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Originally posted by almostaugust:
"This is quite similar to my workout routine. I do heeps of running outside. i do stairs once a week, usually 5km on trails and a 10km road run. Through my martial arts, i do many sets of pushups and situps too (and play soccer for 9months of the year). Although i feel really strong compaired to when im not training, especially core strength, besides looking really defined i havent visably put on much muscle at all. I guess this is characteristic of my training and also the fact that my physique
is 'ectomorph' or 'hardgainer'."
A couple points I may not have been clear on, my point wasn't that I have gained massive amounts of muscle, just that I have gained some and that I havn't lost any as a result of running on an empty stomach.
Originally posted by st33lr4t
"a regimine of pushups and situps is not going to build any type of muscle mass. look at any sport that does a high rep, like swimming and running....they are all lean. about your friend...does he take any type of supps? ...what nutrition does the army provide? ...does he eat more then provided? ...i know zip about army life ...just because he is gaining mass doesnt mean he is doing it to the best of his ability."
Actually a regimine of pushups and sit ups will build muscle mass. Pushups for example will build many of the same muscles as benchpressing. Muscle growth is directly affected by, among other things, resistence. Your body doesn't care whether it is provided by weights or your own body weight. The reason why you notice more gains using weights is that you can focus more on particular muscle groups and you can add more resistence via weights that you can't do with your own body mass.
Once your out of Basic Combat Training the Army rarely regulates what you eat or how much, unless your on a special program because you are over allowable percentage of body fat. In the field you will generally eat MRE's (meal ready to eat). They are roughly 1500-2500 calories per meal depending on the meal. They are also nutritionally fortified with vitamins and are designed to be all encompassing nutritionally. As for my friend, I couldn't tell you how much he eats in a day, but he does take a host of additional protein suppliments to augment his workouts. The main one he takes is an N-Large brand shake and some type of protein bar ... I grabbed one once thinking it was candy without reading the label and it was the most unpleasent first bite i had experienced in a while. I hope this helps clear up some confusion about my post.
ps. sorry about having to cut and past quotes directly, for some reason my computer won't let me put them in all bracketed they way all your others are.
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