Pro-Fans! Its been a while since I have written something for my blog … but here we go.
January came and went, and many people have made it their resolution/goal to workout, eat healthy, and enjoy life more. I hope we were all honest with ourselves and kept the goal achievable. I see it in my gym, usually the first couple of weeks my gym is packed to the point where I say to myself this won’t last! This year has been different … a lot more people have joined for different reasons and are sticking to it! Here are a few questions I have been getting:
I’m trying to lose weight/get leaner how do I go about it?
The one thing I recommend is planning your week out to do cardio and preparation of your meals in advance. Don’t let “I don’t have time to do cardio” or “I don’t have time to cook” be an excuse because what you’re doing is cheating yourself. Once you get in a groove of doing this in repetition mode you’ll see that you’ll do it without thinking at times. Then it becomes a normal habit and a healthy one.
What do I eat to get leaner?
Common sense is definitely a big plus. You have no idea how many times I get the question, “Can I still have my sweets?” NO, my trainer doesn’t say to me, “Sure Doug, eat your sweets because that will get you to your goal faster.”
Protein: Eat your basic egg whites, chicken, tuna, fish, and beef in many different styles of servings. Carbs: Oatmeal, potatoes, sweet potatoes, greens, whole wheat bread, and much much more!
Diet doesn’t mean you have to fear eating. Mix it up, this is where you can add spices and get creative with healthy meals.
Which supplements should I take?
There are many supplements out there to take. I’ll give some examples of which ones that have worked well with many people I hear from:
Remember! These supplements will work and complement your diet if you stick to a regimen or workout plan.
Can I still get bigger while cutting up?
This is the question I get after, “How do I (or can I) lose weight?”
You have to remember when losing weight you may be lowering the caloric / carbs intake that you normally have when bulking up, BUT it is still possible to maintain the illusion that you have grown due to getting rid of the body fat. YES you can. Here’s a few suggestions you can take to cut and to add muscle to your physique:
Remember Pro-Fans to keep focused and you will get to your goal. The only person in your way can sometimes be YOU … NO ONE ELSE. When you point the finger as an excuse the thumb is always pointing back at you. January may have been a time to reflect on what you promised yourself but make February the month to actually hit it hard with your workouts/diet/discipline.
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Keep all those recipes coming in and help all of us reach our goals for daily eating. The next meal we’ll address is the 5th meal. For many of us, this is the dinner time meal and having your regular chicken/beef/tuna with your complex carbs such as brown rice, baked potato, and greens is ideal. This meal is very important in that it’s one of the last “food” meals we’ll have for the day, and we have to make this clean as possible. This is the time we all tend to wind down and for many this is the time we have to be wary of. We have to watch because we can put on unwanted weight. The night time is one of the worst time for many, including myself, so being strict is the name of the game.
Need some ideas? Check out this recipe for a TUNA BURGER
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I hope everyone tuned into Spike TV to see my client Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch manhandle Kendall “Da Sypder” Grove! This was a big win for The Barbarian with his Middleweight Debut. The fans were impressed with Tim’s new figure at 185lbs (including UFC President Dana White). We worked incredibly hard implementing different nutrition and supplementation to get The Barbarian to a powerhouse at middleweight. We used a ton of ProSource supplements to get the Barbarian to look the way he did. We always want to thank all of our fans for the support and will promise to keep working hard to make a real run at the title. Many of my new ProSource followers were asking how I got acquainted with UFC fighter Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch. How do a bodybuilder and UFC fighter train together and be beneficial for one another with their methodologies and styles with training/dieting? This blog entry is going to be dedicated to the dynamic synergy which makes Tim and I a nasty and unique force. Read More ..
So we have talked about breakfast, the 2nd meal, and lunch. Let me mention the 4th meal, in which normally I use NytroWhey Ultra. Along with that I will either have a half cup of oats and/or a tablespoon of peanut butter. Now, the 2nd meal and the 4th meal are very important (which every meal is), but they are also the ones that help you intake protein while not giving you much time elapsed without eating. The one main purpose of eating every two to three hours is keeping your muscles from breaking down.
Now the meals you can have are just about anything, but remember its supposed to be a snack-like meal where you can take in 20-30 grams of protein. Don’t be afraid to eat some complex carbs, you can absolutely eat fruits and veggies but make sure you are getting protein in the meals you are eating. This can be used for anyone who is looking to put size on or even lean up.
Here are some lunch ideas to give you some variety:
If you are Cutting, try this:
Tuna with some greens
I think one of the most challenging things to do is understand nutrition and dieting. There is so much information relative to nutrition floating around out there and it always seems to frustrate every one of us. I would be a liar if I said I know everything there is to know about this topic. Nutrition is something I am always fascinated to learn more about and is what keeps me intuitively eager as a professional to learn more and more. I am mystified each time I compete because I learn something new every show I prep for. Every client I work with that is interested in nutrition consulting also makes me learn something new each time as well. As I said before, every one of us is so different and figuring out the best plan that suites each of us is the challenge of it all. I do think that there is a perfect diet and lifestyle for everyone of us out there that we can look our best and also enjoy life too. Read More ..
So far we have talked about Breakfast and the second meal of the day. Today lets talk about lunch and ways to make healthy eating much more tasteful and enjoyable while dieting.
Sometimes diet food becomes bland and sometimes we tend to get sick of it and indulge in our guilty pleasures in moments of weakness. Just remember why you diet, remember why you have made healthy eating a part of your lifestyle. Read More ..
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