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I want to compete but its not working

fittxn

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I am 5'9 about 155 and my dream is to compete in figure. Could someone please help me with how my workout should look and a diet because mine is not working.

meals
7am- 6 egg whites/ 1/2 oats
10am- I love any kind of nuts- thats bad
1pm- grilled chicken salad
5pm- protein bar
7-8pm- some kind of lean meat wih veggies

Workout-
I usually do 3 different excersices for evrey body part and 4 sets
5-6 times 45 minutes cardio
Mon-Chest / Tri
Wed- Back/bis
Thur- legs
Sat Shoudlers

What can I change?
 
When you say it's "not working," do you mean you're not losing fat or you're not gaining muscle?

Also, you should post the diet portion of your routine in the diet & nutrition forum.
 
Originally posted by fittxn
I am 5'9 about 155 and my dream is to compete in figure. Could someone please help me with how my workout should look and a diet because mine is not working.

meals
7am- 6 egg whites/ 1/2 oats
10am- I love any kind of nuts- thats bad
1pm- grilled chicken salad
5pm- protein bar
7-8pm- some kind of lean meat wih veggies

Workout-
I usually do 3 different excersices for evrey body part and 4 sets
5-6 times 45 minutes cardio
Mon-Chest / Tri
Wed- Back/bis
Thur- legs
Sat Shoudlers

What can I change?

#1 - I would put at least 2 days between back and legs. they are the 2 biggest bodyparts

#2 - you need to start couting your calories vs guessing how much you are eating. I don't know anybody who counts cals and has a problem gaining or losing weight...
 
I don't see any EFA's in your diet. You need to plan a macro breakdown for each meal.
This is what I am currently following for a 'clean bulk'. While on this my bf is actually dropping still, and I'm gaining about .5 - .8lb lbm every 3-4weeks.

Meal 1 P35 F20 C30
Meal 2 P35 F20 C25
Meal 3 P35 F20 C30
Meal 4 P35 F20 C25
Meal 5 P35 F20 C30
Meal 6 P35 F20 C10

I am currently at 121.8lb and 10%bf. Your diet also has to be based on you. How intensely you train and cardio, plus current lbm and bf%. It will take some tweaking. I do not do any cardio - though I love it and it's good for the heart - but I am a hard gainer and have a very fast metabolism.

Fats in my diet come from: whatever is naturally occuring in meats and some veggies/fruits, flax oil, Udo's Choice oil, olive oil, virgin coconut oil, natural PB, natural almond butter, natural raw pumpkin seed butter, ghee (clarified butter), Evening Primose Oil, and fish caps (wild anchovie and sardine), egg yolk, and parmesan cheese on occasion in small doses. On very rare occasion full fat mayo. Not a big mayo fan.

Slow carbs: oatmeal (large flake, old fashion slow cooking), yams, sweet potatoes, various types of squash, brown basmati rice, brown red and wild rices, eggplant artichoke chic peas kidney beans pinto beans (got both fibrous and starchy qualities), golden flaxseed meal

Veggies: brocoli, cauliflower, green/yellow beans, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, garlic, greens (romaine, green/red leaf lettuce, boston.......too many to name), lima beans, zuchinni, cucumbers, celery, tomatoes (fruit technically haha, and have it in small doses), bok choy, suey choy, bean sprouts, water chestnuts........I'm sure there's a couple more I can't think of

Fruit: grapefruit, apples, blueberries, rasbperries, strawberries (other berries in season and on sale), peahes (in season and on sale, small doses)

Protein: I love meat. Just watch the amounts as protein and saturated fats in meat add up quick. But I eat beef, chicken, pork, lamb, goat, wild game, fish....cottage cheese, egg white, protein powder.

This is just to give you an idea of what can be eaten. There really is a wide variety other than just oatmeal, yams, grapefruit, chicken and tuna.

Where are you in terms of doing a comp? Do you have one in mind coming up soon? This will give a better idea of where you are and what you need to do to reach those goals. A history of family body types, age, weight and bf helps also.

If you're doing a lot of cardio you may be hindering you ability to gain more lbm and burn bf.
 
My current training split:
Mon - Hams/Bis/Abs
Tues - Chest/Calves
Wed - Shoulders/Weights Abs
Thurs - Quads/Tris
Fri - Back/Calves/maybe Abs
 
LOL, oh yea, drop the protein bar if possible and add some quality slow carbs in the diet too.
 
CLP!!!!! We've missed you. Sounds like you're doing well. Stick around. k? :D
 
LOL I will do my best! Thanks.
 
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Thank you CLP for the great advice- thats awsome. I want to compete in Oct/Nov, i just need to find a competition in this area- HOUSTON. I dont know why I am such a cardio junkie- I guess it is all in my head. So how often would you say I need t do cardio if I am at 20-25% bf and I want to get to 10-12%
 
Fittxn...what part of Houston?


Check www.npctexas.com, I think that is the site.

If your at 20-25%, start a good diet/cardio/weight training program anywhere between 12-16 weeks out from the show you plan to do.
 
The John Sherman Classic is in Novemeber here in Houston.
 
I am in North Houston- Spring area, know of any good trainers or nutritionalist out here?
 
Our person is down at One to One on Richmond/Unity. That would be a pretty good drive for you. I'm not really sure who is up in that area as far as trainers/nutrionalist.
 
I work in the galleria area, Im in radio so Im kind of flexible. Who do you use at One to One. I looked into that place once before.
 
Jon Bruckbauer is who we use now, I've also trained with John Sherman. Michelle (Sharp) Hyght is also there, she is a figure pro. She's a sweetie.
 
Thank you so much I will absolutely look into it. I did not know anyone who has been there so I was kind of hesitant
 
Originally posted by fittxn
I am not losing the fat.

Your diet is not balanced, meal #1 for example there are no fats and hardly any protein at all.
 
I thought I needed to cut the fat out. I know you should eat 1 gram of protein for every pound you weigh, so what do you suggest for breakfast.
 
Eating fat does not make you fat.

Everyone has a different target for macros, mine is a bit heavier on fat than most, 35/30/35. Some do 40/30/30, some may do 50/20/30, 50/25/25, and so on.
 
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