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Originally Posted by Speedy1975
Guess I got some to learn on the diet. Surprised I've had decent success the past year though if it's THAT bad. Maybe I'll be like Arnold if I eat better haha.
Oh, to add insult to injury, it's just plan o'l Kroger peanut butter, not the natural stuff  I compared the two one day and they are nearly identical content wise. Is there something I'm missing?
I've found in my case that when cutting I shred the fat a bit faster working out on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. I hit that scoop of protein to help avoid as much catobolism, but I don't want any carbs there so my body has to search for energy sources. It'll hit the fat stores first as they're easier to break down than muscle. I do need to add that post workout shake though, I've been reading up on that, but I'll have to cut something else from my diet to make up for the calories.
Now when I'm bulking, it's a different story. I'll eat the protein, oats with a bit of honey, and a banana as well before the gym, then have an Ultramet protein shake immediately after. But that's when I'm eating like 5,000 cals a day. |
If you have had decent succes with what you've been eating I can pretty much assure you better results with good eating, I'm not familiar with that peanut butter but if you listed the ingredients I'd be happy to pick it appart for you
. I see you're reasoning for working out on an empty stomach but it is off a bit. Early morning "CARDIO" has some benefits in fat loss the theory is where your system has no carbs to support your cardio you tap into stored fat reserves for fuel and I practice this myself when cutting. The problem is your body DOES NOT EFFICIENTLY BURN FAT FOR FUEL when undernurished, it is easier to break down muscle for fuel than fat. Weight lifting requires proper nutrition and fuel, the most efficient fuels for working out are carbs and the most muscle building nutritioun is protein but the two work together so Ideal workout nutrition is a combination of the right carbs and proteins.