Q&A with IFBB Pro Vinny Galanti

[njflex]

great to here,good luck,open class?

[michael arvilla]

yes i'm starting my prep now...10 weeks till the Atlantic City Pro -

                                nice!

[VGalanti]

great to here,good luck,open class?

i am not going to care about weight, only how i look. as a pro, i want to enjoy my time and compete without the stress of a weight class.
if i am 202, cool...if not, i'm only concerned about looking good.

[njflex]

i am not going to care about weight, only how i look. as a pro, i want to enjoy my time and compete without the stress of a weight class.
if i am 202, cool...if not, i'm only concerned about looking good.

cool,u looked great at guestposing suburban,somwhere in between that fullness with ur masters win condition and there ya go.easier said than done .your still a pro all the way.

[VGalanti]

cool,u looked great at guestposing suburban,somwhere in between that fullness with ur masters win condition and there ya go.easier said than done .your still a pro all the way.

thats the goal

[wild willie]

Hey Vinny,

If you had to name your top 3 favorite exercises, what would they be?

could you also name your favorite offseason meal and precontest meal?

Thanks in advance.

[VGalanti]

Hey Vinny,

If you had to name your top 3 favorite exercises, what would they be?

could you also name your favorite offseason meal and precontest meal?

Thanks in advance.

barbell curl
squats
deadlift

you want my 6 meals per season?

[njflex]

HOW DID THE GUESTPOSING GO ?NO PICS.

[wild willie]

vinny,

 How often do you train calves and what rep range do you employ?


willie

[flexingtonsteele]

barbell curl
squats
deadlift

you want my 6 meals per season?

sure vinny, im curious, what are ur six meals per season?

[wild willie]

barbell curl
squats
deadlift

you want my 6 meals per season?

vin,

in regards to the deadlift and squat, do you prefer to perform those two movements with moderate poundages and slightly higher reps?

[VGalanti]

vinny,

 How often do you train calves and what rep range do you employ?


willie

i said i'd only start hitting them if i ever turned pro. i been training them over a year now, and i do them right after legs.

a few sets on standing raises - 4 sets / 12 reps not heavy at all

leg press raises - 3 sets / 12 reps

[VGalanti]

sure vinny, im curious, what are ur six meals per season?

i am off season right now, but im staying leaner than in the past. i dont want to get way out of shape. 

i let my self go for about 8 weeks after the ny pro, but i been eating very clean for a while now.

i find eating clean is when i grow better, and in the past my offseason found me soft and puffy, not bigger or better. but now that im older i dont want to deal with harder dieting when need be.


right now i'm 220 lbs

meal 1
bowl of oatmeal
egg whites/grilled chicken breast


meal 2
2 cups minute white rice
sliced steak
fruit

meal 3
2 cups of pasta
1 can of water paked tuna
fruit

meal 4
sweet potato
grilled chicken breast
salad

meal 5
2 cups minute rice
1 can of tuna

 
training days....torrent / glutamin / bcaa's right after training

[VGalanti]

vin,

in regards to the deadlift and squat, do you prefer to perform those two movements with moderate poundages and slightly higher reps?

remember i'm 42 and still blasting away, but i need to play smart.
i was never a strong guy to start with, but i used to squat up to 405 and deads up to 465.

now i stay with 265 for a rep range of 15 - 20 with squats, and 225 for sets of 12 - 15 with deads.

i train slow, and make the weight FEEL heavy.

[njflex]

good stuff vin,always appreciated ,good attitude behind a great build.

[VGalanti]

good stuff vin,always appreciated ,good attitude behind a great build.

thank you

[njflex]

i think the goal to compete as a professional was accomplished and the the end result was good ,u got in good condtion at the ny pro,trial and error and can be improved upon,the placing is irrelevant u still had guest posing,buissness,contract to good company still in your back pocket.most guys either fade or can't keep the bbing perspective in balance ,u have acted as a professional long before reaching the status,u have been able to do most things bbers of maybe bigger stature,mass,can't do due to the fact there 1 dimensional and trying to make a dent as the biggest guy ,u kept your build other than getting a bit bigger over the yrs ,but still remained true to what bbing meant to u.

[VGalanti]

i think the goal to compete as a professional was accomplished and the the end result was good ,u got in good condtion at the ny pro,trial and error and can be improved upon,the placing is irrelevant u still had guest posing,buissness,contract to good company still in your back pocket.most guys either fade or can't keep the bbing perspective in balance ,u have acted as a professional long before reaching the status,u have been able to do most things bbers of maybe bigger stature,mass,can't do due to the fact there 1 dimensional and trying to make a dent as the biggest guy ,u kept your build other than getting a bit bigger over the yrs ,but still remained true to what bbing meant to u.

thank you

[flexingtonsteele]

i am off season right now, but im staying leaner than in the past. i dont want to get way out of shape. 

i let my self go for about 8 weeks after the ny pro, but i been eating very clean for a while now.

i find eating clean is when i grow better, and in the past my offseason found me soft and puffy, not bigger or better. but now that im older i dont want to deal with harder dieting when need be.


right now i'm 220 lbs

meal 1
bowl of oatmeal
egg whites/grilled chicken breast


meal 2
2 cups minute white rice
sliced steak
fruit

meal 3
2 cups of pasta
1 can of water paked tuna
fruit

meal 4
sweet potato
grilled chicken breast
salad

meal 5
2 cups minute rice
1 can of tuna

 
training days....torrent / glutamin / bcaa's right after training

how often do u have cheat meals vinny? u gotta get tired of canned tuna and want some pizza every now and then.

[njflex]

alright vin,who's ur favorite bber u admired old or new,who gave u best advice ,compliment that suprised u from a top bber .and who would u past or present traded builds with.

[VGalanti]

how often do u have cheat meals vinny? u gotta get tired of canned tuna and want some pizza every now and then.

i ate pizza on wed night.

ate cake tonight for my nieces 13th b-day

[VGalanti]

alright vin,who's ur favorite bber u admired old or new,who gave u best advice ,compliment that suprised u from a top bber .and who would u past or present traded builds with.

my top 5:

haney
samir
labrada
zane
new asian guy...hide

lee labrada came up to me once in 2000 and said he liked the press i got in the mags....i had no idea he knew who i was -

shawn ray actually took the time to tell me how to go about marketing my self after my usa win....his advice put me in the mags for a years.

[njflex]

my top 5:

haney
samir
labrada
zane
new asian guy...hide

lee labrada came up to me once in 2000 and said he liked the press i got in the mags....i had no idea he knew who i was -

shawn ray actually took the time to tell me how to go about marketing my self after my usa win....his advice put me in the mags for a years.

for me close to what u said,i'd say gaspari was cool,paris,benfatto,labrada,zane for sure,and after i saw u at the jersey i was like damn good build on that guy.i was there to see potenza and rob russo was in that class to he was good huge legs.i still follow bbing at least on this board ,cutler's size is scary wouldn't mind to be that lg for 1 day.

[Alex23]

remember i'm 42 and still blasting away, but i need to play smart.
i was never a strong guy to start with, but i used to squat up to 405 and deads up to 465.

now i stay with 265 for a rep range of 15 - 20 with squats, and 225 for sets of 12 - 15 with deads.

i train slow, and make the weight FEEL heavy.

No mean to disrespect but "FEEL heavy" doesn't make any sense. Why would your fibers grow if they're capable of 405? Just because it "feels" heavy? Come on, even you know it doesn't hold water.

[flexingtonsteele]

No mean to disrespect but "FEEL heavy" doesn't make any sense. Why would your fibers grow if they're capable of 405? Just because it "feels" heavy? Come on, even you know it doesn't hold water.

sorry to answer vinny's question but "bodybuilding" is all about feeling the weights. if your lifting 405 with shitty form and doin half reps what are u goin to get out of it. but if your doing 275 and feeling the appropriate muscles working thru the full range of motion then your going to build muscle. plain and simple.