artrius
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Hi,
I'm sort of new on the boards here…
I’m trying to optimize my diet to allow for maximum fat loss here. Please critique and pick apart my diet/training routine as you see fit (or tear it to shreds). My diet is probably going to seem a little odd, especially with the cereal, but that’s because I’m in the navy and get that food from the galley. I am forced to pay for the galley (I can’t get out of it) and I have to get as much food from there as I possibly can, since I can’t afford to buy all my food AND pay for the galley.
Goals: Reach 8% bodyfat while retaining as much LBM as humanly possible
Stats: 21 y/o, 5’10.5”, 235 lbs, ~17-18% bf, been lifting hardcore for over 3 years
Training:
Cardio: 4-6 days per week, 40 min on elliptical machine (heart rate reaches 160 bpm), occasional mandatory run. Abs are worked daily right before cardio (mostly situps and crunches, but I do hit weighted ab training once a week). Cardio is done after my first protein shake of the day at about 5:00 am.
Lifting: 5 days per week, no longer than 1 hour. I never lift more than 3 consecutive days without one day off. I also never take more than 1 day off consecutively. Normal lifting time is about 17:00. Also, I just started using a during workout drink: I’m currently switching between Xtreme Formulations’ Vendetta and VPX’s Hydroforce (using one of either per lifting session). Both have 20-30g carbs.
Day 1: chest
Day 2: Back
Day 3: shoulders
Day 4: arms
Day 5: legs
Typical diet goes as follows:
4:20 – (pre-cardio) ISS micellar matrix shake (mixed with water, creatine, 1 tsp psyllium husk, 1/3 tbsp flaxseed oil)
6:30 – scrambled eggs, 3 strips of bacon, bowl of complete cereal
9:00 – 4 chicken tenderloin strips, single serving box of cheerios
10:55– hardboiled egg, single serving box of cheerios
12:00 – spinach salad (with ¼ cup fiber one, 1 hardboiled egg, cucumbers, meat, no salad dressing), 4 chicken tenderloin strips
15:00 – apple, 4 chicken tenderloin strips
16:45 – (pre-workout meal) apple, BSN lean dessert protein shake (mixed with water, creatine & 1/3 tbsp flaxseed oil)
18:15 – (post-workout meal) 1 can tuna (water based) w/ fat free mayo, 2 slices lite wheat
19:15 – tuna spinach salad (with 1 can tuna, ¼ cup fiber one, 1 hardboiled egg, cucumbers, no salad dressing)
20:15 – Designer whey’s Glycerlean protein (1.25 scoops of the powder mixed with water, creatine & 1/3 tbsp flaxseed oil)
Total calories ~ approx. 2600-2700
Protein ~ approx. 250-290g
Carbs ~ approx. 190-220g (not including approx 30g fiber from cereals & psyllium husk)
Fat ~ approx 60-80g
Supplements:
Protein powder, Creatine, psyllium husk, flaxseed oil, multivitamin
Recently started: 5 mg methyldienolone, ephedra free hydroxycut (9x), milk thistle
Water intake is around ¾ gallon to 1 gallon per day, sometimes more, sometimes less.
I’m checking out different kinds and flavors of protein powder; that’s why I’m using 3 different kinds. All three are low/very low carb, very low fat powders.
As a side note, this diet plan has been changing for a while and has evolved into this. I had been consuming far less calories, ranging from 1800-2200 per day, but that is supposedly too little for a person my size. I know I should chunk the cheerios, but I’m not sure what would be better to put there (from my selection of foods at the galley, that is). As for sleep, I get 7-8 hours, depending on how fast I fall asleep.
Please give me any feedback you can. Thanks!
I'm sort of new on the boards here…
I’m trying to optimize my diet to allow for maximum fat loss here. Please critique and pick apart my diet/training routine as you see fit (or tear it to shreds). My diet is probably going to seem a little odd, especially with the cereal, but that’s because I’m in the navy and get that food from the galley. I am forced to pay for the galley (I can’t get out of it) and I have to get as much food from there as I possibly can, since I can’t afford to buy all my food AND pay for the galley.
Goals: Reach 8% bodyfat while retaining as much LBM as humanly possible
Stats: 21 y/o, 5’10.5”, 235 lbs, ~17-18% bf, been lifting hardcore for over 3 years
Training:
Cardio: 4-6 days per week, 40 min on elliptical machine (heart rate reaches 160 bpm), occasional mandatory run. Abs are worked daily right before cardio (mostly situps and crunches, but I do hit weighted ab training once a week). Cardio is done after my first protein shake of the day at about 5:00 am.
Lifting: 5 days per week, no longer than 1 hour. I never lift more than 3 consecutive days without one day off. I also never take more than 1 day off consecutively. Normal lifting time is about 17:00. Also, I just started using a during workout drink: I’m currently switching between Xtreme Formulations’ Vendetta and VPX’s Hydroforce (using one of either per lifting session). Both have 20-30g carbs.
Day 1: chest
Day 2: Back
Day 3: shoulders
Day 4: arms
Day 5: legs
Typical diet goes as follows:
4:20 – (pre-cardio) ISS micellar matrix shake (mixed with water, creatine, 1 tsp psyllium husk, 1/3 tbsp flaxseed oil)
6:30 – scrambled eggs, 3 strips of bacon, bowl of complete cereal
9:00 – 4 chicken tenderloin strips, single serving box of cheerios
10:55– hardboiled egg, single serving box of cheerios
12:00 – spinach salad (with ¼ cup fiber one, 1 hardboiled egg, cucumbers, meat, no salad dressing), 4 chicken tenderloin strips
15:00 – apple, 4 chicken tenderloin strips
16:45 – (pre-workout meal) apple, BSN lean dessert protein shake (mixed with water, creatine & 1/3 tbsp flaxseed oil)
18:15 – (post-workout meal) 1 can tuna (water based) w/ fat free mayo, 2 slices lite wheat
19:15 – tuna spinach salad (with 1 can tuna, ¼ cup fiber one, 1 hardboiled egg, cucumbers, no salad dressing)
20:15 – Designer whey’s Glycerlean protein (1.25 scoops of the powder mixed with water, creatine & 1/3 tbsp flaxseed oil)
Total calories ~ approx. 2600-2700
Protein ~ approx. 250-290g
Carbs ~ approx. 190-220g (not including approx 30g fiber from cereals & psyllium husk)
Fat ~ approx 60-80g
Supplements:
Protein powder, Creatine, psyllium husk, flaxseed oil, multivitamin
Recently started: 5 mg methyldienolone, ephedra free hydroxycut (9x), milk thistle
Water intake is around ¾ gallon to 1 gallon per day, sometimes more, sometimes less.
I’m checking out different kinds and flavors of protein powder; that’s why I’m using 3 different kinds. All three are low/very low carb, very low fat powders.
As a side note, this diet plan has been changing for a while and has evolved into this. I had been consuming far less calories, ranging from 1800-2200 per day, but that is supposedly too little for a person my size. I know I should chunk the cheerios, but I’m not sure what would be better to put there (from my selection of foods at the galley, that is). As for sleep, I get 7-8 hours, depending on how fast I fall asleep.
Please give me any feedback you can. Thanks!