Quick Newbie questions from Afghanistan

[Thayer Parrish]

Hey all…couple of quick dietary questions to make sure I am on track. I am currently in Afghanistan and trying to make the CBL work for me out here. My days are the same day to day as far as schedule is concerned.0230 - wake up, shower, shave, etc0330 - first coffee with 8-10 grams blueberry protein powder and 1 tbsp coconut oil (tastes like blueberry coffee cake), 5 grams creatine, 4 beef liver tabs0830 - second coffee with 8-10 grams protein and 1 tbsp coconut oil, 5 grams creatine, 4 beef liver tabs1330 - third coffee (last one for the day) with 8-10 grams protein and 1 tbsp coconut oil, 5 grams creatine, 4 beef liver tabs1430 - optional meal if I am hungry (not very often, maybe 3 days a week) meat, cheese, green veggies, water (with 3-5 grams leucine)1730 - optional pre-workout shake of 15 grams protein, 1 tbsp coconut oil, 5 grams creatine, 3-5 grams leucine1800 - hard resistance training session (40 minutes) and HIIT (20 minutes) 6 days a week (sometimes 7 days since there is not much to do out here and it is not like I can leave the base and go see a movie :- )1900 - post-workout shake of 20 grams protein, 60 grams maltodextrin, 5 grams creatine, 3-5 grams leucine, 4 beef liver tabs1930 - 2 servings of junk carbs (fries, pizza, ice cream, cookies, non wheat bread, etc), 2 servings of cleaner carbs (white, red, or sweet potatoes, white rice, grapes, spotted bananas, etc), 1-2 servings of meat (fish, beef, turkey, or chicken), no fibrous veggies, and sometimes a serving of dairy (milk or cheese), water with 5 grams leucine.2030 - pre-bed supplements 15 grams liquid fish oil, 3 ZMA tabs, fall asleep by 2100 and wake in 5.5 - 6 hours and repeat process (day in and day out...groundhogs day...). I know that it does not seem like enough sleep, but I have a sedentary job behind a desk and computer for more than half the day! (Plus I have always thrived better on 6 hours as opposed to 8.)Just wanted someone experienced (Naomi, or Admin, or experienced member) to review my first real week so far. I ate low carb Anabolic Diet style prior to this so I skipped the prep phase. My current stats are:5'9"172 lbsBF% - not sure but I can see all my abs so I am fairly low, and my arms are quite vascularGoals are remain lean, gain strength, and incorporate carbs back into diet to take more advantage of more insulin (and make life easier at night over here).So questions are:1. Does eating plan match up good to CBL-->SA style eating plan?2. Am I okay with that much coconut oil? I love the stuff and have seen such a remarkable impact on my skin from using it. (4 tbsp a day seems to be some sort of sweet spot for my digestion and impact on my skin and hair) However, I don't want to spike insulin during the day or throw off any ketosis process.3. Where can i fit in more fruits? I love melon and pineapple!Any advice or pointers would be great as I get this really rolling. Thanks ahead for the feedback and input.

[Damon Amato]

Pre-workout can just be coconut oil and creatine. The leucine will have the opposite effect for what you want. Leucine is for PWO and backloading only.

[Brogrammer]

Your diet looks pretty good to me, I would just echo what Dmunnee said and cut the pre workout Leucine. The way I have interpreted it is Leucine is desired post workout only.

[Thayer Parrish]

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. I will drop the Leucine pre-workout.

[Igor Vidovic]

Lionshark thank you for your service soldier  8)

training log
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yQ7u-n9iU7R910fUgcAEo5NJoUZzT3w1zLC5qYyaGZE/edit#gid=1795865688

[cheesemuffler]

Looks like a really good setup, +1 to nixing the Leucine PreWO.One thing you could try (as an experiment) would be to drop every other HIIT session from your schedule and see how that affects your strength progress. HIIT can have a detrimental impact on the anabolic signals that a heavy resistance workout produces...as I said, only as an experiment. It may well be that your current setup is optimal for you.

[Thayer Parrish]

Thanks all for the advice and replies. I have actually thought about dropping the HIIT on squat days because my legs are so fried…I will keep you posted!

[ffemtmcd]

Thanks for your service and good luck to ya

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