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How many people do you know that could eat 4500 (good) calories day in and day out & hit the gym with absolute intensity 5-6 days per week for 16 weeks? Not many people have that kind of dedication. Actors als have the perfect job for this. They just need to read scripts all day, so recovery isnt really an issue for them. Im sure most of them double up on workouts and do 2 a days near the end of their training programs…

Not to mention the lure of a $10 million dollar payday is some pretty nice motivation to not give up

If it were as easy as eating 4,500 kcal and working out there would be more people with similar builds and amazing transformation stories (not to mention the supplement and AAS manufacturers might suffer).

People readily accept that Hollywood women have cosmetic work done but I believe most remain in a state of denial when it comes to leading men.

I take these results and the advice with a grain of salt and just remember: nothing worth having is easy.

They are two lifts: the Snatch and the Clean&Jerk. Both lifts start with the bar on the ground and end with the bar over head. Just google for
snatch weight lifting
and
clean jerk weight lifting
and you should come up with usefull information.

> Some trainer/college student told me about how people should have a physiotherapist check over their shoulders first and everyone should start from the hang position and drop the bar at the end. I do the squat clean and jerk from the floor at the moment and I’m progressing quite well. I think finding a safe way of dropping the bar on failed attempts is the first thing to consider.

Starting from the floor has no real benefit if you don’t want to compete in olympic lifting where it is a requirement. And you should drom the bar on every heavy attempt. That includes the successfull ones. That’s what bumper plates are for.

> Can a normal guy, with a Job, deadlines, the will to party and stuff, etc can start these kind of workouts?!

Can a normal guy perform lunges, bench presses and stuff like that? Yes.

> Question you suggest choc milk after a workout…if you are wanting to lean out and still put muscle on is this a good option or would a protein shake be better?

IMO, it doesn’t realy matter, but the choc milk probalby tastes better.

> Can you develop your traps without doing the olympic lifts and just sticking with the dips and pullups?

Dips and pullups aren’t good at developing the upper traps. Shruggs, deadlifts and some olympic lift assistance exercises like high pulls are all good at developing them.

> I think I know what Olympic lifts mean (like the Bulgarian weightlifters), but what does “clean and jerk” mean?

Not just the Bulgarian weightlifters, but the weight lifters of every country. “Clean and jerk” is one of the two olympic lifts that you have to perform as a weight lifter.

> My question is about nutrition. I’m pretty clueless as to how many calories are in typical muscle building foods. So when you say Hugh Jackman ate 4500 calories a day, or 800 a meal, I basically have no idea what that actually consists of.

Not everybody should start eating 4500 calories a day. I bet many here would simply get fat realy fast. How many calories you should eat depends on your activity level. If you have a deskjob your calory expenditure is a lot lower that of a person who has to perform a lot of manual work.

> It would be great if you could give us some rough calorie numbers for things like a chicken breast, egg, pint of milk, handful of nuts, bowl of rice, potato etc.

Google for something like “calorie table”

I’m currently trying to put on muscle, and have been following the muscle building workouts on here (dips are absolute bastards!) with some good results.

My question is about nutrition. I’m pretty clueless as to how many calories are in typical muscle building foods. So when you say Hugh Jackman ate 4500 calories a day, or 800 a meal, I basically have no idea what that actually consists of.

It would be great if you could give us some rough calorie numbers for things like a chicken breast, egg, pint of milk, handful of nuts, bowl of rice, potato etc.

Thanks!

Alas, I wish I could commit myself to build my body like it’s my job (like Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, and whoever), but I do have a day job. Anyway, I just do my best, and I accept that.

I think I know what Olympic lifts mean (like the Bulgarian weightlifters), but what does “clean and jerk” mean?