[Nicolas Cantemir]

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I think it’s all based on preference and digestion. Oats will for sure digest slower but that doesn’t mean you can’t have them for a pre workout meal. I’d try both see what feels best, what you perform best on and what tastes best.

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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Clare has nailed it bud. I like both. CoR pre workout digests well and doesn’t bloat me either, especially if you have whey as a paste rather than a shake.

Oats early AM or pre-bed for me.

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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Clare has covered it here! I tend to have oats so creamy as my meal 1 as sometimes I can train later than initially planned with Effie. So it helps keep me fuller and fuel my session 🙂

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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Fully agree with Clare.

I personnally use Cream of Rice in prep as for me it’s more digestion friendly.

But going to off season; I always do 50% oats (instant) + 50% cream of rice as they both marry well together for a pancake lol

I don’t eat oatmeal (imo there is smg else than just oats inside, isn’t it ?)

If you digest oats well then fine, but tbjp cream of rice is faster to digest.

Recently been doing cor tbjp custard + vanilla + oats so creamy tbjp custard and then banana and pancake at the pan; that’s crazy excellent

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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Fully agree with what Clare has said above. I personally like both options, but timing is different. Cream of rice pre or post workout and oats with breakfast or later in the day on a rest day

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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One isn’t ‘better’ than the other. Cream of Rice is faster digesting as it is low in fibre, making it ideal for faster energy in a pre workout meal, and quicker recovery in a post workout meal. Oats So Creamy is naturally higher in fibre and slower to digest, so tends to keep you fuller for longer, with a slower release of energy. Ideal as a first meal of the day, pre bed, or if your pre workout meal is further away from when you start training. Both taste amazing, so it’s really down to taste and what type of meals suit you best and when. Most of us incorporate both in our diets at different times.

[Nicolas Cantemir]

Thanks. Cuold you suggest a split for thosedays. Ty

4/5 days per week

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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yes it is possible, I agree with Meg

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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This could be a possibility, yes, so I’d be cautious.

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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I do agree with Clare sometimes it is needed and sometimes it’s not

Some very large guys can get away with doing very little, especially in the way of output away from Training

But others cannot if you are running the food slower and not seeing much return it’s definitely worthwhile increasing output doesn’t necessarily need to be intense stairs sessions et cetera but something to help things shift along start small and then look to add more if needed

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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More often than not, I add cardio when fat loss stalls, but I don’t want to further the deficit via my diet. There has been a few occasions where I/a client hasn’t stayed too far conditioning wise prior to a prep/fat loss phase, so instead of dropping food, I’ve added a sprinkling of cardio 3-4 times a week to get things moving.

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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Hello mate agree with the others, when body weight will stop dropping, then you can add it as a tool.
BUT I will keep steps in though, cause when you will travel for your show and be backstage and athlete meeting etc, your steps will be higher than what you daily usually do, so if you can just add some steps now to keep things linear at the approach of the show would be better

[Nicolas Cantemir]

Thanks clare

If it works for you, then no problem. There are no set rules, so just distribute your food where it suits you the best in terms of performance, recovery, digestion, appetite etc.

Simply having a training day and non training day plan is much easier to follow and prep for, but if you don’t mind having 3 different diet days, then this can work for sure.

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Hi Maddy, my goal now is dieting for a competition in november. So, thank you very much

Hi Nicolas, this is a little more person dependant. I personally like to follow the trend of TD food and NTD food which usually would include me having lower carbs on a rest day. I have done the above with some clients and it’s been great, some not so much. As long as you recover well and perform well in the gym you’re good.

This could work for you, it might be a case of trialling and seeing how you get on.

What are your current goals? Building? Dieting? This can also have some impact on taking this approach. Let us know

[Nicolas Cantemir]

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I’d just opt not to donate I’d use an ARB like telmisartan id it’s something you struggle with and all other parts of your process are nailed down diet, hydration, recovery