Sport My outlook on diet. (Critique Please)

[Oldspice]

This is how i see a diet for weight training.

Instead of concentrating on how much fat and carbohydrates you can eat, simply pay attention to what you need. For example, we know you should consume 1g of protein per LBM. So, you should make sure you have at least that amount of protein daily and your carbs/fats can be spread out accordingly through convenience and satiety. Now, you should get your fats from EFA's and your carbohydrates from better sources. (From a healthy perspective) But, in the end it really doesn't matter when your body breaks it down. Some people eat high protein, high fat, others eat high protein, low fat. Do what your comfortable with and as long as your protein is sufficient, you should still see gains. (This is also assuming you stay away from trans fat) Although, it's not 100% that this would matter either. I believe trans fat should be avoided, irrelevant if their is a difference or not.

I'm sure their is some type of metabolic advantage to eating healthier carbs/fats, but who eats terrible like this all the time? Try to eat the best you can and keep protein up. Yes, having pizza and cheeseburgers are fine as long as it fits into calorie budget.

Summary: Eat 1g of protein per LBM and don't stress out over the rest. Try to eat healthy, but having bad meals while still being in your calorie budget doesn't make a difference.

 

[tjl]

I'm sure their is some type of metabolic advantage to eating healthier carbs/fats, but who eats terrible like this all the time?

I would not be surprised if a lot of people eat mostly junky carbs and junky fats, rather than good carbs and good fats.

 

[tic]

This approach will work to ease the mind into something more serious and push yourself over some humps. It may work initially but after 6 months, you might start plateauing. This is pretty MACRO view of dieting but myself personally like to incorporate a little more micro detail in there. Not all carbs / proteins are the same. If one just eat fast digest protein and carbs all the time; well the excess may be converted to fat or energy. If the body is saturated with energy and have more cranking out, it might turn those glycogen into fat cells. Or vice versa, if the body is low on energy, it may convert protein into energy source along with fat.

This is a good approach as long as you are seeing results, but if you start to stale; one may want to consider doing some micro management.