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ok then, nuff said. if i did block you once or more than once it was not on purpose, anyone who knows cupcake knows i am always down for the team and trying to get the objective completed. if you were a regular player and not twc spacelord i wouldnt even have bothered posting, but the twc guys i play with all respect the rules and are good guys (except whitey). case closed. i was just kidding whitey dont awp me extra for that.

i hope so witt, and im not the guy to make a big stink about things anyway, but i just anticipate more problems with this guy. i come to play on GC servers because of the no tolerance for bull crap you guys have. i come to play here to have fun and not have to listen to idiots spamming profanity or their mic's, and tk'ing and all that other crap we are all intimately familiar with.

You guys need to get handle on your boy spaclordw or whatever his name is and his bad attitude. two nights ago he ran me down in the middle of an intense game and tk'd me (and continued to mutilate my corpse) saying something like 'stop blocking you '****'. apparently i blocked the guy or something but tk'ing on purpose gets you kicked usually, for some reason he didnt get kicked, even though i was discussing what he did with the other players and several saw it. then last night i sprayed my cupcake tag at his feet when he was jumping back and forth blocking me from getting through the long hall at inferno (i was playing as sgt. slaughter), so he proceeds to shoot me up with his pistol. i dont care how good you think you are it is no excuse to act like an a** to other players even if they are the worst on the team. having guys like this on your crew makes you look like a bunch of kids. normally i would not care about an incident but after his attitude last night i figured i would bring it to the forum and see what the kid had to say for himself. /curse rant off

post your workout and we will see what we can suggest. for most of us and especially you younger guys i think a 5-6 day split is best for your workouts, and a lot of times the thing slowing someones growth is overtraining. that and not eating enough. 1 pound per week is definately great progress. just think if you kept that going you could be 100 pounds heavier in two years and competing at the mr. O! the number one thing you can do to gain mass quicker is eat eat and eat some more. and if your doing decent workouts it wont all be fat

it is hard to bulk and cut at the same time. how much bodyfat you carry is dependant on your diet (and genetics of course). you can eat cleaner to reduce how much fat you have but if you really want to cut you need to have a caloric deficit, in which case you wont be building any more muscle. eat more meals per day and make them smaller. cardio will not reduce as much fat as most people think, but it can help. in the end it comes down to diet diet diet. there is a lot of arguement over whether one can 'shape' a muscle to any degree (i.e. bring out certain parts of it, like upper or lower chest area) or if it only grows bigger or smaller as a whole. i say just keep getting bigger until you reach a weight you like and then change your diet to maintenance levels, but thats just me. ive been on a bulk for the last 5 years curse

and i thought those checkerboards were there to mesmerize my mind...

Glad to hear it zester and contrary to poplular belief, you cannot bulk and cut at the same time. your either bulking, or cutting. if your trying to gain weight, dont worry about a little extra fat, its actually good to have it there. ive been trying to get back up to 220 myself, and am carrying more around the midsection than i'd like, but its all part of the process. as long as you know what your goals are and how you are going about getting there. so if you what your doing is working for you, thats all that matters. curse

lookin pretty swole bandit. its funny how after you get into a relationship with a broad who meets your specifications its easier to miss a day of lifting yea zester, no one has all the answers so its good to take from many sources, try things out and see what works for you. we's all different.

hey zester yea man its hard, ideally you want to eat something decent every 3-4 hours, it doesnt have to be a lot, just try and get 500+ calories. at your stage in the game you dont have to worry about what you eat so much, that doesnt mean mcdonalds will work but dont worry so much about counting fats and things like that. one thing that helped me a lot is eating a ton of tuna sandwiches. here is an example of a diet that helped me start putting pounds on: breakfast: 4-6 eggs (use only 1-2 yolks, the rest only the egg whites) plus some toast or something and sausage or bacon if you can, i used to use those frozen jimmy dean patties which take like a minute in the microwave. go to work go to gym at lunch hour immediatly after working out drink a protein shake. do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars, get the shake as soon as you can. there is a one hour window (approximately) after you finish working out where your muscle cells will uptake glycogen and nutrients which they will use to rebuild later when you are resting. this one hour window is crucial. i used to buy my shake right there at the gym. this can be kind of expensive, 3-4 dollars a pop where i live, but you can bring your own stuff and cut that price down if you are on a budget. this is one thing people dont really realize, building muscle can be expensive. just get the shake in as soon as you can. after you get home or back to work from working out eat lunch. this should be not too long after your protein shake. tuna sandwiches on wheat bread are great here. deli sandwiches too. eat a mid afternoon snack if you can. another sandwich, cottage cheese with fruits, there are a lot of things that will do fine, just aim for a good amount of protein (35+ grams) and carbohydrates (70 +grams) dinner, something good of course, protein and carbs and dont forget veggies. before bed eat something. this is important too. your body goes into fasting mode when you sleep, and it will burn lean muscle tissue and store fat if it has to. remember lean muscle tissue takes energy (calories) just to exist, even if you are just sitting there or sleeping. Fat (adipose tissue) takes no energy to exist. our bodies were not designed have a lot of muscle mass so you are trying to counteract some of these natural proccesses. you can add in additional shakes throughout the day if you are so inclined. i think you said you are in school, so you will have to figure out what works for you, but you can do it man just keep at it. nothing happens over night, and it takes months of consistently doing this to start seeing results. the good news is its easier to maintain the muscle than build it. the basic equations are you need to take in more calories than you are expending. aim for 3500+ calories a day, depending on your weight. a lot of people say one gram of protein and 3 grams of carbs per pound per day. so if you weigh 155 thats obviously 155 grams of protein, and about 450 grams of carbs. if possible always err on the side of more. when i was hardcore into eating like i listed above, i put on 40 pounds in about 11 months. of course you want to do the right workouts, but like i said earlier most people make the mistake of not eating enough when they are not getting results. i mean, where do we expect all these mountains of muscle to come from? thin air? /curse diet ramble off

sounds like you got a great start capt coconut, i wish i started lifting at 14 how old are you zester? if you are lifting weights and trying to gain some weight, the most common mistake people make is not eating enough. i had to turn eating into a job and i still do, its not that fun, but hey thats where my goals are at.

ive been playing on west server for about 7-8 months. 99% of the time the admins are great. the other 1% i can chalk up to someone having a bad day, we all do. the whole reason i play on the GC servers is because there are admins there to kick all the kids acting like idiots. on a few rare occasions i think some .gc members have taken there membership to be a license to give other people attitude, but i can deal with that as well. overall i think you guys are doing a fine job whitey. playernames: Cupcake Niko Possum

yo bubblegum! thanks for the welcome man, i enjoy the GC community and find most if not all members to be dam cool (hey wait a minute ... i cant say dam in the server ...) ok dang cool .. i love fitness, and im no spring chicken either (well, 30, thats old enough for me) so its definatly not just for the younger guys and i am here to encourage everyone to pick their arses back up off the proverbial training room floor and keep going! i love helping people with anything i have learned and i love getting new information to add to my stockpile you guys have cool smilies here im one of those skinny guys who had to learn to gain weight (im 6'1, started at 155 pounds at 25, now im 215, never used gear {steroids} yet) so thats where my focus has been for the last few years. lifting bigger weights and watching the scale go up. keep on trucking! remember, its not how much weight you lift its how you lift the weight!

whats up guys! this is great we have a muscle forum here! im a bodybuilder first and gamer second, so i thought i would come introduce myself to my brethren of the iron addiction. ive been lifting steadily for about 5 years, learned a lot in that time and have much more to go! im also a member of several bodybuilding forums and i use the same username everywhere. keep it up dudes, the only secret to you making your goals is consistency! Keep lifting!

i like militia. of course i used to love the old 747 too ...