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Foods for power and strength?

SoupNaziNazi

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Is this even such a thing? Like say for a person who wants to maintain weight for a certain class, would it's just be all calories and macros or are there foods that is better than others for strength and power?
 
Whenever I know I'm going to have a heavy day for Squats or Deads, I always carb up on potatoes or oats..
I notice a big difference when I do..

But idk if that's what you mean by Power & Strength foods..
 
Not specifically.

Having full glycogen stores and being hydrated are huge.

But if you want benefits from food you're better off buying a supplement more likely

So eat big before, and get your electrolytes and fluid.
Coffee helps too
 
Driven2lift said:
Not specifically.

Having full glycogen stores and being hydrated are huge.

But if you want benefits from food you're better off buying a supplement more likely

So eat big before, and get your electrolytes and fluid.
Coffee helps too
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Is there a difference between eating big the day before or the day of or both?
 
Fast food. Really is lol strength and power is about having extremely calorie dense food. Which is why some powerlifters are fat.
 
SoupNaziNazi said:
Is this even such a thing? Like say for a person who wants to maintain weight for a certain class, would it's just be all calories and macros or are there foods that is better than others for strength and power?
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Carbohydrates are your friend. I often get athletes to eat a handful of jellybeans pre lift or drink decarbonated coke
 
Just eat natural balanced diet that fulfils all your body's requirement especially carbs are good for generating energy.
 
nutrient dense carbs an hour before is nice. I like my banana and a cup of nescafe.

Otherwise just remember all the foods you have been eating for the past 12 hrs or so is still being digested and used by the body. So don't be scared you won't run out of energy unless you are an endurance athlete. :)
 
Not power and strength
But interesting to See almonds outperforming carbs before running in trained individuals

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Not directly relevant here, but I feel people plug the "carb load" answer to everything.
I train better fasted
 
I feel stronger when I have more fat in my diet. Avocados, fish...etc is good, but I've had some great workouts the day after pizza and beer cheat meals.

I know everyone has their favorite carb, but quinoa is the king in my opinion. You've got all the essential amino acids (rare for a plant) so you get the benefit of that in your muscles, plus for me the bioavailability of quinoa is off the charts. It's a night and day difference if I carb up with quinoa vs potatoes/rice. At this point the performance benefit has probably become psychological to an extent, but the pump and fullness I have when it's a staple in my diet is legit. It's expensive, but if you're serious about experimenting to get stronger you should definitely try a 1-1.5 cups of it 2-3 hrs before your workout.
 
Driven2lift said:
Not power and strength
But interesting to See almonds outperforming carbs before running in trained individuals

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Not directly relevant here, but I feel people plug the "carb load" answer to everything.
I train better fasted
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When the majority of data supports a position, that position is the most accepted. Data does exist related to power output (been a while since I looked) but IIRC its very mixed.

Ill look into the almond text as it seems to have used cookies which are a mix of fat and cho which would delay digestion - you consime glucose packs/ coke etc during a race, not a cookie.
 
Jiigzz said:
When the majority of data supports a position, that position is the most accepted. Data does exist related to power output (been a while since I looked) but IIRC its very mixed. Ill look into the almond text as it seems to have used cookies which are a mix of fat and cho which would delay digestion - you consime glucose packs/ coke etc during a race, not a cookie.
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Yes, i want further studies done, but still interesting
 
Driven2lift said:
Not power and strength
But interesting to See almonds outperforming carbs before running in trained individuals

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Not directly relevant here, but I feel people plug the "carb load" answer to everything.
I train better fasted
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Interesting.

I perform better on days after my higher carb days compared to days after a lower carb day. For me, glycogen stores out weigh everything else, even eating pre workout.
 
AntM1564 said:
Interesting. I perform better on days after my higher carb days compared to days after a lower carb day. For me, glycogen stores out weigh everything else, even eating pre workout.
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Yessir
But a huge carb load is often more than needed unless you are dieting down

There is a maximum
 
You can stack steakadrol with almond-plex
 
I personally find some great foods for power are oatmeal, coconut water, white potatoes and sweet potatoes, steak, eggs, bananas and brown rice. I hate to say it but the bro foods, and imo is mostly because of the micro nutritents that accompany them.
 
The best pre WO meal I ever have is a large steak, rice and grass-fed butter with salt and a can of coke :) this sh#t does something lol and if you considered tren no ester food then add that too (half joking).
 
EMPIREMIND said:
I personally find some great foods for power are oatmeal, coconut water, white potatoes and sweet potatoes, steak, eggs, bananas and brown rice. I hate to say it but the bro foods, and imo is mostly because of the micro nutritents that accompany them.
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Alright BRO :p

Just be careful with a large bowl of oatmeal pre workout, I found out the hard way once!
 
AntM1564 said:
Alright BRO :p

Just be careful with a large bowl of oatmeal pre workout, I found out the hard way once!
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Lol ive been doing that large bowl with two scoops of select and hour before. Been killing it lately. Also sometimes fasted works well for me too. Just feel those clean carbs keep my glycogen full and my energy constant. The quick sugars are very inconsistent for me.
 
EMPIREMIND said:
Lol ive been doing that large bowl with two scoops of select and hour before. Been killing it lately. Also sometimes fasted works well for me too. Just feel those clean carbs keep my glycogen full and my energy constant. The quick sugars are very inconsistent for me.
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I would need 2 hours or more for a large bowl of oatmeal pre workout. Once I only waited an hour and while at the bottom of my squat, my oatmeal ended up on the mirror in front of me.
 
EMPIREMIND said:
Lol ive been doing that large bowl with two scoops of select and hour before. Been killing it lately. Also sometimes fasted works well for me too. Just feel those clean carbs keep my glycogen full and my energy constant. The quick sugars are very inconsistent for me.
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If I wash my poptart before I eat it, does that make it "clean"?
 
AntM1564 said:
I would need 2 hours or more for a large bowl of oatmeal pre workout. Once I only waited an hour and while at the bottom of my squat, my oatmeal ended up on the mirror in front of me.
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This made me laugh. Lol
 
Driven2lift said:
Not power and strength
But interesting to See almonds outperforming carbs before running in trained individuals

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Not directly relevant here, but I feel people plug the "carb load" answer to everything.
I train better fasted
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I'm getting there, for a long time I never trained fasted, then switched to it due to time constraint, it was miserable at first but it's getting better.

I imagine a lot of people try it a couple times and be like f that this sucks, which is exactly how I felt at first. As with many things I think your body just has to adapt.

tyga tyga said:
If I wash my poptart before I eat it, does that make it "clean"?
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No but if you microwave it your good to go :D
 
MARK_ said:
This made me laugh. Lol
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I think it was a combo of that and also I was going for a new 1RM. My buddy, who was supposed to be spotting me, looked away and I got stuck in the hole. I dumped the weight and as soon as I looked up, it came up.
 
As others have said, lots and lots of carbs lol....and completely anecdotally, sweet potatoes and beef. I always feel stronger when those are in my diet
 
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