Strength vs. Progress

[Maxgain]

I think you are taking too much preworkout. With only half an hour i would only take about 30-40 g dextose/some malto and 20g whey.
Then have a proper meal postworkout.
Maks sure you fuel up properly the night before (slow protein fat and some complex carbs) and have simple carbs ~5% with traces of protein through out the workout.

[cursor]

Originally Posted by Lady C

I usually workout in the morning after eating something light like a 110 calories (27 carb) yogurt, piece of honey oat toast and coffee with cream.

It sounds to me like maybe her pre-workout snack adds up like this:

110 calories – yogurt
316 calories – "piece of honey oat toast & coffee w/ cream"
426 calories total

I'll do a quick calc and post ...

07p 27c 03f = 160 calories – Organic lowfat yogurt (6 oz container)
04p 14c 03f = 111 calories – 1 slice cursor bread (1.6 oz)
01p 01c 02f = 030 calories – 1½ tbsp half & half
12p 42c 08f = 301 calories total

[Amkey]

Thanks! It has been awhile. I still snoop through here, but usually I am just browsing. I was having fruit smoothies in the morning with a little protein, but it is hard for me to choke something down as I wipe sleep out of my eyes. Also on the other hand taking in a 500 calorie meal was too much for me when I worked out at night before I hit the weights. As heavy as I lift I was getting sick to my stomach.

I will push this weekend for the 120 again. I am also addicted to deadlifts! I have gotten so heavy that I can not grip the BB anymore. I had to get those wrist things with the cup in the hand. I love them and it seems that I can just keep going with those suckers.

[fitricise]

Originally Posted by cursor

It's not what you eat an hour before your exercise session that contributes to maximal glycogen storage. Preparation for physical exertion starts when you finish your previous workout.

this is kind of unrelated, but an interesting read

http://ajpendo.physiology.org/cgi/co...ull/281/2/E197

The present study was designed to determine whether consumption of an oral essential amino acid-carbohydrate supplement (EAC) before exercise results in a greater anabolic response than supplementation after resistance exercise. Six healthy human subjects participated in two trials in random order, PRE (EAC consumed immediately before exercise), and POST (EAC consumed immediately after exercise). A primed, continuous infusion of L-[ring-2H5]phenylalanine, femoral arteriovenous catheterization, and muscle biopsies from the vastus lateralis were used to determine phenylalanine concentrations, enrichments, and net uptake across the leg. Blood and muscle phenylalanine concentrations were increased by ~130% after drink consumption in both trials. Amino acid delivery to the leg was increased during exercise and remained elevated for the 2 h after exercise in both trials. Delivery of amino acids (amino acid concentration times blood flow) was significantly greater in PRE than in POST during the exercise bout and in the 1st h after exercise (P < 0.05). Total net phenylalanine uptake across the leg was greater (P = 0.0002) during PRE (209 ? 42 mg) than during POST (81 ? 19). Phenylalanine disappearance rate, an indicator of muscle protein synthesis from blood amino acids, increased after EAC consumption in both trials. These results indicate that the response of net muscle protein synthesis to consumption of an EAC solution immediately before resistance exercise is greater than that when the solution is consumed after exercise, primarily because of an increase in muscle protein synthesis as a result of increased delivery of amino acids to the leg.

[arbit]

Me bench suk too.
I dunno u'r workout routine, but what I've found useful is to add a second bench day in the week (I dont do triceps). That second day is very light, I usually do speed close grip bench. It takes about 8-9 minutes and I tack it on the end of my leg day.

[Aikawa]

From my experiance on the flat bench focusing on the incline and decline have help improve my max consideribly. I have just been doing 3 x 6-8 with around 65% to 70% of my max working my chest twice a week Mon(incline) and Fri(decline). I have always done dumbells on the incline on bench day, but never soley focused days on these lifts. My strength gains have been pretty pleasing so far, starting at 225 @ 1 to 230 @ 3. So if you're like me and you had neglected these two lifts maybe it would be beneficial. Hope this helps!