Does drinking a 8oz protein shake have the same effect on stimulating HCL as ingesting solid food?

The shake has
Almond milk
Bananas + Blue berries
Coconut oil


EDIT:

Also, how do you feel about consuming dietary saturated fats? Do you believe their is an association between dietary Sat fats and cardiovascular disease?

This post was edited by TheMagicFlightBox on Mar 4 2013 08:37am

Two things you will need.


First of all, you should modify your plan to the 5x5:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=345300636
5x5 plan


Secondly,

if it's simply a stubborn chest you have:


http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=382232412
Stubborn Chest Guide


Start the 5x5 plan, and run it for at least 4-6 weeks. You should be able to see leaps and bounds by then.

On a side note, your diet needs to be on point. Please post your daily diet, and I will critique it to better serve your needs.

It depends on what solid food in particular. However, protein shakes in general, which are dairy and/or whey based, tend to have very low HCL reactions.

the Bananas and Blueberries would have the largest reaction from that shake.


Saturated fats are definitely more insidious than simply referring to cholesterol. By that, I mean, people are quick to avoid cholesterol, but don't pay attention to saturated fats.

The key is to get at least 2:1 ratio of UNSATURATED to SATURATED fats. 3:1 or better is truly optimal, but 2:1 will at the very least keep your vessels free from occlusions.


The best sources for unsaturated fats would be olive oil, avocados, fish oil, flax oil, etc.

I don't have a diet really, I mostly work out for fun and as a ''social activity''. I eat alot, I'm really surprised that I'm not fat. My body fat is very low even though I'm eating like lets say last night ... I ate half a club sandwich and some fries, some chicken wings with salad, salad with potatoes and alot of chicken, then a two bowl of cereal, a bowl of chips and a HUGE bowl of ice cream.

Also, I see on the links you've posted that those are mostly for people that are not casual at all. I work out about 1:10 each time I work out (3times a week) I don't think I would be able to do those things!
Also, I have been doing 4x reps of 12-10-8-6 instead of 5x5.. which one is better ?

This post was edited by HawkEye on Mar 4 2013 03:46pm

You have to make a logical decision for yourself here.

Strive for mediocrity, and just workout for the sake of the social activity it provides you, and not pay attention to your diet. You will maintain your current levels.

Alternatively, you could get more serious, increase your lifting schedule to one of my plans, and revamp your eating so that you get at least 4,000 calories a day, 350g protein, and a good balance of carbs and fats.


The result of the first choice is that you will not break your barriers anytime soon, if ever. You will remain stagnant.

The result of the second choice is that you will start to rapidly gain lean mass, get stronger, and transform yourself even further.


The choice is yours, but there is no in between. Simply changing to a 5x5 plan to increase your strength may be ineffective without the proper diet as well as the proper dedication to the plan.

Hey, so I mainly focus on running, biking, hiking, ect and with very little upper body strength training (Usually just daily pushups and chair dips), however, about eleven ortwelve days ago I was convinced into doing a upperbody workout (Abs, chest, shoulders and triceps). Now, nearly two weeks later, my chest and triceps are still sore (Namely while stretching my arms overhead) and I'm barely able to do three pushups.. I don't recall ever being sore for so long.. anything I should be worried about or be doing to help it?

Thanks.

E - I sleep seven and a half to eight hours every night and I always drink around a gallon of water each day, though I've been eating at a bit of a deficit recently.

This post was edited by illyria on Mar 4 2013 05:52pm

This is normal for a beginner lifter. You need to stretch out every day, and keep your protein intake high (1.5g / lb of bodyweight)

It will get better with time

with respect to cholesterol impact, whats the difference between mono- and poly- unsaturated fat?

5'8''
172 lbs
dont take any supplements but fishoil and a multi
currently running jim wendler's 5/3/1
dont do any cardio unless its a light walk or a light elliptical

foods i eat: chicken, eggs, steak, pork,, milk, peanutbutter
mushrooms, onions, broccoli, salad, string beans
potatoes, brown rice, whole wheat pasta
bananas, apples, strawberries, blueberries, clementines, oranges

currently taking in around 2000 calories, 45g fat/225g carbs/175g protein

been stuck at 172 lbs forever regardless of how much shit i ate (dropped from 228-172 about a year ago and havent been able to improve my body fat% since then [am getting stronger tho i feel])

i know cardio isn't necessary to lose weight...but should i add some or should i lower my calories?? apparently 2000 is low to begin with...so confused. been counting my macros for 3 and a half weeks, been consistant, sometimes eat one bad meal a week, and havent notice anything yet...thoughts? maybe lose the one "cheat meal" a week even though im pretty sure it doesnt put me over my 2000 calories...?

This post was edited by BeastOf_TheEast on Mar 4 2013 09:17pm

I know you`re hella busy, but can you briefly explain why you have suggested the above route to train? My guess is that you want to expose me to all the different types of fatigue during a 500 m ERG row. We got the ALL OUT powerful start at the beginning, then we got the medium endurance portion for about 200-400 m and again an all out portion at the end.