Now What?

Now What?

You have hired a coach, you’ve seen results, your technique is decent, you have accomplished some goals… now what?

First off, what’s the goal now? Let’s say you’ve made it from point A to point B. Where you want to be is point C or beyond. What do you do now?

There are many things you can do, ONCE NUTRITION IS ON POINT.

So, you’re eating clean, and you’re doing it all yourself. Let’s give you some free help!

Now, all those supplements you see flashing their ads MIGHT hold some value!

I know people that talk about during/intra/around workout (weight training/resistance training) as if it is the end all be all. I believe it should be talked about a bit.

Before your workout, try some carbs. 30 mins or less? Nothing heavy. Hour or so before? Heavier can work aka oatmeal. Combine it with protein, and a bit of fat so that the insulin spike isn’t gigantic.

During the workout? This is tricky, due to where you’re at in terms of your goal. Are you trying to lean down for a contest? Maybe just water. Are you a fairly muscled person? Maybe you need some intra workout carbs/protein/aminos to fuel the brutal intensity. Are you in the offseason trying to throw on lean mass? Then you might consider adding in this intra protocol due to all the food you’re consuming during the day just seems overwhelming. Why not try having an extra meal during the workout?

Post workout – now here you can have some fun ONCE NUTRITION IS ON POINT. If you have been reading any of the “new school” authors, you can see cereal, low fat ice cream, candies being tossed around as if it’s no one’s business. It is delicious, and well deserved. The trick? It’s measured. It’s not just “grab some crap carbs and down em” it’s “let’s have 30 grams of carbs, coming from sugar, which is coming from gummy worms.” Then you measure out 30 grams worth of carbs from gummy worms.  Then you measure out protein to go along with it. Some coaches will use fat, some won’t. each have viable options DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU EAT THIS MEAL.

I’m not giving away everything here, I’m making it so it gets your wheels turning.

I personally prefer to make my own version of some of the supplements out there today. In other words, I buy bulk ingredients, measure them out, and mix them in a jug of about 2 liters and drink that a little before the workout and during. This way, I know what I’m getting is measured exactly. Yep, it becomes that silly once you’ve reached this point in your nutritional career per say.

I know this was quite a bit different from my other blogs, but I wanted to let everyone know just how to change their plan that might JUST push them over the edge to continue progress one way or the other.

Make sure you have ammo for your gun.

As always, the contest prep red deer coach wishes you the best of luck in your goals.

-Marty