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Help to sort out your diet

I can't believe I havn't seen this thread before!

Very, very informative Tatyana. Theres more information about understanding diet here than Ive learned in years! (Though I didn't realize how important diet was back then)

I still learned quite a bit and am gonna read through that a couple times. Redicously good info.

I was one of those that juiced a bit early and didn't have a full concept of proper diet, relying more on the gear than i should have. My last cycle I used 30% less gear and focused primarily on my diet. I can now say with absolute confidence that diet is the absolute most important part of this game we play. I was able to put on more clean weight while dropping the most bf%, along with breaking every single person record I ever had :).

Diet is everything people.

Thanks again Tats :p

Chris
 
Greats info bros. I need to work on my diet. I drank so much last nite for not drinking in a long time, i can't force my self to eat.
 
Holy shit Tatyana that is alot of info but very good info and a good read. Great post. sorry it took me so long to find it....
 
Written by Dante

Im talking about the most rapid accumalation of muscle mass possible while trying to keep bodyfat in check------------im going to give you some observations as Ive been around this sport for a long time and seen too many competitors and what they do--and you can do what you want with it

1)Ive seen black guys gain bigtime muscle eating the crappiest diets in the world and the most half ass workouts you would ever see due to their incredible genetics

2)I havent seen a black guy yet with incredible genetics who didnt have to eventually boatload the food to get above that 260lb mark and into the superhuge pro 300lbs plus range (vic richards, ronnie coleman etc(8000-10000 calories a day as per his interview in latest musclemag intl)

3)ive seen a million and one bodybuilders with good genetics get into the 210-230LB (stripper look) range with nutrient dense 2800 calorie diets and heavy drugs but then top out at that 210-230lb range (and not know why they cant get any bigger)

4)Ive seen people with incredible genetics build muscle on 200-250 grams of protein a day (nasser el sonbaty, flex wheeler, paul dillet and some other incredibly gifted pros --remember i said gifted PROS)

5)The people out there who have incredible genetics are so very few and far between its pathetic

6)Ive seen millions of people training for years eating squeaky clean nutrient dense low volume food diets with average genetics who never get bigger--ever

7)ive seen superheavy powerlifters who gain alot of bodyfat with muscle in the offseason, diet down and CRUSH everyone in their area in bodybuilding shows

Ive never seen a white elite bodybuilder with slightly above mediocre genetics get superhuge without boatloading protein in the 500 and upward gram range (jimmy mentis, I also put Greg Kovacs in here as he isnt even close to colemans or wheelers genetics, kamali, palumbo, mike francois etc)

9)Ive seen too many bodybuilders who are stuck at the same size and think the problem is their drugs, their training, everything else except their diet.

10) Nine out of ten times when i help someone who is stuck as a bodybuilder--getting their protein grams up to 500 from the 280 or so they were eating sends them into muscle accumalation overdrive.

11) Very rarely have I seen a person who could stay incredibly shredded in the offseason and gain bigtime muscle at the same time (and again the only ones Ive seen do it are black guys)

12)ive seen alot of natural guys who eat incredibly clean all year long put on 1-2LBS of muscle a year (great in 5 years they will be 5-10lbs heavier)

13)Thinking off the top of my head I cannot think of a over 250lb bodybuilder onstage who eats less than 400 grams of protein except nasser el sonbaty (who by the way hasnt gotten any larger for about 5 years) and Dillett

14)How many millions of bodybuilders with average genetics are using the same drugs, training the same way as each other and eating 200 grams of protein a day--alot!!! How many of those guys have 4lbs of muscle per inch of height?

15) Some years ago a study was done on sumo wrestlers, elite bodybuilders, and a untrained group of people trying to determine the upper limit of lean body mass in a human being. The sumo's while having the greatest bodyfat percentage also had the greatest lean body mass above the elite bodybuilders and way above the untrained. Why? Sumo's for the most part dont weight train but eat excess amounts of rice and fish...shouldnt they have less LBM than the elite bodybuilders? How are they developing that kind of muscle mass if they are not weight training to get it? Obviously some kind of adaption is taking place with the excess food intake allowing for great amounts of muscle mass. What would happen if they took the precautions to keep their bodyfat in check with cardio day and night?

I personally am an overkill guy---I would much rather maybe take in too much protein and excrete the excess than worry about taking in inadequate amounts of protein and losing out on muscle mass I would of gained and wasting these workouts (that Im killing myself with)---I'd rather use cardio and low/trace carbs after 6pm to keep my bodyfat levels in check than be safe and take in 2500 calories and worry about half filled glycogen stores or worse yet catabolism of muscle. My mindset is to turn someone into a machine--heavy weights, high protein, filled glycogen stores, use the treadmill to solve the excess--it sure as hell isnt easy but its the fastest way Ive found to get someone from point A to point B.

And woody if you think a 6 foot 170lb man with average genetics can turn himself into a 6 foot 300lb superheavyweight bodybuilder on 2500 calories a day, and 200 grams of protein a day your sadly misinformed. You can look at world class powerlifters in the lower (under 200lb)classes. They are lifting shit heavy, many are using boatloads of drugs, why the hell arent they getting dramatically bigger if thats all thats needed? Food thats why. Now you put a superheavy 360lb powerlifter on the treadmill 6 times a week for 45-60 minutes a day and low trace carbs after 6pm and Ill show you a massive bodybuilder in about 3 months.

Sidenote ata from Tarnpolosky with European athletes shows that massive protein intakes of up to 3.5 g/kg further increase lean mass gains. In the early 1970’s, a study of weightlifters showed that these athletes needed at least 2.2 gr/kg. Two decades later Russian research demonstrated better muscle increases with 4.2 gr/kg.
 
Tat
The above post is pure genious. I have recently adopted Dante's theories on diet and training, and I am gaining more lbm and strength than ever. I am natty an I feel that really forcimg down the food along with heavy training and cardio are the keys to maximizing size.
 
SouthernLord said:
Tat
The above post is pure genious. I have recently adopted Dante's theories on diet and training, and I am gaining more lbm and strength than ever. I am natty an I feel that really forcimg down the food along with heavy training and cardio are the keys to maximizing size.

Yes, it is, which is why I added it on to this thread.

You have to give credit where credit is due, and there are some really smart cookies posting on some of the BBing forums.

I do love the training nattie thing as I do find out what works for me.

I do wonder sometimes if I had started competitive BBing in my early 20s or if I was a lad if I would have used. I do think it is a strong possibility.

I don't use anything cause I won't use steroids, and there is no point in losing my natural status unless you are going to do it all IMHO.

I don't use steroids cause I don't want to risk any of the androgenisation sides, and I put on muscle quite easily anyway, so I don't think I need to.

:)
 
by this method, my BMR is 1840 calories. If I'm very active, I would need around 3174 calories. I'm taking in about 3500, so I guess it's about right. I'm not even very active though, I'm just moderate. I guess my metabolism is high, b/c my brothers are SKINNY.
 
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