My program… If you care.
I just read a post on another forum describing a top competitors daily diet for preparing for a contest. Honestly I don’t know how this guy maintains a job, as he was eating 14 times a day, and almost all of his meals were whole foods that required preparation, not to mention time to eat them! I think I’m as hungry for bodybuilding competition success as anybody, in fact I tell myself that I can out-work and out-suffer everybody else, but I’m also realistic about fitting bodybuilding into my daily life. For me that means relying heavily on food supplements to get my daily requirements in. Basically, here is my pre-contest regimen:
5:30 AM 1 hour cardio at 120 bpm
6:45 AM 50g Whey Isolate with 10g peanut oil, 10g creatine, 10g glutamine, 10g BCAA, 25g oatmeal, multivitamin, B, C, E, 2 ounces MonaVie
9:00 AM 50g Whey Isolate with 10g peanut oil, 25g oatmeal (dry cereal bar)
12:00 PM 50g Whey Isolate with 10g peanut oil, 25g oatmeal (dry cereal bar)
2:00 PM 2 chicken breast, baby carrots, 1/4 cup almonds, small cottage cheese with pineapple
5:00 PM 50g Whey Isolate with 10g peanut oil, 25g oatmeal (dry cereal bar)
6:00 PM Weight Train (usually 5 days per week pre-contest)
7:00 PM post training shake:50g Whey Isolate, 30g Waxy Maize, 10g creatine, 10g glutamine, 10g BCAA
9:00 PM 2 chicken breast (or steak), large salad with baby carrots and flaxseed oil and balsamic vinegar, 2 ounces MonaVie
1:00 AM 50g Whey Isolate with 10g peanut oil
I eat this way EVERY day, with my exceptions being Friday, where I basically double my carb meals and have a big sushi dinner, and weekends when I try to replace a few of my whey protein meals with real food. I’m sure some competitors would think this is too simplistic, but I find it relatively easy to fit into my daily life with a little preparation and planning.
June 2, 2008 at 7:17 pm
man that is a ton of whey, do you get a bloated feeling? you look great in the AVI, good luck to you man, hope you hit your goals
November 16, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Hell yeah I care Tim.. I’m always in search of new ideas with diet and training. Glad you are my freind brother..
November 17, 2008 at 3:46 am
Hey Lloyd - this was the program I used before switching over to the keto diet this summer. Once I get the website up I’ll post what I changed it to.