Anyone else workout here?

Be careful with almonds, its a a lot more calories than most people realize. They run about 10 calories apiece, I freaked out when I found out and realized I'd been kicking back 2500 calories worth of nuts as a meal.

 

This has been a subject of much debate over the years. Personally, I make a protein shake before I head to the gym, drink half before I start and half after I finish. Some say splitting it up will increase your energy reserves for the workout, others say it doesn't matter. I mainly do it to avoid having to plan a meal x amount of hours before I go work out. Being hungry while lifting weights is bad for morale. Finding some kind of middle ground is important. Most people agree though that consuming protein right after finishing a workout is generally the best way to go.

They actually expect you to eat nothing but almonds for breakfast? Sounds weird.. But nutrition-wise it's pretty good. Nuts in general are healthy in healthy doses. The fat contents of almonds in particular include 32 grams of monounsaturated fatty acids pr 100 grams - this type of fat is generally considered good for your health. It also contains 12 grams of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which have also shown to have positive effects on your health (if you want the details, google it or go to wikipedia).

In short, almonds are good. Just try to work something else in the diet as well

Regarding calories: 10 pr nut as posted above me may seem like much, and if you're so fat you can barely get out of bed; I'd advise you to go for a yoghurt instead. I highly doubt you're in that category though, so don't worry about it. Besides, it may be hard to follow a calorie restricted diet if you're not the one making your own meals. Eat until you're full, rather gain some weight in the beginning than shed it. Much easier to build muscle when you have stores of fat.

 

I liked the way they conceptualized it more than anything else. The concept of having different color squares representing a serving of a fat, protein, or carbohydrate in order to clearly lay out what's expected was very easy to understand and carry out. I wish more diets were that clear and intuitive.

 

not a problem. i have the metabolism of a a caffeinated 11 year old with ADHD going on a crack binge. it does worry me though what other "random" minerals are in almonds since i saw that House episode where some dude ate too many chestnuts and got selenium poisoning.

 

BCAAs are just as important as protein.

Don't rely on your protein shake giving you enough for post workout. Carbs are great for replenishment in post-workout as well, but I don't intake the carbs until I know the BCAA & Protein have been absorbed (the whole reason for using hydro protein for post)

~just sayin.

 

i'll never have to wonder what type of nut to swallow again... no homo... not that there's anything wrong with it...