dont suppose out of the blue there are any weightlifting folk on here? need some advise. mainly diet related. feedback highly appreciated
Loadz of Fruit !, i got tha Tangerines atm, forget crisps and so on, Fruit and Water ! as much as you can,
Don't actually know what you're talking about do you? Anyway, probably be good if you give us a few more details really. Are you training for strength, mass, lean muscle? What condition are you in at the moment body fat wise? Mow many days a week do you train?
THE man for this is Prof. However, he's not going to be about until next week now. Go look at www.johnberardi.com Also, PM me an e-mail address for you and I'll send you some useful PDFs.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Nutritional Programs Here’s my take on it. I call these principles, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Nutritional Programs," a shameless and possibly illegal play on Steven Covey’s book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." (Great book, by the way—you should read it sometime.) These aren’t the newest techniques from the latest cutting-edge plan. Rather, they are simple, time-tested, no nonsense habits that you need to get into when designing a good eating program. 1. Eat every 2-3 hours, no matter what. You should eat between 5-8 meals per day. 2. Eat complete (containing all the essential amino acids), lean protein with each meal. 3. Eat fruits and/or vegetables with each food meal. 4. Ensure that your carbohydrate intake comes from fruits and vegetables. Exception: workout and post-workout drinks and meals. 5. Ensure that 25-35% of your energy intake comes from fat, with your fat intake split equally between saturates (e.g. animal fat), monounsaturates (e.g., olive oil), and polyunsaturates (e.g. flax oil, salmon oil). 6. Drink only non-calorie containing beverages, the best choices being water and green tea. 7. Eat mostly whole foods (except workout and post-workout drinks). So what about calories, or macronutrient ratios, or any number of other things that I’ve covered in other articles? The short answer is that if you aren’t already practicing the above-mentioned habits, and by practicing them I mean putting them to use over 90% of the time (i.e., no more than 4 meals out of an average 42 meals per week violate any of those rules), everything else is pretty pointless.
Please note, theres a fairly high chance that Prof IS John Berardi! Only the ones making minimal gains. You won't get all your nutritional requirements from shakes alone.
ive just recently started weight training, i go 3/4 times a week, for 1 1/2 to 2 hrs a night, i drink 2 whey protein isolate shakes a day, one in the morning amd one after training, i also have 2/3 creatine shakes a day. theres some good reading on here. http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/article-beginners-faq.aspx and here http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/article-mass-gaining.aspx hth
ah brilliant. im 6ft 3" and am currently weighing 15stone. im not really looking to lose the build. as im fairly stocky. so am mainly going to go for the bigger arms, chest route. ive tried those creatine drinks before. yuk! capsules are much better to take down
il agree with you, creatine is horrible, ive a kilo tub of the stuff to use up lol. ive just got to get into the routine of eating right aswell now.
yeah. thats the main thing. ive gotta get out of the phase of going to the gym for 3-4 weeks and stopping for a month cos i find it boring. i mainly get fed up with having to wait for someone to finish using a piece of equipment lol
why are you asking on a vw forum? just do a google search, all the info you need to educate yourself on this subject is on the web. that's what i did and i'm getting good results.
elicudate. im not at all interested in building muscle or losing weight or going to the gym, i do get daily excersise. im very concerned about a perfectly balanced diet, healthy foods and how they compliment each other. i just get the feeling im not getting it right. is the above intended purely for bodybuilders or can i take tips from it too?
That is applicable to everyone. Diet is the single most important factor in body composition, WAY more important than weights/gym. Look for John Berardi's Gourmet Nutrition pdf, or send me a pm...
