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[Metalhead]

What exactly is Smart Balance? Never heard of it. Is it like butter in the sense that you can spread it on a bun or make mac and cheese with it?

Pasta (other than mac and cheese) can be good for you depending on what you need the energy for.

[Alwaysbelieve1]

Originally Posted by Metalhead

What exactly is Smart Balance? Never heard of it. Is it like butter in the sense that you can spread it on a bun or make mac and cheese with it?

Pasta (other than mac and cheese) can be good for you depending on what you need the energy for.

Unless you're a long distance athlete pasta has no other purpose for athletes or individuals. Bottomline: Pasta is very bad for most diets.

Anyway if you want to know about Smart Balance go HERE. Hope that helps.

[Metalhead]

Originally Posted by Alwaysbelieve1

Unless you're a long distance athlete pasta has no other purpose for athletes or individuals. Bottomline: Pasta is very bad for most diets.

Anyway if you want to know about Smart Balance go HERE. Hope that helps.

Pasta with a bit of chicken before a lacrosse game seems to work nice. I hate eating too much protein before a game.

[Metalhead]

I've never looked but is Smart Balance carried at most grocery stores? I do live in Canada so is it available here too?

[Clint]

Originally Posted by Metalhead

I've never looked but is Smart Balance carried at most grocery stores? I do live in Canada so is it available here too?

It should be. Just look in with the tubs of butter/margarine

[Alwaysbelieve1]

Originally Posted by Metalhead

Pasta with a bit of chicken before a lacrosse game seems to work nice. I hate eating too much protein before a game.

Sure- protein(depending on the type) may sit in your stomach like a brick where some light veggies & fruit will give you quick energy. Whey protein as well as eggs(try hard boiled) won't hinder your conditioning output.

If your nutrition & training is where it should be you won't need pasta to sustain your energy.

[Metalhead]

Originally Posted by Alwaysbelieve1

If your nutrition & training is where it should be you won't need pasta to sustain your energy.

Ding ding ding. It's not where it should be. Don't know if it ever will be, or at least the near future. Never was the best conditioned athlete as I never saw the need to train as I was always in "good enough" shape. Once I saw the benefits of the gym I started going but money is an obsticle. Also, my newest problem, tendonitis in both shoulders is making it rather difficult to hit the gym. I was working out hard for 3 months, saw great results, then had an operation on my foot that put me out of training for 3 weeks, then bang, got shoulder problems. Haven't been able to weight train since mid october.

Also, superstition is key for many athletes myself included, hence pasta with a bit of chicken before games

[Alwaysbelieve1]

Originally Posted by Metalhead

Ding ding ding. It's not where it should be. Don't know if it ever will be, or at least the near future. Never was the best conditioned athlete as I never saw the need to train as I was always in "good enough" shape. Once I saw the benefits of the gym I started going but money is an obsticle. Also, my newest problem, tendonitis in both shoulders is making it rather difficult to hit the gym. I was working out hard for 3 months, saw great results, then had an operation on my foot that put me out of training for 3 weeks, then bang, got shoulder problems. Haven't been able to weight train since mid october.

Also, superstition is key for many athletes myself included, hence pasta with a bit of chicken before games

You don't need to go to the gym to get into shape. In fact most of the things I do I do at home with little to no equipment. Also if your shoulders are shot right now you can still train your core as well as legs if your foot is alright. Cardio can be accomplished if you can with your foot or find a pool and there you go.

There are always options & solutions. You simply to find them. Be creative and use your mind.

By the way if you want to take care of the inflammation caused by your tendinitis in your shoulders simply ice it(never heat to inflammation) 3x per day about 15 minutes a time. After a few weeks(4-6 or so) it should go away depending on the severity. Often times this sort of injury is caused by overuse and overworked muscles in the relative areas. Rest, ice and more rest is what is needed. Don't try to do what you can in those areas since it will only prolong your recovery and possibly create further(or even new) injuries.

Hope that helps.

[Metalhead]

My cardio isn't much of a problem. Since my foot got well enough to run on I've been doing that and I do core work as well. I'm just physically not very strong. Like never have I been able to do 20 push ups with ease. Even when I was in my best shape. But I can run forever.

[Alwaysbelieve1]

Originally Posted by Metalhead

My cardio isn't much of a problem. Since my foot got well enough to run on I've been doing that and I do core work as well. I'm just physically not very strong. Like never have I been able to do 20 push ups with ease. Even when I was in my best shape. But I can run forever.

If you train your legs and get lower body hip power your upper body will get much, much stronger.