I wouldn't correlate it, no. Initially I was losing fat when training properly. Since moving to newcastle I still have to adapt to not having a proper area and equipment at this place for training, so the routine is a bit broken.
Yeah, I find that generally gyms in newcastle suck - usually the olympic weights are as battered as shit, and you have to fight with some cunt to use the squat rack cause he's doing curls. Buying a power rack and olympic set was the best decision I've made.
Cereal (or oats) - weetbix/corn flakes/mini wheats/muesli/milo/protein powder (LARGE SERVING).
Sandwich (chicken or turkey).
2 x Tins of salmon (sweet chilli and lime every time)
2 x protein drinks (one before workout and one .. sometime else when I'm hungry)
Dinner - 2 schnitzels, many eggs, salad or equivalent.
Aim for minimum ~200g protein p/day.
fark bro I've been eatting twice that! I was struggling to put on weight so I just drank heaps of milk which wasn't a great idea. As I bulk these holidays I'm gonna cut down and start sprinting regually to keep fat gain to a minimum.
And lol at booze days - I've had a few of them myself
Knee dislocation - proudly sponsored by The Salmon Dance (pre-existing squash injury, to be fair). When I first started playing squash the knees only had to support 73.5kg.
Makes me nervous when I hear stuff like that. Popping a knee/shoulder/back is easy to do.
Likewise how long have you been training and for footy? Stats look good there. I look forward to going back down to that circa ~90kg range. Do you train at the forum and/or doing unigames this year?
I've been lifting for about 4-5 months. Got into it after I finished the hsc - my band died and apart from studying I wasn't doing anything and I was sick of being skinny.
I'm doing rippetoe currently and am looking at 5x5 after this, both routines aimed at bulking up rugby players. I always ask if people play football though, having previously played I know that kids who lift for football will be more serious and gain weight much faster than the 'bodybuilders' fucking around on the leg curl.
After I cycle 5x5 I'll invest some more money in equipment and get into westside and powerlifting - I'm at 87kg now and am aiming for 100kg (lean) and a 700kg total (lol, we can dream).
What sorta lifting are you doing?
btw I don't use the forum gym, I've got a pretty good olympic set/squat rack here and so far haven't needed to. Also uni games look kinda lame...
Oh and another thing, do you know how to front squat, power clean or hang clean? I've been meaning to learn these but am too unco to figure it out myself. If you know how and can show me I'll shout you a drink or something.