I have a few questions about fruits and veggies while trying to main muscle or bulk in a sense.
What fruits or veggies should i eat post workout or that i can mix into a whey shake?
Should i be eating oat meal and should i have oats in the morning or post workout, cant fruits replace that?
Should i eat carbs like a sweet potato post workout?
These are just some of my questions. If anyone has some good links to info about this, i would rly appreciate it.
I spent awhile loosing fat and Now i want to bulk up and gain some good mass by getting my diet straight. I’m trying to make a good diet to help me maximize my gains.
[quote]delux0 wrote:
I have a few questions about fruits and veggies while trying to main muscle or bulk in a sense.
What fruits or veggies should i eat post workout or that i can mix into a whey shake?
Should i be eating oat meal and should i have oats in the morning or post workout, cant fruits replace that?
Should i eat carbs like a sweet potato post workout?
These are just some of my questions. If anyone has some good links to info about this, i would rly appreciate it.
I spent awhile loosing fat and Now i want to bulk up and gain some good mass by getting my diet straight. I’m trying to make a good diet to help me maximize my gains.[/quote]
My take on your questions:
1.none
2.breakfast is a good time for these if you don’t have an allergy to them. PWO is not.
3.I wouldn’t
Your PWO nutrition should be Surge right after your workout and a meal an hour later. I’ve heard to have a balanced meal and I’ve also heard to have a protein+fat meal but at least make sure you get some protein whichever route you go. 1hr after your Surge would be a good time to have the sweet potato or some fruit with a meal if you go the balanced meal route. I’m sure the more experienced lifters will correct me if I’m off on anything.
i’d say whatever that you can actually put in a mix, i personally eat apples, bananas and sometimes make orange juices.
2)if you are bulking then eat oatmeal in the morning
sure
generally it goes like this:
its PREFERABLE to get carbs in the first 8 hours of your wake time. so its best to have your workout during those first 8 hours.
generally you need carbs as soon as you wake up which will include both sugary carbs and normal carbs.
before working out you can get some complex carbs(i eat whole wheat rice… AKA brown rice)
post workout shake needs sugary carbs i think, and fruits are mostly sugary carbs(of the good kind) so they are good if you can get them in your shake i guess.
and post workout you should again get some carbs, either normal or complex, but NOT sugary.
generally, sugary carbs in the morning+P.O. drink
complex(or normal ones, but preferably complex) carbs preferably in the morning, 1 hour before work out, and P.O.(and i imagine its not bad to include some in your P.O. drink)
[quote]delux0 wrote:
I have a few questions about fruits and veggies while trying to main muscle or bulk in a sense.
What fruits or veggies should i eat post workout or that i can mix into a whey shake?
Should i be eating oat meal and should i have oats in the morning or post workout, cant fruits replace that?
Should i eat carbs like a sweet potato post workout?
These are just some of my questions. If anyone has some good links to info about this, i would rly appreciate it.
I spent awhile loosing fat and Now i want to bulk up and gain some good mass by getting my diet straight. I’m trying to make a good diet to help me maximize my gains.[/quote]
I’m a fan of berries for my shakes. They are relatively cheap when bought frozen and are loaded with antioxidants, among other good things. Most grocery stores will have single types packaged and mixes of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
Not all of the authors in this website recommend oatmeal, as many people tend to have allergies to it. For some its a great complex carb source, for others its not worth putting up with the allergies. That’s more for you to decide.
Sweet potatoes are a good source of carbs and yes eat them post workout if you like them. If you don’t, there are plenty of other good carb sources.