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This is my bodybuilding diet, I’ve been on it for 15-20 years and people often mistake me for being 10 years younger than I am. I fluctuate between 225 and 265
by zackmorris 9y ago
This is my bodybuilding diet, I’ve been on it for 15-20 years and people often mistake me for being 10 years younger than I am. I fluctuate between 225 and 265, benched 300 once, squatted maybe 400 for 10. I regret not doing deadlifts (and associated weighted back extensions, good morning, etc for hamstring strength) because I never got the 300-400-500 trifecta.
I tell people I’m a cheeseburgertarian, trying to stick to vegetarian with the bare minimum of fish or fowl, but a cheeseburger every week or two when I just can’t take it anymore. Meat eating is an addiction that’s difficult to break, and getting strong by eating meat is glorified by many societies, which I find troubling. The biggest struggle with a low-meat diet is getting a complete protein like beans and rice in one meal and finding beans with a low phytoestrogen content (this is the reason I’m wary of Soylent - they should be using garbanzo beans).
This is a base diet, so when cutting it’s ok to skip snacks occasionally, and when gaining there is no limit on additional meals like stir fry or spaghetti to stay in ketosis.
workout:
4 day split: legs on weekend, chest and bis, back and tris, shoulders usually MWF. 3-4 sets of each set 75% of the following set, or 50 lbs each set like 135-185-225 etc. as I’m getting older, trying more push/pull of same angle on same day for joints
1 hour walking on the treadmill is the best weight loss workout when cutting
5x5 is the best strength gain workout (except legs, always push for 8-20 reps on squat and 5-8 reps on deadlift) when gaining
supplements:
1500/1200 mg glucosamine and chondroitin, MSM, multivitamin, B 100 complex once a week, 2 cups coffee, 1-2 beers before bed on weeknights
breakfast: (alternate a and b each day depending on craving):
a) 4 scrambled or fried eggs (including yolks for hormone and joint support), 2 cups instant oatmeal with 1/2 cup of blueberries and a little milk on top, 6 oz orange juice
b) 1 bowl of cereal with milk, 6 oz orange juice
morning snack (a or b):
1 handful of dried nuts and fruit when cutting
1 can of beans and 1 yogurt when gaining
lunch:
turkey, tuna or pb&j sandwich, handful of baby carrots, 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 dill pickle, 6 oz 2% milk
afternoon snack:
similar to morning snack
dinner (a or b):
a) 1 can garbanzo beans, 1/2 onion, 1/2 green pepper, sprinkle of cheese, 6 oz 2% milk. 1 head romain heart and 0-2 pieces of whole wheat bread when cutting
a) 1 can garbanzo, 1 can chili beans (optional), olives or avocado, 1/2 onion, 1/2 green pepper, sprinkle of cheese, 6 oz 2% milk. 2 flower tortillas when gaining
before bed (a or b):
a) 1 whey protein shake when cutting
b) 1 casein protein shake when gaining