My job is very labor intensive and everytime I try to diet like a bodybuilder going into a competiton I feel completely drained. How do you regular joes do it?
I eat every 2 hours except between my 3rd and 4th meals which is about 5 hours.
My diet looks something like this:
meal 1: 2 rice cakes w/ peanut butter and sugar free jelly
meal 2: handful of baby carrots
meal 3: salad with a couple teaspoons of dressing
meal 4: 4 whole hard boiled eggs sliced with a handful of croutons (before workout)
1) Your energy levels will turn to shit (if they haven't already)
2) that is NOT a "bodybuilders diet"
3) Your metabolism will shut down (as opposed to revving up)
4) attempting cardio on top of weight training without energy is asking for failure
5) you will likely watch your bodyfat levels rise, not fall
6) you are probably not receiving any extra "help"
7) Start eating more calorie dense nutrients