Recomposition: Maintaining weight while losing fat
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mamapeach910 wrote: »
I think I went with snorting it for the last 10 scoops or so.1 -
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mamapeach910 wrote: »
No, just the little bit of sugar they put in with it.1 -
WOW! This is all new to me. I am in recovery from an eating disorder but when I get to the goal my trainer has set or me and am allowed back in the gym/running on the boardwalk I will have to ask him about this. I lost abou 135 lbs since April 2013. Gained some back on the advice of my trainer. I'm5' 10" and got down to about 143 last summer and was constantly told I looked horrible. I'm going on the advice of my trainer who saved my life. So what he says go but this sounds like something I need. Mainly for my legs. I have such horrible flab. I can live with the rest of my body the way it is pretty much....but my legs UGH!! I will have to ask him about this.
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lol *kitten* betta just GOMAD1
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GOMAD?1
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What is casein? Isn't that the stuff in like jalapenos that make them spicy? Hey do they sell that in pill form because I hear that hot stuff speeds up your metabolism and I can't really have much of that because of my ulcers.0
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! YUCK! I only drink milk in my coffee. And I can't even drink much of that with my ulcer. Supposed to have none but some days I need it for work. A gallon?? I don't drink that in 2 months!!1
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However, that being said, if it weren't for my ulcer, I could drink a couple gallons of coffee a day!2
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@leahgoldgirl I was just speculating that a woman's lesser ability to build muscle might equate to slightly lower protein requirements in order to support muscle building.0
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What is casein? Isn't that the stuff in like jalapenos that make them spicy? Hey do they sell that in pill form because I hear that hot stuff speeds up your metabolism and I can't really have much of that because of my ulcers.
Casein is a type of milk derived protein product, often available as protein powder.
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Hadabetter wrote: »@leahgoldgirl I was just speculating that a woman's lesser ability to build muscle might equate to slightly lower protein requirements in order to support muscle building.
No, our struggle in building muscle comes from hormones and the size of muscle fibers. Men need more protein (by grams) than women because they tend to burn more calories and have more lean mass. Men and women's needs compared to their lean mass are the same.3 -
Hadabetter wrote: »@sistrsprkl Adequate protein is important, but there is debate about what is adequate. I did mine on 0.7 g/lb which many sports nutritionists recommend. I don't know how gender impacts that but one would think that a woman would require less than a man. I think of more concern for you would be to ensure you are eating complete and or complimentary proteins. (If you're an ovo-lacto vegetarian, then you shouldn't have a problem.)
At the risk of being a douche and name dropping, I actually discussed the specific question of protein and women with Eric Helms (yes, appeal to authority, but I am not aware of any studies that have been done specifically on women) - he indicated that there was no reason to alter the protein recommendations. Protein is not only used for muscle. One thing that is possibly a greater factor than gender is age.2 -
Hadabetter wrote: »And when your body needs protein it looks first for amino acids circulating in the blood stream. Failing that, it will get the protein it needs to maintain/repair your vital organs from your existing muscle mass. This will kill any efforts at body recomp. So your protein intake should be spread throughout the day in 3-4 roughly equal doses to ensure that you always have those amino acids available to your body.
For this reason body recomposition is not compatible with intermittent fasting.
The reason to have 3 - 4 'doses' is not about having amino acids available - its about getting bolus's to maximize MPS.2 -
Actually, the protein needs of women could, in fact, be higher on a per pound LBM basis:
Higher muscle protein synthesis in women than men across the lifespan, and failure of androgen administration to amend age-related decrements
http://www.fasebj.org/content/23/2/631?ijkey=61cab85d37cad7f234aaaa9d66139b71d586b8f0&keytype2=tf_ipsecshaWhole-body protein synthesis per fat-free mass and muscle protein fractional synthesis rate (FSR) were lower in elderly than in young individuals (P<0.001), not significantly affected by hormone treatments, and higher in women than in men (P<0.0001), with no sex × age interaction.1 -
At least that's some, actual science.
But heck, let's assume protein is male stuff like truck toys, the color blue, and repressing feelings.2
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