Muscle Building Nutrition
Ben shares his approach to post-workout nutrition and meal timing, emphasizing the importance of customizing eating habits for optimal muscle growth. Mike discusses his experience with keto and the pitfalls of following rigid dietary guidelines without personalization.In this clip
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Does a post-workout protein shake make sense for a 30-year-old male who is metabolically healthy, has years of lifting experience, and is trying to balance muscle building with a time-restricted feeding window (fasting for approximately 14-18 hours)? He typically eats two protein-rich meals a day with no snacks in-between and easily meets/surpasses the recommended total daily intake of protein (1.6-2.2g/kg). However, due to his schedule, he has to work out (resistance train) in the early morning and skips breakfast.
Should he: A) Make a compromise and take a protein shake on training days specifically, even if it means reducing the fasting window below 12 hours, which he sees as a reasonable minimum for various reasons, including digestive health? B) Keep the protocol with no early protein shake on any of the days, even if it means training fasted and not consuming any protein for at least 6 hours, possibly longer? C) Implement the protein shake on a daily basis, forgoing the IF protocol altogether, and not having even 12 hours of fasting in each 24-hour cycle? D) Something else?
What are the pros and cons of controlling my weight through 16:8 intermittent fasting while skipping breakfast, adding a 30-minute daily morning workout (4 sets of 25 push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and 4x 6 pull-ups), and not eating for several hours after the workout? Assuming I hit my protein intake goal later that day (and the previous days), is there any concern regarding protein timing?