Glad my thread is a good one. (As opposed to my usual random questions.....
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Other things that have changed for me :
Cardio - Never did this in the past. Always thought that if I could see my six pack then I didn't need it. Have slowly come to realize that it is necessary for over all health and not fat loss. (I have another thread on here how it was one of the things that I started doing to drastically reduce my cholestrol numbers)
I now do 20-30 mins of cardio BEFORE my workout. Because if I wait until after the work out is over, I just simply won't do it. I train fasted, which brings us to the next thing....
Diet - as mentioned I eat cleaner, but I also eat much less. No more eating after XXX amount of time has passed or trying to get XXX number of meals in per day. In the past, it didn't really help me other than wasting my money because of my genetics and metabolism I never really saw the benefit of eating that much food. I could eat and eat and eat... and not gain more than an ounce. Today if I tried that, I am sure I would blow up as big as a house. Bloated and fat. So really in the long run, no need to.
Fasting - I tend to train in the mornings while in a fasting state. I wake up, take my Citrus Bergamot and NAC tabs, an hour later go train. Today I am getting to the gym later than usual, but this is how it has gone so far :
Last meal last night was 9PM. Stayed up until 1:30am catching up on some things and trying to scam the Destiny game out of a few exotic engrams. (laugh if you must).
Woke up 9am, took my Citrus Bergamot, NAC and had a Coke Zero (I don't drink coffee).
It is 11:30am now and heading to gym when I finish typing here. Cardio and some training. Home to eat at 1pm.
Next meal will be about 4-5pm and then again about 9pm.
I really no longer count calories, just make sure my protein and healthy fats are ok.
Basically, I just tend to eat when hungry. Sometimes I will only have 2 meals per day, sometimes 3 plus a snack.
Supplements - as noted before. I have long since stopped using protein powder - horrible stomach bloat - and creatine - the runs -. Never really used a Pre Work out formula and have to admit that if I were 20 again, with this new intra workout drink fad that is going around, I would be all over it shelling out my $$$ thinking that it was the secret ingredient that I was missing that was holding me back from the next level.
Never really had any significant injuries, though my left shoulder can be tender sometimes and right now (last 3 weeks) I have a sharp pain in my right inner elbow. Like if I hold my arm at a 90 degree angle - palm down - and then rotate my wrist so that my palm is facing up there is a sharp pain there. It's new and really only keeps me from working biceps. Which in all honesty, after 20+ years of training them, if this is all the (pitiful) size they can attain, missing a few isn't going to make a difference.
Many great replies on this thread so far. Most of us have a common outlook it seems.