Preparing your food:
So as you should now know. Nutrition is half the battle when it comes to sculpting your body. It must be taken as seriously as you're training which if you read my previous article: "Training like a pro". You should be taking very seriously!
In fact, a lot of Max The Body builders, myself included will tell you that nutrition, what you do outside of the gym and the discipline it requires is harder than the training inside the gym.
You see the diet you create for yourself influences your training more than you realise. The foods you eat can determine your energy levels for your next training session. They can determine how quickly you recover, how well your body repairs your damaged muscle tissue. How catabolic your body is. How high your metabolism is. How well you sleep, what mood you are in and many more.
So one reason why we follow planned out daily eating schedules is to make sure we are supplying the nutrients our body requires and in the sufficient quantities. As a body builder/athlete we want to maximise our efforts in the gym and speed our recovery for the next intense battle inside the gym on the track or in the ring.
The 2nd reason is so that we know exactly what our daily calorie intake is. In order to lose body fat we need to prompt out body to start tapping into our body fat stores. The best way we can do this is by eating a balanced diet with specific foods so that our body is encouraged to eat from our fat stores. The idea is to take in enough goodness so that we can train hard and gain lean muscle, but at the same time we need to enter into a calorie deficit so gradually we deplete our body fat stores.
This process doesn't happen overnight, it takes time. It's not about losing weight, it's about losing body fat and retaining leaning muscle. In fact, if you can gain weight and reduce your body fat percentage that means you are gaining lean muscle. That's where you want to be!
So next time you are preparing your food for the day or week to come, remember that you are actually setting the precedent for your goals. You are now in charge!
Preparing your food involves the following steps.
1st: You should have your meal plan created by a professional.It is worth paying extra for this as this the most essential tool you will have in your crusade against your body fat. (If you need help with this get in touch with me).
2nd: You should purchase all your ingredients for your meal plans in one go so that you are stocked up. Only buy what is on the plan. If you don't buy chocolate, you won't be able to eat it when you're at home craving something sweet.
3rd: You will either need to cook your food 5 days in advance or every evening for the day to come. There's nothing stopping you from cooking for 2 to 3 days in advance also. The benefit of one cook for 5 days is obvious. But it means storing your food in the freezer, some people won't like to do this or it might not suit their meal plan. So remember to notify the professional who is doing your meal plan. Cooking every evening for the following day I have found to be impractical. So I would recommend cooking for 5 days.
4th: You will need to stick exactly to your meal plans and not deviate from them AT ALL!
5th: You will need plastic containers and a suitable bag to carry your meals around with you.
6th: You should be timing your meals. I use the timer on my phone to notify me when I need to eat my next meal. Obviously you can extend yourself a certain amount of flexibility here. But organisation is the key!
7th: You should factor your training into your meal plan. For example you will need to eat your carbs before your workout and have your post protein shake after your workout amongst your other supplements. You should notify the professional who creates your meal plans of this. Again organisation is so paramount here.
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