olympic lifter's diet

[TheRollingStone]

How do olympic lifters diet to gain strength with almost no hypertrophy or fat gain.

[devo09]

because they eat at a maintainence level and don't train for hypertrophy

[SDC77]

Bacon.

[TheRollingStone]

They compete in a weightclass though. It doesnt seem like theyre all that fat to me. Powerlifters maybe but not oly lifters.

[otrebmu]

Olympic lifters have **** tons of muscle. They also tend to have **** tons of fat. Keep in mind that they don't train in the hypertrophy rep range and don't train nearly as often as a pro bodybuilder would. Their goal is to lift the most they can every time they lift, and that requires a lot of calories and rest.

I'd be shocked if a true Olympic lifter exists who bothers with "maintenance calories". More like lift, buffet style PWO, take a dump, watch a movie.

you're confusing olympic lifting with powerlifting

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[SDC77]

you're confusing olympic lifting with powerlifting

You're correct, I was thinking powerlifting because I was just on that thread.

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[Jay Rawd]

you're confusing olympic lifting with powerlifting

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No, he isn't. Some of the strongest OLifters are fat.

[otrebmu]

True... but there are multiple weight classes in the sport of Olympic lifting. OP asked, "How do olympic lifters diet to gain strength with almost no hypertrophy or fat gain," which makes me believe he is interested in the ones in the lower-mid weight classes that are stronger per pound of their own body weight. These are the ones who diet down for contests in order to meet their weight category, and typically have low bf%'s.

[Flex500]

How do olympic lifters diet to gain strength with almost no hypertrophy or fat gain.

there is MUCH MUCH MUCH more to strength gain than just gaining weight and getting hyoooge...

your going to get stronger if you put on more muscle and get bigger. BUT, and this is a big BUT you do NOT have to get bigger persay to get stronger.

[cyde]

Depends on the weight class. The heavy weights usually carry a bit of chunk to competitions. Why bother getting lean if you're in the max kilo class? Anyway, it's a very competitive sport; so I'm sure they watch their calories (not to go over too much) so they can stay in their ideal weight class. Plus a lot diet down for competitions which is why they look so ripped.

I work with a few competitive O-lifters, and their diet is nothing out of the ordinary.

[cyde]

there is MUCH MUCH MUCH more to strength gain than just gaining weight and getting hyoooge...

your going to get stronger if you put on more muscle and get bigger. BUT, and this is a big BUT you do NOT have to get bigger persay to get stronger.

Yes. Not to mention ... technique > strength when it comes to olympic lifting.

[Jay Rawd]

O-lifting is geared more towards neural adaptation than hypertrophy.

[otrebmu]

^so true. they train a lot. some guys train twice almost everyday

[IGF-WON]

also, they have about 0 stress, all the rest they want, and incredible genetics.