Posted: 3/24/2011 7:14:42 PM EDT
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Hey guys,
So I am 5'9 and 172 of mostly not-muscle. I am trying to apply as a marine corps officer, and everything is looking good except for my pft. I am working out a lot (5 mornings a week) and really pushing myself. One thing i think that is holding me back though is my diet. It consists of mostly fast food and snacks. I have recently been getting smoothies from smoothie king but somehow i feel like there is probably more sugar in it than actual fruit so... I have frozen fruit, I have a blender. What else do I need in a smoothie that would act as either a meal replacement or at least a snack replacement that would benefit me? I would like to stay away from creatine and other "building muscle" stuff because im looking for pure strength not just buff looking bod. Plus i don't want to become too reliant on something that i wont have access to at OCS. Thanks for your help! |
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Milk(skim) 8oz in your blender........walmart whey protein(strawberry) add some frozen strawberries/ one banana.......blend for 10 seconds or so......done that will hold you over for a while. Want more protein? add a scoop of peanutbutter
Creatine doesnt make you look buff working out makes you look buff........it helps give you a boost and it stores water in muscles to help when they tear and recovery time.......take it its good shit and the new stuff needs no loading. STOP WITH THE FAST FOOD AND GARBAGE......your right on smoothie king(all sugar ).......your a marine and we need to tell you this shit? good luck and stay safe. |
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I am going to be blunt here. smoothies are fit only for communists. forget that whole idea it sucks.
meal replacement is a shit idea for most people, especially if they are people like you who need to harden up and pack on some strong muscle so they can crank out dead hang chin-ups. What you need is good nutrition, which means eating plenty of lean protein and complex carbs and no bullshit. you would be wise to not step foot in a fast food joint between now and OCS. I do not know alot about Marine Corps OCS, but word on the street is officer selection is competitive these days, you should probably be looking for any advantage you can give yourself. eating good food and turning it into good bodymass will be an advantage. Edit for clarity i started typing before the second post in this thread. Not suggesting second posters protein shake suggestion was a bad one. only that the Smoothie King/traditional fruit juice based smoothies are dicktits. |
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your a marine and we need to tell you this shit? good luck and stay safe. No, I am an aerospace engineering major who spends most of his time on the couch or on his computer and just recently decided that he needs to get his shit together and do something important with his life. So yes, I appreciate you telling me this shit. Im working on the fast food thing, its difficult in college with a job and with schoolwork to find time to cook anything but i've come along way from 2 fast food meals a day down to about 3-4 a week (hoping to get that down to 0 ). Just looking for more ideas. |
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There isn't anything wrong with the occasional smoothie, especially following a long endurance workout to replenish your stores, though if you're only training once/day you don't even need that. From what I read, you don't need meal replacement, you need meals.
It's really not that complicated to eat well: -If it comes in a box, don't eat it -If it doesn't come from the outside aisles of the supermarket, don't eat it -If it has a health claim on the packaging, don't eat it -If it has ingredients that you can't pronounce don't eat it What to eat: Lots of - as much as you can or want: -Green leafy vegetables / non-startchy vegetables (peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower) Moderate amounts of: -Lean protein (beef, pork, chicken, cold water fish, eggs, 1% or skim dairy) -Fruit, especially berries -Beans, nuts Limited amounts of: -Whole grains, higher fat dairy Rarely: -Processed grains - cereals, pasta, white rice -Sweets, processed meats |
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Quoted: There isn't anything wrong with the occasional smoothie, especially following a long endurance workout to replenish your stores, though if you're only training once/day you don't even need that. From what I read, you don't need meal replacement, you need meals. It's really not that complicated to eat well: -If it comes in a box, don't eat it -If it doesn't come from the outside aisles of the supermarket, don't eat it -If it has a health claim on the packaging, don't eat it -If it has ingredients that you can't pronounce don't eat it What to eat: Lots of - as much as you can or want: -Green leafy vegetables / non-startchy vegetables (peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower) Moderate amounts of: -Lean protein (beef, pork, chicken, cold water fish, eggs, 1% or skim dairy) -Fruit, especially berries -Beans, nuts Limited amounts of: -Whole grains, higher fat dairy Rarely: -Processed grains - cereals, pasta, white rice -Sweets, processed meats Pretty much this, although I wouldn't be afraid of some fattier meats and whole milk (the caveat here is that I'd eat organic fattier meats, otherwise the fat stores a lot of garbage). Meat and vegetables man, it doesn't get any easier than that. |
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Pretty much this, although I wouldn't be afraid of some fattier meats and whole milk (the caveat here is that I'd eat organic fattier meats, otherwise the fat stores a lot of garbage). Meat and vegetables man, it doesn't get any easier than that. My main concern is that I think that the fattier meats tend to be more processed. Whole foods - have at it. Whole dairy - I'm not afraid of it, but I also don't see much health benefit in milk fat, no matter how tasty it is. |
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Most things are fine in moderation. That means fast food once or twice a week, not once or twice a day.
To answer your main question on breakfast, survivorman said what I do most mornings. 8 to 10oz of 1% milk and a scoop of protein, slice of toast and either an apple or a banana and I'm out the door. Either skim or 1% milk is fine. The main problem you'd have with 2% or whole milk is that your "smoothie" could get too thick with the other things you put into it. The main thing I'd do different is that if you use a vanilla flavored protein powder you can mix it with more things, you might get tired of everything having a strawberry flavor to it. Using a protein supplement is as simple as it gets. I'd stay away from anything else for right now simple because you need to make fitness your lifestyle before you spend more money on things. On the plus side I bet you get fit fairly quickly. At 5'9" and 172lbs your not really overweight just soft so even though your diet sucks your probably not over eating and or have a pretty good metabolism. Good luck. Oh, and make sure that you take the blender apart to rinse it out, stuff gets into all sorts of little places and grows... |
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Pretty much this, although I wouldn't be afraid of some fattier meats and whole milk (the caveat here is that I'd eat organic fattier meats, otherwise the fat stores a lot of garbage). Meat and vegetables man, it doesn't get any easier than that. My main concern is that I think that the fattier meats tend to be more processed. Whole foods - have at it. Whole dairy - I'm not afraid of it, but I also don't see much health benefit in milk fat, no matter how tasty it is. I agree, which is why I like organic meats when possible. I don't drink much milk, but if I did it would be whole, mainly because skim and low fat is highly processed. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I agree, which is why I like organic meats when possible. I don't drink much milk, but if I did it would be whole, mainly because skim and low fat is highly processed. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Hmmm, something I need to investigate. The lower fat stuff froths up so much nicer when I make my morning capo though... |
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I agree, which is why I like organic meats when possible. I don't drink much milk, but if I did it would be whole, mainly because skim and low fat is highly processed. Hmmm, something I need to investigate. The lower fat stuff froths up so much nicer when I make my morning capo though... Ha. Yeah, I read it up a while back and was surprised at how processed low fat milk is, It's pretty disgusting. Eta- I should clarify, unless you're drinking raw milk, all other milk is fairly heavily processed, non-fat just a bit more so. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Ha. Yeah, I read it up a while back and was surprised at how processed low fat milk is, It's pretty disgusting. Eta- I should clarify, unless you're drinking raw milk, all other milk is fairly heavily processed, non-fat just a bit more so. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I thought that the fat was just centrifuged off. I need to look into it more. |
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All I do is go to the store and stock up on bananas and no sugar added frozen fruits. Aldi has the best prices for these. The night before I take the single serve blending cup, toss in a banana, some pineapple and a different kind of berry (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry). Saran wrap it, toss it in the fridge, then after waking up, just pour in 8 ounces of 2% milk and blend.
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Quoted: I have recently been getting smoothies from smoothie king but somehow i feel like there is probably more sugar in it than actual fruit so... Hate to be the one to break it to you, but fruit is basically sugar and isn't something you want to be eating regularly. |