Thread: McDonalds and exercising

Is Mc Donalds good if you want to gain muscle. I am 17 and i am not fat. So i don't have any problems with the many calories in McDonald's food.
I mean if you eat like 3 times per week at McDonalds is that ood for aining muscle? And do you know how many grams of protein there are in a Big Mac Meal?
Thanks a lot

Originally Posted by andre_t.o.

Is Mc Donalds good if you want to gain muscle. I am 17 and i am not fat. So i don't have any problems with the many calories in McDonald's food.
I mean if you eat like 3 times per week at McDonalds is that ood for aining muscle? And do you know how many grams of protein there are in a Big Mac Meal?
Thanks a lot

UMMMM absolutely not, eating mc donalds will most likely help you gain weight but muslce no way. I'm guessing your trying to bulk up correct? When you bulk up you want to gain as little fat as possible. Yes I guess Mc Donalds will make you overall "bigger" but you will be gaining lots of fat as well. You should be eating meals that have the same large amount of calories as some Mc Donalds meals but let those meals be healthy so you can gain as little fat as possible ya know?

Big Mac:

Calories........540
Fat g............29 ( 10 g sat )
Protien g.......25
Carb g ..........45

Med Fries:

Calories........380
Fat g............20 ( 4 g sat )
Protien g.........4
Carb g ..........47

The total burger calories is about 50% from fat ...the fries are about 50 % from fat.

McDonald's USA - McDonald's Nutrition Facts

Also, protein doesn't add muscle ....training does...eh !

And for the average gym rat of your age, the majority of research suggests that all you need when strength training is about 0.8 grams of protien per pound of bodyweight.

How much do you weigh ?

How often do you weight train ?

Originally Posted by Wrangell

Big Mac:

Calories........540
Fat g............29 ( 10 g sat )
Protien g.......25
Carb g ..........45

Med Fries:

Calories........380
Fat g............20 ( 4 g sat )
Protien g.........4
Carb g ..........47

The total burger calories is about 50% from fat ...the fries are about 50 % from fat.

McDonald's USA - McDonald's Nutrition Facts

Also, protein doesn't add muscle ....training does...eh !

And for the average gym rat of your age, the majority of research suggests that all you need when strength training is about 0.8 grams of protien per pound of bodyweight.

How much do you weigh ?

How often do you weight train ?

Diet will determine weather you will succeed or fail.

Originally Posted by andre_t.o.

Is Mc Donalds good if you want to gain muscle. I am 17 and i am not fat. So i don't have any problems with the many calories in McDonald's food.
I mean if you eat like 3 times per week at McDonalds is that ood for aining muscle? And do you know how many grams of protein there are in a Big Mac Meal?
Thanks a lot

Well i work at Macdonald's and i can tell u this don't eat any of the burgers. If u do eat something from there get the one of the deli choice rolls with a multi grain bun. Tandoori chicken is great and is one of Macdonald's health foundation tick approved meals...and there chicken nuggets are tick approved now so if u want a snack get a 6 pack/10 pack of those. But yeah don't touch the burgers/fries and for a drink get a juice/water...they are all still bad for u but at least not as bad as they used to be...when i am washing up at closing i smash the chicken nuggets...thats all i eat there hehe its really tempting tho working there and trying to stick to my good foods but i pull threw

Originally Posted by SmithMachine

Well i work at Macdonald's and i can tell u this don't eat any of the burgers. If u do eat something from there get the one of the deli choice rolls with a multi grain bun. Tandoori chicken is great and is one of Macdonald's health foundation tick approved meals...and there chicken nuggets are tick approved now so if u want a snack get a 6 pack/10 pack of those. But yeah don't touch the burgers/fries and for a drink get a juice/water...they are all still bad for u but at least not as bad as they used to be...when i am washing up at closing i smash the chicken nuggets...thats all i eat there hehe its really tempting tho working there and trying to stick to my good foods but i pull threw

yeah i work at maccas aswell. i cant see why anyone would eat that crap.

made for you is so much better than the old system eh.

Originally Posted by andre_t.o.

Is Mc Donalds good if you want to gain muscle.

Is that a rhetorical question

I don't know what advantages eating at McDonalds has over...just about anything else.
It costs heaps as well, it's much cheaper to cook something much better yourself.

If you want to build muscle, make your own meals.

Originally Posted by Gus

yeah i work at maccas aswell. i cant see why anyone would eat that crap.

made for you is so much better than the old system eh.

I dont know what the old system is since i only been working there for about 3 months

Originally Posted by Wrangell

Also, protein doesn't add muscle ....training does...eh !

Not without proper nutrition it doesn't!

Originally Posted by SmithMachine

I dont know what the old system is since i only been working there for about 3 months

You have Made For You dont you? The old ways of making a mcburger were ok, but made for you is so much better.

Originally Posted by CCR

Not without proper nutrition it doesn't!

The only way you can build muscle is to subject your muscles to an increased amount of ( progressive ) overload.

Hard as it is to believe, some ' newbs ' out there actually think you can build muscle by simply consuming massive amounts of protein alone.

Scarfing down boatloads and boatloads of protien ' alone ' doesn't build muscle - proper training does.

That was point.

Originally Posted by Wrangell

Scarfing down boatloads and boatloads of protien ' alone ' doesn't build muscle - proper training does.

That was point.

I understand your point but there are just as many newbs out there that think you can workout with crap nutrition and gain muscle. You need to eat, lift and rest intellegently to build muscle.

Originally Posted by CCR

I understand your point but there are just as many newbs out there that think you can workout with crap nutrition and gain muscle. You need to eat, lift and rest intellegently to build muscle.

Fair enough.

There are far better and more efficient choices for protein intake than McD's. And as has already been pointed out - nutrition is the foundation on which any training regimen rests. If your nutrition sucks so will your results.

i think we all know that McDonalds is "bad" and there are lots of stuff you should be eating instead

but if you eat 2 double cheeseburgers while on a 3 full body workouts/4 morning cardios a week you are saying it wont help you build any type of muscle???