Originally Posted by
Richard Durbin
Background:
60 yr old male
6 ft
212 lbs
Fat 29% Navy Circumference Method
1 month into NLP
Still adding 10lbs per workout to squat and deadlift, and 5lbs to bench and press. (Squat had a deload for bad form, deadlift held at 140 three sessions as I ordered more weights.)
In this month I’ve gained 3lbs while my belly circumference has held steady at 42inch. I can tell that I’m loosing some fat elsewhere and gaining muscle “tone” or mass in my legs and hips. That is to say I think I’m running a caloric deficit and burning a little fat.
My current diet is about 200g/d protein, achieved with a 1/2 gal 1% milk, yogurt, several eggs, chicken, hamburgers, steak, salmon. And honestly letting carbs and calories fall where they may.
My caloric plan is to “ignore” my weight and just be sure to eat enough to keep my belly around 40 to 42 inches. Increasing food as needed.
I work and workout at home. I plan my workout time, but work and life disruptions cause me to adjust the actual time. Luckily instead of missing the day, I can do squats between meetings, later do my presses, and later my deadlifts. But this means workouts sometimes before, or after a meal.
Sometimes during my warmup or work sets for squats or deadlifts, I feel like I should grab a snack. So I grab a glass of milk and a protein bar. This only happens on the full body lifts, not press or bench.
I still have muscle power, it just feels like I’m gunna need a snack soon and I don’t want that to hit me mid set.
Question:
I’m thinking I need more carbs to burn on workout days so I plan to:
Eat a big bowl of rice in the evening before a workout day
Drink 1/2 gal of whole milk the day before a workout.
On the workout day, maybe 30 min before the workout, drink a big glass of orange juice.
And see how that does.
Any thoughts, advice?
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