Well, you will probably get tons of different opinions simply because what works for one may not work well for another. I am getting ready to do my first contest in Mar, my diet & cycle were set up by a very knowledgeable national level competitor who has had great success helping others out. Here is what my diet & cycle looks like.........
------------Diet--------------------
5200 Calories (using Beverly supps)
Meal #1
3 whole eggs + 4 egg whites
10 oz. 93% lean beef
1 cup oatmeal before cooking
1 TBS Flax Oil
Meal #2
Protein Drink: 3 Scoops Ultra Size,1 scoop Muscle Provider, 2 TBS whipping cream (1 oz.), 1 small scoop Mass Maker and 18-oz water
Meal #3
10 oz. chicken (before cooking)
8 oz. sweet potato or 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
2 cups vegetables (broccoli, etc.) or salad with 2 TBS. Low Cal Dressing
Meal #4
3 Scoops Ultra Size
6 TBS whipping cream
18 oz water
or
6 oz chicken breast and 1 cup cottage cheese or 6 oz beef, 1 apple
Meal #5
12 oz. 93% lean beef, chicken, turkey, fish and once or twice weekly sirloin steak
2 cups vegetables
1 TBS Flax Oil
Meal #6
2 whole eggs + 4 egg whites, 8 oz. 93% lean beef, 1 cup vegetables
Or: 6 -oz chicken breast and 1 cup cottage cheese or 6 oz beef, 1 apple
Or: 3 Scoops Ultra Size, 6 TBS whipping cream, 18-oz water
Supplement Programs
Vitamins: Ultra 4 – 4 per day with meals
Lean Mass Support: Ultra 40 – 6 with each meal
Anabolic Lean Support: Mass Aminos – 4 with each meal
Recovery: 10 grams (2 tsp.) L-Glutamine before and after training
2 Antioxidants after training.
Optional: Creatine Monohydrate Cycle for all of the above levels: (please
mix in water only)
1st and 6th Week ˆ Load 1 teaspoon per meal
2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th Week - 1 teaspoon with meal #1 and 1 teaspoon post
training
Weeks 5, 8, 9 and 10 ˆ Off.
-------------Cycle--------------
Week 1-6 Test Enth 500mg P/W, Test prop 300mg P/W, EQ 300mg P/W, D-Bol 30mg ED (first 4 weeks)
Week 7-12 Test Prop 500mg P/W, EQ 500mg P/W Fina 300mg P/W
Week 8-16 Fina 300mg, Winny 300mg P/W, Primo 300mg P/W, Proviron 25mg a day, Nolva 20mg a day, Clen 4mcg a day.