reinhart_menken
White Belt
Hi,
So I've just started Muay Thai about a month ago, coupled with that I'm starting to run, and I'm also working out, trying to gain some weight and get somewhat buffed (maybe 15 - 20 pounds?). I'd also like to be able to build up my weekly running mileage slowly. I have some dietary questions, because of some conflicting diets for different things. I may be trying to do too many things, so feel free to point it out. My main concern though is first to gain weight. Bare with my ramblings, this will be a long post. You can skip right to My Diet if you wish, but I'd like to know at least in the protein department if I should take protein after practicing boxing.
Protein
I was wondering if I should take protein (powder) after I practice, because it's an intense workout sometimes.
I know that protein is important for people lifting weights, but non-Atkin diet runners seem to have a lot less intake of it (15 - 20 percent).
I read somewhere that protein is important to boxers too, since practices take a lot out of a boxer's muscles, and I can certainly feel some of the effects the next day.
Carbo
Both boxers and runners seem to emphasis on carbohydrate, so that one's sort of a no-brainer. I don't know about weight-lifters though.
Fat
Seems to be universally bad. Although for my physiology, I seem to be impervious to it. I read a website that said food that contains fat are things like "red meat, whole milk, red meat, ice cream, mayonnaise, egg yolks, chocolate, butter and cheese". I was laughing and going "wow, that pretty much all I eat, except the mayo and red meat. My diet must be really bad.".
My diet
I'm those type of people who seem to just be thin no matter what I eat, so I'm never overly worried about the fatty foods. Plus, I have a fast metabolism. All that is not good for you when you're trying to gain weight. I'm worried that with all the activities that I'm trying to do, I'll end up losing more weight than I'm gaining.
I do all the things people say can make you gain more weight - odd sleep hours (seem more likely to lose weight to me), odd eating hours (so later than usual), chocolate and fast food.
I keep saying about how I can't gain weight not to brag, just to make a point that I don't think I need to worry about giving up my fatty food.
My usual diet consists of cereal (the sweet ones), sausage/egg/and cheese on a roll (bread), chocolate, cheese burgers, pizzas (trying to stop that because eating that from Dominos for six months have made me sick of it), Taco Bell (it's on campus, it's close, it's good), fried chicken, jelly on toast, only philly cheesesteak or meatball/chicken parm sandwiches (working in a deli for a year have made to sick of sandwiches too, except for the really good ones), sometimes mac and cheese, and the occassional rice and whatever Asian food.
I'm sick of rice since the first day I'm introduced to it, so I only eat it when my family cooks it (and I happen to run out of other food). And I also don't eat a lot of pasta (which is good for runners and athletes), because tomato sauce + pasta is just too horribly bland, and I don't know how to make the good pasta.
I'm severely lacking in the veggie department, so one of my main concern now is whether or not I should just take vitamins to supplement my diet (or would you call that replacement?).
I usually have brunch, snacks, dinner, and then 3/4th a meal equivalent of snack later (so I guess I have breakfast 8 - 10 hours earlier). Sometimes I have breakfast when I can, but normally it's so hard to have breakfast for me that I'll have bread or whatever down my throat, and have a hard time swallow it. It's like my throat's just not waking up yet.
Is there anything I should eat more? God forbid, less? I greatly appreciate your patience if you read through all of that, and if not, thanks anyways.
So I've just started Muay Thai about a month ago, coupled with that I'm starting to run, and I'm also working out, trying to gain some weight and get somewhat buffed (maybe 15 - 20 pounds?). I'd also like to be able to build up my weekly running mileage slowly. I have some dietary questions, because of some conflicting diets for different things. I may be trying to do too many things, so feel free to point it out. My main concern though is first to gain weight. Bare with my ramblings, this will be a long post. You can skip right to My Diet if you wish, but I'd like to know at least in the protein department if I should take protein after practicing boxing.
Protein
I was wondering if I should take protein (powder) after I practice, because it's an intense workout sometimes.
I know that protein is important for people lifting weights, but non-Atkin diet runners seem to have a lot less intake of it (15 - 20 percent).
I read somewhere that protein is important to boxers too, since practices take a lot out of a boxer's muscles, and I can certainly feel some of the effects the next day.
Carbo
Both boxers and runners seem to emphasis on carbohydrate, so that one's sort of a no-brainer. I don't know about weight-lifters though.
Fat
Seems to be universally bad. Although for my physiology, I seem to be impervious to it. I read a website that said food that contains fat are things like "red meat, whole milk, red meat, ice cream, mayonnaise, egg yolks, chocolate, butter and cheese". I was laughing and going "wow, that pretty much all I eat, except the mayo and red meat. My diet must be really bad.".
My diet
I'm those type of people who seem to just be thin no matter what I eat, so I'm never overly worried about the fatty foods. Plus, I have a fast metabolism. All that is not good for you when you're trying to gain weight. I'm worried that with all the activities that I'm trying to do, I'll end up losing more weight than I'm gaining.
I do all the things people say can make you gain more weight - odd sleep hours (seem more likely to lose weight to me), odd eating hours (so later than usual), chocolate and fast food.
I keep saying about how I can't gain weight not to brag, just to make a point that I don't think I need to worry about giving up my fatty food.
My usual diet consists of cereal (the sweet ones), sausage/egg/and cheese on a roll (bread), chocolate, cheese burgers, pizzas (trying to stop that because eating that from Dominos for six months have made me sick of it), Taco Bell (it's on campus, it's close, it's good), fried chicken, jelly on toast, only philly cheesesteak or meatball/chicken parm sandwiches (working in a deli for a year have made to sick of sandwiches too, except for the really good ones), sometimes mac and cheese, and the occassional rice and whatever Asian food.
I'm sick of rice since the first day I'm introduced to it, so I only eat it when my family cooks it (and I happen to run out of other food). And I also don't eat a lot of pasta (which is good for runners and athletes), because tomato sauce + pasta is just too horribly bland, and I don't know how to make the good pasta.
I'm severely lacking in the veggie department, so one of my main concern now is whether or not I should just take vitamins to supplement my diet (or would you call that replacement?).
I usually have brunch, snacks, dinner, and then 3/4th a meal equivalent of snack later (so I guess I have breakfast 8 - 10 hours earlier). Sometimes I have breakfast when I can, but normally it's so hard to have breakfast for me that I'll have bread or whatever down my throat, and have a hard time swallow it. It's like my throat's just not waking up yet.
Is there anything I should eat more? God forbid, less? I greatly appreciate your patience if you read through all of that, and if not, thanks anyways.