bigbubba's blog for 3-Sep-08

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Legs Squats - 200 lbs. 4x10 Leg Press - 270 lbs 3x10 Jackass Machine - 90 lbs 3x10 Leg Extensions - 90 lbs 3x10 Leg Curls - 60 lbs 3x10 Standing Calf Raises - 90 lbs 3x35 I also walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes. I read an article this weekend about post-workout meals, and it said that fats are not as important in that meal, and it suggested you go heavier on the carbs (MDG alluded to this).  To meet this, I switched from eating avocadoes to almonds, as almonds are easier to carry and eat throughout the day.  Also, I too often wound up not getting to my avocadoes before they rotted. I tried finding the link of the article, but I'm having trouble finding it.  If I find it, I'll post it.

Comments for this blog entry.

mike on 4-Sep-08

Nice workout! In general, yes, carbs and protein are most important in the post-workout meal. Many people recommend avoiding fats completely in that meal since they are supposed to slow down digestion at the time when you want nutrients delivered quickly into your bloodstream but I'm not so sure it makes much of a difference either way. Furthermore, if your current goal is specifically to lose fat (as opposed to gain muscle), then there is a good argument to be made that you don't want many carbs in your post-workout meal and that something like grilled chicken salad with some oil dressing is perfectly appropriate. It's one of those cases when people obsess too much over the "perfect" meal when in reality it only makes a tiny difference compared to having an overall balanced healthy nutrition plan.

bigbubba on 4-Sep-08

Mike, this is my new post-workout meal, it seems okay, what do you think? 1/2 cup mixed vegetables (corn, peas, green beans, lima beans (I think they're lima beans)) 1 oz steak 1 carrot 1/4 cup high fiber cereal 1 TBSP chopped walnuts 1/4 cup skim milk This equals: Fat 36% Carbs 36% Protein 29% I like swapping the almonds for the avocadoes as they are easier to transport than avocado.

mike on 5-Sep-08

Sure, that should be fine. Maybe a little more protein would be good (more lean steak, perhaps) since I'm guesstimating you have just 15 or so grams of protein in that meal. Getting it closer to 30 grams of protein would be good.