Those who do IF / Lean gains

[height_11 Lightweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close height_11]

what protocol do you follow?
i train at 6:30am, so according to Lean gains i would have to have BCAA's pre, intra and post workout then not have a meal until 12:00. seems like a crappy approach if post workout is the key time to get food in.

does anyone on here follow that approach?

[Imprezivr6 Intense Muscle Competitive Powerlifter 198lb Raw Club Total 1642 Find all posts View Profile Close Imprezivr6]

what protocol do you follow?
i train at 6:30am, so according to Lean gains i would have to have BCAA's pre, intra and post workout then not have a meal until 12:00. seems like a crappy approach if post workout is the key time to get food in.

does anyone on here follow that approach?

You don't have to have BCAA pre/intra/post. You can take some pre, and again 2hrs later or so.

I have trained close to that exact set-up and it was fine. No real issues making gains. Just hit your macros/calories for the day.

I train at night now, but honestly, preferred the fasted morning training.

[height_11 Lightweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close height_11]

thanks, i always feel a bit sluggish trying to slam food in that early, even if its just shakes, so ill trial this for 4 weeks see how i get on.

[neme Lightweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close neme]

I have no issues with it

[nexa Intense Muscle Competitor Find all posts View Profile Close nexa]

No issues.

[7_Deadly_Sins Intense Muscle Competitor Find all posts View Profile Close 7_Deadly_Sins]

Only problem I have is the head aches but I just started

[AutoKal47 New Member Find all posts View Profile Close AutoKal47]

I've been doing it for years and for the past 2, warrior diet,
my first meal was 8 hours post workout.
Altho' I've always taken aminos pre, intra and post, and a lot of them
Recently switched my wo from morning to late evening due to my schedule,
I'm still doing warrior diet and while I didn't have any issue with the old protocol
now my eating window now is immediately post workout and I like it better honestly

[mateus ISOM Old School Winner November 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close mateus]

I'm the same way. I did the BCAA thing with the A.M. workouts for about 6 weeks and HATED it. Could never get in the groove and feel good about it. Probably more mental than anything else. Now I lift at noon with BCAA/Stim as I walk into the gym and break fast almost immediately after. 2,000 kcals of clean food has never gone down so well!! Love it.

[mateus ISOM Old School Winner November 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close mateus]

Only problem I have is the head aches but I just started

What is your schedule (lifting/eating times)? When are you getting so hungry that it gives you a headache? I usually get to a point around 11am (break fast at 2pm) where I get pretty hungry. I have a cup of coffee with very little creamer in it and it gets me through.

[Gridiron Lightweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gridiron]

really interested in IF... was wondering how i would schedule my feeding. i workout around 7pm to 8pm..

[mateus ISOM Old School Winner November 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close mateus]

Everything you need to know can be found here http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html and then from there its more preference.

[PBRevolution Light-heavyweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close PBRevolution]

what protocol do you follow?
i train at 6:30am, so according to Lean gains i would have to have BCAA's pre, intra and post workout then not have a meal until 12:00. seems like a crappy approach if post workout is the key time to get food in.

does anyone on here follow that approach?

I prefer to drink half the BCAA mix PreWO, then the rest intra. Then take BCAA every 2-3 hours till you reach your feast window.

I love lifting fasted, I feel so much better on an empty stomach. Not to mention I get to wake up later since I don't have to make a PreWO meal before I lift in the morning.

[7_Deadly_Sins Intense Muscle Competitor Find all posts View Profile Close 7_Deadly_Sins]

What is your schedule (lifting/eating times)? When are you getting so hungry that it gives you a headache? I usually get to a point around 11am (break fast at 2pm) where I get pretty hungry. I have a cup of coffee with very little creamer in it and it gets me through.

eat from 4 pm to 12 am
lift at 9

head aches pretty much from when I get up until I eat it seems, coffee helps though.

[Gridiron Lightweight Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gridiron]

Everything you need to know can be found here http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html and then from there its more preference.

thanks for that. figured out that 2 preworkout meals is perfect for me.

[Rco Intense Muscle Competitor Find all posts View Profile Close Rco]

I've been meaning to get back on the IF bandwagon. I did it a couple years ago during my first contest prep and did like it.

Sorry for this being slightly off topic to the thread, but has anyone noticed nausea when first starting out? I'm always extremely hungry when I wake up, to the point of nausea. That's what's keeping me from trying IF again. Coffee just makes it worse too.