
Long time lurker, first time poster. First and foremost, THANKS to everyone. This thread has been amazing. My path to a healthier lifestyle started in November. I am on a mission.
The only thing I slack and am now committed to is my diet. I am a vegetarian and I want to know the best foods/snacks that I can incorporate into my diet with good protein?
-Greek yogurt
-almonds
-cottage cheese
-Black beans?
All help would be appreciated.
http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Life-Organic-Protein-Grams/dp/B0031JK96C
Quality product. I like what Garden of Life has to offer in general. Since you seem to be ok with dariy though, Optimum Nutrition's whey is pretty good as mentioned earlier in the thread. I prefer the all natural variety (no dyes or artificial sweetners).

Anyone here make their own smoothies?
I tried one called "Muscle Mass" its "Blueberry Pineapple w/ Mass Building Amino Acids" from the Nrgizer bar at LA Fitness. Its so damn good but $5 and I have to add $1 for every 15grams of protein.
Can someone recommend me some good amino acids in powder form. I'd to try and make my own blend.
Now you're speaking my language.
My staple:
8 - 12 oz unsweetened almond milk (basically eyeball it)
1 frozen banana (you can go as high as 2 if you like)
handful of blueberries
1 serving peanut butter
6 oz of your favorite greek yogurt or 1 scoop protein powder
Your taste buds will thank me. 
The nutrition aspect of this whole thing is my favorite as it's a fascinating journey to discover different ways to consume clean calories.
Back workout was pretty decent today. Didn't want to get too fancy, just stuck with the basics.
- Bent over barbell rows
- Lat pulldowns
- Seated rows
- Dumbbell rows
- Back extensions
Jumped my rope way more than I should've, smh. Was able to pull some pretty decent weight though so all's well that ends well.
REFS: smzsmz, Freeze, ColdCity, Panda916
REFS: smzsmz, Freeze, ColdCity, Panda916










... not even fair to compare it with the bowl.



