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  • I have been working with a PhD nutritionist, and I have learned that if you are working out for PERFORMANCE (as in, you are competitive, you're trying to learn new skill, training for a race, etc.), then you eat back some of the calories. If you are working out for weight loss, then you do not. The idea is that any…
    in Do I eat back the calories I burn during workout? Comment by alexlr05 March 2017
  • A word of caution: I messed myself up training like you are now. I did crossfit 6x/week PLUS trained for a long distance trail races at the same time, which meant long runs, intense spin classes, etc on top of a very busy career. I was doing 2x/day multiple times per week. I didn't eat enough to sustain it all either. The…
    in How Do You Know If You're Overtraining? Comment by alexlr05 March 2017
  • Your protein seems really low, especially if you're working out. I'm working with a PhD nutritionist, and my protein goal is 35% of my macros.... (I'm an athlete, but still, doesn't seem like yours should be that far from mine if you're active.)
    in Havent eaten dinner yet and im already at my protein goal for the day. What do i do? Or eat now? Comment by alexlr05 March 2017
  • Optimum Nutrition chocolate is good and mixes well. At night I do a scoop in the blender with a TB of PB2 powder, ice, and Silk unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Almost like a milkshake. :)
    in Casein Protein Comment by alexlr05 February 2017
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