Anyone eat a lot of these while training decent volume? I have been averaging 2 or 3 a day for a few weeks. I find they fill me up for 2 or 3 hours to stave off hunger as I'm in the process of losing some weight. But I'm wondering if there is any downside to this diet for running, as I've felt a bit more sore than usual after runs.
Alright, I usually eat a protein bar a day- at lunch during school. If I don't have practice and am gonna run later than I eat a banana 1hr before I run. Protein bars have lots of fiber and (duh) protein so they might not sit and digest that well. Bananas for me are great so I'd eat two or three bananas a day.
Hill_runner84, NO! THE SKIN OF THOSE THINGS IS RIDDLED WITH TOXINS!
Now you should smoke a cigarette. The smoke will help suffocate the bacteria in your stomach.
I wouldn't recommend eating more than one a day because 1) carbs are far more important than protein for running recovery, and QUEST bars are all protein and zero carbs, and 2) all that fiber will f' your shiznit up
Good points. Am trying to get leaner while running so eating more protein / less carbs and protein feels me up more
I have noticed the digestive issues as well but nothing serious so far.
Protein is good for you. It aids recovery and helps build and maintain muscle. Carbs are also good for you. You need a balance of both (and healthy fat). Just make sure you're reading the rest of the ingredients. I eat protein bars, but not 3 a day. I look more more natural sources of protein where I can, like eggs, lean poultry and fish, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and protein powder (again, check ingredients).
Try Bricks bars. It's real food and have an 18 month shelf life.
It's real protein, kind of like a jerky 2.0 not the highly processed stuff in quest, plus the alcohol sugar in quest may potentially be bad for you in the long term.
txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Protein is good for you. It aids recovery and helps build and maintain muscle. Carbs are also good for you. You need a balance of both (and healthy fat). Just make sure you're reading the rest of the ingredients. I eat protein bars, but not 3 a day. I look more more natural sources of protein where I can, like eggs, lean poultry and fish, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and protein powder (again, check ingredients).
ya left out charred animal flesh.
Hill_runner84 wrote:
Anyone eat a lot of these while training decent volume? I have been averaging 2 or 3 a day for a few weeks. I find they fill me up for 2 or 3 hours to stave off hunger as I'm in the process of losing some weight. But I'm wondering if there is any downside to this diet for running, as I've felt a bit more sore than usual after runs.
blow it out your ass
Hill_runner84 wrote:
Good points. Am trying to get leaner while running so eating more protein / less carbs and protein feels me up more
I have noticed the digestive issues as well but nothing serious so far.
it makes ya poop?
Which flavor are you eating? It'd be interesting to take a look at the ingredient list to understand what ingredients give it its carbs, protein, and fat. At a high level, these bars do have a good amount of protein, fiber, and carbs, so at a macro level, I don't see why it would make you more sore, unless I'm missing something from the particular ingredients.