Dieting has been one area where I’ve typically suffered during training. My training days were usually pretty good, but I failed to get enough protein during my off days as well. In general, you need protein to build and repair muscle damaged during exercise, and you need fat/carbs to fuel your workouts so you are able to put forth maximum effort. The barriers to achieving this are usually time, cost, and lack of planning. I will be exploring these topics in more detail in other posts, but for now, I am listing a rough eating plan here.
This diet plan will be in flux for the next month or so, because I haven’t decided how I will do my supplementation.
Meal #1 ~5:00 AM – Shake or other easy to consume food
Meal #2 ~ 6:30 AM – Post-workout shake. I will likely spend the bulk of my supplement budget here
Meal #3 ~9:30 AM – Mid morning snack, consumed at work. Will likely be something easy like oat meal or PB and toast. Protein Bar would be nice, but kind of $$
Meal#4 ~ 12:00PM – Lunch
Meal#5 ~ 6:00PM – Dinner – there is a big gap here between lunch and dinner, will see how that works out
Meal #6 ~ 10:00PM – Shake – Important to get some protein in before bed
Note that this is my eating plan for Mon-Fri. On weekends I think I will consume a shake in the morning and evening, but let the rest of the day be a cheat day… within reason.
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