Pre Gym Muscle Fuel

Originally Posted by crazycal1

saying look at my avvy - what more evidence do you need?
aint cool bud.
this aint the place for personal comments either...
as certain dudes found out.

Originally Posted by Boarder

Gazz thankyou for my post. atleast i read it, took it in and appreciated the post! always looking for helpfull posts like this. thanks

Originally Posted by Young Gun

Do you not think its rather ironic that in a post in which you state you are 'not going to get into this girls toilet sytle bickering' the next sentence is 'I knew that my post would be jumped on, probably by some supercilious, egotistical know-it-all.'

Originally Posted by Gazz

Before a gym session you need a low fat,high carb,protein moderate meal.It needs to be low in fat and fibre,because these are though for your body to break down.They will force blood to your digestive system,which means less blood and oygen to your muscles.You need the carbs for fuel but avoid high glycemic index (GI) carbs before training as these cause an insulin spike - a sudden rush of of energy,then a big drop in blood sugar which depletes your energy.Low GI Carbs,like those in wholemeal and wholegrain are realeased much slower to provide a prolonged supple of energy.

The best time to eat your pre gym meal is 2+ hours before your session.As well as minimising the risk of throwing it up over your lap as you sit upright from your last bench press,it also allows your digestive system enough time to break down the necessary components from the meal for muscle building.Your body is more likely to convert protein in to muscle if its already in your system before physical activity.Low GI carb and protein combo's like jacket potato and baked beans make a good,simple pre gym meal.And crucial to the successful conversion from meal to muscle is the amount you pile on your plate.You don't need huge amounts of pre gym protein to create muscle.Don't exceed 20g to 30g in your pre gym meal.Eat more and the excess protein won't buld your muscles,it'll just disappear down the U-bend!

Originally Posted by TinyTom

I would say that Jacket potato and baked beans is a more High GI meal as baked beans are quite high in sugar.

What you've said is quite sound and I dont think it deserves the derision received from others but it is flawed slightly when you take into account new nutritional advances.

Good advice for beginners none the less.

Originally Posted by Extreme

Raz, you have an affinity for questioning people and their opinions but I don't see you suggesting an alternative to what they've written, even if it is just to play Devils advocate and provoke a discussion or just as an alternative to show there is more than one way to do something.

Posts like "This is a rather questionable set of opinions, to say the least." may be your own thoughts but without an explanation why all they do is undermine the original poster and in turn discourage people from posting for fear of being scorned by someone with no alternative to what they've written. I think replies like this are negative and detract from the board.

If someone has posted something which is factually incorrect would it not be better to say "I disagree because.........................." and explain why you disagree so the original poster can possibly re-think what he wrote and possibly learn something new and everyone elso who would have followed the original advice can benefit from the updated information being posted to correct the original post.

And, "can't we all just get along?".