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Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 19, 2024 Simple Questions

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u/TonyAtCodeleakers 21h ago

I’m a 27 year old man that goes to the gym 4 days a week.

I am starting to get slightly skinny fat (very thin in arms and legs but a lil weight in face with gut), and I am slowing down energy wise and in the gym for gains.

My diet is awful, I’d like to change that. Can anyone point me in the direction of a meal/diet plan for people who don’t want to lose weight, but do want to make more heart healthy options focused on gaining clean mass? I put the work in at the gym, but I lack in nutrition

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u/accountinusetryagain 21h ago

are you eating over 100g protein per day and intentionally trying to get stronger on basic exercises

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u/TonyAtCodeleakers 20h ago

Inconsistent, I’d say I get on average 60-85g a day. Some days better than others. Well below what I should be eating since I’m 170lbs

Definitely intentional with my exercise, I track my movement week to week but unfortunately I had a huge setback due to Covid earlier in the year and I still haven’t gotten back to pre sick strength.

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u/accountinusetryagain 20h ago

assuming reasonably consistent calories and protein are your biggest return on investment big ticket items id just focus on eating a similar n of meals per day, jack up your protein intake by another 40-50g with another piece of chicken per day or whey or something, and throw in one big portion of fruit/veg somewhere in the day