layne norton is fairly covered in the book
btw, for our readers, always,always feel free to ask anything, anytime, you will be ansered and helped.
this goes without saying, just wanted to make sure, nobody must be shy.
Gal,
I purchased the book and liked it a lot. I highly recommend it to everyone who is open minded and is willing to experiment. Two brief questions:
1- Let's say someone is doing intense weight workouts 3 times a week and engaging in other activities (swim, bike etc) 3 other days, with maybe some light bodyweight exercises thrown in on swimming and biking days, such as light dumbbell work, dips between chairs and so on.
Assume this person has come down to a bodyfat level around 7-8% and wants to build a little mass while staying at 7-8% BF. What do you think about eating only 200 grams of protein and trace amounts of carbs and fats one day and doing one 3,000-4,000 calorie meal on the next day, and timing it such that the big meal is always on the weight training days?
Is every other day (timing pretty much once every 48 hours) 3,000 - 4,000 calorie meal potentially too much to maintain BF?
2- I know in the book you say not to have a post workout meal. You mention that after the workout the body is in a fat burning mode and I agree with that. There is some elevation of meatbolism after a weight workout -people can disagree with how much the metabolism is elevated, but there is some elevation for sure.
However, over the years I tried fasting for several hours after the workout and compared it to eating right after the workout. I feel that recovery is a little better if I eat afterwards (I train completely fasted). Huge difference? No. But there is a slight difference I think.
In the book you say, to wait after the workout before eating, I know. But how about if the goal is to just maintain the BF and not drop more. And if you are already fasted for 16-18 hours before the workout, what do you think is the best strategy?
Thanks Brother