It’s Friday and that means another RANDOM THOUGHTS OF THE WEEK POST

Up first we have a question we found about if you can eat pasta while dieting.

Sure,

You can eat anything while you are dieting.

I know, a calorie is not a calorie and that not all calories are treated the same by the body, but by the same token, if you don’t go absolutely nuts and wolf down ten pounds of pasta, then yes, you can have pasta while dieting.

Another factor in this is when you have it,

By this I mean, if you indulge in your pasta right after a hard workout, then most, if not all, of this meal will help replenish your muscles after the hard workout, meaning it will not end up being stored as fat.

Also, age and metabolism play a role here.

If you are a young buck in his teens or early twenties and have a fast metabolism, plus, if you are training hard and doing aerobics, then eating pasta while dieting, more-than-likely, will not be a problem.

Up next:

We found a question regarding could Branch Warren win the Olympia in 2010.

And I must say, Branch surprised me this year, so yes I definitely think he can win it in 2010.

Continuing…

We saw a question about cardio before training.

I don’t like this approach because if you do a really hard cardio session how can you expect to have anything left for your weight workout.

Kind of like training your hamstrings after you just gave it everything on squats, sure you might want to put in a good workout, but can you do it.

I don’t think so, but again, you have to look at all of the factors.

How hard of a cardio session did you do?

Because if you just did forty-five minutes of very easy cardio, then, I think that you can have a good workout.

But like a said before if you really gave it your all during your cardio, how can you possibly expect to have much left for your weight work.

Another thing to consider is age, because if you are a teenager, then simply going to the bathroom after you finish your cardio might give you enough time to recover for your weight workout.

However, if you are older, this might not work out good for you.

Lastly,

I want to touch on eating before bed.

I think we sometimes go overboard on this stuff,

Back-in-the-day, people just worked hard, busted their butts on the basics and grew.

Along with having plenty of good old-fashioned food.

Nothing fancy or exotic.

But today we have pre-workout stuff, intra-workout stuff, and post-workout stuff.

O.K.

So what do I think?

If you really are desperate for gains then yes having some form of slow digesting protein like cottage cheese before bed wouldn’t be a bad idea.

However, I think this is optional, as you would do better to focus on eating six meals per day and getting in enough rest along with giving it your all in the gym.

THAT’S IT FOR THIS WEEK

UNTIL NEXT WEEK

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