TRAINING VIDEO: Nutrition is an essential part of anyone’s training program, but this holds especially true when you’re prepping for a figure competition where every inch counts.
This is what my meal plan and training schedule looks like now. This will change, the closer I get to the actual competition:
5:00 a.m. – Wake up!
Meal 1
1 cup of egg whites
1 whole free range organic egg
Hot sauce
5:45 a.m. – Off to the gym for cardio time!
40-45 minutes of cardio (depending on the type). Either high incline walking, sprints, high incline sprints or a combination of all three. The Step Mill (stairs that move) is done twice a week.
7:00 a.m. – Meal 2
1 heaping scoop of a whey protein isolate
½ cup of oats (measured before cooking)
8:30 a.m. – Off to work!
9:30 a.m. – Meal 3
Serving of carbohydrates like 4oz. of sweet potato
A serving of protein like 6 oz. of grilled chicken breast
Lots of veggies! Usually broccoli at this time
12:30 p.m. – Meal 4
Serving of protein
Veggies
A healthy fat (1 tbsp of omega 3.6.9 oil)
3:30 p.m. – Meal 5
1 scoop of whey Isolate
A healthy fat (1 tbsp of omega 3.6.9. oil)
4:30 p.m. – Gym time for weights!
6:00 p.m. – Meal 6
2 cups of mixed berries
1 heaping scoop of whey isolate protein powder
8:00 p.m. – Meal 7
Serving of carbohydrates
Serving of protein
Big salad
9:00 p.m. – Bed time!
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