Yes BCAA intake is part of your caloric intake. It is still a gram of protein that your are taking in. So you have to include it in your count for the day if counting.Does BCAA ingestion result in caloric intake or just affect nitrogen balance positively?
I think that if you are eating consistently then there really won't be any lack of protein in your system. In my mind the biggest necessary after the workout is the glycogen replenishment.
Yes BCAA intake is part of your caloric intake. It is still a gram of protein that your are taking in. So you have to include it in your count for the day if counting.
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I have been doing a lot of reading on some things regarding meal timing and meal frequency. Seeing a lot of the old myths of nutrition have been proven wrong. EI the "maximum amount of protien that can be eaten in one meal myth" I swallowed that pill when I heard it before never logically thinking the people supplying the info to me were simply regurgitating others info. I have no idea how I allowed my head to wrap around that concept as being true. The idea that the body stops digesting protein after a certain amount is in the system us utterly ludacris. If indeed this were happening we would see half digested chunks of meat in our stool just like the corn that somehow makes it through.
In reality the stomach just keeps digesting until the meat is in a state it can be passed into the intestines. A bigger peice of meat just takes LONGER to digest imagine that, but it still goes through the system and is used if needed. This also keeps nitrogen levels up contantly as the protein continues to come into the bloodstream on a steady drip as it is digested... so with this in mind, you will see by my meal plan I am nutrient loading around my workouts and tapering through-out the day. Honestly if this works well I may test and see how well 3 quares a day does with perhaps a snack or something in the middle of the day to assist in reaching calories.
Anyway without further delay here is the basis of my plan.
Calories will be be between 2400-2600, the actual calories as figured are on the plan but depending on actual meal used to meet these requirement there will be a 100-150 or so calorie variances in either direction of the target calories listed for each day.
Training Day Nutrition
Para Workout Nutrition includes pre, intra and post workout.
Pre-Workout
25g EAA's, 3 grams fish oil, 3 grams flax and 2 squirts sesamine = 7 g fat
Intra-Workout 25 grams EAA
Post Workout
Go home take Berberine based nutrient partitioner, eat 20 minutes later.
50 grams of protein from whey powder
Mixed carb sources 100 grams
3g fish oils, 5g flax
Protein, 25+25+50=100 grams protein 400 cals
Carbs, 100 grams = 400 cals
Fats 20grams 180 cals
Total ParaWorkout intake 980 calories about 40% of daily intake over 2.5 hour period
Meal 2
50p=200 cals
50C=200 cals
18f= 162
total 562
Meal 3
50p=240 cals
35c=140 cals
18f=162 cals
total 542
Meal 4
50p=240 cals
20f fat
Total 420
Add in 24 grams EAA's drank throughout the day.
Total about 2500-2600 with incidentals
Daily Totals
Protein 270g = 1080 cals 43%
Carbs 185g = 740 cals 30%
Fat 74g = 666 27%
Total 2486
Cardio / Rest Day Nutrition
Pre Cardio - 25g EAA's 100 cals, 3 grams fish oil 3 grams flax oil, 2 squirts sesamine
Meal 1
P 60g x4 = 240 cals
C 75g x4 =300 cals
F 20g x9 =180 cals
Total 720 cals
Meal 2
60x4 = 240 cals
50x4 = 200 cals
20x9 = 180 cals
Total 620 cals
Meals 3 & 4
50x4 = 200 cals
10x4 = 40 cals
20x9 = 180 cals
Total 450 Cals
2430 daily after adding in 24 grams EAA's in drink mix throughout the day.
Daily Totals
Protein 269g = 1076 cals 44%
Carbs 145g = 580 cals 24%
Fats 86g = 774 cals 32%
Total 2430 cals
Oh for certain, protien digestion/absorbtion has more to do with need and how efficient the recipient is at handling nutrients. Nothing wrong with 100 grams after a tough workout your body will soak it up, especially if your and efficient body type.
Another thing about protein is the overall daily intake is also very dependant on how efficient your body type is. I am fine between 250-270 even when I am weighiing in around 240 which is not the right way to calculate how much protein you eat anyway. Lean mass size would be more appropriate, but there is no general formula for everyone, as I mentiioned it's about efficiancy. This important if your an efficient body type, if I'd known this sooner I could have saved myself a lot of unecessary fat gain.
I typically only take in about 200-240 myself and thought about staying in that range and filling it in healthy fats. So this is something new for me being up in the 270 range. It is definitely still a project to see what happens. You were also influential in sparking my thoughts into how many meals I needed to be eating. Your success with less meals made me question if I needed to be annoying myself trying to get in 6 feedings or if I could get the same results out of 4 meals, 3 meals would a lot to eat per meal even at this calorie level so I went with 4. Not looking to stretch my stomach out. I researched a bit found some things to back up my thoughts and then made up a plan.
Cool, less meals works for me so well, I tend to get very hungry around meal time and stay more satiated with larger meals which in turn helps me to not overeat. Thought is my body trying to tell me something. Then when I went to less meals I gained less fat and my lean gains were as good as or even better than ever. Now I am on about 500-600 calorie defecit and I still manage to put on mass. The nutrition timing has to be playing a major role.
I was tired as all get out this morning, really not feeling like getting out of bed. It was raining hard this morning and on top of that I didn't sleep as well as usual last night. So I got up put a little energy in my cup and took care of business. I am glad I had AP, cuz I was not even wanting to do anything once I got there. However about 5 minutes in I got that energy kick and it was all over from there, 45 minutes and 409 cals later I hop off the bike, legs looking like I just had one hell of a leg workout they were so pumped.
what do u think is causing the loss in LBM? The lack of calories or the injuries not allowing to smasht he weights? Or a little bit of both?
I mean for u those calories care really low...im floating at those cals and my LBM is probably 20-30lbs less then urs.
I did 3 hours of cardio this weekend all in 45 minute sessions, thank God I found a half bottle of Meltdown to help he get through it cuz I am off the OEP right now. I have some Motivate on the way to see me through some of the tougher times untill I get back on OEP 3 weeks from Friday.
I had some pretty heavy duty light headedness/dizzy spells after my morning session yesterday despite taking in my oatmeal and fruit. I guess the low carb day the day before had taken it's toll. I was starving when meal 2 came around, man I really enjoyed it too!! I can feel the nutrients going back into my body ever time I eat..especially when I use a nutrient partitioner, it's body bliss!!
Sounds like the new AS-GT is pretty sick Kleen, and you already know I am a fan of AP. I wish I still had some so I could try it for morning cardio, a leg pump after HIIT sounds like a great start to the day! FYI, here is the link to my log if you want to follow along.
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What ingredient in OEP requires that you only use it for 8 weeks? Obviously not the geranium. It is in Jack3d, Motivate, OEP, Anadraulic Pump. Maybe it is the adaptogenic?
I think you need a break to re-establish resistance... maybe only 3 weeks off..
Every suggestion from Casey/Jacob/Strategic has all been a 4 week break, mainly putting Recreate in play during that time and then running it with OEP after the break. If I had the funds, I would be running both together no question.
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What ingredient in OEP requires that you only use it for 8 weeks? Obviously not the geranium. It is in Jack3d, Motivate, OEP, Anadraulic Pump. Maybe it is the adaptogenic?
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Definitely, but 8 weeks is the shortest time I have seen USP Labs recommend. I have enough OEP at home for one more run, but I am saving it for later. Like a month later...![]()
Maybe I should get some Reset AD during this month. Let everything reset completely.
Ok so here is how it went down. I increased the weights on my moves to 30% of my 10 rep max, this is the actual starting point for the program. All exercises get 20 reps, done in 3 giant sets NO REST!!!!!
DB Deadlift 30, DB Flat Bench 30, DB Squats 30, Wide bent over rows 25, Romanian DL 25, Shrugs 25, Arnold Presses 17.5, Reverse Lunges 17.5, Bench Dips 17.5 No rest repeat!!!!!
Well I noticed on the first set that the 10 lb jump was big enough to make this much more difficult. By the end of my second set of squats I was already very pumped everywhere. My legs and chest were pumped to the gills. By the end of the second set the lunges had already gotten to feel almost impossible. I had to remind myself I was 2/3rds of the way done and just keep going. I was dripping sweat like I was a fire sprinkler system. The 3rd set of Deads were very hard. The tiny peice of bitch in me tried to raise it's hand but I bitch smacked it back down and told it to shut up cuz grown ups were doing business here... 3rd set bench wow 30's and this is getting hard to complete, my triceps were worn from the Arnolds and Bench dips so these were rough... Romanians, thank God I think as I start them, around 15 I was no longer thankful and was hating my self for starting this program. LOL I have to be honest here, I did not think I would finish the reverse lunges, I had to stop 3 times for a couple seconds, the last 10 on each leg were so deliberate because each lunge had become an act of sheer determination. Bench Dips, this one thank goodness was sooo much easier than the lunges the effort seemed easy even though I had slowed down considerably from the first set.
Completed!!!!!! Holy Crap that was awesome. I had to lay on the bench, strip my gloves off because even those felt confining and keeping me from catching my breath. My shirt had no visible dry spots and I was looking full as fug! I have 2 more of these this week then we go up to 40% of 10 rep max. I am so happy that there will be 2 weeks of 40% I don't thnk I would be able to go directly to 50% after only one week. It will take the extra week to build the conditioning and stamina reqired to finish this program at 50%.
I don't think I would have completed the program without the extra juice from the Anadraulic State, and like I said I was pumped to the gills. Still am actually. Now I am going to go eat then later go to my daughters school and have lunch with her for her birth day. She is 6 years old today.
P.S. Side note, my wife is now cussing me out, looking over at me during the workout and telling me she hates me and fug you... LOL She doesn't mean it, and is joking with me. The workout is really kicking her ass too. She tells me she keeps wanting to quit and looks over and sees me keep moving on like a machine regardless of how hard I am breathing. Let me tell you it was like I was sprinting for 30 minutes. I gather the weghts ahead of time so there is no down time just grab the next set of weights and go. So 2-5 seconds between exercises I have to change weights none if the weight doesn't change.
MAN I FEEL LIKE A MACHINE! Intensity is so off the charts on this program, I am in a love hate relationship with it already. If anyone wants to cut up without cardio I recomend this program whole heartedly. WOW!
I just got tired by reading your workout.
I think it would do some good getting the last few lbs off. According to the magazine it will actually add a little mass too. The last week is 60% so that will be 20 reps at 60lbs per db on the first 3 exercises. Honestly 20 reps for 3 sets with 60 with rest would be challenging so this would be ridiculous in a giant set. I have done them before but this whole body thing takes everything out of you. Leg work every other set almost it gets darn debilitating.Yah I have done giant sets and know exactly what your talking about... I had one shoulder routine where I did 3 sets almost all double drops. Just nasty but the workouts were done very quicly... I was always good at this kind of training. I may consider bringing one of these back for the last 4 weeks.
Yeah, it was awesome and horrible at the same time. Honestly this is harder than any other program I have done in a LONG time. My conditioning is going to be through the roof in 6 weeks. I will be manhandling people in my MMA class becuase I will be in a lot better condition than they are. WooHoo! MrBigPR brought up Gorilla Cardio and I think I am gonna try that once my leg is better too. It is a 20 second all out sprint, 10 second walk 20 second sprint, the goal is to get to 4 minutes like this. He was telling me you would want to only start with 2 cycles at first but that this was supposed to be the most efficient way to burn fat. I wanna check it out but I need to be 100% in the quad for that.I just got tired by reading your workout.
I hear you Silver, that makes my HST program look like a warm-up compared to that. Nastiness I tell you!
Honestly I enjoyed HyperTest, but TestoPro was a superior product for me. It worked at the actual dose without need for more. HyperTest worked but didn't catch up to TestoPro until I took the Advanced dosing with 2 extra caps in the AM. Oh yeah on the usp labs direct site Jacob mention possibly making TNA a retail product due too all of the positive response to it.
I know they have so many products in the pipeline but TNA seems relatively non-complex and should be easy enough to mass produce. If it does come back I am sure that people will be very happy; I can't wait to see what it does for me after 10 days... I don't mind running Hypertest at a higher dosage, it would actually work for my time frame a little better if I ran out faster. That being said, I really want to try TestoPro, decisions decsions!
High dose TestoPro seems like the way to go; I respond well to Testofen so even more should kick it up even more. I tried three days of N2BM HCGenerate, that stuff is retarded Kleen. It is TestoPro, T-Force and some extra as well... if you look at the price it is right in line with buying both of those. I would like to run that later in the year or may just do my T-911 next then do either TestoPro/TForce for PCT... all this depends on if I get chosen for Pink Magic or not, that will throw a really AMAZING wrench into the gears!
High dose TestoPro seems like the way to go; I respond well to Testofen so even more should kick it up even more. I tried three days of N2BM HCGenerate, that stuff is retarded Kleen. It is TestoPro, T-Force and some extra as well... if you look at the price it is right in line with buying both of those. I would like to run that later in the year or may just do my T-911 next then do either TestoPro/TForce for PCT... all this depends on if I get chosen for Pink Magic or not, that will throw a really AMAZING wrench into the gears!
Thank You Sir and glad to have you here!new here but already a mrkleen fan subbed
SuperSap is no joke man. Major aggression strength gains also good for those on cycle who get prolactin gyno because it lowers prolactin levels, making you yet even more MAN!!!Kleen you know im not big on T-boosters but the supersaps im on is just ridiculous. Im naturally a very aggressive and randy but on 6-7 grams of supersaps a day, im another person.
And in the gym...ill post up a log soon to show how my strength is sky rocketing.
True that but you were taking the SWOLE Stack to, I have to say that STOKED really upped the anti on TestoPro, I think high dose of TPro would be managable by itself but if taking the STOKED with it for sure step into it. Of course if you want to be careful you could simply take it as recomended and jkust stop at 3 weeks and save what is left for your next test stack. However, since you are continuing on from 20 days of TNA I think you could go to a higher dose of TPro without too much to worry about as you have already stepped upy your T levels to high levels. Sex drive on TPro will be higher though. The Testofen in it assures that.I didn't just dive into that dosing scheme, Testopro is strong, ease into higher dosing 4 for 2 weeks 5 for 2 weeks then 6 for the rest of the cycle. Assess your reaction as it makes you pretty agressive.
I didn't just dive into that dosing scheme, Testopro is strong, ease into higher dosing 4 for 2 weeks 5 for 2 weeks then 6 for the rest of the cycle. Assess your reaction as it makes you pretty agressive.
Oh yeah, I hit the bottom of the bottle while digging out my dose today. The end is near...![]()
I know, I have really enjoyed the product so far. i could already give the review right now and it would be a positive one. After scraping the bottom today I am not sure if I have more than 10-15 scoops worth left...
Luckily I do still have AS-GT for some weekend workouts. I will probably continue to post up in here on those workouts just to give LG it's due. I want them to get as much out of the log as I did the product. Hopefully even with my injuries I have been providing them what they are looking for.
Excellent, I went out to order to already on back order. WOW!
Looks like a lot of people are getting the same results off this stuff. It speaks to what a solid product this is. The 2.5 serving scoop is a great idea BTW.