You May Be Training Hard, But Are You Eating Enough?

[Zander1983]

How about having a shaker and protein powder with you so you can mix it up and slam it down quickly? You could run to the toilet and do it in less than a minute.

 

[louden_swain]

It's not the strange looks i'm worried about.........it's just unprofessional to be in a meeting and be chowing down on food.

I go from one meeting to another all day.

I can understand this!!

When I used to work for a local agency, I was always eating or drinking something at my desk. . of course, at staff meetings it was a different story.

 

[revexrevex]

Louden, what is your opinion on the fluids. Do you only drink water, or do you include orange, cranberry, apple juices as well as milk in your diet.

If you do drink juices, I thought they were just empty carbohydrate calories and are unproductive for growth. What's your opinion?

 

[Thaibox]

If it runs slower than me...I eat it.

I bet 95%(or more) of people that lift hard don't eat nearly enough. I also bet that they think they do.

 

[slobberknocker]

I'm gonna make some hot pockets.

 

[Zander1983]

rev, we know slobber's thoughts on calorie containing beverages

 

[PCxPete]

yeh i was vegetarian up to about a month ago, so i would safely say i wasnt getting nearly enough protein or food full stop.

since then im living on chicken tuna and cottage cheese.

i cant eat huge meals any more, i just eat 6 or 7 times a day, for eg; 2 slices of brown bread + 250g CC, 1L water

 

[ireekofawesomeness]

right now im dieting so im eating enough to accomplish my goals, but im not eating enough to be satisfied...but when i dont diet i bet i am one of he biggest pigs on this board...i went a bit overboard last winter bulking up, i was taking in like 5500-6000 calories a day and didnt even think twice about it or think it was too much, but when spring came and i saw the calipers read 24% i knew that enough was enough and its time for a change...from now on ill keep them around 5000 or under when bulking

 

[endpoint]

So what type of training program are you following, and how many squares are you forcing down per day?

monday: snatch, clean, jerk from racks, front squats, RDL, reverse hypers, ABs and bench. Afternoon sprint (HIIT)

Wednesday: power snatch, clean and jerk, snatch pulls, Back squats, good morning, sholder press, snatch balance, ABs

Friday: Snatch, power clean, clean pull, front squat, reverse hyper, bench, Abs. afternoon: HIIT sprints.

Nothing over 3 reps

I dont know how much i eat. It varys day to day.....and i dont keep track. I am losing body fat and puting on muscle at the moment. I am getting more powerfull too.

I eat about 7 meals a day (sometimes i snack on 98%fat free chicken meat at work to.....so thats like 10 meals!), a couple of them protein shakes.

All meals have protein (about 40-50 grams), i avoid fat, carb combos as much as i can. Starting to add in fish oils again

 

[Zander1983]

endpoint, you've got it sorted