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Supps during pregnancy
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Tricky question. See, taking in sufficient protein is one thing, taking in excess protein/aminos now isn't necessarily the best thing, and its not just about the baby. You have to remember that your body is now handling the waste byproducts for you and the baby, as well. Excess protein has the potential to put a strain on your kidneys.
Additionally, as much as you might want to continue your current workout regime, your body has a way of telling you what IT wants (and if you don't listen it will MAKE you listen). Additionally, and this may sound like I'm stating the obvious but until you go through it you just don't get it, pregnancy does weird things to your body, your joints begin to loosen, not just the pelvic ones but ALL of them, you hold water, your hormones are completely different from any other time of your life, your physical geometry starts to change. Being pregnant is just plain weird (despite the fact its what our bodies are designed to do, there's no getting around the fact you get turned from a woman into an incubator). The hormonal shifts alone will make it difficult to maintain muscle mass.
I think you might find this article interesting, it touches on all aspects of weight training and mentions supplements, as well: Weight training during pregnancy :: stumptuous.com
Additionally, as much as you might want to continue your current workout regime, your body has a way of telling you what IT wants (and if you don't listen it will MAKE you listen). Additionally, and this may sound like I'm stating the obvious but until you go through it you just don't get it, pregnancy does weird things to your body, your joints begin to loosen, not just the pelvic ones but ALL of them, you hold water, your hormones are completely different from any other time of your life, your physical geometry starts to change. Being pregnant is just plain weird (despite the fact its what our bodies are designed to do, there's no getting around the fact you get turned from a woman into an incubator). The hormonal shifts alone will make it difficult to maintain muscle mass.
I think you might find this article interesting, it touches on all aspects of weight training and mentions supplements, as well: Weight training during pregnancy :: stumptuous.com
chris302001
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If your BMI is < 25 you need to gain 25-35 lbs.
Boy I think alarmists making people question even perfectly wholesome substances these days. I can well imagine you've read/heard suggestions that pretty much everything is suspect, which just isn't true.
Certainly there are plenty of supplements that would be fine to take while pregnant. Glutamine is just another amino. Some people say it's particularly anabolic, which could be of use if you're trying to increase skeletal muscle, but just to maintain while pregnant I don't see how using it, or supping with an amino blend, would be necessary. Not harmful, but just not necessary.
I'd encourage you to just keep a high quality whey isolate on hand and continue doing as much weight lifting as responsible while pregnant. (I think particular care is needed with lower body pressing movements) That should do well to preserve your lean body mass.
I know for certain that my sister in laws prenatal vitamins and wellness essentials by Metagenics along with her VERY clean diet helped her through a very complex pregnancy. She delivered the baby at 30 weeks and the Dr. were amazed considering all the complications and infections she should have spread much faster. They credit it to her healthy eating and the vitamins to a big reason baby and she are so healthy doing well.
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