Originally Posted by
ramacher
All ask questions regarding your critique line by line.
1.This is just a protein only meal, so basically my goal is to workout with BCAAs from the buffalo (digested within a hr) and then hit the pre-workout shake with minimal carbs a 1hr-1hr 15 min later.
Horrible idea, bro, seriously. Eat the buffalo meat, but definitely have carbs with this meal as it's first thing in the morning and immediately pre-workout. Workout without fuel source (carbs)=dragging a$$ in the gym. We will remove carbs from other meals instead. Add the sweet potato to this meal. And lose that carb shake!
2. PWO Meal - Will try it out with water and maybe add some oats. Are you taking about raw oats?
Yes, just add the raw oats directly to your shake.
3. Egg meal/snack - I can drop the juice but it is fresh squeezed raw grapefruit juice, no preservatives straight from the fruit! and I heard grapefruit helps with weight loss as well. And "watermelon helps us lose weight too!" And "these other fruits will help prevent cancer!".....blah....blah...blah. The thing is, yes, fruits are 'healthy' for 'ordinary' people. They contain massive amounts of vitamins, help keep us hydrated, etc., etc. The thing is, for bodybuilders (people who are concerned with gaining/keeping muscle AND losing fat, fruit honestly has no place in our diets. A grapefruit is probably the best choice as far as fruits go, but even then, they're so many other superior carb sources out there. Drop the fruit, bro. Supplement with a multivitamin if you feel you need more vitamins.
4. Lunch - Bacon can be taken out def, but drop all the carbs? This is going to be a pretty lonely sandwich maybe possibly keep 1 slice of the bread? 8 oz. of turkey breast is a hell of alot of meat with less bread on it lol.
Bread is not the best carb source, bro. If you were bulking, I would've critiqued differently, but if your main goal is to lose fat, then ditch it. Besides, the main reason I said drop the bread from this meal is because I feel it would be better as a pro/fat meal (no carbs). Keep your carbs centered around your workout, when your body will actually USE this fuel. Try to make all other meals pro/fat. Don't think of it as a sandwich, bro. Get a plate, mince the turkey, season it, add some green veggies (I like green beans), and add the avocado. Try it! I love that meal! If it's not filling enough, add more green beans.
5. This meal is the main protein source with grilled vegetables in olive oil. Since I consume 6 CLA pills today, and 8 omega-3 i just threw this in with this meal, I could care less where these vitamins go.
I like this meal. If you make the meal with beef, don't add the olive oil; that's a lot of fat in one sitting. Other proteins, like chicken, white fish, etc., go ahead with the olive oil.
6. Cardio - Based on my school schedule, and since the gym is always full, this is basically the only time I can get my cardio in. Its a 45min-1hr walk up a walk, and I would say it is a natural HIIT cardio as consists of hills going up and down. I have a heart rate monitor and avg 600-700 kcal burn with 120-135 avg. heart rate.
If you're certain you're burning 6-700 cals, then so be it. But just to let you know, walking isn't the best cardio workout. If I had to choose, I would rather do 30 minutes of jogging than a whole hour of walking. You'll burn much more cals this way. Try to get it up to a bit of a half-a$$ jog if you can.
7. Meal after cardio. Just want to stick to whey and water with no carbs since I am going to bed right away and dont want those carbs sitting in my stomach, and since carbs blunt gh release, I want a full gh release when I go to bed until I get up in the morning.
