Not seeing change in body

by **Buffalo Soldier** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:40 am

Im 18 years old not very tall 5 foot 7 and a half, my weight changes from about 147lbs - 154lbs.

here is my work out
weight train 3-4 times a week and swim afterwards 2-3 hours a time
1 or 2 times a week mma fight training for a hour a time
2 times a week play football an hour and half a time

im working hard in my workouts but i dont really see much change in my body i have thought about using protein shakes but i like just eating natural does anybody have any suggestions.

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by **Smith** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:22 pm

40g of protein in a protein shake should be consumed within 30 minutes of a strength training workout.

by **Headhunter** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:03 pm

yea, just drink protein shakes. what nutritionists mean by eating naturally is that you don't eat anything that is processed, because you have carbohydrates that don't fuel you and sometimes refined sugar. with protein shakes, you're basically just consuming a lot of protein at one time, along with whatever else you put in it.

by **evilman** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:01 pm

Even though you might not see change on the outside..
muscledensity could be increasing on the inside.

ANyways.. id learn some nutrition stuff from bodybuildingforums
also. they are a great help ifyou learn stuff there.
dont believe everything.. just read allot of make ur own opinion

by **Killer.Bee** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:35 pm

You may be over working your body and not intaking enough calories. Try and cutting down a few hours throughout the week and eat more. Time is very precious...

by **stjohnma** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:48 pm

Another thing, At 18 depending on ur genetics ur metab is still going nuts. It's gonna be hard to put on actual weight/size at ur age especially with as much cardio type workouts as you are doing. Ur muscle density should be increasing but that doesn't really show up readily. Just give it some time man and make sure to get some protein in ur body immediatly following ur workouts. Any kinda workout. It worked for me. I went from 140 to 195 (i fight WW) in about a year. Almost all muscle. I cut down on overdoing the cardio(and burning off muscle). GL!

by **KingOfPancrase** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:27 pm

If you cannot do the protein shake thing eat a can of tuna

Thats what I have been doing lately after workouts.

by **stjohnma** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:28 am

just don't overdo the tuna. to much mercury is very bad.

by **sammcl** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:13 pm

You probably aren't eating enough, or resting enough.

You need to be eating about 3000-4000 calories a day if you're doing it that hard, and try protein shakes, like Smith said, I use Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey.

Just don't get vanilla.

by **danehoy** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:40 pm

Buffalo Soldier wrote:Im 18 years old not very tall 5 foot 7 and a half, my weight changes from about 147lbs - 154lbs.

here is my work out
weight train 3-4 times a week and swim afterwards 2-3 hours a time
1 or 2 times a week mma fight training for a hour a time
2 times a week play football an hour and half a time

im working hard in my workouts but i dont really see much change in my body i have thought about using protein shakes but i like just eating natural does anybody have any suggestions.

Could be a chance that you aren't giving your body enough rest. I kind of know where my limit is and I have to balance weight training and my cardio. Swimming is a pretty intense workout in itself, and if you lift and then swim for 2-3, you could just be fatiguing your muscles and not getting the growth you want.