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Doug_ wrote:I have been on a McDougall style diet for 8 years now. I'm 37. This year for the first time ever I started resistance training consistently. I take no protein supplements and don't focus on consuming high-protein foods. I eat very easy to prepare, simple meals like Jeff Novick recommends.
Here is seven months of progress since I began resistance training. I'm 6'2" and have put on 16 lbs of something in these 7 months. Some of it seems to be muscle. I have supplemented creatine which probably accounts for a few pounds of water weight, and I might stop the creatine soon. I don't supplement anything else besides B12, and the creatine I've been taking this year.
Upper body shirtless progress photo: https://i.imgur.com/C4PKoYj.jpg
DanTheYogi wrote:I know you said you don't focus on protein. Did you focus on consuming more calories in-general? Did you include more nuts/seeds/avocados or dry/processed grains? Tilt more towards starches over non-starchy veg?
I'm also curious what your routine looked like. How frequently do you workout? Are you following a specific plan?
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