A Day In The Life of a Bodybuilder: For the Less Genetically Gifted- AMA

[Hyperemia]

Bro this isn't the answer he was looking for

I know it’s not.

I am getting to the point on here where I’m about to just be the most supportive person ever:

Can I run 100 units of lantus a day and cut? Sure you can!

It’s my first cycle, can I run 1000mg of tren a week with no test? Fuck yeah!

Can I not eat protein except on weekends and look like Ronnie Coleman? You bet kid!

Let’s just tell everyone what they “want” to hear.

I’m dying over here.

 

[Doitagain]

I know it’s not.

I am getting to the point on here where I’m about to just be the most supportive person ever:

Can I run 100 units of lantus a day and cut? Sure you can!

It’s my first cycle, can I run 1000mg of tren a week with no test? Fuck yeah!

Can I not eat protein except on weekends and look like Ronnie Coleman? You bet kid!

Let’s just tell everyone what they “want” to hear.

Excellent way to (hopefully) prevent further questions of this kind.

 

[bbxtreme]

There’s a lot of craziness on here lately.

So to remind everyone that this is “professional muscle”, a body building forum I figured in addition to my pics I posted in the other thread would post what I’m eating today.

High Carb Day:

Meal #1
- 350g liquid egg whites
- 60 g dry measure Rice N Grinds
- 3 food for life English muffins cinnamon raisin
- 25 g organic jam
- 100 g organic banana

PRE-GH INTRA MUSCULAR 45 mins prior – 3 iu’s

PRE SHAKE:

- 2 scoops Evogen 3D
- 2 scoops Carnigen
- 2g Taurine

INTRA WORKOUT SHAKE :

- 20g EAA
- 10g Glutamine
- 15g EAA
- 1 serving Peak02
- 5g creatine
- 3g HMB
- 2g Taurine
- 100g carbs from Karbolyn
- 8 oz organic coconut water added
- Dilute in 42-46 oz water


( POST-WORKOUT MEAL )

Meal #2
- 7 g Leucine
- 35 grams Pure Whey Isolate
- 200 g of carbs ( NOT SCALE WEIGHT ) from Frosted Flakes (223g for anyone wondering)


Meal #3
- 140 g 99% Lean Ground Turkey
- 350 g Jasmine White Rice or same carb count cream of rice or same carb count white rice pasta
- 100 g honey crisp apple or same carb count favorite fruit of choice
- 1 slice of real sourdough bread ( 56g weight on scale )



Meal #4
- 140 g Cod
- 350 g Jasmine White Rice or same carb count cream of rice or same carb count white rice pasta
- 100g honey crisp apple or same carb count favorite fruit of choice +
- 1 slice of real sourdough bread ( 56g weight on scale )


Meal #5
- 30g Whey Isolate
- 100 g carbs from rice chex gluten free cereal


Meal #6
- 350 g liquid egg whites
- 4 Slices Of Sprouted Grain Bread ( Ezekiel ) Or Fermented Sourdough

 

[JJT]

There’s a lot of craziness on here lately.

So to remind everyone that this is “professional muscle”, a body building forum I figured in addition to my pics I posted in the other thread would post what I’m eating today.

High Carb Day:

Meal #1
- 350g liquid egg whites
- 60 g dry measure Rice N Grinds
- 3 food for life English muffins cinnamon raisin
- 25 g organic jam
- 100 g organic banana

PRE-GH INTRA MUSCULAR 45 mins prior – 3 iu’s

PRE SHAKE:

- 2 scoops Evogen 3D
- 2 scoops Carnigen
- 2g Taurine

INTRA WORKOUT SHAKE :

- 20g EAA
- 10g Glutamine
- 15g EAA
- 1 serving Peak02
- 5g creatine
- 3g HMB
- 2g Taurine
- 100g carbs from Karbolyn
- 8 oz organic coconut water added
- Dilute in 42-46 oz water


( POST-WORKOUT MEAL )

Meal #2
- 7 g Leucine
- 35 grams Pure Whey Isolate
- 200 g of carbs ( NOT SCALE WEIGHT ) from Frosted Flakes (223g for anyone wondering)


Meal #3
- 140 g 99% Lean Ground Turkey
- 350 g Jasmine White Rice or same carb count cream of rice or same carb count white rice pasta
- 100 g honey crisp apple or same carb count favorite fruit of choice
- 1 slice of real sourdough bread ( 56g weight on scale )



Meal #4
- 140 g Cod
- 350 g Jasmine White Rice or same carb count cream of rice or same carb count white rice pasta
- 100g honey crisp apple or same carb count favorite fruit of choice +
- 1 slice of real sourdough bread ( 56g weight on scale )


Meal #5
- 30g Whey Isolate
- 100 g carbs from rice chex gluten free cereal


Meal #6
- 350 g liquid egg whites
- 4 Slices Of Sprouted Grain Bread ( Ezekiel ) Or Fermented Sourdough

@bbxtreme roughly do you know your carb intake on the high medium and low days?

 

[bbxtreme]

@bbxtreme roughly do you know your carb intake on the high medium and low days?

I honestly haven’t tracked macros in my app for a minute. I would have to calculate it.

If I had to give a rough guess it’s around 900g on high days, 600g baseline (we just bumped them here), and 400g on low days.

I’ll calculate this week at some point if anyone truly wants to know. It’s a lot of damn food.

 

[g.r.o.w.t.h.]

There’s a lot of craziness on here lately.

So to remind everyone that this is “professional muscle”, a body building forum I figured in addition to my pics I posted in the other thread would post what I’m eating today.

High Carb Day:

Meal #1
- 350g liquid egg whites
- 60 g dry measure Rice N Grinds
- 3 food for life English muffins cinnamon raisin
- 25 g organic jam
- 100 g organic banana

PRE-GH INTRA MUSCULAR 45 mins prior – 3 iu’s

PRE SHAKE:

- 2 scoops Evogen 3D
- 2 scoops Carnigen
- 2g Taurine

INTRA WORKOUT SHAKE :

- 20g EAA
- 10g Glutamine
- 15g EAA
- 1 serving Peak02
- 5g creatine
- 3g HMB
- 2g Taurine
- 100g carbs from Karbolyn
- 8 oz organic coconut water added
- Dilute in 42-46 oz water


( POST-WORKOUT MEAL )

Meal #2
- 7 g Leucine
- 35 grams Pure Whey Isolate
- 200 g of carbs ( NOT SCALE WEIGHT ) from Frosted Flakes (223g for anyone wondering)


Meal #3
- 140 g 99% Lean Ground Turkey
- 350 g Jasmine White Rice or same carb count cream of rice or same carb count white rice pasta
- 100 g honey crisp apple or same carb count favorite fruit of choice
- 1 slice of real sourdough bread ( 56g weight on scale )



Meal #4
- 140 g Cod
- 350 g Jasmine White Rice or same carb count cream of rice or same carb count white rice pasta
- 100g honey crisp apple or same carb count favorite fruit of choice +
- 1 slice of real sourdough bread ( 56g weight on scale )


Meal #5
- 30g Whey Isolate
- 100 g carbs from rice chex gluten free cereal


Meal #6
- 350 g liquid egg whites
- 4 Slices Of Sprouted Grain Bread ( Ezekiel ) Or Fermented Sourdough

Is your protein lower due to it being a high carb day? Or is this your protein intake regardless? Just curious as it’s on the lower side of what you would consider “typical”.

 

[bbxtreme]

Is your protein lower due to it being a high carb day? Or is this your protein intake regardless? Just curious as it’s on the lower side of what you would consider “typical”.

It’s only reduced on high days. My meat portions on baseline and off days are 225g with each meal.

Carbs are protein sparing so on high days you don’t need as much. As well, it allows for better gastric emptying on high days.

 

[juggy38]

That high day is damn near 300g protein….with 1000g carbs I think he’s ok

 

[JJT]

I honestly haven’t tracked macros in my app for a minute. I would have to calculate it.

If I had to give a rough guess it’s around 900g on high days, 600g baseline (we just bumped them here), and 400g on low days.

I’ll calculate this week at some point if anyone truly wants to know. It’s a lot of damn food.

I know you mentioned theres a rough bump in cals every 2 weeks buyt how much do you bump up by on average?

 

[bbxtreme]

I know you mentioned theres a rough bump in cals every 2 weeks buyt how much do you bump up by on average?

Depends on the week and progress. For most people you’ll want to bump it up 400-800 calorie increments.

This week we have upped protein, carbs and fats on baseline days as we are doing a recomp push.

At this level we are playing with every variable. But if you’re just trying to add size for the average bodybuilder a good rule is 10% changes.

 

[g.r.o.w.t.h.]

It’s only reduced on high days. My meat portions on baseline and off days are 225g with each meal.

Carbs are protein sparing so on high days you don’t need as much. As well, it allows for better gastric emptying on high days.

I figured that was likely the case. Makes sense.

 

[Sodio]

That's a lot of food/carbs. How active is your lifestyle? Do you do any additional cardio when increasing calories or are you still hitting +/- 10k daily steps and 25min treadmill PWO

 

[bbxtreme]

That's a lot of food/carbs. How active is your lifestyle? Do you do any additional cardio when increasing calories or are you still hitting +/- 10k daily steps and 25min treadmill PWO

10k steps a day, fasted walks in the AM with my dogs (25 min) and 10 min walks between meals outside or on a treadmill.

Absolutely have to stay moving when pushing calories high. If not gastric emptying and digestion will stall.

 

[JJT]

@bbxtreme how did your rest day diet compare when you were with Milos compared to AJ? Does Milos do zero carb rest days seeing he is mainly carb focused around workouts?

 

[bbxtreme]

@bbxtreme how did your rest day diet compare when you were with Milos compared to AJ? Does Milos do zero carb rest days seeing he is mainly carb focused around workouts?

Honestly their methods are very different. The only difference on my rest days with Milos was no insulin and the carbs that went with it.

So no intra shake, no heavy pre carbs and no crazy post carbs.

We did 7 meals a day and the carbs were evenly spaced on non training days. So the only difference was the carbs that covered the insulin being removed as there was no insulin on off days. Still no added fats either. He believed in maximizing carbs and using trace fats.

We were also training 6 days a week so was only one off day.

Working with Milos is not for the weak.

 

[bbxtreme]

For everyone asking about my lower protein on high days and how much food it is. Here is my current baseline day.

Honestly high days are easy compared to my baseline days at this phase.

And while I can’t share my insulin usage, I can say that it’s not insulin usage on baseline days that’s getting these calories in.

It’s pounding the right food and heavy ass training year round that make bodybuilders. Not secret cycles.

Baseline Training Day Menu

Meal #1
- 300 grams of liquid egg whites
- 35 g pure beef isolate or pure whey isolate
- 100 g Dry Measure Gluten Free Oats
- 150 g jasmine rice cook in with the oats
- 150 g Organic Frozen blueberries
- 100 g organic banana weighed with skin peeled
- 2tbs Sugar Free Jam ( optional but if you want to add )
- 2tbs Raw Coca powder
- Fish Oil 2 g

PRE-GH INTRA MUSCULAR 45 MINS PRIOR – 3 iu’s

INTRA WORKOUT SHAKE :
- 10g Glutamine
- 20g EAA
- 1 Serving Peak02
- 5g creatine
- 3g HMB
- 50 g Carbs From Karbolyn
- Dilute in 42-46oz water

( POST-WORKOUT MEAL )

Meal #2
- 7 g Leucine
- 2g Taurine
-60 g Pure Whey Isolate (protein, not scale weight)
-100 g carbs from organic brown rice crisp cereal (123g scale weight)


Meal #3
- 225 g 96/4 Lean Ground Grass Fed Grass Finished Beef
- 250 g jasmine rice
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 10ml EVOO OR MAC NUT OIL
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )



Meal #4
- 225 g 99% Lean Ground Turkey Or Cod Or Snapper
- 250 g Jasmine Rice
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 10mL EVOO OR MAC NUT OIL
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )

Meal #5
- 200 g Chicken Breast Tenderloin ( FATFREE )
- 250 g jasmine rice + 75 g avocado
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 4 oz grass fed bone broth ( MASH IN CHICKEN AND RICEWHILE COOKING )
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )

Meal #6
- 375 g liquid egg whites +
- 20 g EVCCO
- 60g Dry Measure COR

 

[danieltx]

It’s pounding the right food and heavy ass training year round that make bodybuilders. Not secret cycles.

Quoting this so more guys see it - 100% truth.

 

[Yousef12O2]

For everyone asking about my lower protein on high days and how much food it is. Here is my current baseline day.

Honestly high days are easy compared to my baseline days at this phase.

And while I can’t share my insulin usage, I can say that it’s not insulin usage on baseline days that’s getting these calories in.

It’s pounding the right food and heavy ass training year round that make bodybuilders. Not secret cycles.

Baseline Training Day Menu

Meal #1
- 300 grams of liquid egg whites
- 35 g pure beef isolate or pure whey isolate
- 100 g Dry Measure Gluten Free Oats
- 150 g jasmine rice cook in with the oats
- 150 g Organic Frozen blueberries
- 100 g organic banana weighed with skin peeled
- 2tbs Sugar Free Jam ( optional but if you want to add )
- 2tbs Raw Coca powder
- Fish Oil 2 g

PRE-GH INTRA MUSCULAR 45 MINS PRIOR – 3 iu’s

INTRA WORKOUT SHAKE :
- 10g Glutamine
- 20g EAA
- 1 Serving Peak02
- 5g creatine
- 3g HMB
- 50 g Carbs From Karbolyn
- Dilute in 42-46oz water

( POST-WORKOUT MEAL )

Meal #2
- 7 g Leucine
- 2g Taurine
-60 g Pure Whey Isolate (protein, not scale weight)
-100 g carbs from organic brown rice crisp cereal (123g scale weight)


Meal #3
- 225 g 96/4 Lean Ground Grass Fed Grass Finished Beef
- 250 g jasmine rice
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 10ml EVOO OR MAC NUT OIL
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )



Meal #4
- 225 g 99% Lean Ground Turkey Or Cod Or Snapper
- 250 g Jasmine Rice
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 10mL EVOO OR MAC NUT OIL
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )

Meal #5
- 200 g Chicken Breast Tenderloin ( FATFREE )
- 250 g jasmine rice + 75 g avocado
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 4 oz grass fed bone broth ( MASH IN CHICKEN AND RICEWHILE COOKING )
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )

Meal #6
- 375 g liquid egg whites +
- 20 g EVCCO
- 60g Dry Measure COR

How is your gut health and digestive system? Do you avoid certain types of foods that mess up your digestion? Hunter Labrada said he was eating onion and garlic with every meal and it ruined his digestive system.

 

[bbxtreme]

How is your gut health and digestive system? Do you avoid certain types of foods that mess up your digestion? Hunter Labrada said he was eating onion and garlic with every meal and it ruined his digestive system.

Currently it’s good. We had to pull berberine a week ago. It was stalling my gastric emptying and bloating me like crazy.

To be honest at this level of food and pushing it fluctuates hence we try and rotate menu items.

As you can see I don’t eat whole eggs- they’re an issue for me. Egg whites are fine.

Chicken is limited as after my last prep it was giving me issues.

I’m eating a lot of Cod this week instead of turkey as it’s digesting faster.

Some days I can use Flavor Gang sauces and some days it messes up my digestion.

I stick to garlic powder, onion powder and sea salt for seasoning. Anything beyond that can cause issues.

As a bodybuilder pushing at this level you just learn to pivot and know your body. Having a coach is great, but you have to know and trust your own body at this point when it comes to little items like this.

 

[JJT]

For everyone asking about my lower protein on high days and how much food it is. Here is my current baseline day.

Honestly high days are easy compared to my baseline days at this phase.

And while I can’t share my insulin usage, I can say that it’s not insulin usage on baseline days that’s getting these calories in.

It’s pounding the right food and heavy ass training year round that make bodybuilders. Not secret cycles.

Baseline Training Day Menu

Meal #1
- 300 grams of liquid egg whites
- 35 g pure beef isolate or pure whey isolate
- 100 g Dry Measure Gluten Free Oats
- 150 g jasmine rice cook in with the oats
- 150 g Organic Frozen blueberries
- 100 g organic banana weighed with skin peeled
- 2tbs Sugar Free Jam ( optional but if you want to add )
- 2tbs Raw Coca powder
- Fish Oil 2 g

PRE-GH INTRA MUSCULAR 45 MINS PRIOR – 3 iu’s

INTRA WORKOUT SHAKE :
- 10g Glutamine
- 20g EAA
- 1 Serving Peak02
- 5g creatine
- 3g HMB
- 50 g Carbs From Karbolyn
- Dilute in 42-46oz water

( POST-WORKOUT MEAL )

Meal #2
- 7 g Leucine
- 2g Taurine
-60 g Pure Whey Isolate (protein, not scale weight)
-100 g carbs from organic brown rice crisp cereal (123g scale weight)


Meal #3
- 225 g 96/4 Lean Ground Grass Fed Grass Finished Beef
- 250 g jasmine rice
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 10ml EVOO OR MAC NUT OIL
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )



Meal #4
- 225 g 99% Lean Ground Turkey Or Cod Or Snapper
- 250 g Jasmine Rice
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 10mL EVOO OR MAC NUT OIL
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )

Meal #5
- 200 g Chicken Breast Tenderloin ( FATFREE )
- 250 g jasmine rice + 75 g avocado
- 2 plain rice cakes
- 4 oz grass fed bone broth ( MASH IN CHICKEN AND RICEWHILE COOKING )
- 1 Serving Bubbies Sauerkraut (optional but great for gut health )

Meal #6
- 375 g liquid egg whites +
- 20 g EVCCO
- 60g Dry Measure COR

Do you have low appetite naturally? Looks like 550-600 carbs?