I just recently found my old PsP and downloaded Munster Hunter there. I really enjoyed it but just couldnt get into the controls. So i was stoked to play this on my 3DS with the circle pad pro. Sad that the demo doesnt support it, but the full game will, wont it? Definately looking forward to playing it.
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@Kill said:
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@MrMuscle said:
Being 34 now ive learned and decided that bulking and dieting down is not the wat to go for a natural. So i maintain a pretty low bodyfat year round and build what little muscle i can. To me that is the way to go. I like to be happy with how i look and feel year round, not just 2 months in the summer.
Right now im lifting 5 days a week and i go thru the whole body 2-3 times a week. I dont do any cardio, just maintain my bodyfat with a strict diet. I love what i do and will never stop.
Perfect attitude to have. I find the whole notion of bulking / cutting these days absolutely crazy.
I do a simple 2-day split (with some variation) and workout with weights 4 days a week, and HiiT 3 days a week.
Maintaining a healthy diet, and low bodyfat is an ideal which I wish more people would strive for. (for long-term health prospects)
With all respect to Mr Muscle, he has been lifting for 20 years and has likely already met his genetic potential. He'll only be able to add a couple of pounds of muscle each year now whereas a noob on a calorie surplus will gain much more muscle in their first 3-5 years of lifting (the noobgains effect). That is why I feel bulking is necessary, especially if you start out extremely skinny and want to add any kind of size at all. Once you have a solid muscular base, bulking and cutting can take a wayside and you can maintain the body you have already earned. It's physically impossible to build serious muscle unless you are on a calorie surplus and that means you will always have some fat gain as well as muscle gain.
Absolutely. People need to find out what is best for them and their situation. It just might be that a beginner can get better results by bulking hard. Usually the problem is a lack of knowledge. Luckily these days you can find everything you need to learn free on the internet. Ofcourse, if you ask 10 people they will have 10 different asnwers hehe. But at least the information is out there. When i started training there was no such things. We got our information from FLEX and Muscle & FItness, not exactly ideal.
And No offense taken. People need to figure out for themselves what is the best way for them to get the results they want. I will never impose my opinions and experience on anyone unless they ask. Ive tried bulking myself ofcourse and dislike it. To me, i belive a couple of hundred calories above maintanance is sufficient to build all the lean muscle I can. While feeling fit and healthy the same time. It might take a bit longer, but im willing to trade that for feeling out of shape.
And you are 100% correct in that training for so many years i cant really expect to grow much more. Im now 85kg at 189cm. If you use some of the common ways to calculate your max bodyweight in competition shape i can expect to become no heavier than 89kg (189-100). But those last kilos will be hard to gain no matter how i do it. So again id rather be happy and lean than unhappy and heavy.
Just to illustrate what results I have gained using these guidlines here is a picture of me at the age of 18.
And here is a picture of me now at age 34.
Ive definately done alot of stuff wrong, and probably still have a couple of things to improve on. But im positive that more bodyfat wont help me.
EDIT: Just wanted to add that i dont think that everyone that bulks goes on see food diet (you see food you eat it) and alot of people have 100% control of their diets even if they are bulking I dont wanna come of like someone who thinks people bulking are lazy. Most of them put in the work like all of us. Lean bulking for instance has become a new trend now and that requires alot of control.
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