Nice on the ropes Kirk. Are you still working out with Barry and them?
I've been trying to hit the gym and at least spend 30 minutes on the elliptical every other day for the past few weeks. As it got easier, I began to up the intensity to keep my heart rate around 140.
Someone suggested recently that I alternate between going forward and backward to mix up the muscle groups and maximize calorie burn. Last night I planned to do 10 minutes forward, 10 minutes backward, and then 10 forward all with the "fat burn" program selected (alternated between low and medium resistance every few minutes). OMG!!! Backward nearly killed me!! I only managed 1-2 minutes backwards before I though my legs were going to buckle. I'm definitely going to have to work my way up to 10 minutes. Today I feel like I can barely walk. I'm sore and wobbly.
^^^^^^. For protein, aim for at least 1 gram per pound of body weight. More if you can handle it. So you need a minumum of 150 grams of protein per day and if you want to pack on another 10 lbs of muscle 160 grams should be your min.
Protein after a workout is great, but get it in whenever you can.
OK, I'm back. I'm low-carbing and have lost 16 pounds so far.
After some quick calculations, I likely eat anywhere from 40g to 70g of protein per day depending on what I eat. I've always been a light eater, but recently I've also been having times I've felt I've been starving and wondered if I needed to be eating something more. Going by your numbers, I definitely should be eating more protein. So what is the best way to accomplish this? Do I add an scrambled egg into my usually not so protein heavy breakfast in the morning? Should I also start planning on eating a protein bar everyday even during the non-weight workout days? Eat more chicken instead of pizza? Try protein shakes?