.
Tell me exactly what you think a calorie is. It's a unit of measurement of energy.
If we didn't utilize the amount of energy we say we do from calories, what the hell is the point?! No, not all macronutrients are equal, that's why we distinguish that 1 g of fat is 9 calories, 1g of protein is 4 calories, and 1g of carbohydrates is 4 calories! This takes into account the energy cost of metabolism.
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Originally Posted by NoWorries
I eat almost 100% primal/paleo. If you want more info on that:
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Trust me, I don't.
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Originally Posted by NoWorries
You can definitely gain strength without putting on weight, you can also gain muscle slowly without eating a ton...it all depends on your goals. But I have yet to see a better way to put on lean mucsle mass quickly with minimal fat gain than eating smart/healthy paleo style diet (add milk if you tolerate it because it does help) coupled with starting strength. Do your research on it and draw your own conclusions.
If I had more time, I could go into more detail and explain my experiences further.
What program would you recommend to the original poster that would be better than starting strength?
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First of all, I don't blindly prescribe exercise. I would need to know exactly what his goals are, what his exercise experience is, what he's capable of, etc. A program should be built for the individual. One program should not be shoved down everyone's throats like is so common in the ignorant weight lifting community.
Second, I don't care what you've seen. Science and fact say that hypertrophy and strength gain are totally independent of caloric intake (assuming you're not in a negative balance). Hell, most of your strength gains on an intensity program are neural after the initial hypertrophy phase. Even your ridiculous logic won't be able to explain why you would need more calories for neural adaptations.
If someone needed to eat more to meet their caloric needs for protein synthesis (hypertrophy), that would mean they're malnourished. They aren't getting enough calories/protein/whatever for the body to build the amount of muscle that they should be. You honestly think that everyone who exercises except for the select few idiots who tell everyone to drastically increase their caloric intake is malnourished?!