Boss Man wrote:Giant sets on Arms.

I'm a bit clueless here but what are Giant Sets? And how do you do them?

Are they like the sumo lifts with medicine balls?

Boss Man wrote:
By the way did the PT say why this slow down happens?

No he didn't really explain why. He just told me not to eat 2-3 hours before bed as metabolism slows down and he said it slows digestion. I didn’t really question him about this. Next session we have I will ask him the whys

Cool thanks for the tips.

Just one question - with the sultanas should I not mix them in with oats and eat them 15 minutes before the oats?

Is this what you mean?

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Also should I add yogurt into snack meals?

Its just that a lot of the low fat yogurts are high in sugar

This is how I think about it:

Anything processed is bad for you and has no nutritional value whatsoever; you will feel hungry soon after eating it.

Try to eat as much food without human interference (that's how I look at it) lots of fruit and veggies.

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rippedtothecore wrote: 3/4 cup of oat meal
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Can I just ask is this raw weight?

I am eating 3/4 cups of oats for breakfast and I find it fills me up and I sometimes struggle to eat it all