Chicken wings & ribs after working out - good or bad?

So today after working out at the gym for an a hour and a half, I ate chicken wings, ribs and a caesar salad for supper which was 4.5 hours later. I wasn't thinking about it then, but could this have ruined my workout, especially for trying to lose fat? What do you guys here who work out have to say about this?

You could have said "Chicken wings & ribs after __________" and the answer would have still been "good".

i suppose its good... i mean your definately getting protein from the meat, which is really good for building up muscle

What would happen if you didn't eat chicken wings & ribs? That's right, you wouldn't have had chicken wings & ribs.

as long as the meat is pretty lean and not breaded then you're fine. really the moment you buy anything fried/breaded you've destroyed some of your effort and it only gets worse the more you eat. its hard to not grub out after you tear up the gym, try eating some lean meat and fruit right after you get done working and if you're still hungry an hour or 2 later get something small to snack on. if you can kick that initial "oh jesus im starving" feeling then you'll be all good.

Ribs are always good at anytime.

If you're trying to lose weight that's probably a bad idea. Every meal you eat needs to be balanced. Cut out the sweets too and keep at it.

I do it all the time. I mean, just look at me... Oh wait. :|

If you're trying to lose weight that's probably a bad idea. Every meal you eat needs to be balanced. Cut out the sweets too and keep at it.

Optical_Order

actually as long as the wings or ribs were lean and not fried or covered in bbq sauce then he should be all good (assuming he didn't suck down 4 lbs of ribs/wings) and theres nothing wrong with a caesar salad. if he's trying to build muscle mass then he definitely needs that protein bump.

[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

If you're trying to lose weight that's probably a bad idea. Every meal you eat needs to be balanced. Cut out the sweets too and keep at it.

z4twenny

actually as long as the wings or ribs were lean and not fried or covered in bbq sauce then he should be all good (assuming he didn't suck down 4 lbs of ribs/wings) and theres nothing wrong with a caesar salad. if he's trying to build muscle mass then he definitely needs that protein bump.

If he's eating in america I'm assuming they were :P

Alright guys, the wings weren't fried, don't know if they were lean or not, they were kind of hard to put down, though I don't think I had more than 10-15. Yeah, they were covered in BBQ sauce (Kraft Original BBQ sauce to be specific).

[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

If you're trying to lose weight that's probably a bad idea. Every meal you eat needs to be balanced. Cut out the sweets too and keep at it.

z4twenny

actually as long as the wings or ribs were lean and not fried or covered in bbq sauce then he should be all good (assuming he didn't suck down 4 lbs of ribs/wings) and theres nothing wrong with a caesar salad. if he's trying to build muscle mass then he definitely needs that protein bump.

How many places do you know where ribs and wings are lean and not covered in grease? I cant think of a single place off the top of my head... Wings are all fat and grease, hardly any meat, the skin is pure fat. Ribs are pretty much the same.

The sauce has a lot of the calories too, so much sugar is added to it. Caesar salad's pretty much the worst type of salad you can have, iceberg lettuce is useless, and the dressing is pure fat, unless you get a low calorie type, but restaurant's don't useually have that option. Also if it was any healthier than normal I'm sure he'd of told us.

Basically since you worked out, it won't negatively affect you since you said you wanted to burn fat, and EPOC will take care of that as long as it was an intense exercise. But eating that diet means you won't lose anything from the workout likely.

If you need to eat, eat pretty much as soon as you can after working out, that's the most important part for protein metabolism.

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[QUOTE="Optical_Order"]

If you're trying to lose weight that's probably a bad idea. Every meal you eat needs to be balanced. Cut out the sweets too and keep at it.

Zlurodirom

actually as long as the wings or ribs were lean and not fried or covered in bbq sauce then he should be all good (assuming he didn't suck down 4 lbs of ribs/wings) and theres nothing wrong with a caesar salad. if he's trying to build muscle mass then he definitely needs that protein bump.

How many places do you know where ribs and wings are lean and not covered in grease? I cant think of a single place off the top of my head... Wings are all fat and grease, hardly any meat, the skin is pure fat. Ribs are pretty much the same.

The sauce has a lot of the calories too, so much sugar is added to it. Caesar salad's pretty much the worst type of salad you can have, iceberg lettuce is useless, and the dressing is pure fat, unless you get a low calorie type, but restaurant's don't useually have that option. Also if it was any healthier than normal I'm sure he'd of told us.

Basically since you worked out, it won't negatively affect you since you said you wanted to burn fat, and EPOC will take care of that as long as it was an intense exercise. But eating that diet means you won't lose anything from the workout likely.

If you need to eat, eat pretty much as soon as you can after working out, that's the most important part for protein metabolism.

If fried, don't bother. Stay with grilled chicken, steak, organic peanut butter, and anything with good protein. It's still summer, start cutting with good cardio.

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[QUOTE="z4twenny"]

actually as long as the wings or ribs were lean and not fried or covered in bbq sauce then he should be all good (assuming he didn't suck down 4 lbs of ribs/wings) and theres nothing wrong with a caesar salad. if he's trying to build muscle mass then he definitely needs that protein bump.

Pirate700

How many places do you know where ribs and wings are lean and not covered in grease? I cant think of a single place off the top of my head... Wings are all fat and grease, hardly any meat, the skin is pure fat. Ribs are pretty much the same.

The sauce has a lot of the calories too, so much sugar is added to it. Caesar salad's pretty much the worst type of salad you can have, iceberg lettuce is useless, and the dressing is pure fat, unless you get a low calorie type, but restaurant's don't useually have that option. Also if it was any healthier than normal I'm sure he'd of told us.

Basically since you worked out, it won't negatively affect you since you said you wanted to burn fat, and EPOC will take care of that as long as it was an intense exercise. But eating that diet means you won't lose anything from the workout likely.

If you need to eat, eat pretty much as soon as you can after working out, that's the most important part for protein metabolism.

Well I think it depends on what's being used to cook, but I'm pretty sure a fair number of places use left over animal grease for cooking and sauces. If not then the sauce still has oil which is fat. So either way there is fat in the rib sauce. I'm sorry I will clarify better in the future.

Ribs are always good at anytime.

Pirate700

I would be more worried about how much you had rather than what you had.

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[QUOTE="Zlurodirom"]

How many places do you know where ribs and wings are lean and not covered in grease? I cant think of a single place off the top of my head... Wings are all fat and grease, hardly any meat, the skin is pure fat. Ribs are pretty much the same.

The sauce has a lot of the calories too, so much sugar is added to it. Caesar salad's pretty much the worst type of salad you can have, iceberg lettuce is useless, and the dressing is pure fat, unless you get a low calorie type, but restaurant's don't useually have that option. Also if it was any healthier than normal I'm sure he'd of told us.

Basically since you worked out, it won't negatively affect you since you said you wanted to burn fat, and EPOC will take care of that as long as it was an intense exercise. But eating that diet means you won't lose anything from the workout likely.

If you need to eat, eat pretty much as soon as you can after working out, that's the most important part for protein metabolism.

Zlurodirom

Well I think it depends on what's being used to cook, but I'm pretty sure a fair number of places use left over animal grease for cooking and sauces. If not then the sauce still has oil which is fat. So either way there is fat in the rib sauce. I'm sorry I will clarify better in the future.

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[QUOTE="z4twenny"]

actually as long as the wings or ribs were lean and not fried or covered in bbq sauce then he should be all good (assuming he didn't suck down 4 lbs of ribs/wings) and theres nothing wrong with a caesar salad. if he's trying to build muscle mass then he definitely needs that protein bump.

Pirate700

How many places do you know where ribs and wings are lean and not covered in grease? I cant think of a single place off the top of my head... Wings are all fat and grease, hardly any meat, the skin is pure fat. Ribs are pretty much the same.

The sauce has a lot of the calories too, so much sugar is added to it. Caesar salad's pretty much the worst type of salad you can have, iceberg lettuce is useless, and the dressing is pure fat, unless you get a low calorie type, but restaurant's don't useually have that option. Also if it was any healthier than normal I'm sure he'd of told us.

Basically since you worked out, it won't negatively affect you since you said you wanted to burn fat, and EPOC will take care of that as long as it was an intense exercise. But eating that diet means you won't lose anything from the workout likely.

If you need to eat, eat pretty much as soon as you can after working out, that's the most important part for protein metabolism.

[QUOTE="Zlurodirom"]

[QUOTE="z4twenny"]

actually as long as the wings or ribs were lean and not fried or covered in bbq sauce then he should be all good (assuming he didn't suck down 4 lbs of ribs/wings) and theres nothing wrong with a caesar salad. if he's trying to build muscle mass then he definitely needs that protein bump.

Pirate700

How many places do you know where ribs and wings are lean and not covered in grease? I cant think of a single place off the top of my head... Wings are all fat and grease, hardly any meat, the skin is pure fat. Ribs are pretty much the same.

The sauce has a lot of the calories too, so much sugar is added to it. Caesar salad's pretty much the worst type of salad you can have, iceberg lettuce is useless, and the dressing is pure fat, unless you get a low calorie type, but restaurant's don't useually have that option. Also if it was any healthier than normal I'm sure he'd of told us.

Basically since you worked out, it won't negatively affect you since you said you wanted to burn fat, and EPOC will take care of that as long as it was an intense exercise. But eating that diet means you won't lose anything from the workout likely.

If you need to eat, eat pretty much as soon as you can after working out, that's the most important part for protein metabolism.

[QUOTE="Zlurodirom"]

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]If your ribs are covered in grease, you aren't eating at the right place. There should be no grease involved. :|

Pirate700

Well I think it depends on what's being used to cook, but I'm pretty sure a fair number of places use left over animal grease for cooking and sauces. If not then the sauce still has oil which is fat. So either way there is fat in the rib sauce. I'm sorry I will clarify better in the future.

Well I just looked up homemade rib recipies, and a couple use oil/butter, and others use things like worcestershire sauce/honey, which have a good amount of sugar. My original message was to convey that the sauce is not good for consumption if someone is trying to lose weight.

Please inform me of all things ribs, I've had them maybe 10 times in my life.

it's ok to eat fatty foods so long as it's done in moderation. I generally allow myself 2 cheat meals a week.

As far losing weight goes, Just make sure throughout the week you burn more calories than take in.

Yea that meals fine. Usally after I workout I eat chicken breasts on a whole grain bun and salad ad fruit. With a glass of milk and a glass of water

As long as you don't do it that often, it shouldn't be too bad for you.

Bad. You blew your workout because you consumed all the calories you burned.

Please inform me of all things ribs, I've had them maybe 10 times in my life.

Zlurodirom

well for starters they definitely don't have to be coated in grease and sauce. i'd say the fair amount of times i've had bbq in general (this would be in the thousands now as i live in texas) its really lightly coated if anything, as a kid my dad just used rubs on his ribs, as did my grandad and those were some of the best ribs i ever had.

Bad. You blew your workout because you consumed all the calories you burned.

airshocker

not necessarily, if he had just a rib or 2 and a couple chicken wings (assumingly all of it lean) and he did a good amount of cardio then he should be fine.

Bad. You blew your workout because you consumed all the calories you burned.

airshocker

You can't stay in a calorie deficit forever, doing so makes your body Catabolic and eat muscle tissue, bone, and so on. From what I have heard, people generally do a week or so of creating a calorie deficit and then they do a calorie surplus to stop the body from eating itself.

Generally speaking though ribs and chicken wings aren't really the types of foods to eat when trying to trim down. With that being said splurging on food every now and then is a good thing.

You can't stay in a calorie deficit forever, doing so makes your body Catabolic and eat muscle tissue, bone, and so on. From what I have heard, people generally do a week or so of creating a calorie deficit and then they do a calorie surplus to stop the body from eating itself.

Generally speaking though ribs and chicken wings aren't really the types of foods to eat when trying to trim down. With that being said splurging on food every now and then is a good thing.

VisigothSaxon

But you don't go out and splurge on ribs and chicken wings right after you work out, which is the point;. There is absolutely no point in working out if you're just going to consume a 1000+ calorie meal later.

[QUOTE="VisigothSaxon"]

You can't stay in a calorie deficit forever, doing so makes your body Catabolic and eat muscle tissue, bone, and so on. From what I have heard, people generally do a week or so of creating a calorie deficit and then they do a calorie surplus to stop the body from eating itself.

Generally speaking though ribs and chicken wings aren't really the types of foods to eat when trying to trim down. With that being said splurging on food every now and then is a good thing.

airshocker

But you don't go out and splurge on ribs and chicken wings right after you work out, which is the point;. There is absolutely no point in working out if you're just going to consume a 1000+ calorie meal later.

Well I personally would just go have a protein drink after my workout and then have dinner later. Splurging on chicken wings and ribs after his workout does not make it pointless, ya he shouldn't do this every night, but he is still going to be achieving gains such as muscle mass and strength. The only time I consider a workout pointless or counter productive is when you don't eat enough protein/carbs before and after the workout. Sure he might not have gotten himself trimmer on this day alone, but cheating is important to keep the body going and helping it continue to lose weight in the long run.