The Fast Food Guide For Bodybuilders
You are a bodybuilder right? So you need to eat every 3 hours right? So what do you do when you are away from home and you have no protein shake or high protein bar with you?
Do you wait until you get home, meaning that you don’t eat for 5 hours or more, or do you get some sort of fast food, which contains a decent amount of protein? Well, if it is a one-off, then fast food may give your metabolism a boost, offsetting the impact of the high number of calories, so don’t worry about it too much, but if it is a regular occurrence, then you should try and eat something a little bit better, i.e. higher protein, lower fat, lower sugar content. Some options are below:
- Go to Morrisons and get a salad box and some cooked chicken (a chicken breast would be better than chicken bites, but chicken bites are easier)
- Get a chicken kebab, with salad and chilli sauce, no mayo
- Go to the closest petrol station and get some nuts and a pint of semi skimmed milk
- Get a lean meat or tuna salad sandwich, no mayo, no salad cream
The above options cover all times of day, i.e. 7am till 4am.
Note: if you are trying to lose body fat and retain muscle, then you should not be missing meals, or eating convenience food or fast food at all, or you won’t get results.
Now, here are some things a bodybuilder shouldn’t eat or drink as meal replacements when away from home:
- Nourishment drink (very, very high sugar)
- Burgers (high fat)
- Fry-ups (high fat)
- Tuna mayo (why do you need mayo?)
- Pizza (a small serving wouldn’t be too bad)
- Curry (high fat and sugar content)
- Sugary drinks (fruit juice should be consumed on a morning and glucose drinks before/during/after training only!)
What are your favourite ‘on the road’ bodybuilding meals? Leave your comments!
Regards,
Martin.
