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It has been recommended that you consume 1g to 1.5g of protein per pound of body weight, for optimal muscle maintenance or muscle gain. Fats should make up about 20 to 25 % of your total caloric intake. You can experiment with the fat/carb ratios but it is recommended you stick to the protein levels mentioned. On a…
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Greetings from the Illawarra. Happy to help if I can.
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Just south of Sydney:-)
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Just be mindful that there are basically two types of protein powder, a whey isolate and whey concentrate. The concentrate is basically a casein blend ( a 'slow release' protein), whereas the isolate is absorbed at a fast rate. This will cause a insulin spike (basically high GI) which can be beneficial around the time of a…
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I'm heading off to Vegas on Thursday for 1 week with 10 mates, for a bucks party. I think It'll make me feel young again:-).
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It's approaching summer in Oz.
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Yeah, he seems to be focusing on supplements a fair bit, however, although I don't use all those mentioned, I would recommend using whey protein, creatine, and some bcaa's, as a minimum (along with the usual suspects - multivitamin and fish oil). I have found that it helps you keep your lean mass whilst on low calories. I…
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Hi. I found this article that has been quite useful to me. http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_diet_mass/the_get_shredded_diet Although, the recommendations for calorie intake are quite low in my opinion, especially if you use epic intensity in the gym, but it has been working for…
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Hi. This is my 1st post (although I have been using MFP for some time to track my macro's), and hopefully I'm not breaching any forum rules by posting a link, but, here is a link to an article on a popular site that I found interesting and useful, regarding water retention. Hopefully it may help.…
