Hey Raynor,

lets say hypothetically you eat a nice balanced 6 meals in a day. you get relatively enough calories, and protein, etc, but you go to bed on an empty stomach. during the night ( about 5-6 hours into sleep), you wake up and feel your stomach growling for food, but you ignore it and go back to sleep. when you wake up, you notice that your stomach has stopped any cravings for food completely, and that you are actually "full".

I've read that the body goes through a fasting, and even "catabolic" stage when you sleep. My question is what are the odds that you have consumed muscle in order to sustain energy while you sleep? do you consume glyogen stores instead??

Thanks!

hey m8. Could you please provide a complete supplement guide (vitamins, minerals, elements and so on dunno the rest what is important for body) for bodybuilding, healthy and long lifestyle, resistance to diseases. Since I have IBS and most of the grains make me sick I get my carbs from white rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes, bananas and some other fruit (still experimenting on foods and making a list what i can and can't eat). Thanks

Hey there, here is what you need:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=330745031
Abs Workout Routine

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=345358141
Hypertrophy Plan 3-on-1-off (regular)

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=359274061
sample cutting diet (non-keto) 2,000 cals


However, I need to know your height/weight and body fat % to tweak that existing cutting diet to your exact specs.

Hey there. That is mostly correct. However instead of 50 lbs, try doing just the 45 lb bar. Make smart choices like that for your weights so you are not constantly adding and removing 2.5 lb plates. Besides that, it looks good.

Secondly, in the way of raising weight, every 1-2 weeks you should try to go up a little bit if possible. Figure about 5-10 lbs every 1-2 weeks maximum.

hey there.

Great question! You actually consume glycogen stores first and THEN muscle. Assuming you ate enough during the day and have plenty of aminos broken down from ptoein and enough glycogen stored up you will not lose any muscle mass. However it can make building difficult unless you have enough free aminos in your system. That is why I recommend casein protein before bed to sustain your body properly. Cottage cheese or a casein shake would be great.

Certainly...

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=342289401
Supplement Guide

In addition to that, you can also look into some herbal and other supplements for IBS which include:

Probiotics (try for a good 10 million or more live cultures) such as http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=RW-1064

Peppermint Extract (any brand but I prefer NOW!)

Digestive Enzymes (NOW! Digestive enzymes are best)

Ginger Root Extract (any brand but I prefer NOW!)

and Chamomile (try drinking 2-3 cups of chamomile tea per day, especially at least one before bed)

Raynor,

I'm 5'9, 225 pounds. I stopped working out two years ago, so I have gained about 50 pounds of excess fat. I know what my problem is, fast food and a college diet (ramen, etc). I started working out last week and it's going pretty good. I haven't started running yet. I'll start doing my workout and then run a mile after tomorrow morning.

What kind of diet should I be looking at? What should I eat? As of right now, the three meats I have access to is chicken breast, tuna, and tilapia. What should my meals be throughout the day? What times should I be eating them?

My goal is to drop the fifty pounds by the end of Summer 2012. So that gives me 8 months roughly. Is this doable? I've also increased my water intake dramatically. My biggest problem was a high fat diet and lots and lots of alcohol. I'm slowing both down. I can do without fast food, so that's no problem.

can you recommend a good protein or energy drink to take before workouts? i don't want anything too extreme just something that gives me enough energy to finish

lately ive been so dead even though im getting a decent amount of sleep hours

sup raynor , i know behind the neck press is rly good for shoulder / delt but it put a lot of pressure on ur shoulder joint and imo is not a comfortable position , i stopped doing this exercise but my shoulder workout is lacking since i dont do them what you think about this exercise ?

This post was edited by RenegadeWoom on Dec 18 2011 08:24pm

^and adding to that, I've been doing the same shoulder routine for 4 months, I think its about time I switch it up, but lack of knowledge of exercises is preventing me from doing so.

So far my shoulder routines have been like this:

seated shoulder press: 5x8-10
standing military press: 5x8
lateral raise: 5x10
front raise: 5x10
upright rows: 5x10
shrugs: 3x15