Forum: Advanced Nutrition

If I wake up at 3:30am and work until 4:30pm (not being able to get in the gym until 6pm) when would be the best time to have my 8 hour eating window. I was under the impression that your suppose to workout while fasted on IF.

If I were to check my blood glucose, eat a certain amount of carbs, and then check my blood glucose again would this benefit me at all in gaining knowledge about myself. If so, what factors would I need to implicate to be accurate. This may sound like a stupid question but im just curious. ...

Deletion of cytosolic phospholipase A2 promotes striated muscle growth Article Nature Medicine 9, 944 - 951 (2003) Published online: 15 June 2003; | doi:10.1038/nm891 There is an Erratum (September 2003) associated with this Article. Deletion of cytosolic phospholipase A2 promotes...

If it fits into my macros and calories, is it alright to eat the majority of my calories at dinner? I eat approximately 2000-2600 Calories a day and my dinner usually makes up 1000+ of those.

hi guys first off let me start by saying 3 years ago i was overweight weighing in at 24stone so i decided to sort my life and loose weight and get to a healthy weight i lost 12 stone in 12 months and still wasn't happy with my body so for the past 2 years i have been lifting weights on a strict...

How come you see one side of diet plans suggesting macro-moderation or some sort of balanced ratio with carbs typically being the highest, but then when you see what the pro bodybuilders are eating like coleman, cutler, heath, arnold etc it's like 85-90% protein and a bit of brown rice or potatoes....

Just curious.

Hi, I need some help. I'm 22, height:5'8 and weight is 61kg. I need a plan on what to eat each day to gain muscle and weight. I eat loads but never put on weight. I've started to eat healthy and trying to do 2700 calories a day. Started to eat pasta, tuna, salad, pork chops and things like...

Good read: Nutrient timing revisited: is there a post-exercise anabolic window? By Alan Albert Aragon & Brad Jon Schoenfeld http://www.jissn.com/content/10/1/5 The story how Alan got involved: http://www.alanaragonblog.com/2013/06/10/my-unexpected-journey-into-pubmed/#more-3712

Hi, does anybody have an article or research/study done that led us all to follow the average 1g per lbm of protein rule? Not doubting it, I just thought it would be a nice read and was wondering if they compared people who took 1g per lbm against people who took 0.5, 1.5, etc. Thanks! and...

Recently I read a book by primatologist Richard Wrangham called "Catching Fire". It was a fascinating book to say the least, primarily about the fact that cooking likely played a large role in our evolution. But I was also mesmerized by the dietary implications. I was wondering if anyone with a...

Hey guys Ive been searching for a bunch of information regarding reverse dieting but I wanted some of your opinions. I dropped roughly 100 pounds over last year, then tried to build some muscle around Christmas and I have been cutting for 18 weeks and dropped about 13 pounds to about 9-10% bf....

I just had 2 cups of 100% whole wheat pasta (HyVee Brand). It said it was around 328 carbs. I rarely eat this many carbs in one day and I'll limit myself to 1 cup from now on. I just wanted to clarify that it's not horrible since this is a rare occasion(rare as in 1-2 month). If it matters, I...

First I am not new to weightlifting or dieting and my diet almost always looks like this. Breakfast 8:00 am 1 cup oats = 300 cal 2 scoops protein 240 cal 3 eggs = 210 cal 750 cal, 56 carbs, 76 protein. Lunch. 12:00 pm 1 cup brown rice = 160

I have read recently that sodium can be your friend when it comes to competitions . Some claim less is better some claim more . But what is the best amount to take in per lbm ? I read from layne norton that it's better to eat high sodium compared to what others say right up to hrs before the...