Beer and booze.
I never wanted a fermented ribeye after cleaning up a barfight.
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What about cock ale?
I would try a whole chicken in a can before I try that.
The fuck…
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This:
Also:
- complex carbohydrates
- antioxidants, including various polyphenols shown to have anti-inflammatory and even anti-cancerous properties
- fiber and ensuing cardiovascular health effects + digestive support
- Prebiotic action supporting the gut microbiome and enhanced immune function plus nutrient absorption
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Upper / Lower split, 3 non-consecutive days a week. Gradually ramp-up intensity and volume for first two weeks. Then switch to PPLA (M, W, F, SA). Take last work set of each exercise to failure. No more than 7 exercises a workout. If your primary goal is to re-gain muscle, limit cardio to two days a week, no more than 20-30 minutes a pop (stay in fat burning range, no higher). Eat a 10% caloric surplus from your TEE to start. Nutrient dense foods and eat at least 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight every day. No alcohol, no fast foods, no junk foods. Drink a lot of water and non-fat milk. Sleep 6 + hours a night and limit stress. Watch every John Meadows’ Mountain Dog Training videos on YouTube and learn from him !!!
Thanks Flatsfarmer !
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So… there’s no “need” seeing as how all of those, sans fiber which isn’t essential at all, are available in much more bio available forms in meat / eggs / animal products.
I have only seen these talking points “supported” by for profit Carnivore or other niche diet proponents.
I’m unwilling to ignore the reams of data supporting the health benefits of fiber & polyphenols. And while meat may pass on some retained benefit of the animals diet, I have yet to see any legitimate source display volume, variety & concentration come close to directly eating polyphenols. Just some quack doctors selling a diet.
Even our own boards members are supplementing the diets deficiencies, which is ironic given the highly processed nature of supps.
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Since I mentioned beer, I’ll also give a shout-out to it as a power food that often gets a bad wrap because of the many terrible side effects it can have.
Things like organ failure and alcohol-fueled tragedy certainly bear mentioning, but knocking back some cold ones after a really heavy squat workout always felt great. My body seemed to crave it, almost as if I were some kind of chocoholic, but for beer.
A good heavy squat workout always leaves me feeling like I can smash through a brick wall. Downing some beer on top of that feeling can make me believe it.
I think I’ll have my next beer for my 45th birthday, which will put me a few weeks past a full year of abstinence.
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I’m willing to call beer a superfood.
I’ve slowed my drinking way down with the little one around but went out day drinking with some buddies earlier this week and it was absolutely glorious.
I’m sure your birthday beer will taste like a nectar of the gods.
If the knee continues to improve I hope to squat a few reps of 450, eat a 45 oz steak and then drink 45 beers to ring in my 45th. I think the first two are attainable if current trends continue, but the last one may be stretching my performance capabilities at age 45.
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This might be the best plan to usher in the second half I’ve ever heard.
Are light beers cheating? You technically have 24 hours…
That was really funny.
Just make it 4.5. You’re in business
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I think my light beer PR was set at Bonarroo Music Festival in 2003 where I probably knocked back somewhere in the range of 35-40 Joseph Hoffbrauers in 24 hours. It was a consistent but casual pace that didn’t have me falling over or exercising worse than expected judgement.
A lot my planned beer consumption for my 45th will depend on how successful I am in getting 45 blowjobs lined up for the day. I’m still uncertain exactly what type of people I would need to interact with to achieve such a thing, but ramping up my beer consumption will surely be necessary to numb the physical and emotional injuries I’m likely to sustain throughout that process.
Wish me luck boys.
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I couldn’t tell you my PR because I don’t remember, but a music festival is probably a strong contender along the way.
I hear you have lots of drug addicts in town? Just in case push comes to shove.
Hunter Biden says hold my beer.
I don’t think I’ve ever had what it takes to party with Hunter Biden. He’s the GOAT for a reason.
I so laugh at this anti grains and anti anything not meat type attitude.
There is definitely a time to only eat meat, that is usually when I’m NOT lifting.
I stayed away from carbs and other processed sugar foods when I was working on loosing a bunch of fat or when I feel I need to cut, HOWEVER I think it is just plain ego foolish to not take some snacks to the weight session and use them to blast PRs, then go off them while not training.
It’s like not using a belt or straps and only going super slow reps mentality, or really a “I only train this way” attitude.
And when I am just totally flat and feeling way too lean like my muscles aren’t as roundish and succulent, I can go to town, because I know how I got leaner.
Just My OP.
And 18eggs with rewards are 99cents, I can basically just eat them up until it’s time to lift.
Performance is another area where I have a contention with the limitations too.
I know the commentary revolves around being on the diet and “doing it anyway”, which I’m sure is true, however the question in my mind is but how much better could you have been? Unfortunately we can never replicate a truly identical scenario with and without carb usage to know, but in general I know being carbed up vs not puts a lot more gas in my tank.
Cue surge supplementation.