Alrighty. Some people already know this, but just in case you dont..I'll start by saying I'm a 16 year old ripped swimmer who works out.
Anyways. My question is about peanut butter.
Right now, I eat like I should. I eat egg whites, chicken, tuna, meat, wheat bread, cereal, all the fruits and vegetables, all the carbs/grains I'm supposed to have..All that stuff.
But peanut butter. Whenever people say a list of proteiny things to eat for getting ripped, they always mention things like tuna, fish, etc. But peanut butter, and peanuts are always on the list.
But me, I skip those two things. See, because to get ripped, you need protein. But youve also gotta watch the fat. Too much fat, and it covers your muscle.
So, even though peanut butter has a good amount of protein..Isnt that kinda, too much fat? Most peanut butter has at least 120 - 140 fat calories.
So, why do people always say to eat peanut butter? Isnt that too much fat at once? Wouldnt it be better to eat other sources of protein? (Like I do?)
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Thread: Peanut butter?
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06-17-2009, 07:41 PM #1
Peanut butter?
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06-17-2009, 07:43 PM #2
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06-17-2009, 07:48 PM #7
Theres something I didnt know! I thank you very much for that..
I believe you when you say that. But, why is it that people who eat things like chips and whatnot become fat, then?
Also, I do not care how my food taste. I havent eaten any sort of junk food in forever. All I want is to keep getting more and more ripped.
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06-17-2009, 07:49 PM #8
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06-18-2009, 06:14 AM #12
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06-18-2009, 06:19 AM #13
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you are almost correct. It is not too much dietary fat that hides your muscles, it is too many total daily calories (from any macronutrient source) that results in fat gains. The connection to dietary fat is that it is high in calories. Fat has 9 calories per gram.
Try to forget looking at PB as a protein source. View it as a healthy fat source.
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06-18-2009, 06:24 AM #14
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06-18-2009, 06:25 AM #15
have you heard about power butter? seriously, if you want peanut butter Id recommend this instead.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/pb/peanut.html
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06-18-2009, 06:50 AM #16
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One thing you guys are leaving out is the fact that the majority of fats should come from poly and mono unsaturated fats. Saturated fat gives you an increase in testosterone so in small quantities that is good but it also has detremental effects on health. When you read the nutrition label look for higher numbers under mono and poly unsatured fats.
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06-18-2009, 06:57 AM #17
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06-18-2009, 09:40 AM #18
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06-18-2009, 08:13 PM #20
Ok. So with my new knowledge, I think I did pretty good today.
I ate:
Eggs (3 times today)
Peanut butter (3 times today)
Chicken (a few times throughout the day)
Salad (a few times throughout the day)
Fruit( 3 times throughout the day)
Bread, oatmeal, and other grains (a LOT throughout the day)
I of course had other things, this was just a summary, but NO JUNK food. At all.
I also went to the gym and lifted weights with my coach (I do 3 times a week, as an aid to my swimming) and I had swim practice after.
Is this good? I am already ripped, with no idea how I got this way. Is this the way to go to keep getting more ripped, leaner, muscular looking body?Last edited by MattMPsi; 06-18-2009 at 08:15 PM.
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06-19-2009, 12:48 AM #21
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06-19-2009, 08:34 AM #23
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06-19-2009, 04:06 PM #24
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05-14-2013, 11:03 AM #25
Try Organic peanut butter
If you grab Skippy or some other brand they tend to not be very healthy. Look for the organic or natural brand which is slightly better. Peanut butter is a good source of fats and is necessary for muscle growth. What you want to focus on is balance in your diet though, depending on your goals your starch protein and fat ratios should reflect those goals. For example, when bulking maybe you do 40% carbs 40% protein 20% fats. I love peanut butter and tend to go crazy and binge out from time to time, and that's probably not what you want to do.
Strong Island ya bish
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