Former College Football Player seeking advice!!

[bulldawg85]

Hey Y'all,

I am a former college tightend that went from 265 to 230-235 and have a goal of getting down to 210-215 with body fat percentage less than 14%

I am currently 21% bf and used to be sub 14% but in my last season i had a back surgery which put a massive bump in workout regimines and dieting... After I started working out again I have dropped down to a low of 230 but fluctuate between that and 240 has been the highest i have climbed to... but i cant seem to break back into the 220's

I still lift fairly hard but have changed my workout appropriately to non-bulking lifts... I was thinking about taking Clenbuterol to help me cut weight and body fat...

Due to being a college football player I have never really used supplements or dieting to lose weight the last 9 years have been to gain weight.... Below is the meal plan i have just recently started.... any tips would be greatly appreciated guys... i would like to take the proper steps to get my body back in shape!


Meal Plan I mix in 2 regular cups of water everytime I eat… and have water with me at all times

Time Food
8:00 AM 2 eggs
2 egg whites
3 slices of bacon
1 whole wheat piece of toast with PB
1 banana
12oz orange or apple juice

10:00 AM Protein Shake
Mixed with PB, Fat Free Milk, and a banana

12:00 PM 6 veg/beef pot stickers (no sauce)
1 cup of steamed rice
2 pieces baked skinless chicken
OR meat/rice/vegetables

1 sugar free jello cup

4:00 PM Protein Shake
Mixed with PB, Fat Free Milk, and a banana

6-8:00 pm Dinner
sliced cucumber with light italian dressing OR salad with light ranch
1 steak with pepper and garlic salt OR
2 pieces of chicken or italian sausage 1 baked potato OR
1 1/2 cup of pasta with light butter (no sauce) steamed vegetables

gym 10-11:00 pm Post workout immediatelty after gym
20 oz gatorade
protein shake

11:30 PM PB and J sandwich on whole grain bread
banana
3 cups of water

[Reed]

Hey Y'all,

I am a former college tightend that went from 265 to 230-235 and have a goal of getting down to 210-215 with body fat percentage less than 14%

I am currently 21% bf and used to be sub 14% but in my last season i had a back surgery which put a massive bump in workout regimines and dieting... After I started working out again I have dropped down to a low of 230 but fluctuate between that and 240 has been the highest i have climbed to... but i cant seem to break back into the 220's

I still lift fairly hard but have changed my workout appropriately to non-bulking lifts... I was thinking about taking Clenbuterol to help me cut weight and body fat... I would suggest to save the drugs for later so you can have something to fall back on as I say. Do the basics of cardio and dieting THEN implement the drugs, make sense?

Due to being a college football player I have never really used supplements or dieting to lose weight the last 9 years have been to gain weight.... Below is the meal plan i have just recently started.... any tips would be greatly appreciated guys... i would like to take the proper steps to get my body back in shape!


Meal Plan I mix in 2 regular cups of water everytime I eat… and have water with me at all times

Time Food
8:00 AM 2 eggs
2 egg whites
3 slices of bacon
1 whole wheat piece of toast with PB
1 banana
12oz orange or apple juice Dump the bacon, wheat, OJ, and banana. Go w/ ezekiel bread which is a grain bread and not made of flour. Egg whites, 2 whole eggs (I'd suggest the speciality 0mega eggs), ezekiel bread.

10:00 AM Protein Shake
Mixed with PB, Fat Free Milk, and a banana Dump the milk and fruit, natural PB??

12:00 PM 6 veg/beef pot stickers (no sauce)
1 cup of steamed rice
2 pieces baked skinless chicken Pot stickers like from PF Changs?? AND skinless chicken
OR meat/rice/vegetables

1 sugar free jello cup

4:00 PM Protein Shake
Mixed with PB, Fat Free Milk, and a banana

6-8:00 pm Dinner
sliced cucumber with light italian dressing OR salad with light ranch
1 steak with pepper and garlic salt OR
2 pieces of chicken or italian sausage 1 baked potato OR
1 1/2 cup of pasta with light butter (no sauce) Your portions are out of control for one meal, and the your
"OR" meal is nothing but carbs and fat steamed vegetables

gym 10-11:00 pm Post workout immediatelty after gym
20 oz gatorade
protein shake dump the gatorade, go w/ oats

11:30 PM PB and J sandwich on whole grain bread
banana Dump the PB and J, go w/ chicken and brown rice, or veggies
3 cups of water

I can see the main problem here is not only portion control but also food choices. You need to know exactly how much protein, carbs, fats, and calories you are eating each day and each meal

Need to get real basic, switch up the carb source



Protein: egg whites, chicken, lean red meat (95%), whey, fish
Carbs: Oats, ezekiel bread (grain bread), sweet potatoes as well as fibrous veggies should be a primary IMO as a carb source if you are trying to lose weight.
Fats: Natural PB, fish oil, flax oil, whole eggs,

Eliminate as much fruit as possible while cutting. Try to implement empty stomach cardio in the morning if you can at a low intensity, and PWO cardio as well at low intensity.

Also what is your training looking like?

have a look at this thread as it will help you out: http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=75729

Also these videos are great to learn from as well: http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=323516

Design a diet based off that example and the food selections and come back. You aren't paying me and this is YOUR diet so you'll need to do the work yourself

Good luck

[bulldawg85]

Reed,

Thank you so much for your help bro! I have never had a diet that was to lose weight so i took what i'd eat back when I was playing ball still and cut down the proportions... your advice is awesome man, I really appreciate you taking the time to help...

One thing about the diet you laid out... what can I substitute for fish? I am very allergic to all fish, I get really sick like borderline hospital.And my training is low intensity cardio... and all of my lifting has turned to 3-4 sets of 12-15 reps depending on the lift with minimal rest between sets.

I will definitely check out the links

Thanks Again!

[Reed]

Yeah man definitely don't want any bad reactions AT ALL

Go with 99% lean turkey. Guess this means no fish oil either

Try to get the diet figured out better and we WILL help you tweak it