Built to last – Fitness Challenge – Day 5
How do you feel today? A great workout is waiting for you, and we´ll learn how to calculate our protein needs, I hope you find it useful.
Pre-workout Talk:
- Perform each exercise for the prescribed amount of time, doing as many repetitions as possible.
- Watch the technique, a poor technique leads to injuries and we do not want that.
- Once you have completed one exercise, go to the next one.
- Complete this circuit three times.
- If you have questions, reach me at the Facebook group.
RECOMMENDATION: Use Evernote to track your workout. Here is the note corresponding to this workout.
Here is a playlist to help you maintain a high training pace.
Today is about core, thighs, lats, pecs, shoulders, and biceps. This is the exercise list:
- Plank – 40 seconds
- Glute bridge – 40 seconds
- REST – 20 seconds
- Resistance Band Squat – 40 seconds
- Resistance Band Shrugs – 40 seconds
- REST – 20 seconds
- Bent Over Back Row – 40 seconds
- Bent Knees Push up – 40 seconds
- REST – 20 seconds
- Lying Delt Lateral Raise – 40 seconds
- Seated Preacher Curls – 40 seconds
- REST – 20 seconds
Once you have finished the third round:
COOL-DOWN/STRETCHING
- Lying Quad Stretch (left) – 40 seconds
- Lying Quad Stretch (right) – 40 seconds
- Figure 4 (left) – 40 seconds
- Figure 4 (right) – 40 seconds
- Standing Chest Stretch – 40 seconds
- Standing Deltoid Stretch (left)- 40 seconds
- Standing Deltoid Stretch (right) – 40 seconds
- Standing Biceps Stretch (left) – 40 seconds
- Standing Biceps Stretch (right) – 40 seconds
Eating for succeed
The suggested food for today was Lentils. What recipe have you prepared today? Take a picture of your plate and share it with us in the Facebook group.
For the next day, I suggest you: Squid. Read my blog about the squid health benefits.
Trainer Tips: #Protein
How much protein do you really need on a daily basis? The truth is, the amount of protein the body needs varies from person to person depending on several factors such as muscle mass, activity level, age and fitness goals. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for protein intake is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight (or 0.36 grams per pound of body weight), however, they also note that a healthy diet can consist of 10–35% protein.
For years, I´ve been advising my clients to eat 30% protein, 60% carbs and 10% fat with excellent results. This way we avoid losing muscle mass and favor the loss of body fat.
While the NIH has indicated that the RDA is sufficient to meet protein needs for active people, other leading researchers and nutrition professionals recommend higher protein intake to meet the demands of physical activity. Below is a summary of the recommendations.
- Healthy adults/sedentary individuals: 0.8g/kg
- Pregnant women: 1.1g/kg
- Lactating women: 1.3g/kg
- Endurance athletes: 1.2–1.4g/kg
- High-intensity interval training/Stop-and-go sports: 1.4–1.7g/kg
- Strength athletes (to gain muscle mass): 1.6–1.7g/kg
- Strength training (to maintain): 1.2–1.4 g/kg
- Weight loss, calorie-restricted diets: 1.4–1.5g/kg
Multiply your weight in kilograms by the recommended protein value in grams to obtain your total daily protein needs.
As you’re considering your daily protein goals, also consider the fact that consuming more than 2.0g/kg has not shown any additional benefit, so more is not necessarily better.
When looking at the nutrition quality of proteins, the amino acid composition and digestibility are two important factors. Animal proteins from meat, chicken, fish, eggs and dairy are complete with all essential amino acids as compared to plant sources. Animal proteins are often regarded as higher-quality proteins because they have all the essential amino acids including a higher concentration of leucine per gram of protein. Leucine is the amino acid that triggers synthesis of muscle protein and can play a key role in weight loss, too.
Space your protein intake throughout the day in 20–30 gram meals every 3–4 hours. This “sweet spot” for protein timing and dosage ensures the body has access to optimal amino acids needed to achieve fitness and performance goals such as weight loss, muscle building and exercise recovery, as well as keep your body optimally fueled and satisfied throughout the day as your blood sugar and hunger changes.
While there is variance in protein content among different sources, below are some examples of high-protein foods to include in your regular rotation of meals:
- 3 ounces of meat, fish or poultry: 21 grams
- 1 cup of cooked beans: 16 grams
- 1 cup of dairy or soy milk: 8 grams
- 1 egg: 6 grams
I know calculating your protein intake may be difficult the first time, let me know if I can help you.
See you on Friday!
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