My most important meal

Most important meal of the day is "The Breakfast" 


This is what at least 95% people will say, and it's not wrong but it's an incomplete answer. 


But did you ever try to reason, why? 


When we wake up after 7-9 hours of sleep, our body had been fasting for that long. It's starving. The blood sugar level is low, there is no carbs or proteins in your both to produce energy and your body is in a catabolic state, which means your body is breaking down your muscles to produce energy .. which is a BAD thing .. 


Considering this reason -- how many times does your body goes into catabolic state? or near catabolic state? 



Therefore it's important to identify all those windows and kill them. 


When you wake up, of course! 
3-6 hrs time gap between your breakfast and lunch and dinner. 
Right after workout - gym or running or aerobics etc. 
Also, before you go to sleep, not because you're fasting but you're going to, so make sure you have enough supplies ... 


It's best to ensure you get good mix of carbs & proteins in all these meals. Towards end of the day, don't focus on carbs but focus on P and Fats. 


Healthy mind exists in healthy body. 

What's in your lunch box

Do You know most of the people think if they eat enough proteins they will bulk up, as if it will do some kind of magic.. 


And eating Fats will make them Fat, now that's another magic.. 


And Carbs?! huh, what do they do. Make you fat again or, probably, you eat them just because you're hungry, since you can't only eat P & F.. 


Let's not forget about minerals and vitamins. Dammit, they give us some kind of alphabetical advantages for skin, hair, bones, etc. 


Let's come to the point -- 


Proteins are the needed by your body to build muscles and also used as source or energy. Ever seen that lean, mean, athletic, muscular guy -- Oh yes HIM. He is eating lots of proteins but along with Carbs and Fats. One should ideally have 1 gm to 2 gms or proteins for every lb of body weight, depends on you fitness goal. Most popular are Whey and Casein proteins.. While Whey is quickly absorbed into the blood stream, Casein is slower. 


One should ideally have protein with every meal. 


Dairy products, meat, eggs are most commonly available food items, very rich with protein content. 


Fats are no as bad as it sounds. Our body can produce Saturated and Monounsaturated fats but not unsaturated fats. Fats are needed for multiple purposes from carrying some of the vitamins, building new cells, aid nerves system and brain development, and an important source of energy. 


Some of the best sources of healthy fats are dairy products, olive oil (and others), and pretty much all kind of nuts. 


Carbs are joke, we fail to realize that major portion of anyone's food is carbs based. Simple carbs are easy to digest and complex one's takes longer. 


One should ideally stay away from simple carbs, except when you body's insulin level is low, and enjoy complex carbs though out the day time.  


Most of the energy in our body is produced by carbs, first thing we should have when we wake up. Lifting weight or day to day chores, one must have enough carb to continue the fuel supply, except late evening or night. 


Simple Carbs - White rice, white bread, sugar, fruits 
Complex Carbs - Brown rice, wheat, fruits, oats, veggies 


Vit and Minerals aid the over all functioning of body. Skin, teeth, bones, hair, digestion etc, also they are needed for body to absorb optimum amount of nutrients .. A multi-vitamin is always a good idea. 


Enjoy your food :)

Dieting for perfect body, yes or no?

Since we don't have enough time. Customer calls, internal calls, reviews, escalations, monthly/Quarterly/annual planning cycles, meetings, follow ups, blah blah blah and blah and some more blah.. 


We start our day early in morning because someone, in some corner of the world, in sometime zone wants to talk to us and we stay late in office since someone in a different timezone wants to talk to us too. 


We work F***ing WORKING 12-14 hrs a days, commute 2-4 hrs a day and most of our day, when we're awake, is spent sitting on chair while we look at emails or talk on phone.. We drink 5 cups of tea or coffee and eat fried food.... yeah that's what we most of us do... 


Coming to the point ---- most of us start pursuing dieting to loose extra kilos or shed some fat, we think if we dont eat our body will get back in shape in few months from now we will wake up with 6 or 8 pack on between our chest and belly.. lol 


Dude, are u seriously kidding me.. if it was that easy to get in shape but not eating why the hell people models, pro body builders, actors, fitness enthusiasts workout for hours and hog like animals.. THINKKKKKK but please don't hog unless you have routine to support it. 





My point is eat - Eat as often as you can. But never fill or overfill yourself up. Just eat enough that you dont starve and  you can eat again in2-3 hours. Eat simple food, with enough carbs, proteins and fats (yes you must eat fats).. However depending upon time of the day and you routine, look for right combination of C,P & F in your food. 


If you starve, your metabolism goes down, as it goes down, when you eat next time the food isn't  burning at good speed and you're left with less energy and more body fat ... 


Happy EATING :) 

Why this, weird, title to my blog?

I work with an IT company, yes I do ... I also know that the word Muscular and Techies, doesn't go well in same sentence... 


                                                                           


Don't be surprised because usually WE are associated to those geeks who sit in chair for hours and browse and do all kinda of R&D about computer, phones, ipads, technology and other gadgets... 


Well, yes, we do that ..But don't judge us. We still go to out, party, drink, eat, travel, try new things.. and can most certainly talk about much more than technology.. 


Hence I decided to name my blog "Muscular Techies" ... 


Since, people who work in IT industry are considered among most unhealthy people people walking this earth, I would like to tell you that, unfortunately, it is true.. However I have also met lots of interesting, healthy, fit and active people in my profession.. 


REASON: I want to dedicate this blog to all the techies out there, and others. Every common man who doesn't have 2 hours to spend in gym every day and doesn't have access to nutrition expert.. 

Intro -- Yes, everything needs an intro

Hello friends... 


For some of you, who know me .. I'm sure you also know how I'm craze about healthy food, workout and sleep. 


Today when I came home from work, I felt like -- Damn I read so much about fitness and health, why don't I share whatever little I know.. and here you go 


No, I'm not an expect like your Gym Coach or a Doctor, neither have undergone any professional training under some fitness guru.. BUT what I can share is my limited knowledge, my PERSONAL experiences and most importantly I can provide you with very realistic regimes, schedules, plans, suggestions which will give you actual RESULTS, without having to do anything extra ordinary. 


Today I'm just going to tell you something SIMPLE, this is simpler than formula of water / H2O .. 


Fitness is like a tripod stand with 3 legs - 


- Right Diet 
- Right Rest 
- Right Workout 






Keep this is in mind always, whether you want to build muscles, lose weight/fat, stay slim, beef up, or anything.. 


See you soon!!