Questions tagged [nutrition]
IF YOUR QUESTION IS *ONLY* TAGGED WITH NUTRITION IT WILL PROBABLY BE CLOSED AS OFF TOPIC. Getting the right substances into your body and to your cells to support life.
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Is drinking a Coca Cola actually a net energy loss? [closed]
I heard from my chemistry teacher that if you drink a Coca Cola you will get quick energy boost but after 40 minutes or so the takein of such a soft drink will actually result in a net loss of energy ...
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I'm underweight. How do I gain weight without always being stuffed and without sacrificing exercise? [duplicate]
I lost 10kg in 5/6 months this summer due to things like running for 30min 6 days a week, not eating carbs at night and never eating more than 1000 calories a day. My nutritionist gave me a meal plan ...
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How can I lower my body fat in my current condition?
(I am 16 year old male) A few years back, I had a spinal cord injury and I couldn't move anything from my chest down. Now, I am very strong and can walk using a walker to assist my core balance. I ...
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Does whey causes brittle bones? [closed]
I have heard few times now that whey can cause bones to weaken up. I fell recently and broke my wrist fairly easily. I am wondering if whey does affect bones?
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Is drinking carbs+protein during workout equivalent to eating the same amounts?
In a good old writeup on Advanced Workout Nutrition, John Berardi recommends drinking 30g of carbs and 15g of protein per hour of training.
How would eating the same amounts of solid food compare, ...
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Window to utilize protein after weightlifting?
Suppose I did a weightlifting session at an intensity that stimulates muscle growth. At what period of time after the session does my consumption of protein stop contributing to the growth of the ...
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Good recommendations on diet plan
My Weight is 77 kg and height is around 5 ' 9 inch.
I am doing body building and i want to share my diet plan with you so that i can get some best recommendations from you:
I go to gym in the ...
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How to gain weight with a fast metabolism and constraints on nutrition? [closed]
I have been trying to get big. I can't eat too much because Im not allowed to (family problems). I'm trying to find a way to gain weight with even thhough I work out. Ive heard of intermittent fasting ...
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What would be the healthiest way to gain weight?
I'm 15 6' 2" 150 pounds and I'm looking to put myself at atleast 165-170. I lift weights for baseball and although I look very fit I'm not as strong as I would like to be. I am very fast for my age ...
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Should you eat junk food on the day you work out vs on a non gym day? [closed]
I lift weights 2-3 days a week, spread as evenly as possible throughout the week.
Saturday is my "do nothing productive day" which helps me stop burning out (this actually really helps me stay ...
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How can i get some weight efficiently? [duplicate]
Currently, I'm 16 years old at 56.8 kilos and I was pretty much your typical "skinny". I joined a local gym about 9 months ago and in spite of some occasions where I would skip a week I've been going ...
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Which is the best supplement for lean person with workout? [closed]
Which is the best supplement for lean person with workout when he want gain healthy muscle quickly.And I also like to know what will be the supplement intake routine.
Height 5Ft 6Inch and Weight 50....
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Coconut milk or normal skim milk? [closed]
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For a balanced sportsman doing crossfit (1x to 2x per week), should I drink coconut milk or diary skim milk?
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As a sportsman trying to have a defined body and the energy to ...
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What should I eat so I'm not feeling hungry anymore while consuming as few calories as possible? [closed]
I'm looking to lose some percent of body fat again but the biggest problem I face is that I'm hungry all the time. I'm still working out 5 days a week by the way.
This is what I'm looking for:
Get ...
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What's the deal with those raw eggs eaten by Rocky before training
I'm entering on this fitness life now, aged almost 30. I never used to care about it, but I realize I'm late on this as I have stopped all my sporting life and become sedentary. I've been in the gym ...
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How to calculate your RMR accurately?
For a couple of months I'm trying to get leaner, therefore I'm logging my overall food intake in order to keep a constant amount of calories deficit.
I'm a male, 22 y/o, 186 cm/6'1", 82 kg/181 lbs. ...
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Impact of weekly collossal cheat days
I know a guy who follows a very strict diet and trains regularly, but once a week he will have an extremely indulgent cheat day (5,000-10,000 calories, typically ice-cream-based).
How does this ...
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Do I need to be over my maintenance or my actual calories burned to build muscle?
Attempting body recomposition by cycling calories on workout/non-workout days... but, I can't find any sources that really agree on how many calories I need to eat. For instance here's two articles ...
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High or low glycemic index between training?
I am currently doing a lot of physical activities and I'm in doubt what kind of carbs I need to ingest to avoid exhaustin mid-training. In my mornings I usualy lift weights (for this, my nutrition is ...
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How to listen to the body during a run?
I am newbie in running and I am not interested in long runs or any records.
I start to run weekly 10km 6 months ago, now I run for 20km (with a bit of effort).
I would like to understand what the ...
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Eating disorder recovery [closed]
I have an eating disorder. I want to recover right know I am at healthy weight 60 kilograms but eating under 200 calories per day. I want to know how to look like pre eating disorder. How to boost my ...
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What are the most common mistakes in using a food tracker such as MyFitnessPal? [closed]
Which are the most common mistakes people make when using a food tracker such as MyFitnessPal regarding making entries and utilizing these? How can we avoid them?
EDIT: if you can think of more ...
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Is it a good idea to drink whey protein before going out to gym? [closed]
Is it a good idea if I have my whey protein before I go out to workout in the morning (around 7am)?
From my place to gym is around 40 minutes.
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What's the reason for bulking up?
There is a popular fb page that represents bodybuilders in my nation , admins always speak about how you should eat lots of food to pack on muscle mass.They actually recommend that people should eat ...
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What are the benefits to eating immediately after exercising?
A friend, who is one of our planet's elite athletes, explained to me that it is best to eat immediately after exercising.
He said that there is a short window after exercising where the body can use ...
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Fat and Saturated Fat [closed]
When I buy a product, and it says like Nutrition per 100g is
Fat 100g
Saturated 30g
When I count my calories then, should I write that the amount of fat is 70g and the saturated is 30g, so it ...
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Do I need to take L-glutamine if the whey protein contains it?
I started off just taking L-glutamine before and after my workout and creatine after my workout. I just started taking whey protein and noticed it contains L-glutamine. Should I continue to take the ...
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Is flax seed (milled or raw) an appropriate after-workout protein?
I am inclined to understand that the current wisdom is that there's a certain period right after exercise where protein consumption is most beneficial. At work, which is where I generally get my ...
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Maximum wattage of a fat cell [closed]
How fast can fat be burned?
I am not asking about how quickly weight can be lost but how much of a human's calorific need can be met by fat alone? Is it healthy to work at the maximum power output of ...
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Need some guidance to begin body transformation [duplicate]
Introduction
Good day everyone. I've been wanting to improve my physique for some time now but I haven't still because I'm scared. I've been leading a very sedentary life and it's made me unhealthy ...
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Is it really wrong to eat immediately after a weight loss workout?
I heard that eating after weight loss workout will reduce the effect of losing weight. I heard I should wait for at least 2-3 hours before eating anything or body won't consume fat or something like ...
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CISSN vs ISSN-SNS [closed]
I've been looking at two sports nutrition certifications:
CISSN: http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/CISSN.html
ISSN-SNS: http://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/SNS.html
They both seem to be ...
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Is consuming maltodextrin a good idea for replenishing energy between games?
this weekend my amateur team will be competing in a tournament (Quidditch - you can consider it as a high intensity exercise for 60 minutes.). We will play 4 games in a day with 1 or 2 hours between ...
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how to use supplement nutrition? [closed]
I have started the gym 40 days ago , and ever since I managed to jump from 69 KG to 78 KG as I used true mass protein and amino X but now I have few fat around my belly which is I never had before.
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Should you supplement magnesium as an athlete when you eat low-carb, high-protein? [closed]
My vegetarian diet is well belanced so I'm pretty sure I have no deficiency BUT I read that it makes sense supplementing magnesium as an athlete and that it especially makes sense when you go easy on ...
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What's the difference between eating 2000 Calories at once compared to eating 4 times a day at 500 Calories? [closed]
I wonder is there any difference in how many times I eat per day?
Let's say I eat one big meal in the morning at 2000 Cal (at 9am). Is that any different than having 4 meals at 500 Cal throughout the ...
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Separate carbs and fat in a meal?
I'm a boxer and I'm trying to cut a little weight while getting enough calories (of the right sort) to be able to train every day (3x high intensity and 3x medium intensity workouts per week). I try ...
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Is 45 minutes after working out already too late for restocking on protein and carbs?
I'm a boxer and after a workout I like to fix myself a recovery shake with protein, healthy fats and some carbs. After training I need some time to shower and change and then drive home. I'd say it ...
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Should i be supplementing my protein intake as a runner?
I have been running for 3 months now and am not sure if i am eating enough protein. I am practically a vegetarian purely because i find meat makes me feel heavy and it is pretty calorie dense. I ...
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Wendler 5/3/1: cut or not to cut?
I have been doing Wendler's 5/3/1 for about 6 weeks now (2 cycles) and am really enjoying it. I am lifting 4 days a week. For assistance, I've been following the boring but big template.
Foodwise, I'...
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Am I eating enough for a bulk? [closed]
5'9 and weigh 139 pounds. I've decided to bulk and need help on my diet. This is what I ate today and I was wondering whether I should be eating more, or less to gain muscle and at the same time not ...
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Nutrition during rock climbing workouts
I go rock climbing roughly 3 days a week for 2 hours per session. As you can imagine, this exercise really challenges my all around muscular endurance.
How should I be nourishing myself before, ...
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Preservatives in food = preservatives in my fat cells? [closed]
Is it logical to believe that if I eat foods with preservatives, the resulting fats within that food may also store within my fat cells with preservatives and thus make it more difficult to rid my ...
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How useful is to drink an isotonic drink after a short running session?
I've been doing short runs this summer (~5k in more or less half an hour) and I decided to buy this powder to make isotonic drinks to recover after the exercise.
I know that in such a short time I ...
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the right excerise progragram for me? [duplicate]
I'm 23 years old 1.68~1.7 meter and I have spent the past 16 years in a sedentary lifestyle. Most of my body isn't fat with the exception of my belly which is 107 centimeters. What is the best program ...
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Improvements to a Size and Strength Meal Plan
23 year old male, 84kg, 20% B.F. Currently training for size and strength.
I've linked my proposed training and rest day meal plans here.
All the weights I worked out myself and inputted everything ...
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Homemade Mass/Protein Blend [closed]
I'm a classic ectomorph aged at 18, I've been hitting the gym hard for about a month now and have been able to observer some sort of progress with both machines and free weights.
However, even though ...
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Food a vegan should eat after weight lifting that is intended to build mass muscle?
What food should I eat?
I am assuming the aim is to eat food that has protien in it..
And the aim is to have the protien being absorbed fast.
Should I use a food supplement? such as a powder?
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Food a vegan should eat after weight lifting that is intended to build mass muscle? [duplicate]
What food should I eat?
I am assuming the aim is to eat food that has protien in it..
And the aim is to have the protien being absorbed fast.
Should I use a food supplement? such as a powder?
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How far can you get in an ultra before you go from jogging to running?
Jogging is running without effort or worrying about how fast you go. Running requires pushing slightly at the least while worrying about time. This question is for all the marathoners who transitioned ...
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