Eating for Mass, Strength, and Power

Swole2112 · 10-29-2004, 11:21 AM

What would be proper nutritional habits for one attempting to reach maximum strength, power, and mass while still maintaining a relatively low body fat (8-10%)? As I've mentioned in previous threads, I want all of the above. At the same time, though, I want to remain with in 8-10% body fat. Any nutritional advice is welcome. Cheers.

Monster · 10-29-2004, 12:45 PM

Its all going to depend on you. All you can do is keep very close track of every calorie and monitor what your body does week by week. In a few weeks youll have an idea what your calorie range should be...

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Rich · 10-31-2004, 10:14 AM

Same diet reccomendations that most people follow. Hig protein, 6-8 meals/day etc. But your goals of strength and mass and low BF all at once are not the most realistic.....

joepalooka · 11-05-2004, 10:20 AM

I agree with Rich here. Strength and Power increases are better when you eat a lot and don't care about BF%.

If you cycle your training like Powerlifting for a 3 month block then trim down the body fat by doing Bodybuilding/dieting for 3 months and so on, would be easier to do and more logical. I am not saying you couldn't eat a strict diet and power lift but your gains in power may be slower then anticipated.

10-29-2004, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Swole2112 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 237 Rep Power: 3564	Eating for Mass, Strength, and Power What would be proper nutritional habits for one attempting to reach maximum strength, power, and mass while still maintaining a relatively low body fat (8-10%)? As I've mentioned in previous threads, I want all of the above. At the same time, though, I want to remain with in 8-10% body fat. Any nutritional advice is welcome. Cheers.

10-29-2004, 12:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Monster Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 5,637 Rep Power: 11919	Its all going to depend on you. All you can do is keep very close track of every calorie and monitor what your body does week by week. In a few weeks youll have an idea what your calorie range should be... ------------------------- "And in the general hardening of outlook that set in ... practices which had been long abandoned ... -- imprisonment without trial, the use of war prisoners as slaves, public executions, torture to extract confessions, the use of hostages and the deportation of whole populations -- not only became common again, but were tolerated and even defended by people who considered themselves enlightened and progressive." "The very word 'war', therefore, has become misleading. It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased to exist. ... War is Peace." "I'm only crying on the inside." __________________ ------------------------- &quot;I would NEVER call a retarded person a retard. Retard is what you call your friends when theyre acting retarded.&quot; - Michael Scott &quot;I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.&quot; -- Robert Dawkins

11-05-2004, 10:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
joepalooka Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,745 Rep Power: 5098	I agree with Rich here. Strength and Power increases are better when you eat a lot and don't care about BF%. If you cycle your training like Powerlifting for a 3 month block then trim down the body fat by doing Bodybuilding/dieting for 3 months and so on, would be easier to do and more logical. I am not saying you couldn't eat a strict diet and power lift but your gains in power may be slower then anticipated. __________________

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10-31-2004, 10:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rich Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 3234	Same diet reccomendations that most people follow. Hig protein, 6-8 meals/day etc. But your goals of strength and mass and low BF all at once are not the most realistic.....