Pre Cardio Supplements

[Guyr62]

Members,

I have been doing my morning cardio on an empty stomach. 1 hour at 65 to 70%. Fat loss is still around 3 to 4 lbs per week,but still losing a little muscle each week. Should I add 5 to 10 gms glutamine and a little whey protien pre workout to slow muscle loss further? Will this slow down my fat losses?

Thanks!
Mike

[POPS]

Members,

I have been doing my morning cardio on an empty stomach. 1 hour at 65 to 70%. Fat loss is still around 3 to 4 lbs per week,but still losing a little muscle each week. Should I add 5 to 10 gms glutamine and a little whey protien pre workout to slow muscle loss further? Will this slow down my fat losses?

Thanks!
Mike

I would just take some bcaas. I recc. powder form and sip on them while doing cardio......jmo......

[Twist]

what is your bf %?

[Klimax]

Bcaa or/and glutammine precardio.

[Noles12]

When cutting i used to take glutamine before my morning cardio. It seemed to help

[Guyr62]

Twist,

Sept 1st, 38% BF
Nov 21st, 25% BF

In 11 weeks I have lost aprox; 28 to 29 lbs of fat and about 3 to 4 lbs of muscle.

Thanks!
Mike

[chrisworrell]

i have to question if you are completely correct on those numbers, losing 3.5lbs a week and with that little of a loss of muscle? not calling you a liar, but thats a pretty crazy amount

[Guyr62]

So, it sounds like 5 grms Glutamine with about 20 Grms of protien that contain BCAA's, pre cardio, could be another small step in protecting muscle during a cardio routine. Make sense?

how about post cardio and pre/ post weight training? What other areas in the daily diet cycle would be a good place to incorperate some glutamine?

I appreciate your input!

Thanks!
Mike

[Guyr62]

Chris,

I don't know what to tell you other than my diet and training has been fairly spot on as diagnosed by knowledgable members on this forum. I keep weekly progress charts and measure with calipers every Sat. morning. To be quite honest, I am still not happy with the 4 lbs of muscle that I have lost in the last 11 weeks. I train hard with weights 5 to 6 days per week and consume 250 grams of protein per day, 100 carbs, 40 essential fats. In addition, 2 hour long cardios per day at 65 to 70%. With 11 cardio workouts per week and 5 weight training routines, it sucks to lose any muscle. The calorie and carb deficit make it extremely challenging. That is why I am looking for little steps to further reduce the muscle loss and why I am wanting to incorperate glutamine in some key areas of my diet. If I could lose 3 lbs of fat per week with no muscle loss, I think that I would be happy with that progress.

Thanks!
Mike

[POPS]

So, it sounds like 5 grms Glutamine with about 20 Grms of protien that contain BCAA's, pre cardio, could be another small step in protecting muscle during a cardio routine. Make sense?

how about post cardio and pre/ post weight training? What other areas in the daily diet cycle would be a good place to incorperate some glutamine?

I appreciate your input!

Thanks!
Mike

Personally I would try out with JUST bcaas and glutamine. Save the protein for post workout/post cardio. As for pre workout keep it cheap and simple and have a sml cup of coffee. Works for me all the time...

[Klimax]

i have to question if you are completely correct on those numbers, losing 3.5lbs a week and with that little of a loss of muscle? not calling you a liar, but thats a pretty crazy amount

Did you see his bf? He didn't drop from 15% to 5 %, but from 38% to 25%. However it would be interesting to see how did he take the measurements of bf.

[Guyr62]

I have been using the Accu Measure caliper, one measurement on the abdomen about an inch above the hip bone. Certainly, there is a margin of error with this process. However, with a consistant weekly measuring process, that margin of error decreases with every additional week measured. This Saturday will be the 12th week.

Thanks for your responses by the way!

Mike