Author Topic: Q&A with IFBB Pro Vinny Galanti (Read 113969 times)

wild willie · « **Reply #375 on:** January 27, 2010, 10:44:41 PM »

Vin,

How many calories are you taking in at 12 weeks out?(typically speaking)

How high is your protein intake???

What is your beverage of choice during precontest??

Thanks!

VGalanti · « **Reply #376 on:** January 28, 2010, 09:41:02 AM »

Quote from: wild willie on January 27, 2010, 10:44:41 PM

Vin,

How many calories are you taking in at 12 weeks out?(typically speaking)

How high is your protein intake???

What is your beverage of choice during precontest??

Thanks!

i keep it real simple, as i just measure the weight of the food.

6 ounces of chicken, 8 ounces of sweet potato etc...

i never count calories, so i don't know. i never cared enough.

tbombz · « **Reply #377 on:** January 28, 2010, 04:27:56 PM »

Quote from: VGalanti on January 28, 2010, 09:41:02 AM

i keep it real simple, as i just measure the weight of the food.

6 ounces of chicken, 8 ounces of sweet potato etc...

i never count calories, so i don't know. i never cared enough.

6 ounces chicken before cooking or after cooking? if its before cooking, is that thawed or frozen?

VGalanti · « **Reply #378 on:** January 29, 2010, 11:38:55 AM »

not frozen before cooking.

VGalanti · « **Reply #379 on:** January 29, 2010, 11:42:46 AM »

I will be at the "CAGE" for UNIVERSAL / ANIMAL at the Arnold Expo.

please stop by and say hello.

flexingtonsteele · « **Reply #380 on:** January 29, 2010, 06:29:57 PM »

just out of curiosity vinny, how much did winning your ifbb pro card help your personal training business?

VGalanti · « **Reply #381 on:** January 30, 2010, 04:52:09 PM »

Quote from: flexingtonsteele on January 29, 2010, 06:29:57 PM

just out of curiosity vinny, how much did winning your ifbb pro card help your personal training business?

it wasn't the "card" that has helped business, it's that i am a masters over 40 champion.

most of all the clients in my studio's are over 40, and that makes them more comfortable with me and my staff.

BigAnt · « **Reply #382 on:** January 30, 2010, 06:41:46 PM »

VinnyG;

Hope all is well, you looked large in DE several weeks ago, hard to believe you were under 220lbs...
big-ripped-full....looked like 240+lbs!

Stay strong...MIND-BODY! ! !

VGalanti · « **Reply #383 on:** January 30, 2010, 06:53:20 PM »

Quote from: BigAnt on January 30, 2010, 06:41:46 PM

VinnyG;

Hope all is well, you looked large in DE several weeks ago, hard to believe you were under 220lbs...
big-ripped-full....looked like 240+lbs!

Stay strong...MIND-BODY! ! !

Thank you BigAnt

yeap i'm at 216 right now and about to start my prep.

BigAnt · « **Reply #384 on:** January 30, 2010, 07:28:37 PM »

Very cool, will you be at the Philly ABC this Sat.?

VGalanti · « **Reply #385 on:** January 31, 2010, 04:19:05 AM »

i was planning on it, but it's my niece's 2nd birthday.

wild willie · « **Reply #386 on:** February 01, 2010, 11:30:04 AM »

Quote from: VGalanti on January 31, 2010, 04:19:05 AM

i was planning on it, but it's my niece's 2nd birthday.

Vin,

It is nice to see that you still put family first!!!!!! Are you hitting the treadmill or are you lean enough now???

NaturalWonder83 · « **Reply #387 on:** February 05, 2010, 03:34:11 PM »

Vin
whats your opinion of perma bulkers? are they right of just nuts?
Also, whats the deal with dudes popping tons of supplements all day long?
Too much overkill? what do you consider excessive?
thanks

VGalanti · « **Reply #388 on:** February 09, 2010, 04:06:34 AM »

Quote from: wild willie on February 01, 2010, 11:30:04 AM

Vin,

It is nice to see that you still put family first!!!!!! Are you hitting the treadmill or are you lean enough now???

yeah man, my family is first....

treadmill, but i got side track last week. i had bronchitis all week and couldn't eat or train.

VGalanti · « **Reply #389 on:** February 09, 2010, 04:08:27 AM »

Quote from: NaturalWonder83 on February 05, 2010, 03:34:11 PM

Vin
whats your opinion of perma bulkers? are they right of just nuts?
Also, whats the deal with dudes popping tons of supplements all day long?
Too much overkill? what do you consider excessive?
thanks

perma bulkers....have no idea what you are talking about.

i dont know anyone who takes tons of supps all day long.

njflex · « **Reply #390 on:** February 09, 2010, 08:31:24 AM »

Quote from: VGalanti on February 09, 2010, 04:08:27 AM

perma bulkers....have no idea what you are talking about.

i dont know anyone who takes tons of supps all day long.

vin he means guys who are permanent in bulk mode,never diet lean due to being scared lol to lose size.they are big looking till dieting then they feel small.either be big and smooth and live with it or get as lean with what size u have,if ur not competing no use in trying to bulk fat right vin?

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VGalanti · « **Reply #391 on:** February 09, 2010, 11:17:31 AM »

Quote from: njflex on February 09, 2010, 08:31:24 AM

vin he means guys who are permanent in bulk mode,never diet lean due to being scared lol to lose size.they are big looking till dieting then they feel small.either be big and smooth and live with it or get as lean with what size u have,if ur not competing no use in trying to bulk fat right vin??

oh ok, that went over my head...lol

you might find this funny, but i never understood why guys take shit if they are NEVER going to compete, let it be bodybuilding or powerlifting, i also never understood why guys SHAVE if they are not or never going to compete. if its the offseason, why are you shaving your legs,{unless you are at an expo or photo shoot } and if you are not a competitive bodybuilder, why the hell shave....thats what GIRLS to do.

mostly everyone in this sport does it to get big, and some dont care to get ripped...getting ripped is a full time job, if you have not been on a 16 week contest diet, its a bitch. maybe some have no desire at all to go that route and would rather eat everything in sight....thats cool, i probably would do the same shit if i had no desire to step on stage.

i have met alot of guys over the years that say they wish they could compete, but dont have the mind set for the diet.

mcluvin · « **Reply #392 on:** February 10, 2010, 08:33:54 AM »

Quote from: VGalanti on January 06, 2010, 06:05:12 PM

i'm lean, not contest lean....but im in real good offseason shape.

M.1. 7 egg whites 2 yolks, 1 cup oatmeal, 2 slices of whole wheat bread with jelly.

M.2. 6oz. Chicken, 2 cups white rice, 1 apple.

M.3. 5oz. Steak, 10 oz. Potato

M.4. 6oz. Chicken, 1.5 cups rice.

M.5. 4oz. Salmon, 1 cup rice, salad.

M.6. 30 grams casein, half cup oatmeal, quarter cup walnuts.

WOW.......I'm freaking out over this as your offseason food intake?

This does not seem like very much food at all. I've read this thread all the way through (2 years worth) and I noticed a few offseason diets you've used. Could you post the "precontest" diet you use? How do you change it from 12 weeks in? Do you use some type of carb manipulation.....like 3 days no/low carbs 1 day carb load etc?
My first year of competition was 1984 so all the dieting info we gathered back then was from magazines and other bodybuilders we knew. This internet shit is unbelievable for gathering info...lol.

mcluvin · « **Reply #393 on:** February 10, 2010, 09:24:05 AM »

Chris Aceto posted the following as Troy Alves diet leading into the upcoming Phoenix Pro. To me this didn't seem like a lot of food either. Any thoughts?

Meal 1
10 egg whites
40 grams carbs from grits

Meal 2
shake with 50 gr protein
40 grams carbs from oats or grits

Meal 3
50 grams protein powder
60 or 90 gr carbs from I think its called Bodygro...Its a carb drink he uses from Nutrex, his sponsor...The protein powder is also a Nutrex product

Meal 4
2 pieces fish
salad

Meal 5
2 pieces fish, sometimes 3
spinach

Meal 6
shake..usually 40 grams protein or 12 egg whites

BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT · « **Reply #394 on:** February 11, 2010, 04:08:22 PM »

Hello Vinny. I'm a fellow ex-east coaster from the late 80's Tri State scene. How is John Hnatyschack doing these days? Great fucking guy! Was one of the greatest bodybuilders of his day and any day for that matter. And a great guy to just shoot the shit with. Was just wondering where he is these days.

VGalanti · « **Reply #395 on:** February 11, 2010, 07:29:39 PM »

Quote from: mcluvin on February 10, 2010, 08:33:54 AM

WOW.......I'm freaking out over this as your offseason food intake? This does not seem like very much food at all. I've read this thread all the way through (2 years worth) and I noticed a few offseason diets you've used. Could you post the "precontest" diet you use? How do you change it from 12 weeks in? Do you use some type of carb manipulation.....like 3 days no/low carbs 1 day carb load etc?
My first year of competition was 1984 so all the dieting info we gathered back then was from magazines and other bodybuilders we knew. This internet shit is unbelievable for gathering info...lol.

my off season meal plans change often from year to year, i like trying new stuff out.

i dont need much food, what you think is a little.... goes a long way for me. i actually get bigger from dieting than when it offseason, i have always responded better precontest.

i think ALL diets work....keto, carb rotation, etc....the key is to never go off the diet and have a ton of patience.

VGalanti · « **Reply #396 on:** February 11, 2010, 07:31:35 PM »

Quote from: mcluvin on February 10, 2010, 09:24:05 AM

Chris Aceto posted the following as Troy Alves diet leading into the upcoming Phoenix Pro. To me this didn't seem like a lot of food either. Any thoughts?

Meal 1
10 egg whites
40 grams carbs from grits

Meal 2
shake with 50 gr protein
40 grams carbs from oats or grits

Meal 3
50 grams protein powder
60 or 90 gr carbs from I think its called Bodygro...Its a carb drink he uses from Nutrex, his sponsor...The protein powder is also a Nutrex product

Meal 4
2 pieces fish
salad

Meal 5
2 pieces fish, sometimes 3
spinach

Meal 6
shake..usually 40 grams protein or 12 egg whites

yeah looks great to me, i would respond well to that.

njflex · « **Reply #397 on:** February 11, 2010, 07:41:16 PM »

whatever your doing its working,,but you know once in while you have to go to brooklyn pizza in hackensack and kill one of those pies...

mcluvin · « **Reply #398 on:** February 11, 2010, 09:18:16 PM »

Quote from: BEEFYHEAVYWEIGHT on February 11, 2010, 04:08:22 PM

Hello Vinny. I'm a fellow ex-east coaster from the late 80's Tri State scene. How is John Hnatyschack doing these days? Great fucking guy! Was one of the greatest bodybuilders of his day and any day for that matter. And a great guy to just shoot the shit with. Was just wondering where he is these days.

He covered Hnatyschack earlier in the thread. Said he took third at the Masters Olympia one year and now owns a Subway with his wife..... If I remember it correct?

VGalanti · « **Reply #399 on:** February 12, 2010, 11:22:19 AM »

Quote from: njflex on February 11, 2010, 07:41:16 PM

whatever your doing its working,,but you know once in while you have to go to brooklyn pizza in hackensack and kill one of those pies...

yeah true...lol