Maureen
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Hello Fit Friends! I do weight training and cardio between 5-6:30 am (up by 4/4:30 am). I don’t like to eat a big meal (meal 1) before going to the gym and if starting my meals that early (4:30 am) will run out of food to early in the day. What’s the best pre-workout snack, post sleep, to get me through to meal 1 around 7:30 am? Should I do the shake since my meal 1 is right after my workout?
I would still put that post training shake after your training session. Have you tried eating that breakfast when you wake and then train? Look on the exchange list…maybe there is another carb and lean protein you can sub there that would be ok with you so early in the morning.
Hello. Can the order of meals be changed? For example, if the timing works better for me to switch meal 4 and meal 5? Thank you!
Do what’s best for your schedule…as long as you get the macros in at the end of the day. 🙂
If you aren’t used to eating breakfast, this can be an adjustment. Eat what you can….I am sure by the time a week or 2 goes by you will be craving them 🙂
Nope. No need to drink coffee if you aren’t a coffee drinker. Brave girl lol
I would just repeat the ones from the previous day….
Does your heart rate get up to the desired level? Does it go from high intensity to lower intensity? I would assume it would be under interval training or steady state depending on now it’s performed. 🙂
Have you tried just putting a bench behind you and sitting on it and standing back up? I cue my clients with “chest up” and “butt out” when squatting. Let me know if that helps….
Hi there,
Start with a weight a bit lower than you would do if you were just doing single sets. You can always increase from there if it wasn’t challenging enough. Make sure you have perfect form regardless what weights you choose. HOpe that helps.I wouldn’t judge a workout by your soreness. When you add new moves or up weight you can experience that soreness. It doesn’t mean it was a bad training session. Reflect on your training session, could you have pushed harder, did I challenge myself enough? All good questions. Do the best you can. Work hard 🙂
Hi Marci,
Make the program work for your schedule. When starting a new plan, it always take a longer than usual. Crawl out of that comfort zone and the changes you might encounter might be just what you are looking for 🙂Just do the best you can. If you get a stink eye…just tell them you are trying to “get shit done”. Kidding…just have good gym etiquette and allow others to work in if you have to. Do the best you can.
Does the Polar M400 have a chest strap?
Most polars do….I believe that one does as well. If it’s the one Nicole uses.
Hi there,
The workouts are structured this way for a reason. There are many different ways to train and ways of thinking out there. Are they wrong….sometimes but alot of time they are just different. Our bodies are all different and what works for one may not work for another. Give this program a shot and see how you do. Don’t knock it til you try it lol….just kidding but you know what i mean. Good luckHi,
On my meal plan it has me having a protein shake for my second meal and one after my weight work out. My weight workout will be in the evening, 7pm. My question is, should I have one 30mins before I go to bed? Or is it just meal 2 and after weights? No shake after cardio before meal 1. Am I right on this?
Stephanie
Take the post workout shake after your 7pm weight training session. AND YES meal 2 and after weights. Make sense?
Hi,
I would just stick to the substitutions outlined to this challenge. If you sub anything that isn’t on the list, then the results may vary for you. My advice is to just roll with the program and see how you do and then bring in your other items post challenge and make it work for your program. Good luckHI,
Sometimes when starting a new meal plan you can feel “full” if you aren’t used to eating regularly like that. Trust me when I tell you…..you will get used to it. The calories are where they are for a reason, to support the training that you are going to do. You can always choose to do something different but you risk not getting the results that the program intends. GOod luck.Hi Nicole! My question is about cardio.
In the meal plan it says if you do cardio do not take the protein and banana.
Only after you lift.
What if you do cardio every day after your lifting session? Or fasted first thing in the morning? Should they be split up?
Thanks nicole!
ErinEither way works. If you do your cardio in the morning then make sure you take that post workout shake after your weight training. If you do them both in a.m. do the weight training first then the cardio. Then you will have the post workout shake after. Hope that helps.
Just look and choose another lean protein from the exchange list 🙂
I’m 5 6 1/2 and weigh about 172….what meal plan should I be using?
Hi,
Just go by your height on this plan…if you fall in the middle somewhere.So the rolled oats is oatmeal???
YEP!
Hi,
I would try and eat meal 1 before hitting the gym. Especially if you are weight training. That would take care of a lot of the meal timing.Hi,
It’s tough to say because I don’t know what and how much you are swapping…only thing is your measurements might be off. I would take a closer look at what you are swapping and make sure the numbers match up. Again, tough to say because I don’t know exactly what you are doing. Swapping things in and out may throw the numbers off a bit.Just a quick question regarding coffee. I don’t drink coffee, I prefer tea. Should I drink coffee in the morning or is tea OK. Or should I be taking a supplement instead? Thanks.
Tea is ok as well 🙂
Hi,
Oats are a carbohydrate so look on the carb food exchange list and take your pick 🙂 Oat bran, cream of rice quinoa….the list goes on.I would follow the plan as written. If you are going to workout in them morning, then eat meal 1 before that. Followed by your post workout shake. Then proceed through the rest of the day eating roughly every 3 hours. Good luck