lean strength athletes

[casualbb]

menardi plan is a good one for bb because it allows for lean bulking but it is not the best strength wise.

Where can I find that one?

 

[Debaser]

Do you mean berardi?

 

[spatts]

We will never know what it really takes until people are honest about how they got where they went. Unfortunately, you can get yourself in a lot of trouble being honest. Until then, we have to assume that genetic freaks are few and far between.

 

[louden_swain]

low-carb diets really won't work for strength athletes, as carbs are needed to fuel training and recovery.

I couldn't agree more. . .without carbs I would lack mental and physical strength. . plus I couln't make any appreciable gains.

 

[b fold the truth]

Sure, at 175lbs and 17 years old you would've never said that about b fold, but you have to concede that not everybody can get to where he has got naturally in such a short time frame.

10 years is a short time frame???

I was 175 at 16. I was also 152 at 16.

I am decently lean because I am active...plain and simple. I have been a fat 306 and then decided to be a lot more healthy and in shape...and dropped down to about 269 I think. After two years of Strongman training...I am at 280-290...

I just don't see 10 years of HARD training a 'short time frame'.

B True

 

[Zander1983]

My mistake. I thought you started at 17 and were 24 now.

 

[Zander1983]

B, to clarify properly... I absolutely didn't mean to detract from the amount of work, heart and sacrifice that has got you where you are today

 

[collegiateLifter]

a Nice big Corset generally helps you lift big weights. There are exceptions of course, but never try to make rules with the exceptions. That's data snooping at its worst form.

Obviously some strenth athletes can survive on low carbs (and no boston wasn't one of them.... common misconception) as Dipasqualie and his Anabolic diet enjoyed some success.

But overall, superheavy powerlifters and weightlifters are fat.

 

[IronLion]

Where can I find that one?

sorry brainfart....i meant berardi's massive eating, basically rotating carb+protein, and protein+fat meals to keep from raising insulin with fat present. The thing is you will need insulin spikes if you want to get the most from the consumed protein so I don't consider it a great diet for an athlete that is not worried about bodyfat.

 

[slinky]

Berardi's Massive Eating "lean" protocol is like this: if you eat 6-meals in a day. Your first three meals would be P&C and the last three meals, P&F.

This was just a rough breakdown, btw.

As for "lean strength athletes", such strongman competitors like Pudzianowski perform alot of HIIT as part of their regular training regimen. Strongman demands not only just strength but conditioning. You need explosiveness/speed in alot of the events; so bare strength can only take you so far.

The HIIT that Pudzianowski and other European strongman do maintains their BF levels as well. BUT that's just a nice side benefit. It's the conditioning that's the true benefit.