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I’m thinking I made a mistake meal planning this week. I’m on Meal Plan 3 and for each of the 5 meals, there are 2 options. Simply asked, can I do Option 1 for Meal 1 then Option 2 for Meal 2? I believe the answer is “no” now that I’m starting to understand the program.
All of the options are interchangeable. The macros are different for the post workout options v. the other regular meal options
Dumb? question…when doing the training, do we do all the sets of each exercise in full before moving on to the next exercise or move through alternating each exercise (unless a drop set etc) until all sets are completed??
Never a dumb question. Yes, unless you see it’s a superset or dropset or another combo.
Dumb? question…when doing the training, do we do all the sets of each exercise in full before moving on to the next exercise or move through alternating each exercise (unless a drop set etc) until all sets are completed??
Never a dumb question. Yes, unless you see it’s a superset or dropset or another combo.
Wide Grip Pulldown 2 sets 5-8 warmup?
That’s it?
Milissa
Looks like it but I will double check.
I’m so used to warm up sets being higher reps. I find it odd the reps are only in the 5-8 range. What is the weight expectation, are we using very light weight.
Just wondering, I’m used to seeing more of a progressive load for warms ups, see below:
12 reps
10 reps
8 reps
6 repsDefinitely do a lighter weight in those warm up sets to get the blood moving into those areas. Im sure the reps are fine
Hi! Quick question, I have found I workout better when I do cardio before weight training (I know that is not the recommended order but it works well for me). Can that cardio session serve as my “warm up” instead of the prescribed warm up exercises for the weight training portion? I typically go right into weight training immediately following my cardio session so I always feel warmed up and ready to go.
Thank you!
Thats probably ok. I would do some of the speicific ones for upper body and already tight and problematic areas. the warm up exercises will benefit you more than just doing the treadmill for example.
What is the difference of doing a “standing rack press” opposed to a regular barbell press without rack
If you want the video, you will notice there is a pause where she rests the bar back down before lifting it again.
And 1 c marshmallows? One moderator put thet in a forum question response
Yes.
Should you stop eating at a certain time before going to bed for the night?
I don’t think it’s super necessary. Digestion might disrupt your sleep A bit but I don’t want you to skip meals either.
I mentioned in my tofu post that the serving was huge- perhaps due to quinoa dry, not cooked. However, it says to weigh all veggies cooked and I didn’t cook the carrots because I made the whole meal raw. Is that ok?
Secondly, I started to prepare women’s meal plan 3 , meal 1- option 2 and noticed that the cooked onions and peppers weighed almost half of them when raw. So to clarify we only measure cooked? That’s difficult when you think you need 50g of onions but it’s really quite less- I feel like all of my meals will be off.
Dont stress about the vegetables. If you want to cook them one time, cook them, raw, eat it raw. It’s all good. Things like rice, pasta etc need to be weighed cooked because they grow lol
I tried the vegan quinoa meal. The serving is so large- almost 500g total! I couldn’t eat it all, probably ate half, then was starving one hour later. I mixed everything- the quinoa, edamame, carrots… like a bowl, then divided the combined. So did I do something wrong?
I had assumed to weigh the quinoa dry like cereal, but now I wonder.
Quinoa grows lol. Weigh it cooked.
What about unsweetened coconut milk?
If the cals are low as well.
I am not into the sample meal either, dinner roll, Cheerios, almond milk, rice cakes are not for me. I want to stick to unprocessed foods like I would normally do. I would like to see a simple meal one: lean protein 4 oz, starch 4 oz, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 oz fat. As I am checking the macros I am not getting the meal totals which is frustrating. I haven’t listened to the FB live video, hoping it was addressed there.
You can just pick whatever you want with the exchange list and use the LP,F,SC etc that is identified next to each meal. YOu can eat what you want.
For the S’Mores Protein Pancakes recipe, we’re supposed to top it with mini marshmallows – yummy! How many would be appropriate? I don’t want to overdo it of course. Thanks!
The entire recipe calls for 1 cup of mini marshmallows.
CORRECTION:
3 egg whites should read 3 cups of egg whites
marshmallows should read 1 cup mini marshmallows.CORRECTION:
3 egg whites should read 3 cups of egg whites
marshmallows should read 1 cup mini marshmallows.CORRECTION:
3 egg whites should read 3 cups of egg whites
marshmallows should read 1 cup mini marshmallows.Question For the barbell bench step ups and Bulgarian split squats, do we do:
Right leg step ups (8-10 reps) followed directly by right leg Bulgarian squaTs ?
OR…. Do we do both legs of bench step ups then both legs of Bulgarian split squats ?My though is all one leg first but wanted to check
I would usually just do both legs of the step ups and then transition to the split squats
I read and wat he’s the videos so hopefully I’m not missing this answer, can you take Burn daily the whole way through the challenge?
You can taker burn yes. I would space it apart from your morning coffee if you drink coffee.
Hi! I’m super excited for these recipes! Could anyone tell me what the serving size is for the Cheddar Cauliflower Soup (1 cup or how much)? I know the recipe makes 6 servings but I will be doubling the recipe for the week and it’ll be tough to figure out how much one sixth of it is when I’m heating up 2 servings. Thanks!
I would just weigh the final product and divide by the servings you make. So I’d weigh it and then divide that by 6 to make my single serving.
Stephanie,
I would have suggested the same. per cookie is likely a typo. I have emailed about it.Hello, meal plan 3, meal 2 says 4 slices of turkey bacon.
I buy the costco tb and it is quite a bit larger of a slice than the exact same brand from the grocery store.
Costcos tb, 2 slices will nicely cover the sandwich. I would gladly eat 4 but i dont want to throw me off 😏
the label says:
2 slices 56g
calories 80
fat 3.5g
carbs 2g
prot 10g
thanksI mean 4 slices is closer to 25g of protein than 2. Thats what it says, if you only eat 2 its 10g of protein. try logging that brand and see where it gets you. we are all going to use different brands so it’s difficult to say.
Other than sodium, is it ok to add taco seasoning to meat? Will it affect overall calories or results?
You should be ok…prob more sodium.
Is this nutrition info correct for the recipe. It says per cookie so didn’t know if the numbers were correct or not
I havent heard of any changes. thats prob just a typo.
Also confused about this (in Canada and I have 2 sizes of cans and measured in g.
For Women’s meal plan 3, Phase one, meal 2 how many Oz of tuna am I aiming for?
Can you look at your can and see how much you need to get close to 33g of protein for your meal. Eat the ounces that would be close to that. Its not letting me click on your link. tell me what your label says and I can help.
I am 5’4.5′ weight 124 and have always done plan 2 however I eat at least 1800 calories on average and have been told I should be eating over 2000. SO my question is can I use plan 3 since the 1st phase is to add muscle or start with plan 2 and see how it goes? Thanks
Hi there, If you know that meal plan 3 is closer to your actual calories then start there, the second half is a cut so the calories will decrease.