Well-known bodybuilders about diets

One of the most successful athletes of the bodybuilding, in fact, allow yourself that says, relax and accumulate fat in the offseason. But still, a certain increase in the body mass present. The reason for this is the impossibility of the realization of attempts to reduce the fat to 5% in connection not only with the physiological nature, but also mental.
Also a well-known fact that the great mass of the body contributes to the large weights that favorably affect muscle growth. 5-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yats was told that to receive the necessary amount of energy used in short but intense workouts muscle, he needed a large number of complex carbohydrates. Those who could see Atsa between competition, appreciated the quality of his diet.

With the growth of 177 cm, he weighed close to 140 kg, while a bit does not look greasy. The composition of the diet included foods such as oatmeal, whole-grain bread, vegetables, including potatoes, rice, pasta and lots of fruit. Also, Yats has refused meat (not less than 225 grams per day). In an average day he received from your diet around 6000 calories. Before the competition, the figure was down to 4,000 calories, which was carried out mainly at the expense of meat. To reduce the amount of fat in the food he was able through the preferences of high-protein low-fat foods – egg whites, beans, chicken, tuna, etc.)

Kevin Levrone, bodybuilding for which brought the title of "Arnold classic" in 1994 and 1996, told me that he allowed himself once a week to eat ice cream or Apple pie, but not before the competition. Like Yats, Kevin was also considered a fan of juicy steaks. In between competitions, he ate 4 times a day, before the competition 6 times, on average, consuming 9000 calories.

The winner of the "Night of Champions" porter Cottrell said that to prepare for the competition he started a month before their commencement. This athlete had a high degree of pragmatism, so be sure to before each meal was weighed food. He enjoyed year-round skinny diet, implying the absorption of a small amount of fat, so he could start training no earlier than 6 weeks before the competition. Daily Cottrell chose to take in about 3800 calories, while allowing reception favorite food on weekends.