Diet Critique

[cpt steele]

I am looking to pack some lean mass. I am looking to use this diet with a pretty strong cycle. Any thoughts



Stats:
6'2''
212#
12%bf
Age 28

DIET:
Meal 1
Muscle milk shake with 8oz milk (pre workout for me)
Meal2
900 cal gainer shake 52gram pro 45gram complex carbs 5gram sugar
Meal3 (about 45 min after shake)
4 whole eggs
2 pieces 12 grain toast
1 banana
Meal 4
uturn bar
Meal5
120z chicken fresh baked skinless
large green salad
2 pieces 12 gr bread
Meal6
1cup cottage cheese with a piece of fruit
meal7
whole grain bagel with lite cream cheese
meal8
16 oz lean beef
large salad
1cup brown rice
8oz milk
meal9
muscle milk shake with 8 oz milk

I do 20 sets per muscle group 8-12 rep range. I only work 1 major group a day, I rotate abs and calves ed.

[SwoleCat]

I do 20 sets per muscle group 8-12 rep range. I only work 1 major group a day, I rotate abs and calves ed.

You're telling me you do 20 sets of biceps?

20 sets of anything for that matter?

Forget the diet, I think you need to start here.

~SC~

[cpt steele]

This system has made very good strength gains for me in the last few months. I always did the standard 12 sets it worked. But I have made more strength gains faster with the higher volume. I no its not for everyone but this system has been working well for me.

[usualsuspect]

Wow, how long do you usually spend in the gym on average?

[SwoleCat]

Not flaming you bro, not at all, to each his own.......

I just don't see how in the heck you can actually DO 20 sets of biceps. I don't have time, I have to actually take $hits, eat, shave every 2nd day, work, etc.
My wife would accuse me of cheating on her with that much gym-time.........

"Honey, I've been seeing the dumb-bell rack again!"

Any bodypart actually, but especially biceps.....do you bruise horribly the next day? I would suspect you'd have extreme DOMS in those areas. I'm being serious as well when I say this, because the manner in which I train biceps will not physically enable me to do more than 5-6 sets. 20 would have my arms amputated.

Curl on bro!

~SC~

[kc]

I've just recently started takin a serious look at my diet...the one thing I learned about myself that I see in yours is the inconsistency. Some of your meals (not including pre and post wo) are pretty small and some are pretty large. Everything I read and everything people tell me is to try to keep your meals pretty consistent. It makes sense to me that your body would make better use of your nutrition that way.

[SwoleCat]

Nice point! The only meals that would/should be larger than the rest would be pwo, when you can naturally utilize more nutrients that contribute to a better appearance.

~SC~

[kc]

Nice point! The only meals that would/should be larger than the rest would be pwo, when you can naturally utilize more nutrients that contribute to a better appearance.

~SC~

i'm learnin i'm learnin. thanks to a couple people who seem to have the talent for pounding stuff like this into my hard head

[cpt steele]

Nice point indeed. Maybe I have misrepresented 20 sets. I do 4-5 execises 4-5 sets each. I am in the gym including cardio about 100 mins. Right now I do 30 min at 70% of my hr max.

[SwoleCat]

That still equates to 16-20 sets.

Anyhow, do what ya gotta do.

~SC~

[cpt steele]

What do I need to adjust with the diet? Is it cals carbs or what . Sw you obiviously know what your talking about ( your pic you look awsome) Please any help with the diet