Fitting MRPs in?

[MRDJB]

Hello!

I have read all the other supplements posts and haven't found anything specifically relating to MRPs and other supps so here goes...

Presently my training schedule is mix of 5x5 training over a 4-day split and 5 days of cardio (ice-hockey training) with around 7-8 hours sleep.

MONDAY

GYM
W. CHIN-UPS
MILITARY PRESS
LAT DUMB. RASIES
W. DIPS
CRUNCHES

1H SPRINTS TRAINING

TUESDAY

GYM
W. PULL-UPS
BENCH
SQUATS
SHRUGS
NECK RAISES

WEDNESDAY

1H30 ICE HOCKEY TRAINING


THURSDAY

GYM
CURLS
FR. DUMB. RAISES
LAT DUMB. RASIES
O/H TRI EXTENSION
CRUNCHES

1H CIRCUITS


FRIDAY

GYM
BARBELL ROWS
INCLINE BENCH
SQUATS
SHRUGS
NECK RAISES

1H30 ICE HOCKEY TRAINING

SATURDAY

1H SPRINTS/ICE HOCKEY MATCH

SUNDAY

REST!



For supplements, on gym days I typically have:

PRE-BREAKFAST
5g creatine

POST-BREAKFAST
100g oats
40g whey protein

POST-LUNCH
100g oats

PRE-GYM
5g creatine

POST-GYM
5g creatine
40g whey protein

POST-CARDIO
40g whey protein

On non-gym days but cardio days I'll have 5g on creatine before bed for the second dose.

On the rest day I'll have a the pre-/post-breakfast and post-lunch as above but with 40g protein towards 1800h and 5g creatine before bed.

I eat in halls at university and typically get a good breakfast in but lunch/dinner, whilst carb-high, can be meat deficient.

Recently I bought a couple of boxes of MRPs from myprotein and am not sure how they best fit in to my current supplement plan/change it.

Could I feasibly follow the supplement regime as above each day and fit an MRP in between my 3 main meals?

I.E.

PRE BREAKFAST
5g creatine

POST-BREAKFAST
100g oats
40g whey protein

SNACK
MRP

POST-LUNCH
100g oats

SNACK
MRP

PRE-GYM
5g creatine

POST-GYM
5g creatine
40g whey protein

POST-DINNER
MRP

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Sorry for such a long message, just wanted to make sure I told you the whole picture!


Thanks for any advice or tips you may have!

MRDJB

[Zeigler]

lol I love how oats have become a 'supplement' in so many peoples eyes!!

Really, dont stress it so much man...just fit it in whenever you want or can! All that matter at the end of the day is getting your calories in

On another note, can I ask - is your resistance training part of your ice hockey team stuff or is that something you do separately on your own? Just wondering if you might benefit from going to a 3 day full body instead of a 4 day, because those sprint sessions and other sessions must hammer your cns!

[MRDJB]

Thanks for your reply!

I think it's just the instantaneity of them which made me put oats in there as a supplement!

I am just not sure if it's healthy to ingest so much powder-form protein??

The weights training is just something I do separately for pleasure. What are cns? I assume this will explain the benefit of a 3 day full body split

[Zeigler]

Well, it is of course better to get as much of your protein intake from whole foods as possible. I use whey to 'fill the gaps' as it were, sometimes its easier to take a scoop of whey and sometimes its just cheaper! But always try and get as much of your cals from food as possible, I understand with such a busy training schedule that isnt always possible.

CNS would be your Central Nervous System. The cns needs time to recover from weight training and high intensity training in general, and your currently doing a few hours worth of sprints plus hockey training on your rest days, which isnt optimal in terms of recovery. So if you trained 3x a week with weights, you'd have an extra day for rest.

Obviously it has to all fit in with your training but it might be something to think about for the future and long term performance

[George641]

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I am just not sure if it's healthy to ingest so much powder-form protein??

Not unhealthy as-in dangerous I wouldnt of thought but you would surely do better eating some more real food and have the enjoyment of eating it. Rather than having shake MRP shake MRP and theres more goodies in real food? The odd shake to get your protein up for the day is fine, but actually planning to be well short and need x amount of shakes to meet your needs doesnt sound great.

So back on track... wondering how MRPs fit in .... Eat more real food, see where your short eat more then assess the situation and make up the difference with the odd shake.

CNS Central Nervous System - I wont say anything more than when you train too hard too often this takes a battering and you end up busted!

Zeigler beat me to it!!!

[ben 21]

post lunch? post dinner? wtf? eat your 4 or 5 meals a day and keep it simples. lol post lunch.