{"id":49144,"date":"2026-11-05T14:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/i-started-strength-training-should-i-change-my-diet\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T14:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:35:35","slug":"i-started-strength-training-should-i-change-my-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/i-started-strength-training-should-i-change-my-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"I Started Strength Training \u2014 Should I Change My Diet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to Eat Better When You\u2019re Strength Training: 6 Tips<\/p>\n<p>In addition to getting ample protein, carbs, and fats, there are a few other ways your diet can support your strength training.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Spread out your protein. Your body doesn\u2019t hold on to amino acids the way it does carbs and fat (any extra gets converted into sugar or body fat), so you need to keep introducing them.\u00a0For this reason, Shorenstein suggests getting 25 to 40 g of protein in every meal, and also having a snack with 10 to 20 g of protein before your workout. Then, ideally, you\u2019ll have a full meal afterward. \u201cThat way you have the resources you need to rebuild the muscle,\u201d Shorenstein says. But don\u2019t fret if you can\u2019t eat right after the gym: Protein <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/diet-nutrition\/is-your-protein-timing-wrong\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/diet-nutrition\/is-your-protein-timing-wrong\/\" cmp-ltrk=\"Article Links\" cmp-ltrk-idx=\"16\" mrfobservableid=\"c4dad26e-63a5-43ae-8a93-b7260175c9a1\">timing matters less than<\/a> giving your body a steady dose throughout the day.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t train on an empty stomach.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p> <a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/fitness\/strength-training-nutrition-for-muscle-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Eat Better When You\u2019re Strength Training: 6 Tips In addition to getting ample protein, carbs, and fats, there are a few other ways your diet can support your strength training. Spread out your protein. Your body doesn\u2019t hold on to amino acids the way it does carbs and fat (any extra gets converted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":49145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[466,36],"class_list":["post-49144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-fitness","tag-mixtv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}