Quoted message said:Hi everyone. I have a few basic questions to ask. I'm a 22 year old
male, 225 lbs, 6'2", bmi of roughly 29-30. I'm considering changing my
diet to 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat with 1800 calories. I have
figured out how to do it with 5x cheese sandwiches on whole wheat and 5
scoops of protein powder. I've lived most of my life with maybe 10g of
protein consumption per day. I just learned a bit about nutrition and
am trying to incorporate it into a gym plan.
If you want to gain muscle, you should eat more calories. 1800 is way
too little. You should opt for a lot more. Find some caloric calculators
to see how much you would burn during a day that includes a workout. My
guess is that you should eat at lest 3000/day.
The diet you came up with is not good. To gain muscle eat meat, eggs and
complex carbs (like rice, bulgur, etc) with vegetables at every meal.
Quoted message said:My questions are:
1. Should a multivitamin be taken with food?
yes
Quoted message said:2. Should calcium supplements be taken after much delay after the
multivitamin?
If you take the multivit in the middle of the meal, you can then take
calcium at the end.
Quoted message said:3. How safe will this regime be (I've never had that much protein
ever)?
There is only one way to find out. If you start small and don't overdo
on anything you should be fine.
Quoted message said:4. Can muscle soreness and stiffness be attributed to longterm lack of
protein?
Yes. Soreness and stiffness can also be caused by lactic acid, which
builds up in the muscle cells during anaerobic exercise - that is when
you exercise very hard your cells do not use oxygen, only sugar, and
lactic acid is created.
You should get a good book on sport nutrition.
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