what happens after the goal

Heres the quote: (Since I have been back from college I have already lost 15lbs, some fat some muscle. It's sad really. It's mainly because I haven't been eating as much here at home as I was up at college. I decided today however that I am going to kick it into high gear and start eating again!!!)
 
say i start having a nice diet,nice trainig program and once i achieve my goal i just stop having that diet and training but i would still eat healthy, can u really lose muscles? is this kid talking sh*t or is it true. will i still have to eat 6 meals ,have protein shakes and everything to maintain the muscle ?

depends on how much muscle ur talking about but if u wanna look better than average u gotta do more than average. most likely yes u would lose a significant amount of muscle. i stopped training for 4 weeks and lost 5lb. of muscle

so basically. say u stop working out and in total u would lose 5. if i wanna look like 10 i gotta do 15 in total?

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so basically. say u stop working out and in total u would lose 5. if i wanna look like 10 i gotta do 15 in total?

if u wanna look like 10? what? u mean if u wanna gain 10lb. of muscle?

This kind of stuff depends on bodytype. If ectomorphs do lots of lifting and hard eating then suddenly fall off and eat **** on a couch all day, the lbs will peel off.

Once you reach what you want, you find the caloric intake that doesn't make you gain or lose weight, and you continue to eat balanced meals, just not nearly as anally. You also need to stimulate the muscle groups so that your body won't see them as extra flesh that it doesn't need. 1 or 2x a week is good.

No quarter : thanks for the answer i was kind of hoping that u could just keep what u had made in a certain way. like once i was done lifting the weights i would done once and for all. but i guess muscles is like everything else on earth u can't just have it u have to maintain it.
 
and david1991. i used numbers as exemple. yea we can use the 10 as lbs. of muscle.

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No quarter : thanks for the answer i was kind of hoping that u could just keep what u had made in a certain way. like once i was done lifting the weights i would done once and for all. but i guess muscles is like everything else on earth u can't just have it u have to maintain it.

and david1991. i used numbers as exemple. yea we can use the 10 as lbs. of muscle.

still alittle confused by what ur asking but to keep ur muscles ur gonna have to work them, not as hard maybe but u need to give them a reason to stay cause ur body doesnt actually want alot of muscle

thx david that was actually what i wanted to know. in other words i though that once u were done working out cause you got to you're goal that you could just drop the lifts for good. but as u and No Quarter told me if i just do that the muscle leave cause he has no reason to stay in the body

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thx david that was actually what i wanted to know. in other words i though that once u were done working out cause you got to you're goal that you could just drop the lifts for good. but as u and No Quarter told me if i just do that the muscle leave cause he has no reason to stay in the body

haha yea i remember when i first started i was like "when i get to my goal and im gonna get this big thing from dairy queen" cause i thought that once i was thin i would stay that way and be happy but now years later im too into it to stop

yea haha. i just wish i had enough room right now to buy alot of stuff. right now i live in an appartement but we are moving in fall and i will dedicate a room to fitness and buy tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooons of stuff. even if i'm not gonna use it lol

You gotta eat your maintenance requirement of protein to maintain muscle.
You gotta eat 5-6 meals a day to keep your metabolism up, but this isn't a compulsory thing, I'd recommend continuing to have 5-6 meals after your goal if you wanna stay healthy or if you're an ectomorph.
Your body will still peel off muscle if you don't stimulate the muscles, your body won't keep what it doesn't need, my suggestion for people at that point would be to do one full-body workout once a week.

- What kinda stuff would you buy? lol

anything and everything, i'm just disapointed right now cause someone gave me a damn nice compound routine for 3 days a week. though i can't do it all cause i dont have either a machine or a bench, so basicaly it tells me to go to gym with i dont wanna do=/

why wouldnt u wana go to the gym? IMO its better, u pay for it so u work harder than u wouold at hime, ur surrounded by people with the same intrests as you, theres not as many distractions...the list could go on

Join a gym, it's worth it

Age: 18
Height: 5'7"
Body Weight: 180-185
BF %: 8 %
Incline Barbell: 195 x 8
Squat: 295 x 8, ass to ground
Shoulder Press: 175 x 8
Barbell Row: 195 x 8
Skullcrushers: 105 x 10
(All lifts are on 3rd set)

Join a gym I have to work out at home and it sucks compared to when I went to a gym, can't wait till I'm 16 and they let me use the gym.

dunno, not that i'm not social but i dont know if i could stand around 1 hour with a gym full of peeps. anyway:
 
what are gyms prices . i heard there were different type of memberships? out of 200$ per week i take off about 50 of it right away and then i buy stuff like clothes or w/e. so lets say 100 a week is that enough for a gym. and what are differences between memberships

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dunno, not that i'm not social but i dont know if i could stand around 1 hour with a gym full of peeps. anyway:

what are gyms prices . i heard there were different type of memberships? out of 200$ per week i take off about 50 of it right away and then i buy stuff like clothes or w/e. so lets say 100 a week is that enough for a gym. and what are differences between memberships

 
 
for 40-60 dollars a month, you can get really good gyms depending on the type of membership you buy.
 
that is, if you make a 4 month membership you would probably be paying around that range per month.
 
it also depends on the area, quality of gym and the kind of memberships they offer(long term commitments are usually cheaper).

it seems kinda cheap. im try and go to a gym and see what they have to offer to the don of muscles.

Key factors

1. Has the equipment you need. The more of these the better.
2. Quality and quantity of gym-goers. Avoid places with kids, fat old women camping out on a machine for half an hour, and hardcores that are overly rude or disruptive.
3. Price.

See if you can drop in for a day and give it a go.

o, i can pay for a day only?

Yeah, pretty sure you can.
Last year when started doing gym (only did it for a month, lol) i paid $10 (Australian) just for the day.
 
So i don't see why it would be any different.

Starting: 23 - July - 07
Stats: 16 yo//115lbs//5'10"//8-10% bf
Bulking Goal: 175lbs//5'10"//12-13% bf
Ultimate Goal: 165lbs//5'10"//6-7% bf

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o, i can pay for a day only?

Depends on the gym. My town has 4 gyms and only 1 won't normally let you drop in for a day.

alright ill give it a shot i guess

 Most gym's offer a free 3 day trial, some offer a free week trial.

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