The Early Years of a Novice
Question from Daniel - Hey Tyler, I know you don't do any bulking or cutting at the moment. I'm interested to know what your diet may have been like when you did not have as much lean mass as you do now or even when you first began putting on lean muscle. Not just diet but were you having more carbs than protein and vise versa?
Junior Year of High School Basketball - 17years old 175lb
Daniel - I first started to get serious about weight training when I was 18. At 175lb I had a crazy fast metabolism. The first 3-4 years of training I had NO CLUE about nutrition. I didn't take the time to research about it either because I was gaining muscle mass fast with minimal fat gain. I was on the see food plan. Anything I would see I would eat lol. As soon as I woke up I would have a weight gainer shake. I believe the kind I took was by Champion Nutrition. Everyday before training I would go to McDonald's and get 2-4 double cheese burgers for my pre workout meal (because they were on the dollar menu). I would take them into the gym and eat them right there in the lounge area before going in and hitting the weights. Directly after training I would have another weight gainer shake. I think I would eat at least two more times before calling it a day and those meals would consist of anything. Pizza, ice cream, more burgers, steak, ribs, chicken, etc etc. My goal at the time was just to reach 200 because I thought I'd be happy but once I hit the 200 mark I was like hell this isn't big at all. So I continued to pound the calories and before I knew it I was a bloated smooth 255. Basically I had the look of a off season bodybuilder that let themselves go a little too far. It wasn't until 2007 that I began to learn more about nutrition and bring my weight back down and started caring about shape and detail rather than MASS.
*I have a couple of pictures of myself when I was 255 but they are at my parents house in Virginia. I'll be visiting VA within the next couple of weeks so I'll post them here on my site.*
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- Gordon
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Hey Ty, any advice for working the upper inner chest? I want to get that protruding chizzle at the top of my chest, visible when you wear a V neck shirt. The problem is when i do incline bench or bench flys or even rope flys for the upper chest, the front part of my shoulders tend to get more of a workout. Any advice would be great, thanks Ty!
- 26 July 2011
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- Gabe
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You look soooooo jacked in that picture with you and your friends
- 26 July 2011
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- Sunny
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Tyler, do you take Karbolyne PWO on days that you work smaller muscle groups, i.e. arms or shoulders? Thanks in advance.
- 25 July 2011
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- Jimmy
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Tyler, do you still take a beta alanine supplement? I dont believe there is any in superpump. And i think there isnt much creatine in it either? Also, do you only take your xtend during and after workout? The directions indicate to take it before and during?
- 25 July 2011
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- Tyler
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Jesse - try to always be prepared so you won't have to be in that situation. I've carried around chicken in my pocket before in certain situations where I knew I would need a meal. But if you wern't prepared etc i would skip the fast food and wait for your next normal meal. your body isn't going to go into a catabolic state that quickly.
- 25 July 2011
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- Tyler
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Keith - no i didn't go to college
- 25 July 2011
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- Tyler
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Wil - If you've been working out for 2 years and havn't gained any musle mass then something is wrong in your equation of nutrition and workouts. You say you eat a certain number of calories but if they are not nutritionally optimal for muscle gain then your wasting your time. I suggest start counting your macros and take in a minimum of 1.5g of protein per body pound. experiment with your carbohyrates and fats
- 25 July 2011
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- Tyler
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Adam - I take Higher Power GABA but I purchased mine right before they stopped making higher power. now bodybuilding.com is taking over the brand. I think any brand would be good to use. its a very cheap supplement and it has been beneficial to my sleep and recovery. hope it works for you as it is for me.
- 25 July 2011
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- Tyler
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Gabe - I don't eliminate them. I go by the carbohyrdate count per serving. I also stay away form sugar alchols or artificial sweetners
- 25 July 2011
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- Tyler
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Jeff - You really can't put a number on what you want to lose. go by the mirror and progress pictures not by the scale. as far as tips there is no secret eat clean and use cardio as a tool to burn the fat.
- 25 July 2011
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