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Temple Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 21) |
posted June 28, 2000 08:53 AM
  
First I want to thank all of you - this site gives me hope. I live in a very small town where a chick lifting anything heavier than maybe a 5# dumbell to "tone up" is thought to be more than a little strange as she must want to look like a guy. Anyway, on to my questions: 1. Is aspartamine something that should be avoided like the plague - I searched the site but couldn't find anything on it. 2. How do you mix a protein shake so that it doesn't make you gag? I am using Designer protein - is there a better brand. Also have some myoplex lite but it is too sweet... 3. Do I need to eat before I lift? Have been doing it on an empty stomach. I rest maybe 30 seconds between sets - is doing it almost like an aerobic activity not the thing to do. I am lifting heavy and to failure, when done I have this whole nausea, shaking thing going on but would I be better to eat and rest more? 4.What effect to birth control pill have on fat loss and muscle gains if any - please give me a reason to send hubby in for the big snip - snip. 5. Is overtraining more a function of inadequate diet than it is of overworking the muscles? How do you avoid this and know when it is enough but not too much. 6. Shoud protein intake be 1g per pound of lean bodyweight or 1g. per pound of bodyweight. I was recommended that I eat 40g with each meal and it was really hard stuffing it down. How many grams of protein are in an egg white - can't find that info anywhere. Thanks a bunch everyone Temple IP: Logged |
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lbuono Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 8) |
posted June 28, 2000 09:33 AM
Hi Temple, There's a great USDA site that has PDF files listing all the nutrition information you could ever want about just about every kind of food. Unfortunately, I've had to reinstall my operating system over the past few days and don't have my bookmarks back yet. Anyway, according to them, a large egg white contains 3.5 grams of protein. There are supposedly 2.78 in the yolk. So, you need to eat a ton of egg whites to meet your protein per meal. I need a max of 34 grams of protein per meal, so I've given up on egg whites, for the most part. I eat a lot of cottage cheese. I just can only eat so many egg whites at once. If you want the URL, ask my husband Chris on the BFL list. He should have it. And thanks for pointing me to this site. It's great. Lori IP: Logged |
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lbuono Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 8) |
posted June 28, 2000 10:16 AM
Hi again, Temple, Finally got my bookmarks back. Here's that URL: Hope it helps. Lori IP: Logged |
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JayeLynn Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 187) |
posted June 28, 2000 10:58 AM
Does anyone have a good resource for glycemic index tables? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Temple Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 21) |
posted June 28, 2000 06:06 PM
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WarLobo Moderator (Total posts: 725) |
posted June 28, 2000 06:15 PM
Jaye... http://www.elitefitness.com/articles/glycemic.html LAte Lobo IP: Logged |
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SassyS Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 37) |
posted June 28, 2000 06:16 PM
Temple, try getting one of those hand blenders for your protien shakes. They help with clumps & even the taste out. Also, if you are totally desperate for taste and have a few extra grams of sugar you are willing to ingest, then put a small amount of juice concentrate in with a vanilla flavored mix. Fresh fruit also helps. IP: Logged |
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skydancer Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 218) |
posted June 28, 2000 06:20 PM
Temple - all good questions. I personally would avoid the "stuff in the blue packets". Fake sugars, fake fats seem very dangerous to me. There is a thread here too on that very subject. You might have to go to the 2nd page but its there posted by War Lobo. There is also a thread here on pp "?? on protein powders" posted by me. There are some great suggestions there too. Bottom line is NO pp tastes WONDERFUL. Find what you can tolerate. I was pointed to www.proteinfactory.com. I've been using the PentaPro formula and I like it. You are going to get varying opinions on whether or not you should eat before you lift. I personally don't because I work out at sunrise and in order to eat and be effective I would have to wake up at 3am!! There is a thread over on the Training board "empty stomach" or something close to that. I son't find that my energy or strength lags by working out on an empty stomach but then again if I ever start working out in the afternoon/eves, I might feel differently about it. On the overtraining question: LISTEN TO YOUR BODY!!! I cannot emphasize this enough. If you are injury free, recovering well from soreness, are not exhausted all of the time and/or sleeping too much/not enough you are probably fine. I am new to lifting (with seriousness) myself but have been in dance long enough to know the signs. The nutrition and exercise go hand in hand. Don't be afraid to experiment to see what feels right for you. Every BODY is different. What is good for you might not work at all for someone else. I estimate my protein at 1-1.5g per bodyweight. There are different opinions on this too. My intake fluctuates some from day to day just depending on what I am eating. If you are extremely fat heavy, I would work with the lean mass figure...and it is a lot of protein to get in. Thats why so many of us depend on the pp. Oh and the bc pills - I took them for 10yrs and they certainly didn't help my hips. I don't know what they do in terms of training but they do make your body think its pg all the time so there is no ovulation, hence no pregnancy. I would imagine - our bodies being the miracles that they are - that if our bod thinks its pregnant all the time, its going to do all it can to hold on to fat. SNIP AWAY! [This message has been edited by skydancer (edited June 28, 2000).] IP: Logged |
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paladin Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 10) |
posted June 28, 2000 06:35 PM
I'll tackle one of these. NEVER lift on an empty stomach. The only thing justified on an empty stomach is cardio when you are looking for fat loss. Lifting hungry undermines everything you are trying to accomplish in the gym. Try this for a week. One hour before you work out eat a small plain potato. Its glycemic index will provide your body with sustained energy and you will feel stronger. Remember that the more weight you lift in the gym the faster your body will respond. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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