Barbells and chopsticks

Food&training blog of a student of Chinese. Weightlifting and calisthenics, experiments with a wide range of diets, whole foods, IF, foodporn and unconventional wisdom- healthy living from chopsticks to barbells.

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First powerlifting meet on 13th May!

Woo-ho. Let’s hit that hard!

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Rest day lunch Rye toasts with marmite and butter and swiss, avocado and olive oil, chicken breast, 1hardboiled egg. 999 kcal, 74pro, 40f, 76 ch

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Postworkout meal: rice, chicken breast and sichuan style sauce a la tesco.

This is a to-go kinda meal for me: rice, chicken and some sauce… I’m an uncle ben’s junkie :D and I’m not even playing it classy, tend to mix this all together and just stuff it in my ricehole :D

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Yesterday's rest day meal: breakfast tortillas. 4 eggs, 5oz sandwich meat, tomatoes, red onions, red cheddar.

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Rest day dinner: Greek style salad with chicken breast, a ton of light feta cheese and a hefty gulp of olive oil... a side for 6 now is a meal for 1 :D

Lunch was thai peanut butter pork again, this time with rice :)

Snack was 2 protein bars.

(I’m so damn hungry all the time!)

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First training session yesterday

And even though it was more about correcting my form and technique than weights, I can barely move.

What kind of a re-beginner stuff is this? Aw gahwd. 

But my trainer wants me to focus on sumo deads instead of regular ones bc ‘finally’ i’m someone whose hip mobility allows for it. Good. Regulars seemed too tricky for me recently. 

Oh that’s what you get for not lifting properly for 2years plus...

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Rest day shirataki noodle stir-fry with pork loin and thai peanut butter sauce

(Too bad i didn’t have cilantro)

825 kcal, 70 pro 57 fat, 12 ch

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Finally I’ve joined a gym

And not only a gym, but a powerlifting club, and had consultations, checkup and everything beforehand -- so I did not just join, but GOT ACCEPTED!

Got a trainer, got a routine and an eating guide too, and if everything goes as my trainer (and I) hopes, I’m going to compete in May!

I’m excited. For years, my greatest wish was to join a club and compete!

So hooray, motivation, goals and full what-to-do is here, all I have to do is train and eat!

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Postworkout: corn pasta w/ bolognese sugo and chicken, plus a lil treat of a protein cookie from myprotein!

Whole meal: 1150 kcal, 105 pro, 135 ch, 22 fat

EDIT: NOW OK THIS COOKIE IS AMAZING if not a bit grainy but I can cope with that... DAMN! I’m looking forward to the chocolate&mint one too!

EDIT2: dinner: same again, save the cookie. 850 kcal, 69 pro, 112 ch, 12 fat.

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3 scoops rocky road whey as hot chocolate, 2 bananas. 550 kcal, 75 pro, 60ch, 2 fat

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Authentic Gong Bao chicken as i learned to make it in China!

Dice 2 chicken breasts, 20 pieces small dried chili, half a cucumber, a 5inch piece green onion. Coat the chicken with 2tbsp light soy sauce and 1 big tbsp cornstarch. In a wok, heat a little bit of coconut oil (mkay this is the only non-authentic part, use peanut oil for 100% authenticity), and add the chilis, onions, 1 tsp crushed Sichuan peppercorns and 2 oz peanuts. Fry until fragrant, then add and stir-fry the chicken. Season with: ½ tsp salt, 2tbsp light soy sauce, 2tbsp shaoxing wine, 1tbsp rice vinegar. When it’s almost done,add cucumber and warm it together.

Serve with rice, whole recipe macros (with 100grs rice): 1060 kcal, 85 pro, 100 ch, 35 fat.

Without rice: 680 kcal, 76 pro, 27 ch, 32 fat

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Free breakfast! Accounted for yesterday, eaten today. Cool. Plus kefir. Presses workout today.

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Post-deadlift pizza porn! Gf, macro-friendly, homemade… Bliss. Made with low-fat mozzarella, chicken breast, pickles (I know! But just try it once, ok?) and onions, THE WHOLE THING IS 1530 kcals, 130 gr pro, 205 gr ch, 20gr fat and probably I won’t even be able to get it all down! Fantastic. (DLs went great. I’m getting my strength back!)

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Finally I felt well enough to have a nice workout, so did some deadlifts and power cleans, fasted. Sipped some glutamine-bcaa water with it (myprotein's orange bcaas are great for a change!) Pwo lunch, then, is: 300 grs honey and chili chicken breast, 100gr rice, mustard greens, pickles. Feels good to work out again, and eat accordingly too. 700 kcal, 75 pro, 80 ch, 10 fat.

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Homemade rice flour shortbread fingers to drive the cold away

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French onion soup with overexposed brie toasts. 520 kcal, 22 pro, 80 ch, 9 fat Not the best macros, but hey, at least I'm eating....