Muscle Building - Without Gear

[LivingLife]

Hi,
I have recently been involved in my first figure competition and loved it. I have been eating clean, dieting and prepping for a little over a year. I came into this sport after a long history of 13 years of competitive gymnastics followed by swimming and track. I have lived in the gym my entire life. This seemed like the perfect fit.

My question here is, I have a fairly decent muscle build as it is; however, I am interested in increasing them through a supplementation aid. I currently supplement a multivitamin, glutamine, glucosamine, vitamin D, vitamin C, garlic.

I have started on 100mg DHEA for possible testosterone gains. I am curious if there are other muscle gaining options that do not involve steroids. I have been looking at ZMA, DHEA, HMB, Tribulus, Ginsing, etc. I am lost as to where to go for information and hoping you all can help me.

 

[LivingLife]

I weight train 4 days a week, and do cardio usually HIIT 3x per week. I vary workouts about every 6 weeks, upping weights, changing sets, frequency etc. I life heavy, I train hard, but I am looking for something that may also be able to help. My diet is clean, mainly ground turkey, or chicken for meat protien, I take a whey isolate for powder, I eat broccoli for veggies, and some fats, primarily through nuts. I tend to stay around 140g protein 70 - 100g of carbs and 20-30g fats. I am currently 140lb, 5'3, and I am not sure what my body fat is. Hope that information helps. Let me know if you need anything else to help you, help me. Thanks!

 

[tripwire]

What about peptides? Some IGF would be awesome.

 

[BiggerStronger]

its looks like you're only eating around 1000-1200 calories per day. If you are looking to gain muscle you should probably up your calories.

 

[mb97]

What are you wanting to do, Figure, bikini,fitness, physique? Also a picture from the front and the back would help us see exactly what your next step is. Glad you joined and posted. Theres a lot of quality people with here a lot of knowledge that will be MORE than happy to help your journey to the stage!

 

[The Dude]

CLA is a good one that alot of women like. I also agree that you should slowly increase your calories and add in some clean carbs.

 

[SilkQuads]

Welcome! I gotta agree with The Dude. I've been training with him for 4 yrs and I've learned a lot, one being you gotta eat more thn you think. That was a hard one for me, but I listened and he was right. Sounds like you're definitely on the right track. And I know tripwire mentioned it, but would you try IGF? I've been using MC's IGF and I've seen great results. Good luck and nice havin another girl on here!

 

[LivingLife]

Thank you for the replies!

It's nice to have some feedback and suggestions.

I have been looking into peptides a little. I seem to feel more comfortable with them than other options. I have been looking into GHRP-2 and ipamorelin. Any thoughts on these two?

I suppose I am intimidated by IGF-1 Lr3 because of the supposed increase in muscle growth at the place of injection. I may not understand it thoroughly as well, but the localization effect intimidates me a bit.

I will start to increase my caloric intake too. I really thought I was eating enough. A typical day for me is as follows:

Breakfast (protein pancakes)
3 eggs (lately it's been whole eggs b/c I haven't bought egg whites)
one scoop protein powder
one scoop finely ground oatmeal (appx 27g carb)
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

HIIT training 3/4 times weekly

Snack
Orange
protein shake (1 scoop)


Lunch
8 oz (weighed before cooking) lean turkey
1-2 cups of broccoli

Snack
Protein shake (1 scoop)
orange

BCAA supplement
Workout - lift
Protein shake

Dinner
8oz 8 oz (weighed before cooking) lean turkey
1-2 cups of broccoli

 

[LivingLife]

Also, I should probably mention. I am currently training for figure. w/ a small, yet growing, ambition to be phyzique - thanks to Dana Linn Bailey. I love the hard muscle look. In figure, I think Ava's look is amazing. I know it's a little harder than what the judges are currently shooting for, but I really like her shape.

 

[justinpitt]

It is important that you do it based on your medical condition. Consult your doctor to know if you can do it and what dosage would be suitable for you.




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