This goes along with the new years resolution stuff we talked about earlier. along with utting out the sugar from your diet, youre going to do two things differently. They are both easy to do, and require little on your part, other than getting it done. I noticed huge improvements in my mood, energy, and results when i started doing these consistently, and I know that you will as well! I have heard some great things back from my personal training clients with the results and changes that they are seeing from these two things.
1. Eat breakfast within 15 minutes of getting up.
This is hugely important, and i try to stress it to my personal training clients all of the time. You HAVE to eat breakfast. This serves two purposes that are applicable to us. One, it gets nutrients to the muscles. After 8 hours of sleep, your body has hammered away at most of the fuel sources floating around in your blood stream, and has possibly started in on your catabolizing, or breaking down your muscles to use for fuel. If you have any interest in getting stronger, or getting bigger muscles, or losing fat, this is something that we DO NOT want. It is literally taking your hard work and undoing it. You are literally moving backwards. Another thing that it does is get you ready for the rest of the day. i know so many people whose first meal of the day is lunch, or something crappy from a vending machine or gas station on the way to work. AWFUL. Not only is it bad for you, it tastes like shit. It also helps you eat less throughout the day. research has shown that people who eat breakfast consume less. Without trying. This is huge for any of you who are trying to lose fat and weight. Another thing that I have noticed too, not only with myself but my training clients is that eating breakfast really helps “set the tone’ for the day. You eat a good breakfast, and it sets you up for a healthy lunch. I know that one of my personal training clients used it as a deterrent mentally, and said that he “couldn’t justify” the extra calories at lunch from a missed meal at breakfast.
2. Eat a protein shake after you train
If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, the one you consume after you workout, your post training meal, is number two. Like we talked about with breakfast, your muscles have just done a ton of work, and need fuel NOW! For those that are trying to lose fat, a protein shake is the best way to go. just make sure that you are using a high quality whey protein, and not some shitty Walmart or GNC brand. They ARE cheap, i realize this, but like anything else in life, you get what you pay for. Also, as far as the protein goes, you get what you DON’T pay for. Things like gas, bloating, and diarrhea. These come from shitty whey concentrates, that dont have the lactose, or fat taken out of them. Try to avoind them at all costs, and get a high quality Whey Protein isolate. Way easier on the stomach and digestive tract. Your friends will appreciate it too.
Now what you have to do is take these two things, along with reducing the sugar in your diet as uch as you can, and use this week to make them habits. Do them every day. Your body will thank you. I promise.
If you missed the New Years Resolution Post, You can check it out HERE
