Back in the gym this morning, but just physio and mobility exercises for core/hips/low back. Then I had time to burn so 15min treadmill walk on mild incline and additional stretching.
Felt good to be back in there but also felt strange going back. Iāve never experienced that feeling.
Back is fatigued after, so heat/ice to keep things settled. If today doesnāt cause any regression in my healing, Iāll be back Friday AM for the same routine.
Aiming to return to lifting Monday but not thinking aboit it til Sunday.
Something to add: whole new respect for vegetarian/vegan lifters, runners, athletes.
Since early last week, Iāve pretty much removed meat from my diet. I already hadnāt been eating pork for years and beef was a few times a month. However, without fail, I was eating at least half a pound of meat per day - mostly chicken.
Just grew tired of what I eat, and the texture of chicken especially became unappealing.
It is HARD to get in my range of 170 - 220g protein a day. Forget even sniffing 200g. Additionally, at least 90g of it is from supplements - protein powder, bars. Rather get it from real food.
I am aware of the higher protein non-meat options, but none of them are even close to meat in terms of ratio of calories/volume to protein.
Like of course chia seeds are a great protein source when I eat 6 freakin ounces of them lol. I still eat all these alternatives though (chia, flax, lentils, quinoa, walnuts, eggs, fat free cottage cheese, plain fat free greek yogurt, etc) but Iām just scraping 150g protein each day WITH supplements.
I second everything you said!! Edamame and yogurt are a staple in my diet. I got some vegan chicken nugs to try today and they have a decent amount of protein in them as well
I used this for my main 4 lifts then added at least 2 other cable exercises and just did 5 sets of 10 reps at a comfortable weight. Weekends I spend 3 hours at the gym so Iāll usually do many sets of high weights and low reps weekdays I follow the chart with 2 smaller lifts like I said in beginning. Not sure if that helps but it works for me lol plus itās fun to use other workouts and make them your own!
Has anyone tried Ghost protein powder? Iāve been using premier lately but when I went for my reorder last night amazon offered that other brand and they have a cinnabon flavor. Iām a huge cinnamon fan lol so Iām thinking of giving it a try
Highly recommend there delicious!!! Every flavor Iāve had are spot on and never clumpy besides the little bite size pieces of deliciousness they add in!!!
Nice!! Thatās exactly what I was wondering. The premier mixes really well compared to the nutraone I was using. Iām gonna give it a try when I need my next container. Thanks
Hey, yes absolutely thatās important. Rhythm and frequency depend on you, thereās no hard rule but after two months is good, could also be sooner. I usually just take a week off. In the past I would sometimes just drop the volume.
Thanks - felt great to get the muscles moving. Leg day tomorrow, will need to be careful first time back. Might stick strictly to bodyweight exercises this first time. Going to ice/heat throughout the day all week just to help.
Interested to see how my body responds to lifting under my new mostly vegetarian diet.
If your going all vegetarian, are you taking in extra whey, in order get you protein up or eating more of the other stuff, yogurt nuts that kind of thing
