| | | | | calorie daily requirement, in both clean and non-clean |
| A video clip is circulating the Internet. One of the top | | | | sources. |
| bodybuilders in the world takes you on a trip through | | | | How can he get away with this? First of all, he is a top |
| his kitchen. And unlike past such tours by other | | | | bodybuilder weighing over 300 pounds. His body |
| athletes - where they brag about their completely | | | | carries a lot of muscle, and muscle burns a great deal |
| clean eating habits - this bodybuilder spills the beans on | | | | of calories. Second, he possesses an anabolic |
| what bodybuilder really eat. | | | | advantage. The compounds he uses give his body the |
| Chicken. Fish. Steak. Rice. Beans. Pasta. | | | | ability to burn just about anything he consumes. Even |
| Those are the bodybuilding staples that we expect to | | | | ECA or Clenbuterol provide enough edge so that one |
| see in the kitchen of a top athlete, and he has them. | | | | can burn fat and gain muscle while eating almost |
| However, next he breaks down the other foods he | | | | anything. Third, the hours of weight training and cardio |
| eats every day in order to reach the 5000 to 6000 | | | | this athlete endures each week should be taken into |
| calories he consumes in order to maintain his high | | | | account. Finally, his unique metabolic rate cannot be |
| levels of muscle mass. | | | | discounted. |
| Raisins. Peanuts. Waffles. Cookies. Ice cream. Even | | | | Additionally, there is a whole 'nother school of thought |
| candy. | | | | which says that barring basic body requirement, a |
| He eats fast food. He chews on chocolate chip | | | | calorie is a calorie is a calorie. This is still widely |
| granola bars. He loves potato chips. | | | | disputed and has obvious limitations (we all know that |
| While it might be hard to defend such a diet in terms | | | | 1000 calories of marshmallows cannot be as effective |
| of long-term health effects, this diet certainly does | | | | as 1000 calories of steak, right?) but it's an interesting |
| meet the requirements for bodybuilding success. This | | | | point of view. |
| bodybuilder consumes 50 grams of protein at each of | | | | Consuming 5000 to 6000 calories each day would |
| eight daily meals, giving him 400 grams or protein and | | | | lead most of us to certain obesity. However, this |
| 1600 calories from protein source, which is plenty. The | | | | athlete provides proof that some "junk" food is |
| remainder of his food sources contains the required | | | | acceptable and useful in a bodybuilding diet plan, |
| fats and carbohydrates to round out the 5000 to 6000 | | | | provided other factors are in place. |