i have been going around the internet learning about how pro bodybuilders eat. from what ive seen they eat only certain foods such as chicken, fish, steak, rice, oatmeal, egg whites, and veggies.
if its all about cals in vs cals out, then why do these guys restrict themselves to a certain amount of foods? i never see a pro bodybuilder eating milk, bread, peanut butter, cheese, a good amount of fruit, cereal, protein bars, etc... and i especially dont see them eating candy, junk food, ice cream, pancakes, burgers, etc...
why is this? do the foods they restrict themselves to, wield better results along with a calorie deficit?
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09-12-2009, 06:29 PM #1
professional bodybuilders and how they eat
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09-12-2009, 06:35 PM #2
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09-12-2009, 06:37 PM #3
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09-12-2009, 06:43 PM #4
1. They are avoiding sodium
2. They are in calorie deficits and are probably trying to maximize the nutritional value of the foods they eat. They aren't bulking, a time when some would meet their daily requirements and then indulge in less "clean" foods to meet their calorie needs.Founder of MMDELAD
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09-12-2009, 06:45 PM #5
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09-12-2009, 06:48 PM #6
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09-12-2009, 06:51 PM #7
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09-12-2009, 07:07 PM #8
well No the meat is different
you would have to eat about 3x the # of calories of your average restaurant/fast food burger (just counting the meat) to eat the equivalent amount of protein in a chicken breast
So some1 precontest watching calories will opt for the chickenFounder of MMDELAD
"Micros Matter Dont Eat Like A Dumba**" (hydrogenated oils, shortening, mono and di-glycerides don't fit in my macros)
Does Not Count Macros Crew
"Think in terms of limits and the result is limitation
Think in terms of progress and the result is progression"
my day:http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=156294333
Training Philosophy to be strong: 1. Pick Weights up off the ground 2. Squat them 3. Push them over your head
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09-12-2009, 07:09 PM #9
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09-12-2009, 07:10 PM #10
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09-12-2009, 07:14 PM #11
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09-12-2009, 07:15 PM #12Founder of MMDELAD
"Micros Matter Dont Eat Like A Dumba**" (hydrogenated oils, shortening, mono and di-glycerides don't fit in my macros)
Does Not Count Macros Crew
"Think in terms of limits and the result is limitation
Think in terms of progress and the result is progression"
my day:http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=156294333
Training Philosophy to be strong: 1. Pick Weights up off the ground 2. Squat them 3. Push them over your head
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09-12-2009, 07:24 PM #13
Just looked this up
McD's Big Mac Patty (meat only)
provides 15 g of protein but has 204 calories
The package of chicken in my fridge is 25g protein (4oz) AND 110 CALORIES
So your bbuilder would have to eat 360 calories of burger instead of 110 calories of chicken
Thus the chicken gives him room to eat other foods (and not all the sodium)Founder of MMDELAD
"Micros Matter Dont Eat Like A Dumba**" (hydrogenated oils, shortening, mono and di-glycerides don't fit in my macros)
Does Not Count Macros Crew
"Think in terms of limits and the result is limitation
Think in terms of progress and the result is progression"
my day:http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=156294333
Training Philosophy to be strong: 1. Pick Weights up off the ground 2. Squat them 3. Push them over your head
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09-12-2009, 09:41 PM #14
What are you talking about? There are plenty of videos on Youtube of professional bodybuilders eating whatever they want. Cutler eats In & Out burgers, Coleman loves country food & bbq, Lee Priest can destroy a family meal from KFC, etc.
Most of the bodybuilders I know continue eating healthy in the off season because ...they ...like it. There's nothing special about it. If someone likes eating healthy, they will continue to do so. Another clear case of the nutrition section over analyzing.
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09-12-2009, 09:57 PM #15
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I'll tell you a secret - it's not. Well not in the sense that i think you're assuming it is.
Bodybuilding is very complicated, especially at the level they're at and the things they try to accomplish in their sport. It's much more technical than simply calories in calories out when it comes to creating crazy physiques. It's an art.
Calories in calories out in typically the sort of advice one is given if they're after basic fitness-related goals. Simple weight loss, weight gain etc. outside of the demands of the bodybuilding world. For example a middle aged mum looking to drop some weight after letting herself go for a few years.
You will get a lot of people saying "cals in cals out" are all that matters though. The people who actually have the physiques though, heavily disagree with that generalisation (bodybuilding-wise). When you receive advise from somebody, it's important to understand and make it known what the context is and where that person is speaking from. Otherwise people confuse each other over the smallest traces of miscommunication.
Cutler eats In & Out burgers, Coleman loves country food & bbq, Lee Priest can destroy a family meal from KFC, etc.
They don't eat like that with their day-to-day diet though. However if one witnesses a bunch of clips or photos of one eating poorly, consecutively, it leads one to automatically assume they eat poorly regularly, which i can assure you in a bb'ers case, isn't true. Their nutrition 99% of the time is tight.Last edited by Simmo0508; 09-12-2009 at 10:08 PM.
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09-12-2009, 10:14 PM #16
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congrats. now look up the protein equivalent of 96/4 ground beef.
chicken vs hamburger meat is not apples to apples. youre comparing a completely different macro breakdown here.
it would be more appropriate to compare a lean ground beef patty to chicken or a fried chicken breast (or maybe a piece of dark meat) to a hamburger pattyWWJD-What Would Jesus Deadlift?
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09-12-2009, 10:27 PM #18
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Read the OP's post. He wants to learn about and discuss what the pro's do.
He mentioned nothing of the people this website attracts or anybody else's goals or anything regarding dehydration techniques. If he wants to learn more about something, that's his perogative. Don't tell him what he can and can't talk about. If he wants to read about something, who are you to tell him he shouldn't be?
Now be gone with you little troll.Last edited by Simmo0508; 09-12-2009 at 10:29 PM.
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09-12-2009, 10:27 PM #19
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09-12-2009, 10:33 PM #20
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09-12-2009, 10:35 PM #21
Then given your advice, don't you feel as though it would be wise to separate out what a BB does 90% of the time and at least mention that the "complicated" part only occurs right before a contest?
Most people that post on here are aimed at increasing muscle mass. It is not good advice to give the impression that the way to achieve this goal would be to follow the pre-contest diet of a BB.
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09-12-2009, 10:42 PM #22
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Most people that post on here are aimed at increasing muscle mass. It is not good advice to give the impression that the way to achieve this goal would be to follow the pre-contest diet of a BB.
Just keep it relevant, otherwise you're goin off topic and changing things around to something he doesn't wanna discuss. That's it, you know what i'm sayin man.
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09-12-2009, 10:47 PM #23
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09-12-2009, 10:49 PM #24
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09-13-2009, 01:56 AM #25
i think u missed the point again,they dont eat like that 100% of the time.it's just a month or 2 that they eat very clean like that BEFORE a contest to get ripped.thats what somedumgoi(or something) has been trying to explain.u want to do(know about) a bodybuilding diet that some real bodybuilders dont even do.(offseason)
just get in ur needed nutrition(important!!!) and have some fun eating stuff u like,u'll have alot more fun instead of eating rice/chicken day in day out.
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09-13-2009, 02:04 AM #26
RE: 100% beef at McDonalds. There was a rumour circulating a while back that McDonalds sourced its b eef from a company called "100%". .
Doubt its true but I wouldn't put it past them.
Before I started taking my diet seriously and used to stop in at McD's for something to eat, there used to be a monster of a guy, all muscle, there every sunday afternoon sitting surrounded by the containers of 7-8 burgers, 5-6 large fries containers and about 3 or 4 bottles of water. Biggest guy I've ever seen, he was absolutely huge. I think at that stage their maintenance is so rediculously high that its probably hard to hit so many cals healthily without breaking the bank?
That or the roids were making his body go crazy for food? It looked beyond natural but I'm no expert.Last edited by Huberus; 09-13-2009 at 02:09 AM.
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