Hey there,

I just wondered If I don't eat more than my daily calory intake will there be no muscle gain?
I've been doing the Gym doing Cardio and Weights since September last year and at first there was definate progress but now I am flatlining and it may be because I am not eating enough..

I REALLY appreciate help on this question as I am totally mystified by it.
Cheers.

You probobly got the right idea, but the wrong wording
Unless you eat more calories you use, you wont gain much muscle. You need something to make muscle of!

Also check your workout routine. What works for the first six months will not work nearly as well in the second. And so on.

If that makes sense.

Ah I see,
Thx btw.
Thing is I've got pretty good at sit ups now, doing several hundred when I go to the Gym, Wouldn't it be better to do a different abominal exercise?

If so, then what and how?

Thx again!

i got the same way mate, except with crunches. started holding weight behind my head, seems to work, I do less reps but get same results

just an idea

situps aren't a great ab workout to begin with, the hip flexors do too much work.

try crunches, hanging leg raises, and work with a core/stability ball a little.

You probably have hit a point where you need to eat just a little more to make progress...you've essentially caught your body up to your average food intake.

do you track your diet? try it for just two weeks...it can be very revealing and helpful.

What is your age, height and weight ?

How many times a week do you a weight training session ? And long is each session ?

How many times a week do you a cardio session ? And long is each session ?

Do you have any idea how many calories a day you consume now ?

What do you mean by " flatlining " exactly ?

Hi again and thxs yet again for help ppl,
I'll try monitoring my food intake for 2 weeks like was suggested aswell.

I can't say I am the most knowledgable when it comes to different exercises and these hanging leg raises and such may not be possible at my gym, I mean they don't have a pull up bar or anything, maybe it's worth getting one? Pull ups are good right?


And to Wrangell:
I'm just 17, Height is 5ft 10 and 9st 12 and I had my Bf checked last week and I am 11.5 %, 20.5 BMI.

Recently I've been doing the gym quite a bit more which I intend to keep at.
3-4 times a week with roughly 30-40 mins to Cardio (mainly X trainer if that makes sense) and 30 mins weights/sit ups.

If this means much, I (3 weeks ago) recently came back from India for 6 weeks of travelling and I was 11 stone down to 10 stone over the period.

I can't say I understand Calories very well but I've been eating alot of eggs recently and I mean alot (4-6 eggs a day), but I am gradually having less. other than the eggs I have a few pieces of fresh bread occasionally with sweet stuff on them and that's everything although I do have other stuff here and there but is typically not all that unhealthy ( I never have chips or any of that sort of thing)

I'd love to be in a better shape by summer (like alot of people )
Is it possible to gain more noticable muscle by say 2 months considering what I said?

Thanks for everyones help, it's clearing up questions I've needed the answer to for weeks and may save me wasting my time!

Cheers.

Anyone got any ideas please?

If you are looking for a workout routine try this:

Testosterone Nation - Total-Body Training

Examples of all the exercises mentioned can be found by typing the name of it into google, the top result will usually contain a page with a small gif animation showing you how to perform the exercise. This is really helpful and easy to find!

Hope this can help.

for tracking your diet:

FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal

Hopefully this will help you

Cheers Dan!