Published by Mike Leng on May 10th, 2012
Hey everyone,
So here I am a couple of days after the opp. Everything went well and I feel like I’m slowly on the mend. For the last two days all I’ve done is sleep which is good thing as it means my body is putting itself back together.
Over the next week I plan to rest as much as possible and take in the right amount of nutrients that will help my body keep muscle and help grow the connecting tissue that it needs.
Nutrition is going to be based around shakes as I have no appetite and I can sip them throughout the day, ensuring a steady flow of nutrients. I will be focusing on making sure for this first week that I am getting 2g of protein, 0.5g carbs per pound of body weight with the rest of my cals coming from fats. No processed food at all. This will be a base line for a few days then I will change things depending on how my body reacts.
Here is a list of the supplements thats I’ll be using and why I’m taking them. All of this has been supplied by the great people at Myprotein who are helping me with this experiment.
Before I list what I’m taking, I’m going to comment on the amount that I am taking. It looks like a lot, and it is. I wouldn’t normally take this amount of supplements but what I’m trying to do here doesn’t normally happen to me. The whole point of this is is to give my body more than it needs to recover so it can do it at the fastest pace possible. I would also mention that I cleared all of this with my Doctor (even if he looked at me like I was slightly mad).
Impact Whey protein – for gaining and maintaing my muscle mass. Also aids in recovery and burning fat. I have about 2-3 shakes a day to meet my protein requirements.
Omega 3 fish oil – Helps reduce joint inflammation, helps with fat oxidisation, helps with nutrient partitioning, 6 caps a day.
Alpha men multi vitamin – help my immune system run at its highest. I take 4 tabs a day, 2 in the morning, 2 before bed.
Taurine – I take this before bed as a neural transmitter to aid recovery. I take 10g before bed.
ZMA – to aid sleep and recovery. 3 tabs leading up to bed.
Green Tea extract – I hate the taste of Green tea so I take the tablets. Very powerful anti oxidant, helps just about everything. 3 caps a day with meals.
Probiotic – helps aid digestion. I take 1 a day in the morning.
Glucosamine Sulphate – Reduces joint inflammation, promotes over all joint health. 1 per day in the morning.
L Leucine – Branch chain Amino acid. Strongly aids with protein uptake. 3g with every shake or meal.
As I go on the amounts will change and I will probably remove some supplements if I feel no benefit. Again I must stress that everything I do is about how my body reacts. What works/doesn’t work for me might not be the same for you. For example I feel no effect whatsoever with creatine despite how I cycle it and the dosage.
Please feel free to ask me any questions about anything I am doing. Always happy to hear peoples suggestions.
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More soon 
Mike
Mike Leng is the Managing Director at Unorthodox Nutrition. They specialise in nutrition plans for fighters whether they have a fight coming up or are looking to simply lose fat or gain muscle. Visit www.unorthodox-nutrition.com or E mail mike.unorthodox@gmail.com for details.
