How many of you ladies......

[The Shadow]

...eat EVERY three waking hours?


...drink a gallon of water daily.


...eat a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight

...prepare food in advance for lunch and snacks

 

[*MissFit*]

I eat EVERY 2 HRS


I drink 4 litres =1 gallon of water daily.


...eat a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight - probably more

...prepare food in advance for lunch and snacks ALWAYS . People laugh at me but.. hey

 

[Miss24k]

... eat EVERY three waking hours? yes every 2 1/2 to 3 hours, and if I don't I get VERY bitchy, but once I eat I'm good to go


...drink a gallon of water daily. at least a gallon a day sometimes more


...eat a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight more like 1.25 to 1.5 grams of protein

...prepare food in advance for lunch and snack yes always, preparation is the key to success in this fitness game

 

[Sassy69]

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

[The Shadow]

Yes

Yes

Yes

..there were 4 questions...try to keep up Sweets

 

[*MissFit*]

hahaha i guess ur jsut to swift for us.. any other questions?? Shadow

 

[The Shadow]

hmmmmm.......what about toal sets per workout?

 

[Sassy69]

..there were 4 questions...try to keep up Sweets

Dayum son. Cut a girl some slack - hadn't finished the AM coffee yet.



Yes

 

[The Shadow]

Dayum son. Cut a girl some slack - hadn't finished the AM coffee yet.



Yes

ok- just this once.....

 

[Sassy69]

Thx Shadow. Mighty white of ya.

 

[The Shadow]

well.....actually there were 5 questions......LOL

 

[Sassy69]

hmmmmm.......what about toal sets per workout?

Dayum you are being contrary today. I was addressing the fourth issue first.

Reps per set ...

Normally I start at whatever my most recent 15 strong reps weight. If that's easy, go up 5 lbs (or whatever is the appropriate weight interval for the exercise) and do 8-12 with tight form. Again if I can go 12-15 with tight form, the weight goes up again.

But, since I'm "in therapy" for my lower back, my weights in general have gone lighter & I'm focusing a lot more on core strength. But still the same guidelines. Rep number is driven by form.

 

[The Shadow]

^^^Smart Girl

 

[Sassy69]

Thx mom.


And the question du jour --- Do YOU do all of this??

 

[The Shadow]

Im bad about the water...thats about it

 

[*MissFit*]

i do between 12-15 reps, 3 sets per exercise

 

[Sassy69]

Im bad about the water...thats about it

Why drink water when there's COFFFEEEEEEEEEE!

 

[The Shadow]

excellent

 

[Sassy69]

Question 6: How many take a good multi-vitamin & multi-mineral?

I take the vitamin, but I keep forgetting to stock the multimineral - I like the Twin Lab stuff. Currently using the store-brand at Whole Foods (just cuz it was convenient).

 

[*MissFit*]

i take multivitmin, calcium, iron, and some other minerals

 

[The Shadow]

Question 6: How many take a good multi-vitamin & multi-mineral?

I take the vitamin, but I keep forgetting to stock the multimineral - I like the Twin Lab stuff. Currently using the store-brand at Whole Foods (just cuz it was convenient).

yeppers.....MEGA MEN - lol

 

[Miss24k]

Question 5:
My reps vary, with my new program that I just started this week for legs I'm doing 3 sets of 25s for quads, and 3 sets of 15 for hams, all other body parts are 3 sets of 12-15.

Question 6:

I take a multi-vitamin (Mega-women), calcium/magnesium, vitamin C (ester C, and Emergen C), & Joint Support-Glucosamine

 

[Evil_Frisky]

can someone reccomend a good multi Vit with low Iron? I'm not at present taking any.... (bad me)

Also.. any other vits.. or supps I should be taking daily for contest prep, besides the obvious, protein.

 

[The Shadow]

...not at his point...just a good multi.....

 

[Evil_Frisky]

...not at his point...just a good multi.....

Gotcha!

 

[Miss24k]

can someone reccomend a good multi Vit with low Iron? I'm not at present taking any.... (bad me)

Also.. any other vits.. or supps I should be taking daily for contest prep, besides the obvious, protein.

I take Mega Women that i get from GNC, it's pretty good.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

I take Mega Women that i get from GNC, it's pretty good.

Is it really high in iron? Ill have to go by there today ...

 

[Miss24k]

Is it really high in iron? Ill have to go by there today ...

It contains 13.5 mg per tablet, but they also have a Mega Women without iron if that's too high for you.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

It contains 13.5 mg per tablet, but they also have a Mega Women without iron if that's too high for you.

Great! Yea.. I don't tolerate Iron all that well.. I'll try those..

Thank ya darlin

 

[Miss24k]

Great! Yea.. I don't tolerate Iron all that well.. I'll try those..

Thank ya darlin

You're welcome hun

 

[lucidblue]

...eat EVERY three waking hours?


...drink a gallon of water daily.


...eat a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight

...prepare food in advance for lunch and snacks

I normally eat every 3 hours but I've been a little off the last couple weeks... not been very hungry. I definitely drink a gallon of water a day. I'd say I eat almost a gram of protein per pound... maybe just 5-10 grams less. I'm not good at preparing lunch or snacks in advance. I think this is my biggest problem. I was on a role for awhile. I'll definitely get back into it after the holidays. Plus, later in January I'll be back on my normal training plan, since my shoulder should be completely healed by then.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

hmmmmm.......what about toal sets per workout?

To the first 4 questions at the moment I will plead the 5th

Sets per workout very and I don't count warm up sets. Basic rule of the is compound lifts 3-5 work sets 5-8 reps. isolation lifts 3 sets 8-12 reps. 1 compond 2 isolation lifts per body parts. That being said I guess it would around 25 work sets.

 

[The Shadow]

Too many sets Doll...imo anyway

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Too many sets Doll...imo anyway

I lift 3 days a week.
Check the link to my training log you will get a better idea may not be 25 I am shit with math.

 

[The Shadow]

well....75 per week isnmt that bad...I average 10-15 sets per day 5 days a week.....so thats about 60-70 sets per week

 

[jaded]

...eat EVERY three waking hours?


...drink a gallon of water daily.


...eat a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight

...prepare food in advance for lunch and snacks

I try to eat every three hours but sometimes I don't...I'm working around a class/dining hall schedule so it's hard sometimes. As long as I plan properly, I'm usually okay though. I drink at least a gallon of water daily. As for eating a g of protein per pound of bodyweight, I try very hard to but there are days when I don't. I live in a dorm at school and I'm on a mandatory meal plan and we don't have kitchen facilities so sometimes it's hard...again, with proper planning - figuring out what's being served in which dining hall every day, having a few items in my room that I can make easily and quickly - I'm usually okay. I'm looking forward to May when I'm home for the summer and can cook for myself, and to next year when I can cook my own meals and don't have to be on a damn meal plan (it's an expensive one at that, the fee is built into the residence fee, I think the plan is 2 - 3 grand so if I didn't make use of the meal plan and just bought my own food and somehow cooked it, I'd feel like I'm wasting a lot of money).

 

[JLB001]

When I am pre-comp I eat every three hours, prep my meals before hand and drink at least 1 to 2 gallons of water daily.

Let's see...sets, depends on if I am doing a three day split or 5 day split.

 

[dirty~d~]

...eat EVERY three waking hours?


...drink a gallon of water daily.


...eat a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight

...prepare food in advance for lunch and snacks

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

And my set count is usually 15-16. On days when I need to burn off some steam I'll drop my weight down and do 2-3 extra sets.

 

[dirty~d~]

Bump... more women need to chime in here.

 

[BUBBLES]

Yes to all the questions

and I do take multivitamins and Chromium Picollinate (I am not sure if CP is safe thought)!

 

[RottenWillow]

thread started out focused on diet and spread to workout volume so I'll add in one other component of successful weight training.


How many of us get at least 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep at least 6 nights a week?

 

[The Shadow]

nope...even with melatonin of 5HTP

 

[lucidblue]

thread started out focused on diet and spread to workout volume so I'll add in one other component of successful weight training.


How many of us get at least 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep at least 6 nights a week?

I wish... I usually get about 6, but wake up at least once during the night, usually around 3am. I'm a night person, it's really hard for me to go to bed before midnight and I have to force myself to do that .

 

[Miss24k]

thread started out focused on diet and spread to workout volume so I'll add in one other component of successful weight training.


How many of us get at least 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep at least 6 nights a week?

I usually get 7.5 to 8 hours of sleep every night, but sometimes I get up once just to go to the washroom, and then it's back to dreamland for me.

 

[Sassy69]

I usually get 6-7 hrs and catch up on the weekends! I do go in spurts tho - sometimes I can't sleep at all, other times I sleep like a rock. Interestingly I have slept like a rock every nite since I moved into my new house & I've got at least 5 trains / hr that go barrelling by all day, every day.

BTW, melatonin & all that stuff does nothing for me. When I go thru any periods where work or whatever is bugging me & I can't sleep, I start loading Inositol for a while. That makes a big difference overall.

 

[Fit Freak]

...eat EVERY three waking hours?
YES

...drink a gallon of water daily.
YES - most of the time

...eat a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight
- Not yet - still working on that one

...prepare food in advance for lunch and snacks
- Sometimes, but its a good suggestion, Ive done it before and its pretty effective

 

[jenscats5]

thread started out focused on diet and spread to workout volume so I'll add in one other component of successful weight training.


How many of us get at least 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep at least 6 nights a week?

My sleep pattern varies..... the night B4 I get my monthly I don't usually sleep -- like last nite I woke up around 1:30 am & couldn't get back to sleep till 5:30 am....

Also, in order to sleep at all, I have to take 5mg of Ambien every night....

 

[Sassy69]

My sleep pattern varies..... the night B4 I get my monthly I don't usually sleep -- like last nite I woke up around 1:30 am & couldn't get back to sleep till 5:30 am....

Also, in order to sleep at all, I have to take 5mg of Ambien every night....

When needed I've found that diphenhydromine (Nytol, etc.) works for me. If I end up like that for more than 1-2 days, then that's usually a pretty good indicator that I have some issue that I need to deal w/ that is keeping me up.

 

[jenscats5]

When needed I've found that diphenhydromine (Nytol, etc.) works for me. If I end up like that for more than 1-2 days, then that's usually a pretty good indicator that I have some issue that I need to deal w/ that is keeping me up.

I know what the problem is -- I can't turn off my mind at night....

 

[*Bunny*]

...eat EVERY three waking hours?

Almost to the hour

...drink a gallon of water daily.

more than a gal...

...eat a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight

maybe 10 g short

...prepare food in advance for lunch and snacks

yepper