Starvation mode is not a myth - WARNING!!!

feast4thebeast
feast4thebeast Posts: 210 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Starvation mode is true people. There are people dropping every minute as they have been either fasting or waiting too long to eat after a workout. You must eat during your workout to avoid this unfortunate condition. I would recommend taking a 3 course meal into the weights room with you. Starter following your warm up, main course mid workout and some cake following your cool down. Too many people are suffering and further pain must be avoided at all costs.

One gym has decided to set up a food stall next to the squat rack following the death of 3 starvation mode athletes in the last 8 days. Hungry athletes were tucking into chicken curries, pastas and bagels between sets.

Be careful people don't say I didn't warn you!!!

:)
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  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    This is probably the best thread of the day, so far.
  • feast4thebeast
    feast4thebeast Posts: 210 Member
    This is probably the best thread of the day, so far.

    Be careful man lol
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    What about insulin?
  • suzieduh
    suzieduh Posts: 196 Member
    :-) im ok, theres a KFC next to my gym :-)
  • Colorfan
    Colorfan Posts: 230 Member
    Thats great and all, but everyone comes in here stating that it is and that it isnt. If youre going to make big claims like that, you need to back it up with scientific proof. And by that I mean linking to real references, not some guys blog.
  • cheshire1865
    cheshire1865 Posts: 71
    What about insulin?

    I hear they are trialling a needle bar in some places. When you feel yourself waning, you just pop over and they fill you up. They are being sensible and keeping it away from the food bar though...Food Hygiene reasons :)
  • kiddoc88
    kiddoc88 Posts: 244 Member
    this. is . awesome..
  • Lesley2901
    Lesley2901 Posts: 372 Member
    Can I just miss out the workout and go straight to the cool down and cake?
  • dlegros
    dlegros Posts: 162 Member
    Can I just miss out the workout and go straight to the cool down and cake?

    Cool-down cake, is that like an ice cream cake? :wink:
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    Where is this gym? ;D
  • kdub_nyc
    kdub_nyc Posts: 18 Member
    Nice job everyone, that was very entertaining.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Is there a gym that I can deadlift AND have a pizza party at?
  • jamielynas
    jamielynas Posts: 366 Member
    what if I go to the gym after 6pm? should i just eat 3 courses of protein?
  • Lifting_Knitter
    Lifting_Knitter Posts: 1,025
    Can I just miss out the workout and go straight to the cool down and cake?

    Yes, please!
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    If you're waiting until after your workout to eat, or even during your workout to eat, it may be too late. It takes about 30 minutes for your body to start absorbing protein so mix your prework out drink with a protein shake and drink it 30 minutes before your work out. Some people drink protein shakes in between sets. They're at risk of starvation mode during their sets. Just to be safe, make sure you sip your protein shakes between reps. My friend tried to do a set of 5 squats but he died on the third one of starvation because he didn't eat/drink a protein shake in between reps. So sad :sad:
  • Cindyinpg
    Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
    :-) im ok, theres a KFC next to my gym :-)
    Seems like there's always a fast food place next to a gym. They must be the culprits who started the starvation mode theory.
  • 3RachaelFaith3
    3RachaelFaith3 Posts: 283 Member
    I just use a camelback attached to my back with gravy in it. BAM Problem solved
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    That's why they set this up:

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  • Sambytheway82
    Sambytheway82 Posts: 500
    Can I just miss out the workout and go straight to the cool down and cake?

    Cool-down cake, is that like an ice cream cake? :wink:


    Sounds nice:smile:
  • Maidofmer
    Maidofmer Posts: 908 Member
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    win!
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    I kept a pack of 4 cooked 'skinny lizzy'* sausages next to the squat rack last time just in case.
    Made sure I munched them down the second I finished to get in the right 'window'.

    I'd already eaten the other two of the six pack before hand to ensure I was fully sorted.

    Better safe than sorry, I say... some people reckon it's just a myth... but how many have thought that then actually died? They're not around to say "I'm sorry, I was wrong" if that's the case!

    'True story' - though my 'gym' is at my work unit and no one else was around.

    I almost ate one after doing deadlifts. Then thought, "oh, still got pull ups and don't want extra weight!". Then I added a 6kg dumbbell between my knees for the pullups.

    Bit silly, me.

    * Don't want to be putting fat on, now!
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    That's why they set this up:

    Krispycreme_zpsf537d8c4.jpg

    There was something like this set up in our gym a little while back, but it was Chick-Fil-A. The only people hitting it up were the rather muscular guys, and the...more than slightly out of shape. Everyone on a treadmill was looking at them as if they were handing out free plague.
  • Maidofmer
    Maidofmer Posts: 908 Member
    That's why they set this up:

    Krispycreme_zpsf537d8c4.jpg
    that just seems cruel. but I get the reasoning
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,415 Member
    I'm going to find a way to use "tucking in" every day from now on.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Starvation mode is easy to avoid. When you see your health bar get down to 1/3rd and it starts blinking go step on a medkit (the white box with the red + on it) and it'll restore 25 health points. They respawn every 30 seconds so you can just keep doing that to keep your health high enough to stay out of starvation mode.
  • juliekaiser1988
    juliekaiser1988 Posts: 604 Member
    Well, I don't know about all this fluff, but I will say, since drinking a protein shake at home after a lift day, I don't have the soreness I used to have.

    Plus by that time I'm running late to work, so drinking and getting ready for work is about all I have time for... until the next feed about 2-3 hours later :)
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    Starvation mode is easy to avoid. When you see your health bar get down to 1/3rd and it starts blinking go step on a medkit (the white box with the red + on it) and it'll restore 25 health points. They respawn every 30 seconds so you can just keep doing that to keep your health high enough to stay out of starvation mode.

    Love this. <3
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Yes I think you are a great fit with my friends' list. :flowerforyou:
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    That's why they set this up:

    Krispycreme_zpsf537d8c4.jpg

    There was something like this set up in our gym a little while back, but it was Chick-Fil-A. The only people hitting it up were the rather muscular guys, and the...more than slightly out of shape. Everyone on a treadmill was looking at them as if they were handing out free plague.

    I want.

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