Layne Norton

[str8flexed]

what's up Layne, what does your ideal pre-workout meal consist of?

really depends upon several factors... what is optimal for me might not be for you. What it consists of depends upon multiple factors

-total pro/carb/fat intake for the day
-weight
-length of workout
-intensity of workout
-how long before your workout do you eat?

for me, depending upon what bodypart I work (legs are much more difficult) I eat around 30-40g protein/70-100g Carbs pre workout (mix of slow/moderate/ & fast digesting) and I try to keep fat under 10g. I eat this about 1-2 hours preworkout.

-Layne

[zilla]

first thing is first... you put all that stuff in your shake?????????

woah wait hold on a sec funny guy, no i dont put that entire diet in a shake.



the 7:30am list is what i make a shake out of.

[str8flexed]

yea that's what i'm saying... you put veggies in a shake? doesn't that thing taste like shit?

[GEARD UP]

Hi Layne

Hows this for a fat loss diet? My goal is to lose 15% BF or about 43lbs, and bring my stomach down to about 36inches to start.

Right now i'm at 238lbs 30% BF.

I lost 100lbs last year.

I weight lift 4-5 times a week and do cardio on my days off, sometimes after weight lifting and sometimes in the morning on the day of weightlifting.

7:30am:

Shake
1 cup pasturized egg whites
1 23g scoop of whey protein isolate
5g gulatmine
Half a banana
half a cup of red river hot cereal (raw)
dash of milk for texture
1 scoop of daily veggie

10:30am:

1 can of tuna mixed with olive oil and a whole carrot

1:30pm:

140g cooked chicken breast
1cup of veggies
1cup of whole wheat or bean related carb source.

4:30pm:
140g cooked chicken or fish
1cup of veggies
1cup of whole wheat or bean related carb source.

630pm workout

Post workout protein shake + 5g of gulatmine.

with all those beans i'd hate to be your roommate

[zilla]

yea that's what i'm saying... you put veggies in a shake? doesn't that thing taste like shit?

No with the banana, chocolate shake in there it's not that bad.

The daily veggie stuff is in powder form btw. not raw.

http://www.progressivenutritional.com/veggies/

[zilla]

with all those beans i'd hate to be your roommate

Im too busy choking on my own fumes to worry about roomates.

ahah no but seriously I substitute the beans and rice/pasta for 1 whole sweet potato a lot, so it's not that bad.

thats not all i eat, i do add variety. I just used a few common ingredients as examples to show the quantity of carbs in intake.

[zilla]

Also would you recommend creatine for muscle retention during a fat loss period??

[zilla]

specifically Kre-Alkalyn.

[str8flexed]

No with the banana, chocolate shake in there it's not that bad.

The daily veggie stuff is in powder form btw. not raw.

http://www.progressivenutritional.com/veggies/

do you know what your protein/carb/fat intake #s end up at? those are more important than what you are eating to get there.

and you can drop the glutamine, most overrated supplement in history. no impact on skeletal muscle protein synthesis or degradation. No use for it unless you have some disease that causes intestinal atrophy

[str8flexed]

Also would you recommend creatine for muscle retention during a fat loss period??

absolutely but kre-alkyln is overpriced bullshit! http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/tallon8.htm

[zilla]

absolutely but kre-alkyln is overpriced bullshit! http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/tallon8.htm

Hmm link doesnt work.

[Klaus Urine]

Hmm link doesnt work.

Works for me... Man, those are some mean guts pictured! Fucking gross actually. Interesting article for sure.

absolutely but kre-alkyln is overpriced bullshit!

and you can drop the glutamine, most overrated supplement in history. no impact on skeletal muscle protein synthesis or degradation. No use for it unless you have some disease that causes intestinal atrophy

Haha! At it again Layne, busting up those myths. I love it!

[zilla]

do you know what your protein/carb/fat intake #s end up at? those are more important than what you are eating to get there.

Ok i measured down everything to avg portions and this is what i end up with:

Protein:210g
Carbs: 133g
Fat: 27.7g (and that's not including the omega 3 supplements i take 3 times a day)

[zilla]

Works for me... Man, those are some mean guts pictured! Fucking gross actually. Interesting article for sure.





Haha! At it again Layne, busting up those myths. I love it!

yeah link works now again

for me the thing about glutamine is, ever since i started taking it regularly, my legs (which is where i've experience and notice the most fat loss and cutting in a month) have been harder and more defined than they've ever been.

[TheSpirit]

Actually, I am 100% sure of my beliefs. My position is not defensive when it comes to TA. I just don't want any young lifters to buy into his ridiculous principles and quit training after a year with little to no results.

But still...I do my BEST to ignore him. However, to me he is like a clown riding a uni-cycle in front of my building every day. I can ignore him only so long before I need to question the purpose of his existence, LOL.

Before I forget. Nice article in Ir0nman mag this month.