diet and glutamine please help !

[Stiffler]

OK right now im trying to cut up for summer, im 12% BF and weigh 186lbs 6' tall. anyway this is my diet basically, I wanted to know when/ and how much L-glutamine to use. so could you please tell me where to trough it in my diet!

breakfast 8:30am- soy protein shake, one packet of instant oatmeal (2 metabolift pills)

lunch 11:30pm- turkey sandwich (made w/ deli meat), big salad

mid afternoon 2pm- 4 egg whites (2 metabolift pills)

workout- at 3pm

4pm- post-workout,,, whey protein concentrate shake

dinner 4:20pm- 3~ 3oz chicken breast, one cup of plain pasta or rice

8:30pm- either chicken breast or 6 scrambled egg whites

11:30pm- bedtime soy protein shake w/ flax oil

and BTW im taking 2 multi's, C+E, magnesium, B-12, calcium, zinc, protein, and flax oil

thanks,
stiff

 

[diamonddiceclay]

buy glutacene and drink it during workouts and don't eat pasta when cutting. You can go to www.yourprd.com for the glutacene

 

[110%]

i would take it post workout and around 10:00 pm if i was you, 5 grams each time, also i get l-glutamine at gnc, not the best price out there probably im sure you will get some posts with some better prices but for convenience it is good.

 

[Stiffler]

if I cut out the pasta then wont I almost gointo ketosis???

 

[diamonddiceclay]

if I cut out the pasta then wont I almost gointo ketosis???

not with rice and oatmeal

 

[D00fy]

soy protein bad:/

 

[Stiffler]

without pasta my only carb intake is 2 pieces of wheat bread and one bowl of oatmeal I think that would be under 60g of carbs a day,,,right?

 

[Scottyo]

If you can...get some whole wheat pasta. The stuff is pretty good and is better GI-wise for cutting up. As for the glutamine i would take it before bed and in the morning or pre-workout. Your preworkout meal is so small (4 egg whites is under 100 cals if im not mistaken) that it might be a good time to take it. I would say after your workout like the others have been saying but with a good protein shake post workout you should be getting good glutamine then. Just my thoughts

 

[Stiffler]

soy protein bad:/

why is soy protein bad????????

 

[110%]

o i didnt notice this earlier, you definitely need to add some carbs in there postworkout, i do 75 grams dextrose postworkout, with additional carbs for the day coming from 1 cup brown rice in the morning,a nd a little from my shakes and bar, not much though and i have had great success. do at least 30 g. high gi carbs postworkout in my opinion.

 

[Stiffler]

would some regular old hunny mixed w/ the protein shake do the trick for the carbs?

 

[azod]

What is the purpose of glutamine? It was suggested to me that I use it with my diet.

 

[Scottyo]

Azod....glutamine is used to preserve muscle while your on a cutting diet..other people say theres some other benefits but that is the greatest...If your cutting or dieting hard it does help keep muscle and strength up

 

[azod]

How much glutamine....
Would you need it if you are doing winny & fina on a cutting diet.

 

[Scottyo]

depends on your bodyweight...but 10-15 grams is usually sufficient. I usually use 10 but im not a heavyweight so that was enough for me...also depends on how much you want to spend

 

[herk]

soy protein raises estrogen levels....i would suggest a whey protein .