Friday, January 29, 2016

About The Increase!


This post is basically about the "tools" behind my rapid growth since resuming my training in early-December. In addition to the very effective EVL Nutrition Performance Stack, I've been putting away plenty of food-a lot of protein and even more carbohydrates and of course fats to keep my muscles full and pushing.

On a typical training day, I will eat six or seven times a day, which may include two to three protein shakes (or smoothies) that contain at least 40 grams of protein. On a typical non-training day, I will eat a minimum five times and the only performance supplements that I take are EVL Nutrition's EVLTEST and EVL GLU+.

My primary sources of protein sources are fish (talapia, salmon, and albacore tuna) and bison, filleted ribeye, and lean beef burgers. I eat out at a casual dining restaurant once a week where I will have either a fish, chicken, or lean steak dish with a side of french fries or steamed vegetables and/or rice or sweet potato. At least once a week, I will drop by Five Guys for a post-workout refuel or Sweet Green for a large leafy green salad with extra chicken, boiled eggs, and avocado. Each Sunday, I stop by a Korean-inspired eatery called TaKorean and purchase a week's worth of beef bowls with steamed rice and spiced kale.

As far as the training goes, my strength has returned to normal since my break and continues to climb. And starting February 1st, I will be transitioning into the heavy phase of my training. During that 16-week phase, I will focus on building more muscle density using heavy basic free-weight exercises with a minimum three sets and a rep range of six to 10. Even though I have not shared my ideal contest weight for my fall competitions, I do know that I am on track to hit it-possibly surpass it! Yep, this year's contest training is setting up to be one of my best yet. Stay tuned!



4 comments:

  1. Do you have a calorie target each day watching macros?

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    1. No sir, I don't keep track of my calories but I do keep track of my protein and carbohydrate intake on a daily basis, those are the two macros that matter the most to me.

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  2. Looking good mate. You seem in a much happier place again and everything looks to be coming back quickly. Its great to see how you have returned to the size you were and it gives me some hope the same will happen when i can eventually hit the gym again.

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  3. Looking good mate. You seem in a much happier place again and everything looks to be coming back quickly. Its great to see how you have returned to the size you were and it gives me some hope the same will happen when i can eventually hit the gym again.

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