Sun, Aug-04-02, 19:23
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Plan: Modified DANDR with BFL
Stats: 215/170/155
BF:gonna/bea/hardbody
Progress: 75%
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Counteracting cortisol...NAT? Trainerdan? Anyone???
FYI- This is a bit detailed....
I am incorporating parts of the t-dawg plan I read about in Nat's journal into my diet. My question concerns the corstisol fighting carb up after lifting. I read that our bodies are most catabolic when we wake up and after a workout and since I am trying to do everything possible to preserve lean muscle I was wondering if I need to carb up before lifting because I work out first thing in the morning and my workouts are pushing 2 hrs now (including cardio). I worry that with my body already in a catabolic state before I start my workout cortisol levels must be sky high by the time I am done. This means I am kinda sabotaging myself doesn't it? I was thinking of drinking 1/2 scoop of protein shake after cardio to prevent this. I don't want to do it before my cardio because I want maximum fat burning during my 20MAS. I was also going to eat 1 banana after my workout to give myself that insulin spike because I read that fat storage is unlikely when muscles are looking to replenish themselves (and high-glycemic foods attack the cortisol faster). Am I right? What should I be doing?? I'm a bit confused, if you can't tell.
Last edited by Niky Brady : Sun, Aug-04-02 at 19:37.
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