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Title: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 06, 2008, 10:29:40 PM
IMHO they are, in no particular order.

1. Red Meat.

2. Chicken Breast.

3. Eggs.

4. Rice.

5. Nuts.

6. Green Veggies.
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: candidizzle on July 06, 2008, 10:42:02 PM
if thats GRASS FED red meat and chicken, then thats perfect !

if its regular store bought red meat and hicken, then throw out the nuts and put in some omega 3 supplement...preferably fish oil...   thats a HUGE one

i like oatmeal over rice !
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 06, 2008, 10:43:00 PM
if thats GRASS FED red meat and chicken, then thats perfect !

if its regular store bought red meat and hicken, then throw out the nuts and put in some omega 3 supplement...preferably fish oil...   thats a HUGE one

i like oatmeal over rice !

Not asking for critiques here taylor. im asking for EVERYBODYS top six.

SO POST YOURS!

Oh yea and fish oil isnt a food  ;)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: candidizzle on July 06, 2008, 10:47:00 PM
okay

beef

chicken

turkey

oats

beans

veggies
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: AVBG on July 06, 2008, 11:10:23 PM
1 beef
2 chicken
3 eggs
4 brown rice
5 oats
6 green vegetables/ sprouts
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 06, 2008, 11:32:06 PM
1 beef
2 chicken
3 eggs
4 brown rice
5 oats
6 green vegetables/ sprouts

Nice list, looks very similar to someone elses :)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: AVBG on July 07, 2008, 04:30:58 AM
Nice list, looks very similar to someone elses :)

I know, we see a lot of things similarly 8)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: ripitupbaby on July 07, 2008, 08:00:34 AM
How can you leave FISH off the list?

Chicken
Eggs
Lean Red Meat/Buffalo
Fish
Oats
Green Veggies

Nuts come in 6th.  Brown rice and potato come in 7th and 8th.  Protein powder comes in 9th if that's considered a food.

That's pretty much the extent of my contest prep diet LOL. 

Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Bobby on July 07, 2008, 09:08:26 AM
1 Oatmeal
2 Brown rice
3 Red meat
4 Chicken
5 Eggs
6 Fish: Cod/Tuna

7 Wheyprotein
8 Green vegetables
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 07, 2008, 04:38:41 PM
How can you leave FISH off the list?

Chicken
Eggs
Lean Red Meat/Buffalo
Fish
Oats
Green Veggies

Nuts come in 6th.  Brown rice and potato come in 7th and 8th.  Protein powder comes in 9th if that's considered a food.

That's pretty much the extent of my contest prep diet LOL. 



Thats about all u need on a contest diet id say. Whats your primary carb source Lori? oats or rice? or u mix it up?
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: danielson on July 07, 2008, 05:11:28 PM
Bagels
Hotcakes
French fries
Coffee
Pizza
Red meat(grass fed, obviously)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 07, 2008, 05:14:48 PM
Bagels
Hotcakes
French fries
Coffee
Pizza
Red meat(grass fed, obviously)

Nice to see u on the positive board danny! Visit often!
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: ripitupbaby on July 07, 2008, 07:09:42 PM
Thats about all u need on a contest diet id say. Whats your primary carb source Lori? oats or rice? or u mix it up?


It changes as I move along through the diet.  I usually start with white potatoes and brown rice, and then move to oats and brown rice, and then pretty much just Farrina (cream of wheat) down the final stretch.  Those are rough times.   :P

Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: chaos on July 07, 2008, 07:19:32 PM
Chicken
Beef
Fish
Eggs
Rice
Green Veggies
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Fatpanda on July 07, 2008, 09:29:09 PM
chicken
beef
eggs
cream
baked beans
wholewheat pasta
extra virgin olive oil
hemp seed oil
tomatoes
casein/whey protein powder

over 6 but this is what i live on. 8)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: candidizzle on July 07, 2008, 09:43:32 PM
chicken
beef
eggs
cream
baked beans
wholewheat pasta
extra virgin olive oil
hemp seed oil
tomatoes
casein/whey protein powder

over 6 but this is what i live on. 8)

props ! i see nutritional knowledge within your post ! LOL

Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Fatpanda on July 07, 2008, 09:45:44 PM
props ! i see nutritional knowledge within your post ! LOL



what can i say, i need the beans for moisture with the beef or chicken. i try to stick between 0-100g carbs a day and this falls in line nicely, as the high fibre keeps carb content down. 8)

a diet is useless if you can't stick to it long term. :D
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: candidizzle on July 07, 2008, 09:47:02 PM
what can i say, i need the beans for moisture with the beef or chicken. i try to stick between 0-100g carbs a day and this falls in line nicely, as the high fibre keeps carb content down. 8)

a diet is useless if you can't stick to it long term. :D
you should check out the 99% fat free chili from dennisons ! its like half protein half carbs in the form of beef and beans...only like 4 grams total fat in the whole can.. i think about 50 g pro/50g carbs... 
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Fatpanda on July 07, 2008, 09:48:53 PM
you should check out the 99% fat free chili from dennisons ! its like half protein half carbs in the form of beef and beans...only like 4 grams total fat in the whole can.. i think about 50 g pro/50g carbs... 
i'm in scotland - no can do. :D

why don't you like hemp seed oil?
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: candidizzle on July 07, 2008, 09:51:48 PM
i'm in scotland - no can do. :D

why don't you like hemp seed oil?
DUDE I WASNT BEING SARCASTIC, BEANS HEMP SEED OIL AND WHEY/CASEIN (fucking caps lock, lol !) are all awesome food choices that very few bodybuilders make use of

beans are the best carb/starch you can eat, in my opinion. hemp seed is an awesome source of omega-3 (most guys are either fish or flax, if any at all !) , and whiel alot of guys use whey, few make use of casien..which i think is just as important as whey, EVEN pre and post workout...since whey does nothing for "anti catabolic", its only short term anabolic..
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Fatpanda on July 07, 2008, 09:53:15 PM
DUDE I WASNT BEING SARCASTIC, BEANS HEMP SEED OIL AND WHEY/CASEIN (fucking caps lock, lol !) are all awesome food choices that very few bodybuilders make use of

beans are the best carb/starch you can eat, in my opinion. hemp seed is an awesome source of omega-3 (most guys are either fish or flax, if any at all !) , and whiel alot of guys use whey, few make use of casien..which i think is just as important as whey, EVEN pre and post workout...since whey does nothing for "anti catabolic", its only short term anabolic..

 ;) i knew you were smart candy  8)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: candidizzle on July 07, 2008, 09:54:21 PM
;) i knew you were smart candy  8)
haahah ! i am not so smart, as i am crazy obsessed with learning everything i can about being successful in this sport

... you should check out that chili !  i use it all the time wwhen im in a bind and dont have time to make a meal..tastes great too.. i throw in some tapatio hot sauce microwave it for a minute 20 and BOOM meal out of the way
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Zaphod on July 08, 2008, 12:57:46 PM
IMHO they are, in no particular order.

1. Red Meat.

2. Chicken Breast.

3. Eggs.

4. Rice.

5. Nuts.

6. Green Veggies.

Your list seems very "contest prep"

For mass gaining in the off season you're definitely gonna have some burgers and pizza on there.
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: candidizzle on July 08, 2008, 01:06:21 PM
Your list seems very "contest prep"

For mass gaining in the off season you're definitely gonna have some burgers and pizza on there.
i disagree, personally. i dont see any reason at all to eat junk calories or foods your body wont use. as far as i know, there is no correlation between lipogensis and the rate of protein synthesis, and no added benefit to hypo caloric states that the "fed" state doesnt give you.

plus, he is combingin fats and carbs there. that is definitely off season eating, as one would NEVER combine fats and carbs when dieting for a show.
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 08, 2008, 03:57:23 PM
Your list seems very "contest prep"

For mass gaining in the off season you're definitely gonna have some burgers and pizza on there.

No, just im talking about bodybuilding foods ONLY, so pizza wouldnt be on my muscle buildning list :)

not to say thats its not something that i wouldnt eat, but it doesnt belong in a healthy diet.
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: genrommel74 on July 09, 2008, 10:57:36 PM
beef
chicken
oatmeal
eggs
brown rice
fish(orange roughy)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: UpTheDosage on July 10, 2008, 12:41:09 AM
typical offseason day

burgers
pizza
steak
eggs
whey
pasta

insulin offseason day

oatmeal with pie filling
whey
egg whites
chicken
sweet potatoes
vitargo or waxy maize


dieting

chicken
natural pb
eggs/ egg whites
whey
almonds
all sources of omega 3's and 6's

Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: no one on July 10, 2008, 12:58:44 AM
i disagree, personally. i dont see any reason at all to eat junk calories or foods your body wont use. as far as i know, there is no correlation between lipogensis and the rate of protein synthesis, and no added benefit to hypo caloric states that the "fed" state doesnt give you.

plus, he is combingin fats and carbs there. that is definitely off season eating, as one would NEVER combine fats and carbs when dieting for a show.

well you don't see it because at your bodyweight, no disrespect intended, you can 'cleanly' provide your body with the calories it needs.

much larger competitors in the offseason find it a lot more difficult to take in that many clean calories just due to the amount of food it would entail.

for example, as a challenge, sit down one day and try to take in 500 grams of carbs in oats- thats ALOT of oats- and you still have to take in 400 grams or so of protein on top of that yet. 

it has gotten to the point where for myself, the only way i can take in the calories i need, is to use liquid carb/ protein sources, if i want 'cleaner' calories.
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: UpTheDosage on July 10, 2008, 01:58:37 AM
well you don't see it because at your bodyweight, no disrespect intended, you can 'cleanly' provide your body with the calories it needs.

much larger competitors in the offseason find it a lot more difficult to take in that many clean calories just due to the amount of food it would entail.

for example, as a challenge, sit down one day and try to take in 500 grams of carbs in oats- thats ALOT of oats- and you still have to take in 400 grams or so of protein on top of that yet. 

it has gotten to the point where for myself, the only way i can take in the calories i need, is to use liquid carb/ protein sources, if i want 'cleaner' calories.

exactly. No pro constantly eats clean. You can't get to 260 plus eating clean all the time. A majority of your meals can be clean but you have to mix in dirty shit to really grow. Throw in high carb days using insulin with no "dirty foods" and that's what guys do today.
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: _bruce_ on July 10, 2008, 04:55:18 AM
1 Egg Whites
2 ham(for flavour)
3 Fish
4 Pork
5 Roasted Seeds
6 Vegetables

+good oil
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: benchmstr on July 10, 2008, 06:03:34 AM
beef

fish

milk

beans

rice

chicken-even though i hate it.

bench
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: dan18 on July 10, 2008, 09:55:14 AM
IMHO they are, in no particular order.

1. Red Meat.

2. Chicken Breast.

3. Eggs.

4. Rice.

5. Nuts.

6. Green Veggies.
PUSSY
PUSSY
PUSSY
BEEF LEAN
TURKEY
DEER MEAT
ALL VEGIES
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: jaejonna on July 10, 2008, 11:08:34 AM
Chicken
Oatmeal
Salmon
Yams
Tuna
Whole Wheat Bread
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 10, 2008, 11:52:49 AM
Yams
Tilapia, orange roughy or salmon
chicken brestesess
broccoli
quinoa
buffalo
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: candidizzle on July 10, 2008, 12:22:54 PM
well you don't see it because at your bodyweight, no disrespect intended, you can 'cleanly' provide your body with the calories it needs.

much larger competitors in the offseason find it a lot more difficult to take in that many clean calories just due to the amount of food it would entail.

for example, as a challenge, sit down one day and try to take in 500 grams of carbs in oats- thats ALOT of oats- and you still have to take in 400 grams or so of protein on top of that yet. 

it has gotten to the point where for myself, the only way i can take in the calories i need, is to use liquid carb/ protein sources, if i want 'cleaner' calories.
how much do you weigh and whats your lbm ?

im not so skinny anymore, and i can still get in enough food.

i will say that i have a never ending hunger/appetite, however...and that ive never been faced with a meal i couldnt eat entirely  ;D
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 10, 2008, 06:47:54 PM
Awesome list fellas, its funny that most of the list have pretty much the same foods. So as you can see there is no magic food to get in shape.

Keep the discussion going!!!!!  :)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Has Beens on July 12, 2008, 07:01:48 PM
My favs if we are talking pre-contest;

1. lean red meat

2. chicken thighs

3. yams

4. white rice

5. egg whites

6. oatmeal
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: El Guapo on July 12, 2008, 07:38:22 PM

It changes as I move along through the diet.  I usually start with white potatoes and brown rice, and then move to oats and brown rice, and then pretty much just Farrina (cream of wheat) down the final stretch.  Those are rough times.   :P



isnt farina a so so carb source? does it have a high gi?
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 12, 2008, 10:50:23 PM
My favs if we are talking pre-contest;

1. lean red meat

2. chicken thighs

3. yams

4. white rice

5. egg whites

6. oatmeal

Has beens,

You dont think chicken thighs are too fatty for pre contest ( ive always liked them, but been afraid to ever eat them cos of the fat in them )

And would you mind sharing your pre contest diet, im sure others ( as well as myself ) are interested in seeing what you eat !

Thanx
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Has Beens on July 13, 2008, 10:29:57 AM
Has beens,

You dont think chicken thighs are too fatty for pre contest ( ive always liked them, but been afraid to ever eat them cos of the fat in them )

And would you mind sharing your pre contest diet, im sure others ( as well as myself ) are interested in seeing what you eat !

Thanx

Thighs work great for me because I tend to come down too fast and the fats actually help. I feel everyone who plans on competing should play with their diet well in advance to see what works for them. EVERYONE is different and will respond different. I have tried many different combos and this is what works for me.

This does not reflect and supps/vitamins ect.....just my food intake. This is a bit generic since I gradually change things as I get closer and what I see in the mirror. This also revolves around a 7-3 work sched.

6am.....12 eggs whites, 40g oatmeal
8am.....20g protein from a meat source/small portion of fruit
10am....chicken or steak...yams or white rice
12pm....same as above
2pm......same as above
4pm....50-75g simple carbs pre-workout....40g protein shake post workout.
7pm...40-50g protein from meat/40/50g carbs from rice

That is really about it, it just gets a tweak here and there at times with carb intake. As it gets closer I cut out all shakes except post workout and add chicken.


Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: JasonH on July 13, 2008, 10:46:53 AM
My top six:

1. Whey Protein Isolate
2. Milk
3. Red Meat
4. Chicken
5. Brown Rice
6. Eggs
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on July 13, 2008, 12:23:10 PM
Thighs work great for me because I tend to come down too fast and the fats actually help. I feel everyone who plans on competing should play with their diet well in advance to see what works for them. EVERYONE is different and will respond different. I have tried many different combos and this is what works for me.

This does not reflect and supps/vitamins ect.....just my food intake. This is a bit generic since I gradually change things as I get closer and what I see in the mirror. This also revolves around a 7-3 work sched.

6am.....12 eggs whites, 40g oatmeal
8am.....20g protein from a meat source/small portion of fruit
10am....chicken or steak...yams or white rice
12pm....same as above
2pm......same as above
4pm....50-75g simple carbs pre-workout....40g protein shake post workout.
7pm...40-50g protein from meat/40/50g carbs from rice

That is really about it, it just gets a tweak here and there at times with carb intake. As it gets closer I cut out all shakes except post workout and add chicken.




NICE! Thanx has beens, so u dont cycle carbs or anything? Just as u get closer to the show?

But plain and simple. Looks like from asking a bunch of people the K.I.S.S plan works the best :)
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: dustin on July 13, 2008, 12:47:24 PM
Whey
Beef
Chicken
Eggs
Oats
Rice

I was feeling iffy about the whey. Great for post work out but during other times of the day, I'd rather alternate between chicken, eggs or beef. I eat lots of oats and white rice. I tried the brown rice thing for two years but you know what? Fuck brown rice. An Asian brother needs his white rice. I haven't gotten fat or had trouble with adipose with white rice, and brown rice makes me feel flat and I don't lean out any differently than with white... sometimes what you see on paper doesn't apply to real life. I don't live in a lab so white rice all the way.

Fish didn't make the cut because unless it's fresh, it tastes like shit. After eating over 500 cans of tuna, one day I was eating a can of lemon tuna and couldn't take a bite. Every bite, I gagged... I've eaten fish maybe a dozen times in the past half year. My gf (Cambodian/Chinese, does lots of oriental cooking with a bodybuilding twist), she makes fucking fantastic fish soup and other crazy fish dishes. If she cooks me fish, I'll eat it. Aside from that, FUCK fish. Stinks up the house too. Don't mind fatty cuts or salmon steaks cooked Western style either, but if I'm bringing out the grill then I'm cooking steak and ribs, bitch.

Oats are versatile as fuck. I put them in post workout shakes unless I'm dieting down like right now. I believe that they get absorbed quickly enough between my PWO shake and my PWO meal. They even taste good. Sugars and starches are too sweet or they mix like glue. Screw that. I know that I shouldn't be eating for satiety purposes or flavor, but if I can't drink a liquid because it's more of a sludge then I'm gonna go with what works. Oats are a little thick, but half a cup in 700-800ml of water really isn't too bad. I like the nutty flavor.

Beef is great. Sucks to cook, but it's versatile. Needless to say, you can do anything with chicken. It keeps well, you can cook a shitload of it, etc, etc. And that's how I feel about bodybuilding foods that have worked for myself. Now to just keep finding intuitive ways of prepping meals quicker, tastier and in more appropriate portions, ratios and times for optimal growth and minimal fat gain (or fat loss). Yeeee!!!
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: Has Beens on July 13, 2008, 01:24:54 PM
NICE! Thanx has beens, so u dont cycle carbs or anything? Just as u get closer to the show?

But plain and simple. Looks like from asking a bunch of people the K.I.S.S plan works the best :)

I keep the carbs fairly high until it`s time to deplete, but my only carbs are rice, yams, potatoes, oatmeal, grits, and small portions of fruit.  I would much rather feel good and get through a workout while doing 2x cardio a day than feel shitty on a low carb diet. It also helps me stay much fuller thus keeping my mind right when I look in the mirror. For me, dieting is very mental.
Title: Re: For Everyones input: What are the top 6 bodybuilding foods?
Post by: ripitupbaby on July 13, 2008, 04:59:16 PM
I keep the carbs fairly high until it`s time to deplete, but my only carbs are rice, yams, potatoes, oatmeal, grits, and small portions of fruit.  I would much rather feel good and get through a workout while doing 2x cardio a day than feel shitty on a low carb diet. It also helps me stay much fuller thus keeping my mind right when I look in the mirror. For me, dieting is very mental.


Ditto!!