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07-26-2017, 01:11 PM
Here is my current diet for you guys to look at, critique criticize, etc...
Currently at 6'2", 257, between 13 and 15 percent bodyfat.
Breakfast
Multivitamins
8 fish oil caps
6 eggs
16 ounces chocolate milk
1 banana
2nd meal
2 scoops whey
8 ounces milk
4 ounces coconut milk
2 tbsp almond butter
Lunch
10 Oz grilled chicken
1 cup brown rice
Mixed veggies
16 Oz milk
3rd meal
Same as 2nd
Dinner
Typically 8-10 Oz of chicken, fish or steak
200 calories of a grain or carb source with a relatively low glycemic index.
Greens such as spinach or kale
Before bed
8 oz milk
1 scoop egg white protein
1tbsp peanut butter
I drink around 3/4 to half a gallon a day of water with some ACV mixed in as I feel this helps digest the food a little better.
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07-26-2017, 01:28 PM
Nice. Take a dexascan to test your true body fat. Fasting glucose and lipids too for a more complete picture. If you are 13-15% bf at that weight then you are already in very good shape.
Do you tolerate milk pretty well? It's got alot of carbs and you are drinking alot of it. If you wanted to cut down you could drop some of the milk from your diet. Also why not spread the fish oil tablets throughout the day, if possible?
Do you carb cycle? Is this diet the same everyday regardless of whether you trained or not?
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07-26-2017, 02:22 PM
I tolerate milk very well I was raised it from a young age so I guess thats why.
This is a slow bulk diet, weight rising 3-4 ounces a week on average. When I notice myself getting a little pudgy I cut for a few weeks then back on it.
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07-26-2017, 02:58 PM
How's the quality of the food? Organic vegetables? Grass fed beef? Wild fish?
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07-26-2017, 11:46 PM
It's all mostly home cooked but to be honest I don't really care if it's organic or grass fed.
I'm putting enough extra hormones into my body already that the trace amount of dietary intake doesn't seem too significant.
Not to say it's a bad idea, but we all have a budget.
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07-27-2017, 04:22 AM
I sub milk out and add kefir, but im lactose intolerant. Looks like a solid diet, steelex.
What can i sub out almond butter for? olive oil? Almond butter is hard to get where I am.
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07-27-2017, 05:38 AM
I think your diet is good. Last thing I would ask is if you are avoiding vegetable oils like canola, grapeseed, etc.
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07-27-2017, 06:41 AM
Almond butter sub for peanut butter.
I only cook with olive oil.
That would be a lot of kefir.
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07-27-2017, 08:07 AM
This looks pretty much like a typical person's diet with a couple protein shakes to boost protein and calories. Simple is best I guess.
- What is the rough caloric and protein count here?
- Do you feel hungry when following this diet, or are you forcing yourself to finish?
- Do you get bored/ tired of this diet?
- How long have you been following this diet?
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07-27-2017, 11:25 AM
I'm not a doctor but here goes...
Fish oil does a damn good job of countering some of the issues you get from taking bodybuilding "supplements". It thins the blood, helps with cholesterol, helps with inflammation, joint pain, ect.
Body weight is also a factor in dosage.
The fact is, eating hella food and taking super supps is bad for you, so you have to mitigate it with certain things. If I had more money I would be on like 70 other different supplements but I feel like you can get the lions share of preventative benefits from greens, acv, veggies, a good multi, and water.
I may add milk thistle and some r-ala in the future but good quality is expensive.
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07-27-2017, 11:35 AM
Quote: (07-27-2017 06:41 AM)Steelex Wrote:
Almond butter sub for peanut butter.
I only cook with olive oil.
That would be a lot of kefir.
Kefir's cheap, thankfully. I make my own daily. I make about 4 cups worth a day, so I have to at least drink that or I can't store it all.
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07-27-2017, 12:00 PM
i have a question. why is chocolate milk better than regular milk? and is it ok to drink chocolate milk for breakfast,lunch and dinner
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07-27-2017, 12:03 PM
Chocolate milk is better than regular milk because it tastes better. The only difference between the two is that choco milk has sugar and cocoa in it. Can give you a little more of an energy boost I s'pose would be another benefit.
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07-27-2017, 01:02 PM
If money wasn't an option, what other supplements would you take?
Also, I'm 6'2" ~210 lbs. How much fish oil should I take? I take 1g a day currently.
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07-28-2017, 06:03 AM
Surprised you're not getting called out for all the processed food (i.e whey protein, egg white protein, chocolate milk) but I think guys here tend look the other way with regard to protein supplements.
Is the chicken skinless and boneless?
If only you knew how bad things really are.
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07-28-2017, 08:48 AM
the more important question is how does the diet make you feel?
Do you have energy throughout the day? Does it give you calories to meet your lifting/exercising goals?
How do women react to your body?
At that height/weight you are considered obese according to the BMI. But this measurement is typically inaccurate with heavy lifters.
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07-28-2017, 09:01 AM
I don't feel like processed food is the devil. However it is often calorie dense and often has a high glycemic index. If your metabolism is slow then it may pose a problem.
I'm an ectomorph by nature so this diet works for me but would not work an endomorph who needs to be eating chicken, broccoli and brown rice.
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07-28-2017, 02:09 PM
That and the increase in IOI's is crazy. Sometimes I dont even have the time to approach.
Diet looks good for an ecto. On a cut you should definitly drop the milk, rice, and penut butter. Replace rice with some type of green. I.e. salad. Agian, only on a cut. The pudginess you feel from time to time are yhe carbs getting stored as fat according to your diet. Especially the milk. However, the milk really helps adding calories. Thats why I recommend only during a cut.
I don't agree with the back and forth (cutting when you feel fat). A good bulk you are going to gain some fat. If your bulking than bulk for at least 12 weeks. If your cutting than cut. Other than that keep up the good work!
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