No idea about nutrition and diet.

[Mase_]

Ok so i've searched through the forums and i'm more confused than when i started out.
I'm going to start doing something like the stronglifts 5x5, what sort of thing do i need to eat when, how much, what stuff can i take to work so i don't end up using the snack machine?

Keep it as simple and straight forward as possible as i have no idea really about this. If there are any books that you guys would recommend so that i can read up on nutrition and what and when to eat i would appreciate any pointers.

Cheers.

[LionHair]

Welcome to the forum Mase !

I'm not an expert (by any shape or form)... but the very experienced & very helpful folks here on this forum will ask you to post up the stuff I've bullet-pointed below (it's an all over picture needed please) :
- Your goals (I think you're after strength from your other thread? Want to get strong)
- Your typical day's worth of eating in your diet (inc. where possible amounts in grams/mls, e.g. XXXgrams Porridge + XXXmls of whole milk... it will help if you can approximate them). Also, does your diet vary from training-days... to non-training days please?

It may seem a lot of stuff to type... but the more info. you give the better a picture people can get of you, your goals, where you're at now and can then offer advice on how to get where you wanna be.

From your other thread I can see you've been recommend to take a look at the StrongLifts 5x5 routine. That same website also has some nutrition articles:-

• StrongLifts.com’s 10 Nutrition Rules for Building Muscle, Losing Fat & Getting Stronger
• 20 Super Foods You need To Build Muscle & Lose Fat
• 20 Ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget
• 10 Cheapest Sources of Protein
• 10 Foods You Think Are Healthy, but Aren't
• How to Build The Habit of Eating Breakfast
• The Only Supplements You Need to Build Muscle & Lose Fat

Tracking Your Diet / Nutrition
If you need to assess and record your diet, you can always pop into a website such as www.foodfocus.co.uk it's very easy to use, and it'll track the ups/downs across time for you too. (Or have a look at the free printable Nutrition Diary in my signature... which you can jot stuff down onto paper during the day and then load into a website later if you fancy).

Here's an EXAMPLE of 1-day's page in the printable-diary

Then wait for the advice to come through post-by-post
__________________________________________________ ____
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Also, try a quick peak here it's radicalry00's Sticky re: Training and diet for the beginner it's useful stuff to read.

Also... take a look at the Sticky's at the top of this sub-forum

• How to build muscle : The Definitive guide
• And this one too... Useful diet links. Read before posting. ALL PREVIOUS STICKIES HERE
• And for body-buidling this sticky Useful bodybuilding links. Read before posting. ALL PREVIOUS STICKIES HERE

General advice is to eat clean foods - but in the right quantities.

Also, have you taken a peak at this... MP Power & Strength there's an example meal plan at the bottom of that first-page (Here's the full article on muscle & size http://www.myprotein.co.uk/your-goals/power-and-strength/ ) - click on the different red-tabs on that webpage to read the whole thing (this link will take you to the diet part of the article)

Introduction
The ultimate guide on pure strength training, this article is for those who are not concerned with looks, but rather the people who just want to lift heavy weights. So if like me, you love the feeling of deadlifting a quivering bar to your waist, or blasting through a maximum effort squat then these are the articles for you. Herein lie the training, diet and supplement plan to help you get stronger than you have ever been before.

[dope540]

true, what LH said.

you have to give us something to work with and most common stuff will have been answered in previous threads. just have a nosy in the search and see if any of it answers your questions.

[Newby]

On the bottom of the 20 super foods link it says only eat carbs after your workout. I've been having a bowl of porridge and a banana before my workout which is wrong then?

[greg]

Have a good meal an hour or 2 before workout this will give you the energy to lift weights.

A simple whey shake afterwards is important then your main meal within 90mins of the gym. I personally add a small scoop of maltodextrin but with research it appears not to be vital.

Maltodextrin is produced from corn starch and is easily digestible. The name 'Maltodextrin' refers to Dextrose polymers of varying lengths. However, unlike Dextrose, Maltodextrin is not very sweet. Great Energy Source Excellent for Bulking Instant Mixing

Do you need a small plastic scoop to measure your sports supplements or other powdered supplements? Well now you can buy the myprotein plastic scoops singularly.

[Newby]

Originally Posted by Newby

On the bottom of the 20 super foods link it says only eat carbs after your workout. I've been having a bowl of porridge and a banana before my workout which is wrong then?

This also seems to conflict with people saying have a bowl of oats first thing in the morning.