The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

My metabolism truly sucks lol. Not an excuse. Just a fact. I do what I can without getting burned out or killing myself. Marathon not a sprint right?

 

This all day! I won't say I eat whatever I want, but for the most part I don't deny myself much. Pizza nearly every Friday, donuts on the weekend, something sweet nearly every day. Hamburgers, spaghetti-my days of broiled chicken and lemon juice on steamed veggies are Loooong gone and I don't miss em! lol

 

Meal 1 -

• 4 whole eggs
• 3 egg whites
• 1 cup oats

Meal 2 -

• 5 oz chicken
• 6 oz red potato
• 1 oz almond or cashews

Meal 3 -

• 5 oz ground turkey
• 1 cup rice
• 1 cup broccoli

Meal 4 -

• 5 oz ground beef
• 1.5 cup rice

meal 5 - post workout

• 6 oz salmon
• 12 oz red potato
• 1 cup broccoli

Meal 6 -

• 2 whole eggs
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup spinach
• 1 cup fruit

Every day now for 2 weeks. Saturday I go out with my Fiance and we enjoy a dinner together. The more you put into it, the more you get out of it.

 

Take out the egg whites and carbs before dinner and add beer each meal and thats my ideal diet.

I need to add more ground turkey like you do for some variety.

 

All about that flexible eating!! Hah. I go through phases where I eat like this, then change it after a couple months when I get sick of it. I don't like cooking 4 different meats, but that variety is soooo helpful to not go insane. Plus, good fats from those meats are important.

 

That’s dedication.

 

Breakfast

• 4 eggs
• 5oz potato
• 12oz whole milk
• Banana

Preworkout

• ~1oz of rice chips

Post workout

• 50g whey
• Pop tart

Lunch

• 6oz chicken
• 5oz potato

Dinner

• 8oz beef

Night cap

• 600cal shake
  • 2tbsp peanut butter
  • 8oz plain whole milk Greek yogurt
  • 50g casein

I usually toss something in the shake to flavor it. Sometimes fruit, sometimes an Oreo

I counted this up and it’s only around 2700cal so I need to add to it. I switch it up a lot but usually try to stay around 3000cal.

 

Big calves=gain about 90lbs and walk around with that for 3 years then lose it all. Calf gains will remain.

 

The only thing fairly consistent with my daily food is 3 scrambled eggs with shredded cheddar cheese and 2 pieces of toast (homemade bread) with butter and honey for breakfast. After that it's a free for all! lol Could be dinner leftovers or pb&j for lunch-yesterday was lunchmeat with pepperjack cheese, mayo, mustard and bread and butter pickles, some chips and Nekot peanut butter crackers and milk after. Dinner can be anything from spaghetti (ground beef in sauce), fish fillets with potatoes and a veggie, pancakes and eggs, chicken or ground beef burritos...Was stressing me out and too distracting trying to keep track of everything I ate and worry about micros, macros, protein/carb/fat ratios etc. Thankfully I'm not trying to do bodybuilding anymore and just concerned with maintaining my weight and most of my strength. So far working pretty good!

 

Add to your preworkout meal. I try to get 35-50g carbs prior too my lifts. It is about 1-1.5 hour prior though. Otherwise your dinner is an easy add on, throw 2 taco shells at that beef

 

For the road I chose, it's a must. I made sacrifices and I'm willing to accept that.

 

I've been eating oats and a banana bout 45 mins before my morning workout. I feel like that gives me plenty of energy for a high intensity workout. Then I eat whatever for the rest of the day. When I start cutting I'll start tracking macros again.

 

Cup of oatmeal, 1/4 cup craisins, some honey and cinnamon about an 1-1.5 hours before I lift.

Pulled 470x7 at 4am this morning before work on my last set. Wendler seems to be working for me so far.

 

Does this mean you wake up at 3?

 

Meal 1:
5-6 Eggs
Or 1.5 cup cottage cheese

Meal 2:
Salad or fuckton of veggies (4 cups)
10oz chicken or pork

Meal 3:
Fruit of some kind
Greek yogurt

Meal 4:
Some kind of meat
1.5 cup Rice or large potato
Veggies
Beer

Meal 5:
Cheese sticks
Nuts (Almonds or Pistachios usually)

I try to net under 100g carbs per day.
Thats my happy place.

 

Nice! I haven't pulled anything that heavy in a long time but don't think I could Ever face it at 4 a.m.!

 

Trying to limit my carbs, and eat them primarily before my lifts. I did use to eat the banana pre workout but I started eating it with breakfast. I suppose I could add another...

The rice chips by themselves are 35g carbs

 

I eat all my carbs after I lift.

Isn’t that the most ideal for nutrient timing?

 

2:40am. Got a hour drive to work, lift at the gym attached to our armory. Only do this if I have overtime that day since I wouldn’t work out after. We start at 4:30 or 5:30 so on my early days I’m up by then anyways.

 

I personally have hardly consumed carbs after my workouts until about 6 months ago. I feel my progress has been increased due to this. I actually consume my highest carb meal post workout now, after doing more studying about nutrient timing.