Things to Remember for Muscle Building

I'll probably be updating this list if I think of new things or if anyone suggests anything to me. I've just been watching YouTube videos of people who have done Body Beast and reading up about body building in general, and I just want to start a little list of stuff I don't do well now so that way I can address these issues while I am trying to bulk up.

1.  Drinks lots of water!  I think to not drink all that much water, maybe only three cups or so a day on average unless I am doing a lot of cardio or I am going to work out in the evening. I heard that muscles are made up of like 75% water or so, so if you're not properly hydrated your muscles suffer.
2. Eat all the friggin' time! Remember to follow my nutrition plan and get the proper amount of carbs, proteins, and healthy fats. Make my meals in bulk in advance (I currently make my lunch all in one shot every Sunday), get a carton of egg whites to quickly make a breakfast sandwich in the morning, keep my blender ready to make a smoothie to go with my eggs, and prepackage healthy snacks to take to school and leave in the car, like nuts, carrots, and fruit.
3. Continue yoga poses! I want to maintain or exceed my current levels of flexibility. I hear Body Beast doesn't have much stretching in it, so I am going to have to make a committment to include my own yoga routines. This past month on ChaLean Extreme I haven't been doing so well at adding in my own yoga on the weekends like I had been in the earlier phases. My arms have been so exhausted from all of the lifting, that I am always so tired and my muscles are so fatigued by the time I put in a yoga DVD or attempt my own practice. I am going to have to allow myself a few hours to recover before attempting to do any yoga during Body Beast.
4. Check length of workout! I hear there's at least one workout in Body Beast that is a full hour long. I am going to have to check out all the times and write them down, because on the full hour long days, I am going to have to wake up at 4:30 AM instead of 4:50 AM. I also hear there is one that is really short, only around 25 minutes or so, and on that day I could sleep in a little more, maybe wake up at 5:10? Oh... that sounds so beautiful!

I Want to be a Beast!

Can't wait to start Body Beast after I finish ChaLean Extreme!

I am going to do the "lean" version of it first, then if I like it I'll do it again doing the "bulk" (or "huge") version of the program. I feel like I've gained a good amount of muscle on ChaLean Extreme, so I think Body Beast will really bring me to the next level. Since I am pre-T, I've mainly been trying to pay attention to the results cis-females have on the program, and many of them look amazing, so I'd be happy to have similiar results as them.

The eating part is going to be hard for me though. Even the cis-women I've looked at said they had to eat about 3,000 calories a day! I have enough trouble reaching my 2,000 with the program I am on now. I usually only get between 1,200-1,700 calories a day. I am going to have to radically change my eating habits to do Beast.