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Type 1 Calorie intake
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Are your aims linked to bodybuilding or is it just as an exercise? If you need to gain muscle mass, it won't just be about eating 2,600 to 3,000 calories per day. You will also need to be undertaking resistance training to cause the muscle to need to grow. Here are a few advice links:
http://www.muscleandfitness.com/nutrition/meal-plans/build-muscle-stay-lean-meal-plan
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/meal-plan-for-every-guy.html
http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/what-to-eat/the-skinny-guy-muscle-gain-meal-plan
What you'll see is that they all reference a gym workout plan as well.
I'll also tag @TorqPenderloin as someone who can give plenty of advice on this type of thing.
KevinPotts
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Purely from a personal viewpoint
1. NuZest Clean Lean Protein (25g) before all my training sessions (100%) European pea protein
2. NuZest Good Green Stuff - 10g each morning first thing.
3. Cardio - 1 mile as fast as I can every morning - heart strengthening, your most important muscle. Straight after drinking GGS.
4. 1 hour resistance training 3-4 times a week against a well developed whole body plan (I'm
nit body building), just building lean body mass and strength for general health.
All put together from multiple mags and sites
Diagnosed 13/4/16: T2, no meds, HbA1c 53, FBG 12.6, Trigs 3.6, HDL .75, LDL 4.0, BP 169/95, 13st 8lbs, waist 34" (2012 - 17st 7lbs, w 42").
6/6/16: FBG AV 4.6, Trigs 1.5, HDL 2.0, LDL 3.0, BP 112/68, BPM 66, 11st 11lbs, waist 30". Lifelong migraines and hay fever gone.
Regime: 20g LCHF, run 1 mile daily, weekly fasting.
TorqPenderloin
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The sites Tim mentioned all have great information. Unfortunately, you'll have to sift through a lot of nonsense as well (particular on BB.com).
Your head seems to be in the right place and your calorie range doesn't sound unreasonable.
Ultimately, we diabetics need to avoid "Dirty bulking" which involves eating mountains of food and gaining weight like crazy. I'd argue that's bad for anyone but many body builders do this in the off season (some of them gain 50+ pounds in the off season).
Having experience with bodybuilding (for fun) both pre and post diabetes I'll say this:
-Target a steady and controlled weight gain. 1 pound a week is a solid number and 2 pounds a week is borderline too much.
-Focus on individual muscle groups in your workouts, limit yourself to about an hour each session, and make sure your intensity is the highest in the gym. Your muscles won't grow unless you give them a reason too....that's going to require lifting until failure and increasing your max (1-3 rep) strength.
-As a diabetic, I try to be inconsistently consistent (an oxymoron I know). I follow a set lifting routine (that I build myself) for about a month, take a 5-7day break (very important) and then modify my plan. That helps keep my blood sugar under control but it also is very effective at overcoming plateaus.
-Limit but don't neglect cardio! This has become even more important now that I have T1. Tons of cardio isn't particularly good for building muscle but I'd consider devoting 1-2 days to some sort of cardio exercise. Fast walking at a pace of about 4mph is particularly good. Try to avoid elevating your heart rate too much as that will just cause you to burn glycogen rather than fat and again that's not particularly good for building muscle.
I debated on including this but I'll end on it with a strong word of caution: there are some benefits to being a t1 when it comes to bodybuilding. Obviously, we can control EXACTLY when we want an insulin spike which is crucial immediately after a workout. The SEVERE downside is that we can't control when to stop that insulin spike which can be extremely dangerous if you're trying something different.
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Your head seems to be in the right place and your calorie range doesn't sound unreasonable.
Ultimately, we diabetics need to avoid "Dirty bulking" which involves eating mountains of food and gaining weight like crazy. I'd argue that's bad for anyone but many body builders do this in the off season (some of them gain 50+ pounds in the off season).
Having experience with bodybuilding (for fun) both pre and post diabetes I'll say this:
-Target a steady and controlled weight gain. 1 pound a week is a solid number and 2 pounds a week is borderline too much.
-Focus on individual muscle groups in your workouts, limit yourself to about an hour each session, and make sure your intensity is the highest in the gym. Your muscles won't grow unless you give them a reason too....that's going to require lifting until failure and increasing your max (1-3 rep) strength.
-As a diabetic, I try to be inconsistently consistent (an oxymoron I know). I follow a set lifting routine (that I build myself) for about a month, take a 5-7day break (very important) and then modify my plan. That helps keep my blood sugar under control but it also is very effective at overcoming plateaus.
-Limit but don't neglect cardio! This has become even more important now that I have T1. Tons of cardio isn't particularly good for building muscle but I'd consider devoting 1-2 days to some sort of cardio exercise. Fast walking at a pace of about 4mph is particularly good. Try to avoid elevating your heart rate too much as that will just cause you to burn glycogen rather than fat and again that's not particularly good for building muscle.
I debated on including this but I'll end on it with a strong word of caution: there are some benefits to being a t1 when it comes to bodybuilding. Obviously, we can control EXACTLY when we want an insulin spike which is crucial immediately after a workout. The SEVERE downside is that we can't control when to stop that insulin spike which can be extremely dangerous if you're trying something different.
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