Hi, I’m new here. I signed up a while ago just to see the tips on the side but this is my first time actually posting. I’d just like to say that theres a ton of info here and im glad ive found this site. I’ve decided to use the Massive Eating Reloaded diet but i have a few questions …
in the sample diet there is a P+F meal first, shouldn’t this be a P+C meal since your breakfast should give you energy for the day?
Pre-workout i always ate oatmeal and a proshake … maybe this is old fashioned or something but dont the carbs give you energy? or do you get the energy from surge during your workout? that doesnt make sense to me to be honest because your body takes a decent amount of time to digest. so, while you workout, isn’t your body feeding on muscle?
Lastly, i like to eat a turkey sandwich with some cottage cheese and milk before bed. this is obviously a P+F+C mix but is it so bad? when you sleep your body is not fed and cottage cheese and milk both contain cassein protein. The turkey is there because it contains an amino acid called tryptophan which helps you sleep. It is also in milk. Whatever fat is in there helps slow down digestion and I’m thinking of trying to add a source of fiber to also slow down digestion. Is there anything wrong with consuming this meal?
The answer to your questions depends on what you are trying to do. There is nothing wrong in eating P+C meals, in fact, they are neccessary if you want to gain muscle and important for normal activity.
JB’s premise behind Massive Eating Reloaded is to schedule the intake of carbs around your workout as that’s when they are best used. So, on non-workout days, he says, eat mostly P+F meals. That being said, if you are going to eat carbs, breakfast and post-workout are the best times to eat carbs.
So, it depends on your goals.
As for pre-workout meals, yes, I would recommend eating P+C meals. There is nothing wrong in eating oatmeal but it depends on how soon are you going to workout. Surge is recommended immediately prior to your workout as it’s form of carbs and ingested quickly.
Finally, for your last meal before bed, you do want Protein. Now comibining that with carbs or fats depends on your goals.
Well my goal is just basicly to gain as much muscle as possible so would that mean i would include that meal?
Also, I do have another question. I am just coming off a break and did not start working out yet. I was planning on starting this diet when I started to workout so how do I adapt to the 7 nutrition habits? I can’t really follow it without a workout plan.
Lastly how long does a typical ABBH workout take because with Berardi’s calculator, you need the time of workout and I don’t know how long a typical ABBH workout lasts but that would be the program I plan on using.
[quote]MiniTank wrote:
how do I adapt to the 7 nutrition habits? I can’t really follow it without a workout plan.[/quote]
Just add them in as you can. Even if you can’t do all seven habits 100% of the time, doing one of them will be better than doing none of them. Once you’ve gotten a solid handle on sticking to all seven habits 90% of the time, then you can start worrying about the real details.
The length of a workout is primarily determined by the number of sets and the length of the rest period. ABBH uses a one-minute rest, so if you figure about 30 seconds per set (which is generous for ABBH) you’d need about one and a half minutes per set. With that in mind, the longest workout in ABBH is days 7, 15, and 23 at around 45 minutes.
[quote]MiniTank wrote:
Well my goal is just basicly to gain as much muscle as possible so would that mean i would include that meal?
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Sorry to say but it again depends on your current status. If you are over 15-17% BF then you should consider cutting a little bit. That being said, if your primary goal is to bulk then carbs are your friend. However, eat sensibly. There is no fixed yes or no!
Yea you can. Just start eating 5-6 times a day and follow the recommendations. If you are not working out then just eat less (maintenence).
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Lastly how long does a typical ABBH workout take because with Berardi’s calculator, you need the time of workout and I don’t know how long a typical ABBH workout lasts but that would be the program I plan on using.[/quote]
Also, let me point out one thing. You probably don’t want to jump to a high calorie intake right away. Gradually increase it every two weeks. You can put down 45 mins as a good estimate.
Well I have around 12% BF. I still have to get a caliper but that’s a pretty good estimate from what I know. So I will be adding the before bed meal.
In terms of the seven nutritional habits, I will adapt as many as I can, then build up to maitenence without working out(calculated using Berardi’s calculator). This is a value of 2879 calories. Yes, I am that small. After a few days on maintenence, I will add on cals the are burned during weight training. This value being 3124 cals.
In terms of carbs before I start working out, I will consume one meal instead of two(one pre- and one post-workout). This is one of my carb meals. My other carb meals will be after this and breakfast.
I don’t want to start another topic so I have a few other questions plus the one from before. Are there any other fishes besides Salmon that are good protein sources for the P+F meals? Which cheeses are included in the list of “fat free cheese”. Last question, before Berardi talked about insulin sensitivity, he said that three meals of each (P+C/P+F) worked for most people. Would this mean your percentage of cals would be Pro-50%, Carbs 25%, Fats - 25%?