Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below Ok well i have been of cycle for about four months my stregth is still great except for becnh but its all good, but here are my two questions...I play football in college but am trying to lose some bf with out gear until dec when ball is over....I diet great but it doesn't seem to work any ideas on my supps to take or how to eat "better" carbs fats etc....also should I lift heavy or should i b doing high sets....i lift 5 days a week...any ideas guy...by the way got the hardest hit award for camp took our running back out for two days....yeahhhhh
two questions about diet and sets
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Breakfast: #1-2 whole eggs 4 egg whites, 1 slice Am. Cheese – ½ cup cottage cheese.
8-8:30 #2 -1 serv. Kashi with 1 cup soymilk – ½ cup of cottage cheese.
#3 -1 packet of original oatmeal with 1 serv. Protein powder.
Lunch: #1- 1 can tuna with 1tbsp. Red fat Mayo, 1slice w.w. Bread 1 slice Am. Ch.
11-12 #2 - 2 chicken breasts plain, 1tbsp. P.B.
#3 - 2oz. Turkey, 2 slice Am. cheese, mustard, 1 slice whole-wheat bread.
Snack (pre-workout): #1- protein bar, 1 piece of fruit.
2 #2- protein shake with 1cup of soymilk.
Post-workout: #1- protein bar, 1piece of fruit.
5:30 #2- protein shake with 1cup soymilk.
Dinner: #1-1 can tuna with 1tbsp. Red fat Mayo, 1slice w.w. Bread 1 slice Am. Ch.
7-8 #2 - 2 chicken breasts plain, green veggies.
#3 - 2oz. Turkey, 2 slice Am. cheese, mustard, 1 slice whole-wheat bread.
when I mean #1,2,3 meaning I have one of the three for a meal..I also have a coffee throughout the day with equal and creme.....I am 5'6 182.....
8-8:30 #2 -1 serv. Kashi with 1 cup soymilk – ½ cup of cottage cheese.
#3 -1 packet of original oatmeal with 1 serv. Protein powder.
Lunch: #1- 1 can tuna with 1tbsp. Red fat Mayo, 1slice w.w. Bread 1 slice Am. Ch.
11-12 #2 - 2 chicken breasts plain, 1tbsp. P.B.
#3 - 2oz. Turkey, 2 slice Am. cheese, mustard, 1 slice whole-wheat bread.
Snack (pre-workout): #1- protein bar, 1 piece of fruit.
2 #2- protein shake with 1cup of soymilk.
Post-workout: #1- protein bar, 1piece of fruit.
5:30 #2- protein shake with 1cup soymilk.
Dinner: #1-1 can tuna with 1tbsp. Red fat Mayo, 1slice w.w. Bread 1 slice Am. Ch.
7-8 #2 - 2 chicken breasts plain, green veggies.
#3 - 2oz. Turkey, 2 slice Am. cheese, mustard, 1 slice whole-wheat bread.
when I mean #1,2,3 meaning I have one of the three for a meal..I also have a coffee throughout the day with equal and creme.....I am 5'6 182.....
Train Harder
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Gcis40 said:
Your pretty active so you could probably benefit from more protein throughout the day. Also stick to clean carbs like oatmeal, yams, and brown rice and only eat fibrous carbs in the last meal. Things like salad and any leafy greens.
You're diet looks solid, and I agree with Train Harder about sticking to low GI carbs like yams and brown rice.
I'm not a big fan of protien bars. They load them up with sugar and sodium so they taste like a snickers bar to the Bally's types that think they're doing the right thing.
Yea, dump the protien bars.
I'm not a big fan of protien bars. They load them up with sugar and sodium so they taste like a snickers bar to the Bally's types that think they're doing the right thing.
Yea, dump the protien bars.
thats guys for the help...Genarr that's funny you said that i ran out of protein bars last week so I guess I won't be getting anymore of them...Also some guys in my gym at school told me that they eat a big meal before they get their lift in during the day and eat a protein shake and something light afterwards...In the Arnold Encycloedia he says that lifting on a full stomach is not good and will result in sluggish workouts...any ideas on that issue?
If you want to eat prior to working out, make sure you give yourself around 45-60 minutes to digest it...you don't want your body focusing on digestion and metabolising while it needs to be focused elsewhere during training and lifting. Protein / Creatine intake are both perfect immediately after your working (within 5-20 minutes of finishing workout). Give yourself about another 20 minutes or so before eating after taking those shakes and you're good to go. I'm not a professional either, but these are pieces of knowledge that happen to be ballpark generalizations that seem consistent among fellow lifters
Right with you on that bud. I don't like to lift hungry, but not full either. A meal an hour or two before is best. When I'm in a bind I'll have a piece of fruit just prior if I hadn't eaten in awhile.wiseachoo said:If you want to eat prior to working out, make sure you give yourself around 45-60 minutes to digest it...you don't want your body focusing on digestion and metabolising while it needs to be focused elsewhere during training and lifting. Protein / Creatine intake are both perfect immediately after your working (within 5-20 minutes of finishing workout). Give yourself about another 20 minutes or so before eating after taking those shakes and you're good to go. I'm not a professional either, but these are pieces of knowledge that happen to be ballpark generalizations that seem consistent among fellow lifters
That totally depends on the person. I myself bring half my food into bed 
Then again, I am both bulking and an ectomorph so it all depends....everyone is truly different. For the 'average' person you do indeed tend to retain more weight if you eat just before bed though...logically that makes sense...when you're in bed you're not moving around or being active so you're burning less off. For me I can eat 1000 calories sitting up in bed and still lose all of it the next day unless I happen to be mad bulking throughout the day.
Then again, I am both bulking and an ectomorph so it all depends....everyone is truly different. For the 'average' person you do indeed tend to retain more weight if you eat just before bed though...logically that makes sense...when you're in bed you're not moving around or being active so you're burning less off. For me I can eat 1000 calories sitting up in bed and still lose all of it the next day unless I happen to be mad bulking throughout the day.
