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Sunday, July 14, 2019

Always Eat Healthy

Hi Everyone, Just a reminder that you should always eat healthy and balance your carbs, protein, and veggies. make sure you limit your portions. Exercise is a part of the healthy way of life.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Tip 16 - Three tips to instantly see results

Instantly? Well, not exactly. Give it a week or so and you'll see results by simply adjusting and adding these three tips. # 1 - As soon as you get up, have a drink No, I'm not talking about a beer or an early morning samosa. Immediately upon waking, have two glasses of water, preferrably at room tempature. This will give your cells some hydration. Afterwhich, immediately have a muscle building, fuel packed drink. You see, as soon as you get up, your body is starving. After 8 hours of sleep, with no food, your body is crying for nutrients and it wants it now! Because your body is in such a bad state, it will soak up just about anything you throw into it. Why not give it some fast acting protein and carbohydrates, this way it can go directly into your blood stream and into your muscles. Suffice to say, this is one area that is a golden opportunity where your muscles are very open to nurients. I strongly suggest you drink some quick acting carbohydrates such as orange juice and a quick acting protein source such as whey isolate. Try this drink: • 1 cup of orange juice; • ½ cup of milk; • 4 ice cubes; • 2 scoops of whey isolate; • 2 tablespoons of honey or dextrose; • ½ cup of vanilla yogurt; Simply blend these ingredients all together and presto, you have an early morning blast off. # 2 - Immediately have a drink right after your workout Alright, we all know how important this is but I have to go over it again because I think it's that important. Let me say this, there won't be another time during the day that your body will be more open to receiving nutrients. At this time, your body wants, and craves, quick acting carbohdyrates and protein. Because your body is low on glycogen and protein stores, it is actively seeking food stores to load up on and start the recovery process. To get the most from this opportunity, you must immediately ingest a protein/carbohydrte drink as soon as you hit the lockers. The sooner the better. I strongly suggest you take in at least 40 grams of whey protein isolate and 60 to 70 grams of fasting acting carbs such as dextrose or maltodextrin. The above noted drink will do just fine. Also, don't be afraid to throw in 5 grams of creatine as well because you'll need to stock up on this item as well. # 3 - Before going to bed have a drink Instead of having a quick acting carbohydrate and protein source, try taking in slow acting food sources. You want to do this because you want to keep feeding your body throughout the night in order to keep the recovery process going. Here's what I do. I'll go to the local bulk food store and pick up a couple of pounds of oat flour (or grind up some oats in a blender). I'll take about 1/4 cup and add it to the blender with 2 scoops of vanilla casein protein (or with an egg/casein mix) with 1 cup of skim milk and 1/2 cup of water. I'll throw in a banana and some yogurt. Also, throw in some ice cubes for a smoothie and your set for the night. Now, you'll have to adjust the ingredients to match that of your taste. As for protein powders, simply go to your local health food store and look around for casein protein or egg/casein mix. Remember, you don't want whey protein, you want slow digesting protein sources such as casein and egg.