Q&A for: 19-Dec-05
1169. Q:
What is a good meal before i sleep?I ve heard its better to consume much protein and less carbs before go to bed in your last meal.Is it ok?What is the explanation of this if this is right indeed?
A:
Check out Q&A #1168. High-protein, low-carb is basically right, but you should also have a source of healthy fats in there. The perfect source of evening carbs (or throughout the day for that matter) are green veggies like lettuce, spinach, broccoli, green beans, etc. Besides being superior sources of vitamins and minerals they are digested slowly providing gradual release of calories into your bloodstream. Healthy fats are also source of slowly-digested, slowly-released calories which are again perfect for a night-time meal.
1170. Q:
Is it ok to eat fruits after a meal(as a finisher)?I ve heard its not and that we should eat fruits 20 mins at least before a meal.
A:
What you heard is food combining advice. Food combining is a fairly controversial area and definitely should not be taken as 100% correct and is usually viewed more as fringe rather than mainstream. I personally do not subscribe to most of food combining advice and do not see a problem with eating fruits during or after a meal. Just don't go crazy on fruits because they are relatively calorie rich (and all of those calories is sugar -- fructose). And do eat real raw whole fruits, not smoothies, juices, canned, etc.
1171. Q:
What is a good breakfast?What should a good meal before weight training consist of usually?Should i stick to some fruits also before the gym.It is said to give u energy.
A:
A good breakfast should be one of, if not the, largest meals of the day. It should be rich in healthy carbs like whole grains (think plain old-fashioned oatmeal) and possibly fruits/berries. Just like any other meal it should have a good source of protein (cottage cheese or eggs/egg whites are natural choices for breakfast, though you can also use whey protein powder). Some of those sources of protein will also give you some fats, but if you eat only egg whites or whey protein, you'd do well to add some healthy fats -- ground flax seed is my favorite and goes well when mixed into oatmeal.
A pre-workout meal also should emphasize protein and carbs with less emphasis on fat. I would actually use a whole grain, brown rice, or sweet potatoes as a carb source here, instead of fruits because fruits' calories are in relatively slow-releasing fructose and would not be as easily available for your muscles to use. But it's not a major point and if you like fruits before the workout, that's fine too. But do add a source of protein as well -- whey protein powder works well here because it is very fast releasing, but pretty much any source of protein is good.
1172. Q:
Why if we eat(even healthy)and sleep immediately after this is stored mainly as fat?How much time after a healthy meal should we sleep.I ve heard after 2-3 hours cause then we appetite this we ate before(the body needs 2-3 hours to appetite a good meal as far as i know)
A:
What you heard is not correct. If you truly eat healthy, there's absolutely no reason why you'd store fat from a night meal. In fact, I would recommend that you do eat (healthy, of course!) as close to your bedtime as possible in order to lessen the amount of time your body had to go without food.
Even when you sleep your body continues to perform the myriads of tasks that require energy and a healthy evening meal should provide that energy without unnecessary heavy carbs that would indeed get stored as fat.
1173. Q:
are there any exercise i can do to lose manboobs?
A:
Please read this. They keys to losing man boobs or ANY OTHER EXTRA FAT are heavy whole-body weight training, a healthy balanced diet resulting in slow gradual weight loss, and moderate cardio. Missing any of these elements would decrease your chances of success quite a bit.
The article I linked above will tell you what to do. Here are some things NOT to do:
- Go on a very restrictive diet and lose a lot of weight quickly (more than 3 pounds/week or 12 pounds/month for an average person). This is all but guaranteed to backfire with the weight returning.
- Do only some exercises without changing your diet. This will give you minimal progress but almost certainly won't be enough by itlsef.
- Start doing a ton of cardio (an hour or more daily). This will also give you some initial success but will soon stop or, in worst case, even reverse.
DO: whole-body weight training, healthy balanced diet, and moderate cardio. Good luck!
1174. Q:
manboobs
A:
Please read this. They keys to losing man boobs or ANY OTHER EXTRA FAT are heavy whole-body weight training, a healthy balanced diet resulting in slow gradual weight loss, and moderate cardio. Missing any of these elements would decrease your chances of success quite a bit.
The article I linked above will tell you what to do. Here are some things NOT to do:
- Go on a very restrictive diet and lose a lot of weight quickly (more than 3 pounds/week or 12 pounds/month for an average person). This is all but guaranteed to backfire with the weight returning.
- Do only some exercises without changing your diet. This will give you minimal progress but almost certainly won't be enough by itlsef.
- Start doing a ton of cardio (an hour or more daily). This will also give you some initial success but will soon stop or, in worst case, even reverse.
DO: whole-body weight training, healthy balanced diet, and moderate cardio. Good luck!
1175. Q:
How much progress do you think i would get if I did 100 situps a day for 2 weeks? (Also eating healthy)
A:
You would get much better at situps, but that's about it. You will not lose any noticeable amount of fat or get anabdominal six-pack. If you went on a crash diet you could lose a lot of weight, but as I explained many times that's actually a very BAD idea unless you are grossly overweight. Crash diets are almost guaranteed to fail in the long run with all the weight coming back.
2 weeks is not enough time for ANY program to make a difference and doing 100 situps/day isn't much of an exercise program. If your goal is lose fat overall you want to be doing whole-body weight training, not just ab exercises.
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