Please think of these answers in regards to achieving a "bodybuilding body" not just a lean body or whatever you want to call it.
Also, I state "for the pros" because I'm curious if coffee and IF help or negate to their progress on their level. I am not saying I won't take advice from non-pros either though!
1. How do you guys feel about Intermittent Fasting? While on a bulk I did it a little but tried to sticfk to 4-6 meals. How about while cutting?
2. Still regarding IF, I hear it's best to eating like 50% of cals in one meal and then 25% in another and then 25% in another. What's wrong with choosing just 1 big meal? Can I just be weird/random and say have 99% of my cals in the morning and then eat 1% at night? >.< Does it matter for bodybuilding?
3. How do you guys feel about coffee? I read something like it can contribute to losing muscle (srs) and can not be good for bodybuilders (srs). Not sure if that's srs. Can I have it post-workout as well? I find that it helps ease hunger.
4. I was eating at 2,550 calories for some time while bulking (I may of screwed up my metabolism, that's why 2,550 worked). But now that I'm cutting I jumped right down to
2,050 cals. I have no idea what my maintenance is so I'm just scared I'm eating too little.
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03-10-2013, 05:47 PM #1Registered User
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Few Q's for the Pros (IF and Coffee and cal decrease)
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03-10-2013, 07:04 PM #2Aesthetic Powerlifter
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Post your question here
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13
or
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15
Also if any of them did Intermittent Fasting they'd be dead. Also lol at them caring about Coffee.Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.
Francis Bacon
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03-10-2013, 07:57 PM #3Registered User
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are most pros even aware of IF? Doubt it
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03-10-2013, 08:28 PM #4
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Their food intake is way too high to be doing IF, I can't see how can someone possibly eat ~7k cals or + in 2-8 hours.
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03-10-2013, 10:13 PM #5Registered User
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Thankyou.Originally Posted by MattIsBored
Why would they be dead? :O
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03-10-2013, 11:32 PM #6Poppin Rolaids like Candy
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2,550 cal is not bad for bulking, fyi. not everyone needs 3.5k
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03-11-2013, 12:03 AM #7Registered User
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holy **** you're a paranoid ***got OP
every time i see you post you're over analyzing retarded details and scared of eating 30 kcals too much.
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03-11-2013, 12:26 AM #8JosefRakichFitness.com
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Lawl!Originally Posted by TTimmerman
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03-11-2013, 12:31 AM #9Registered User
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lmao imagine ... the thing is that some people dont realise how much food a 260-300pound bodybuilder needs just to maintain never mind buildOriginally Posted by RoroCwalker
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03-11-2013, 12:55 AM #10FullRIM
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Coffee can cause muscle loss?
''There’s this battle over waterboarding at places like Guantanamo Bay. I think that they should just say, “Hey, if you guys don’t talk, you have to see Hercules In New York.” I guarantee those guys would talk much faster. You don’t need to do waterboarding or anything else. That’s the ultimate threat.''
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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''Well that's a kick in the gentleman relish'' MaKaiser
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03-11-2013, 03:09 AM #11Registered User
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brb, IFBB pros in general know next to nothing about nutrition
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03-11-2013, 03:21 AM #12Registered User
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Shut up Ian.Originally Posted by imccarthy
Spike92 is 15.
^ place this in your sig to remind the world that Spike92 is indeed 15 and will never be anything other than 15.
When im not hungry I eat. When Im tired I train. When I feel like giving up I push harder.
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03-11-2013, 03:23 AM #13Registered Snoozer
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They know the basics of eating enough food to grow.Originally Posted by imccarthy
You know instead of overthinking everything.I Discovered A Meal Between Breakfast And Brunch
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03-11-2013, 03:28 AM #14do i have brotential
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Guys, we might as well admit it, it's true...
We're dodging more ninjitsu attacks than Flex Wheeler. We're ducking more bullets than George Farah. We're facing more death than a kid leg pressing at Branch Warren's gym.
You can't stop us. You can't hold us back.
IFBB brahs über alles.
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03-11-2013, 10:09 AM #15Poppin Rolaids like Candy
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thisOriginally Posted by Big Slim DaDDy
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03-11-2013, 10:25 AM #16Registered User
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Brb, having shredded glutes at 250lbs while knowing "next to nothing" about nutrition. Must be dat dere trentech!Originally Posted by imccarthy
Maybe they should watch your channel, imagine what they could achieve on stage then?!
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03-11-2013, 10:28 AM #17king of atrophy
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Khan told you lumps just how much these guys eat and yet you still believe the nonsense of 6k+ a day...Originally Posted by transformerchad
People these days have more reps than brain cells
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03-11-2013, 10:29 AM #18
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Originally Posted by JackOo
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03-11-2013, 10:33 AM #19Banned
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Originally Posted by imccarthy
in b4 u even lift
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03-11-2013, 10:35 AM #20Registered User
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Originally Posted by imccarthy
lófasz
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03-11-2013, 03:39 PM #21Registered User
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Oh I definitely admit I overthink everything. I see it as being both positive and negative as it's stressful as fudge but I can't see it does not help me achieve what I want.
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03-11-2013, 03:50 PM #22Registered User
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i know some pretty good amateurs who eat that much... it varies from person to personOriginally Posted by Groggery
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03-11-2013, 03:50 PM #23Poppin Rolaids like Candy
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I think a temporary ban would be nice... Considering OP knows not to ask these questions here
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03-11-2013, 03:51 PM #24Registered User
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I didn't actually. :OOriginally Posted by PillClinton
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03-12-2013, 02:24 AM #25Registered User
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brb genetics, brb drugs, brb coaches that tell them exactly what to doOriginally Posted by JackOo
I'm sorry that reality so clashes with how you view IFBB pros.
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03-12-2013, 02:27 AM #26Registered User
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then please tell yourself exactly what to do cause c'mon dude... your physique is 90% of the reason no one takes you seriously...Originally Posted by imccarthy
you should have it easy as hell cause you know EVERYTHING, right?
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03-12-2013, 02:43 AM #27
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The training philosophy doesn't require a coach, the work ethic doesn't require a coach, the dedication doesn't require a coach, also, do you really think they had coaches from the beginning? Kai at 18, have you seen him? Yeah, call that genetics all you want but there is a minimum of knowledge required for him to have a proper bodybuilding debut.Originally Posted by imccarthy
And btw, having a coach transmitting knowledge to you, automatically grants you that knowledge, so yes, they do know about nutrition.
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03-12-2013, 02:49 AM #28Don't Call it a Comeback!
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ZingggOriginally Posted by TTimmerman
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03-12-2013, 02:50 AM #29Team McMillan
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BRB dieing from dat dere insulin
Irrelevant they are IFBB pros.Originally Posted by imccarthy
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03-12-2013, 03:19 AM #30king of atrophy
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Sucks to be them, i wouldn't have the patience for 3lbs of steak every day.Originally Posted by TTimmerman
People these days have more reps than brain cells
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