(quick note, all my profile info isn't really accurate. My real body details are in the post below)
Hey all, new poster here!
I am making small progress with my at home strength training routine, and have recently changed from 3 days to 4 days a week, focusing on more volume on the muscles I want more emphasis on.
I'm only 5 weeks in so I'm at the very start of proper training and I've sorta slowed down from the first 5 weeks in terms of progress so that's why I'm switching it up. I'm a week in to the new routine and feel a much better pump and feel like I'm already doing better with it.
My chest, shoulders, back and arms have seen changes and people around me are already noticing these changes.
The only issue with this is that now I'm working on 2 of the days I am currently training, from 4 till 10 at night. I wake up around 11 (I'm not an early bird so no suggesting getting up at 6am to work out lol) and have to watch our family dog from half 1 until I go to work, so I have to stress myself trying to squeeze it in before I work, or do it after and spend more time focused on it.
I've heard that it can be beneficial to eat at different times for digestion and stuff like that, I'm just curious though, as I'm no means an experienced lifter (I'm 5ft 4, 20 year old male, weighing 54kg), as I can't really eat too much at work working retail, am I losing out eating at scuffed times of the day or as long as I get sufficient protein In the day, will I still be able to make progress like I did previously? As on the days I'm working i might have to work our after work at like 11 at night.
Thank you all, any advice would be appreciated.
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- Today, 06:04 AM #1Registered User
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Quick question about protein consumption
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Can you make a protein shake and take it to work with you in a large cup? My own shake is whey powder, Greek yogurt, milk and raw eggs. 60 grams of protein.
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That actually might be a great idea actually, not sure how I didn't think of that! if I can't, as I don't spend too much time on the shop floor I'll see if we do any protein drinks or bars that I can grab on a break or somethingOriginally Posted by paulinkansas
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Eat at least 0.7g/lb of bodyweight a day, on average! That is really important.
One other suggestion to help this out, is lean protein sources themselves. I bake a package of chicken breasts (usually 6) in a pan, put them in plastic bags and eat them out of the bag directly. Super easy and adds ~70g/350cal on the day, which frees up my other choices considerably as there's a lot less reach to get to the target that way.
Hope it helps.Bench: 320
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- Today, 06:43 AM #5Registered User
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Thank you Eli, some solid advice. Yeah I don't perticularly eat super clean, but I'm not bothered about gaining a little fat along the way, but I'm also not super just stuffing my face with crap!
With me being 54kg, that's about 120lbs right? So not a crazy amount of protein to consume compare to some of the lads on here, and I'm getting about 80g - 95g of protein throughout the day with scrabbled eggs, chicken, stuff like that.
I'm definitely getting enough protein it's just trying to work it around everything if you get me? Thanks for your advice, will really help
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