Who is still a believer in the anabolic window?

[Al Doggity]

I'm willing to accept it's complete bullshit, but I still get some carbs in pre-workout and some protein in immediately afterwards.  

[ratherbebig]

without the anabolic window, then whats the point of it all

[calfzilla]

I'm willing to accept it's complete bullshit, but I still get some carbs in pre-workout and some protein in immediately afterwards.  

So you accept its complete bullshit but still adhere to it 100%  

[Al Doggity]

So you accept its complete bullshit but still adhere to it 100%  

That's almost exactly what I posted. 


However, to be even more precise, it's something that I've been doing so long that it's a habit, there are conflicting schools of thought  and since there is literally no harm that can come from it, I don't really have a compelling reason to change my behavior.

[plebian]

any normal athlete eats before and after intense training. only bodybuilders were retarded enough to come up with a broscience gimmick to do so.

[Al Doggity]

any normal athlete eats before and after intense training. only bodybuilders were retarded enough to come up with a broscience gimmick to do so.

The difference is bodybuilders have specific goals that are dependent on what they consume and dictate what they consume.

[Tennisballz]

That's almost exactly what I posted. 


However, to be even more precise, it's something that I've been doing so long that it's a habit, there are conflicting schools of thought  and since there is literally no harm that can come from it, I don't really have a compelling reason to change my behavior.

I almost always eat after a workout simply because I'm hungry.  As you stated, there's no downside to it so while I don't believe the anabolic window bro science, I have no reason to change. 

[benchmstr]

Only when pinning insulin

Bench

[Al Doggity]

I almost always eat after a workout simply because I'm hungry.  As you stated, there's no downside to it so while I don't believe the anabolic window bro science, I have no reason to change. 

Do you try to get a certain amount of protein in your post-workout meal? Do you have a daily protein target?

[wes]

Arnold lived without it.

[drmarkp]

Eat when your hungry; that's it

[Al Doggity]

Eat when your hungry; that's it

This will keep you alive, not necessarily looking your best.

[ratherbebig]

im thinking something like this

eating before training (solid meal)
eating just before training (liquid meal)
eating during training (liquid meal)
pausing while training to have a meal (solid meal)
nap
continue training
eating right after training (liquid meal)
eating coming home from training (solid meal)
nap

[plebian]

This will keep you alive, not necessarily looking your best.

ah yes, the famously enviable physiques produced by constant, neurotic eating

[Powerlift66]

[Griffith]

Don't forget the intra-workout shake.

[bigkid]

You need the Milo's magic shakes if you want to grow

[LurkerNoMore]

You need the Milo's magic shakes if you want to grow

I remember Fat Kamali bragging about how he had cracked the secret to Milo's shakes and was "growing like a weed" and would be "unstoppable" when it came time to "do battle again". 

He still looked like  a sorry sack of microwaved shit.

[bigkid]

I remember Fat Kamali bragging about how he had cracked the secret to Milo's shakes and was "growing like a weed" and would be "unstoppable" when it came time to "do battle again". 

He still looked like  a sorry sack of microwaved shit.

Guys been "growing like a weed" for 20 years now.  Maybe he was just talking about his gut and organs

[Van_Bilderass]

Unless you stuffed yourself before a workout it's
a mistake to, say, wait for hours after a hard workout to
eat. Most feel this instinctively too. Muscle growth isn't
instantaneous and takes time but it makes sense to start
recovering and reducing muscle breakdown as soon as possible with nutrients.

[Coach is Back!]

I have no more animosity towards Milos anymore, but I thought Palumbo made him look pretty bad here

[dan18]

im thinking something like this

eating before training (solid meal)
eating just before training (liquid meal)
TAKE A SHIT
eating during training (liquid meal)
pausing while training to have a meal (solid meal)
nap
continue training
TAKE A SHIT
eating right after training (liquid meal)
eating coming home from training (solid meal)
TAKE A SHIT
nap

FIXED

[Al Doggity]

ah yes, the famously enviable physiques produced by constant, neurotic eating

but there actually are plenty of great physiques that are the result of obsessively planned out diets

[Coffeed]

but there actually are plenty of great physiques that are the result of obsessively planned out diets drug regimens

[plebian]

but there actually are plenty of great physiques that are the result of obsessively planned out diets

its the result of obsessively cutting calories, not stuffing your face with food for fucks sake. Nobody got lean by having the perfect macro plan and meal timing while still consuming 2000 calories more than they burn in a day, nobody, not a single human ever. Physically impossible.