Do some of the pros eat junk in the off season??

[John McLane]

I know they say they don't but I have heard that Coleman/Dexter Jackson eat Big macs/fries off season....why do they do this? This is something Sanga/Gary would necer advocate (always thought most on here are quite strict all year round)...so whats the truth???

 

[Heath82]

when you weigh over 300 lbs, you eat anything possible for calories... ive heard ronnie got up over 7k a day. try eating that many clean calories!

 

[Greatercow]

wtf does this have to do with aas

 

[jock52]

Its dirty bulking, not clean bulking when they do that. When you are trying to push that much calories some of them start eating whatever they can to get there regardless of how much fat/carbs is in that food. Its all about personal preference.

 

[FunFun]

when you weigh over 300 lbs, you eat anything possible for calories... ive heard ronnie got up over 7k a day. try eating that many clean calories!

I hear this a lot. People who need to eat enormous quantities of food to keep a specific bodyweight. Maybe it's my age, but I can maintain 250 lbs bodyweight by eating quite moderately. 3 meals a day would easily do it for me.

 

[joe d]

it is always best to get your diet needs from a clean diet. some people need so many calories to grow that they have no choice but to junk it up. yes a lot of the pro bb'ers do it.

 

[swole]

bottom line is with sub-par genetics, your diet will need to be stricter than others

train/aas for development, diet for appearance

they are pros because they know what works for them and not by following what muscle and fitness says to eat

 

[jock52]

bottom line is with sub-par genetics, your diet will need to be stricter than others

train/aas for development, diet for appearance

they are pros because they know what works for them and not by following what muscle and fitness says to eat

Well put Swole. I have a buddy who is a junior bodybuilder and when he is bulking he tries to eat as clean as he can, but sometimes he does dip into the junk food. Easy calories.

 

[cuts82]

Most pros cheat a bit in the of season, its all just calories to them at the end of the day. i know trey brewer eats a lot of shit i read a interview where he said he pits out on pizza and ice cream twice a week in the off season, i know dexter is a mad pizza hut fan too, but his got a mad metabolism!

 

[RADAR]

You Bet they Do......Its all about who is going to be the Biggest and Badest come contest time.



RADAR

 

[gjohnson5]

Hmmm...

Wasn't it Nassir El Sonbaty that ripped the diets of many pros. Nassir says he doesn't even eat 200g of protein a day.
Not all pros eat 7KCal+ quantities of food. As the quantities go down , then the calories can become more strict

 

[John McLane]

bottom line is with sub-par genetics, your diet will need to be stricter than others

train/aas for development, diet for appearance

they are pros because they know what works for them and not by following what muscle and fitness says to eat

Swole, what do you think I should do? I have a VERY fast metabolism and I've had to cut down the cardio to minimal levels because I was losing too much weight in the face - one mate told me I look like I am in competition condition from the look in my face! I would appreciate your help on this.

 

[Nelson Montana]

Diet is overrated. You need protein fat and carbs and lots of 'em all if you want to grow.

I've spoken to hundreds of pros, past and present, and I can count on one hand who kept clean diets. The big difference between the old timers and the new guys is the old timers stayed fit with lots of volume training whereas the newer guys will just shove anything into their gullet along with GH, slin IGF and whatever else -- ANYTHING to just get bigger.

I'd say 90% of the people using gear are only getting a fraction of the benifits because they don;t eat enough.

Don't get me started on "cutters" and "clean bulking."

 

[galaxy]

There on so much clen , T3, gh, and test there metabolism is like a furnace.

I know Dave Palumbo isnt a pro but you always see pics of him eating mcdonalds. Just getting his fat and protein in and the guy is always shredded.

 

[lookinfit75]

I know from watching Ronnie Coleman's DVD "The Cost Of Redemption" that he eats (or at least used to eat) at Tony Roma's and Black Eye Peas at least two times a day along with a huge breakfast (2 cups of egg whites along with 3 packages of grits and 3 slices of cheese and a huge cup of coffee, probably 20oz if not more) and at least three 100 gram protein shakes in between meals along with a tackle box full of vitamins, sups, and medication. He eats a ton of BBQ chicken and beef along with corn bread, yellow rice, and baked beans at the restaurants. There's a lot of sugar right there.
On the DVD "Relentless", he cooks more meals at home but they consist of 2 1/3 lbs burger patties smothered in BBQ sauce along with a chicken smothered in BBQ sauce, with a large serving of steamed white rice which cheese seasoning on top. Breakfast is the same and I thinking he makes at least one trip per day to Black Eye Peas. He doesn't seem to sleep too much either. He goes to sleep around 3AM or 4AM (right after one last 100 grams protein shake) and wakes up around 10AM.
That's a whole lot of eating if you ask me. Diet changes for precontest but it's still a shit load of food, just cleaner and one less protein shake.

 

[jock52]

Diet is overrated. You need protein fat and carbs and lots of 'em all if you want to grow.

I've spoken to hundreds of pros, past and present, and I can count on one hand who kept clean diets. The big difference between the old timers and the new guys is the old timers stayed fit with lots of volume training whereas the newer guys will just shove anything into their gullet along with GH, slin IGF and whatever else -- ANYTHING to just get bigger.

I'd say 90% of the people using gear are only getting a fraction of the benifits because they don;t eat enough.

Don't get me started on "cutters" and "clean bulking."

Oh come on Nelson... let us get you started!....

 

[mr.nitro]

bulking and cutting is the only way for me. if I was to try to stay lean all the time id be half my size by now.

 

[John McLane]

bulking and cutting is the only way for me. if I was to try to stay lean all the time id be half my size by now.

Can you advise me on how eat junk properley, I mean when and what frequency??

 

[mr.nitro]

Can you advise me on how eat junk properley, I mean when and what frequency??

when I bulk I will eat bigmacs, double cheeseburgers,weight gainer shakes etc. ill do this 5 months out of the year. during these 5 months (generally winter time) my main goal is to put on as much weight as posible.right now im at 255lbs. when I finaly diet down in the spring I can drop as much as 40lbs .

 

[John McLane]

when I bulk I will eat bigmacs, double cheeseburgers,weight gainer shakes etc. ill do this 5 months out of the year. during these 5 months (generally winter time) my main goal is to put on as much weight as posible.right now im at 255lbs. when I finaly diet down in the spring I can drop as much as 40lbs .

How often do you eat the bigmacs? How much fat do you put on in that 5 months?

 

[mr.nitro]

How often do you eat the bigmacs? How much fat do you put on in that 5 months?

any chance I get. its all about getting as many cal. in every day. eat like a horse. even though im up to 255 I can still see abs if I flex.im probley around 12% body fat right now. but when I diet down ill get really ripped.single digit body fat%

 

[John McLane]

any chance I get. its all about getting as many cal. in every day. eat like a horse. even though im up to 255 I can still see abs if I flex.im probley around 12% body fat right now. but when I diet down ill get really ripped.single digit body fat%

So how about if, twice a week I ate big macs, chheseburgers & fries and twice a week I added a couple of scoops of ice cream to my shakes??