need a solid pre contest diet plan

[chesty]

need a pre contest diet that starts about 12-16 weeks out. Best diet I found was a pale diet. high protein fats zero carbs except for every 4th day for 24 hours. want to shred of 35 lbs of fat. that will put me at 190 or so. one issue I have is grazing. I also may be starting g to become insulin resistant. which is weird because I am always craving sugars. that isn't cool.

[Vicious 13]

Where has fit guru been

[Encino_Mang]

Re: need a solid pre contest diet plan

need a pre contest diet that starts about 12-16 weeks out. Best diet I found was a pale diet. high protein fats zero carbs except for every 4th day for 24 hours. want to shred of 35 lbs of fat. that will put me at 190 or so. one issue I have is grazing. I also may be starting g to become insulin resistant. which is weird because I am always craving sugars. that isn't cool.

Never heard of the "pale diet"?

That shred 35lbs of fat sounds like what I need about right now myself

[Ironguruera]

He prob meant paleo

[Fishman44]

Re: need a solid pre contest diet plan

John meadows gets some sick results from his diets

[Encino_Mang]

Re: need a solid pre contest diet plan

He prob meant paleo

Never heard of that one also

[SisterSteel]

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I'm a fan of carb cycling.

High Carb Day:
Carbohydrate- 2 to 3 grams per pound of bodyweight
Protein- 1 to 1.25 grams per pound of bodyweight
Fat- as low as possible

Low to Moderate Carb Day:
Carbohydrate- 0 to 1.5 grams per pound of bodyweight
Protein- 1.25 to 1.5 grams per pound of bodyweight
Fat- 0.15 to .35 grams per pound of bodyweight

Even the top Crossfags don't use Paleo.

[chesty]

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I found my body boats horribly on carbs of just about any kind. I used something like paleo but my carbs were less than 25 gms a day for 3-4 days while about half my 1800 calories came from protein and other half from fats. on carb day I kept protein levels but reduced fat to compensate for extra carbs. over a 4 month cycle, I lost 35 lbs of fat and put on a 1 lb of muscle. I was using 500mg of test e and 500mg of eq. it was brutal I posted progress pics on elite fitness when I did it in the log section.

[Ironguruera]

I'm a fan of carb cycling.

High Carb Day:
Carbohydrate- 2 to 3 grams per pound of bodyweight
Protein- 1 to 1.25 grams per pound of bodyweight
Fat- as low as possible

Low to Moderate Carb Day:
Carbohydrate- 0 to 1.5 grams per pound of bodyweight
Protein- 1.25 to 1.5 grams per pound of bodyweight
Fat- 0.15 to .35 grams per pound of bodyweight

Even the top Crossfags don't use Paleo.

Lmao @ Crossfags!! I love u sister lol!

I haven't done paleo but I don't do well on low carbs.

I do like 1 HUGE poin with paleo and that's basically if u don't kill
Or or pluck it....then don't eat it! caveman as they call it.

I do find some huge flaws in some of the thoughts of paleo. 1 that u can't eat beans/legumes because they require cooking.... But they advocate eating meat. Last time I checked....u have to still cook meat lmao. Yes u can eat sushi but u get my point. Legumes/beans that are spouted are extremely nutrient dense and readily consumable.

Anyways....rock it if it works for u chesty. It's a Healthy diet overall and forces one to eat healthy quality food sources all the time.

[chesty]

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Paleo, isn't just about meat, it can encompass anything that isn't processed and is a natural product of the environment such as nuts, wild plants, and such. I mainly eat meat, never raw either. and I find carbs generally mess me up. like last night I had a lot of carbs and tonight what is coming out of my ass must have died last year.

I like the idea of paleo, but I modify it to include veggies with low sugar count.

[chesty]

Re: need a solid pre contest diet plan

I'm really getting to the point of going on diet. It's just really expensive and requires attention to detail. My issue is work. It interferes with everything. I can't eat regular bc of 8 million meetings, and by time I get home I'm zapped. I wish I could just pop 5 pills a day, 1 for each meal and just be done with it. But alas, there are no pills for meals

[BigBones]

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Since your zapped I assume you lift in the morning/before work?

What is your work schedule?

Not knowing your schedule -
Why not have breakfast at home and 2 high quality protein bars for meals 2, 3 (or a solid lunch) and 4. Save 5 for PWO/dinner and 6 last meal before bed (or as a late dinner).

#bringbackSisterSteelandFitGuru

[TITAN-280]

Re: need a solid pre contest diet plan

I've never given out my exact diet plan for pre-contest but for you bros I'll give ya the basics and this WILL get you shredded if you adhere to it completely.
Figure your diet is going to stay at the same levels, just moving components around. Doing the basic (200lb bodybuider example here). These are based on daily intakes.

Starting at 16 wks out:

350g protein/day
100g carbs/day
Fats = from foods and AN PB

If you haven't been doing cardio then start. Begin with 30 min sessions 3x's/wk. Increase cardio (1) 30 min session EVERY week of your contest diet until your last 4 weeks. At 4 wks out you should be at AT LEAST (16) 30 min cardio sessions/wk (7, Am fasted sessions - 6, PM post workout sessions - 3, midday sessions)


Every 4 weeks (e.g @ 12 wks out, 8 wks out, 4 wks out), change up your diet to accomodate your daily carb intake, per your current bodyweight....meaning your carb intake should be 1/2 of your bodyweight. Here's the tricky part. If you take away say 20 grams of carbs, you add them back in in protein, meaning....say at 12 wks out if your bodyweight is at 190 then your carb intake shoud be taken to 95 carbs/day and you would replace those lost calories of carbs with increased grams of protein, moving your protein up to 355. It seems inconsequential and like it wouldn't work but the 2 times I've been in my absolute best condiditon of my life was my designed diet like this. By only doing 30 min cardio sessions you cut WAY back on the possibility of burning muscle while dieting (you can increase the intensity and type of cardio to get the same results), and you're basically hitting your body with a dose of adrenaline from the cardio twice per day, then when you're doing cardio 3x's per day (I always try to do 3/day cardio sessions exactly 8 hrs apart) you're getting a dose of adrenaline 3x's per day. Since carbs and protein are the same in calories then essentially you're never dropping your calorie intake and getting leaner as you go. I've found also that with this diet I actually GAIN a substantial amount of muscle while dieting too.

[Lunchbox]

Re: need a solid pre contest diet plan

I've never given out my exact diet plan for pre-contest but for you bros I'll give ya the basics and this WILL get you shredded if you adhere to it completely.
Figure your diet is going to stay at the same levels, just moving components around. Doing the basic (200lb bodybuider example here). These are based on daily intakes.

Starting at 16 wks out:

350g protein/day
100g carbs/day
Fats = from foods and AN PB

If you haven't been doing cardio then start. Begin with 30 min sessions 3x's/wk. Increase cardio (1) 30 min session EVERY week of your contest diet until your last 4 weeks. At 4 wks out you should be at AT LEAST (16) 30 min cardio sessions/wk (7, Am fasted sessions - 6, PM post workout sessions - 3, midday sessions)


Every 4 weeks (e.g @ 12 wks out, 8 wks out, 4 wks out), change up your diet to accomodate your daily carb intake, per your current bodyweight....meaning your carb intake should be 1/2 of your bodyweight. Here's the tricky part. If you take away say 20 grams of carbs, you add them back in in protein, meaning....say at 12 wks out if your bodyweight is at 190 then your carb intake shoud be taken to 95 carbs/day and you would replace those lost calories of carbs with increased grams of protein, moving your protein up to 355. It seems inconsequential and like it wouldn't work but the 2 times I've been in my absolute best condiditon of my life was my designed diet like this. By only doing 30 min cardio sessions you cut WAY back on the possibility of burning muscle while dieting (you can increase the intensity and type of cardio to get the same results), and you're basically hitting your body with a dose of adrenaline from the cardio twice per day, then when you're doing cardio 3x's per day (I always try to do 3/day cardio sessions exactly 8 hrs apart) you're getting a dose of adrenaline 3x's per day. Since carbs and protein are the same in calories then essentially you're never dropping your calorie intake and getting leaner as you go. I've found also that with this diet I actually GAIN a substantial amount of muscle while dieting too.

Saved 😏

[chesty]

Re: need a solid pre contest diet plan

I can only work out after work would have to get up at4am and I go to bed at midnight.

Excellent meal plan saved as well.

As for being zapped, it's mainly bc I have to deal with self righteous narcissistic ass holes all day while I smile and pretend all is well in the land of stupid.