07-02-2006, 06:03 AM
Quote:Egg whites, and the white meat in chicken would be the best staples in a high protein diet. If you want to be ready for the army, work on being able to climb up a 50 foot rope, do 30 pullups, 50 pushups, 300 or so situps, and run a mile in under 6 minutes. If you break a sweat then you need more conditioning. Trust me you'll lose weight, or convert it into muscle mass. My point is that having a jump start on the expected basics and good cardio conditioning will be more important than losing a bunch of weight.
Couldn't have said it any better myself Kandrathe. Only thing I could add to the list is cottage cheese. One of the best types of protein is whey protein, which of course is found in dairy products. Cottage cheese has a high protein count in a very small package. Skim Cottage cheese with some fresh fruit in it is a great post workout meal.
Since your focus will be more on cardio than lifting, carbs will be more important post workout than protein. So within about 45 minutes post workout have a light snack, a half a bagel and some tuna/cottage cheese/chicken etc. By getting it into your system post workout your muscles will recover much faster and you'll have a lot less sore days:)
And of course, don't forget to end a workout with a stretch.
Cheers,
Munk