SOME HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR RAMADAN

will do-there's one on my road

very good...i can benefit alot from this article bro....thanx alot..

i bought glutamine from H&B its 500mg and it says take one a day and do not exceed dosage, but it seems to me that 500mg is not much i would prefer to take on at sehri and after workout (an hour and half after iftar)....... i'm going to GNC today see if i can get my hands on some whey protien, is that enough, i workout 3 times a day with 2 day split routien (dont know if it is correct though)
day 1: chest, triccept, back, bicepts
day2: shoulder, legs, ABS

just dont fast

ORIGINAL: Assasin

just dont fast

note that ethnocentrism is a form of descrimination. So not a very productive first post!

We have no right to question other people's reasons concerning their practices.

Note I do not want this to be a religeon debate - I will just delete topics

Sorry found a better place for the post. Happy Ramadan anyhow!

knigh7, they say that he recommended dose for glutamine is 10-15g so thats 20tabs of ur glutamine a day. Check the supplements area, theres a thread about glutamine.

Masry, kol sana wenta tayeb :)

Wanta Tayib! Feen Fe Masr?

cairo, u ?

Live in london, but when on holiday I go cairo.

from what they gathered of ephedrine-mostly what i told em, it seems that it is fine to take it during sehri time

nice one james!!!

has anyone lost any weight during ramadhan? i mean fat weight

i am flopping because when i dont eat all day the metabolism slows and then when i eat at aftari i feel bloated

i was losing more weight when i was eating regularly before ramadhan

oh well - never mind

can always resume training after this month

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It should be a bit easier to train from Sunday onwards.I dont end up getting home to about 7;30 or so.I have another meal at about 8pm or so.I have just been doing chins and other bodyweight exercises.

dont know how you all get up to eat so early..i usually just sleep through and fast the whole day.

This is a really good post and I didnt know it was on this board.

Every year I put on some muscle and lose a quarter stone during Ramadan (NEVER more than that) and thats always pure muscle. I think the reason most of us faster's dont lose fat is that the increased catabolic state (whilst being awake for long hours and not feeding as per regular feeds) causes a sort of 'fat conservation' process, ie. the body starts to scream for every calorie it can lay it's hands on!

I've found that eating very moderate carbs but high 'good' protein such as grilled chicken or red meat is excellent for pre-fast meal in morning, wont add fat and will aid recuperation from the workouts as per normal. I've also learnt eating tons of food (to sickness levels,lol!) at the 'break-fast' in the evening also is quite fattening. So I've decided;

a) eat same amounts of meals as you normally would-refraining from the same evils i.e fatty fried foods sugars etc. (except fruits)

b) EXPECT to lose 'some' muscle but mainly concentrate on not getting any fatter and not over eating.

c) Your body WILL adjust to the new routine so stick it out, you will be shocked at how well it preserves muscle-when you consider how scared you are that you'll lose more than half etc.

Happy Ramadan to all bros' and especially to our non-muslim friends for coming to our aid in providing your resources for this matter, MT is the best!

Nice thread.

i usually just have one bowl of Warm milk and 100g of oats.

I train 2-3 hours after fast breaks. Strength has totally dissappeared(not that I had much to begin with ).
On sat/sun i train 90 mins before fast breaks and try not to sweat much. been doing alot of ab work. defitely working, i can actually see a six pack behind the fat. Arms and shoulders are defintely looking more ripped too.

skullder: When you sleep through sehri, do you make niyat to fast before sleeping?

It's actually obligatory to awake just before dawn for the niyat (making the formal intention to fast), no 2 ways about it.

Us BBuilders can use that to our advantage, i.e. make a quick protein shake, drink it up, brush your teeth and back to bed after niyat. 5mins tops, so why not?

supersaiyan: May i ask what akeida you follow?