Hi guys I just had a quick question about my mourning meal.

I wake up in the mourning about 8:00am and make myself a shake. Right now I'm using Designer Whey. I normally us Beverly international products I'm just currently out. A buddy of mine that is a personal trainer suggested Designer whey to use for now.

Anyway the shake consists of a pouch of oatmeal, 2 scoops of Designer Whey, and half of a Bannanna. I drink this down wait about 30min then hit the gym.

I'm a mixed martial artist so getting big is not that big a deal. In the sport of MMA you want to be very strong and at the same time be very conditioned so that you can roll with another person for 1-2hrs a day. My mourning workout consists of 10min on the elliptical to get my body going with a 5min cool down. After that I jump onto whatever body part/parts I'm working that day.

I come back take a shower and eat again at about 11:00.

Am I hurting myself by not eating a full breakfast. What would you all suggest I do if what I am doing now is not the best option.

Like I said before muscle Mass it's self is not that important to me. Whats important to me is being very strong and able to toss around another 170-190lb guy and also have the conditioning to do that for extended periods of time.

I run HIIT 3 times a week as well. What I mean is that I go to the track and do them outside not on a treadmill.

I dont want to be hindering myself from increasing my strength and conditioning so any help or info you all could provide would be greatly apprecaited. Also I'm currently 5'8 184lbs with a 35in waist I would really like to stuff myself into a 170lb frame while still maintaining alot of strength.

Basically I would like to drop my body fat. I feel with the right diet I could do that while still maintaining my strength. Thanks

Mitch

I compete in bodybuilding, but i am also a mixed martial artist (www.cmatc.com). It would be helpful if you can provide the nutritional info for designer whey. On its face, your morning meal sounds fine. As an MMA, my opinion is that you need to have a macronutrient split of about 40/30/30. That's what i use when not preparing for bb competition. I have plenty of energy to train MMA, plus maintain plenty of strength for the gym.

What do you eat/drink before and after MMA training? You said 30 minutes after your shake, you "hit the gym", but is that resistance training or MMA?

The best protein combo for you would be Muscle Provider (1 scoop) with 3 scoops Mass Maker.

Perhaps before and after training.

Thanks Frank and Fitdoc.

The nutritional info for Designer whey is:
Cals 90
Cals from Fat 10
total Fat 1.0g
sat fat 0.5g
cholestrol 30mg
carbs 2g
fiber 0g
sugar 2g
Protein 18g
V-B1 1.13mg
V-B2 1.53mg
V-B6 1.75mg
V-B12 2.2mcg
prantothenic acid 7.75mg
Calcium 220mg
phos 140mg
magnessium 100mg
zinc 5mg
sodium 60mg
potassium 100mg

It also has BCAA's as well as Glutimine.

As far as what I eat and drink before and after MMA training I do MMA in the afternoons at 6:00pm and I'm going off of lunch (generally tuna/wheat crackers with a handful of nuts) which is around 12-1 then at around 4 I take another protein drink and go to MMA training. After training I usually just drink water and then go home and eat dinner. and then take a protein drink before bed time.

So I guess my daily break down would be.

8:00am Take protein shake with Banana/strawberries oatmeal.
8:30/45am Go to gym workout (weight lifting)

9:00/15am come home take protien shake (usually 1 scoop of powder and a bananna)

12:00pm Eat lunch (usually 1 can tuna w/wheat crackers/handful of mixed nuts)

3:00pm protien shake

6:00pm MMA training

8:00pm MMA training done

8:15/30pm Eat dinner (always chicken with a diffrent side)

9:30/10:00pm protein shake....Bed.

I'm sure this can be drastically improved.

As far as my workout split goes.

Mon: Chest
Tues: Arms(am)MMA(pm)
Wendsday: Cardio 30min
Thurs: Back/shoulders(am)MMA(pm)
Fri: Legs
Sat: MMA