Bumstead’s lowered his caloric consumption considerably as he tries to get a shredded search for the Olympia.
Written by Robert Zeglinski
The bodybuilding world will quickly witness the 2022 Olympia, set to happen on Dec. 16-18, 2022. Each preparative determination with the competitors approaching turns into more and more vital for the athletes searching for a stellar consequence.
One of many extra notable rivals at bodybuilding’s flagship occasion is reigning three-time Traditional Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead (2019-2021). The champion bodybuilder is within the combine for a legendary “four-peat” title and is pulling out the entire stops within the kitchen.
Already effectively previous his bulking phase, Bumstead posted a Dec. 4, 2022, video to his YouTube channel detailing a “shredding” full day of consuming because the 2022 Olympia nears. Test it out:
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Bumstead is within the ultimate phases of his preparation together with his new coach, Hany Rambod, who additionally works with Males’s Open rivals Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan. Bumstead mutually ended his partnership with former coach/fellow lively bodybuilder Iain Valliere.
Beneath is an outline of the shredding weight loss plan Bumstead follows to defend his Traditional Physique title. All numerical values beneath are approximations from Bumstead’s health utility. He didn’t present particular person values for every meal.
Meal 1
Bumstead started his day by consuming a mixture of oats and protein powder with some eggs on the aspect. His drink incorporates glutamine, psyllium husk, and Betaine. The glutamine and psyllium husk is meant to assist digestion, whereas the Betaine’s goal is anti-inflammation.
Listed here are the contents of Bumstead’s first meal:
- Oats with water (80 grams)
- Two scoops of protein powder
- One entire egg
- Egg white (250 grams)
- Teaspoon salt (2/8)
- Drink with glutamine, psyllium husk, and Betaine
Meal 2
Bumstead’s second meal consisted of rice and Atlantic cod. The bodybuilder threw in some asparagus and topped it off with sriracha sauce.
Right here it’s in full:
- White rice (150 grams)
- Atlantic Cod (200 grams)
- Asparagus (undisclosed quantity)
- Sriracha sauce (undisclosed quantity)
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Meal 3
Bumstead used the third meal as a pre-workout. The meal featured white rice, turkey, rooster breast, zucchini, lettuce, some salt, and mustard.
Right here it’s diagrammed:
- White rice (175 grams)
- Turkey, rooster breast (180 grams)
- Zucchini (undisclosed quantity)
- Iceberg lettuce (undisclosed quantity)
- Salt, mustard sauce (undisclosed quantity)
Meal 4
Bumstead caught to a measure of white rice and greens for his post-workout meal, however this time used floor turkey as his protein supply.
Listed here are its contents:
- White rice (150 grams)
- Floor turkey (180 grams)
- Zucchini (undisclosed quantity)
- Iceberg lettuce (undisclosed quantity)
- Sriracha, mustard sauce (undisclosed quantity)
Meal 5
As he neared the tip of his day, Bumstead gave himself a frozen candy deal with that includes protein powder with a Cinnamon Toast Crunch® taste in a shake combined with glutamine and water. Bumstead didn’t disclose approximate measurements of the elements of this shake.
Meal 6
Bumstead’s sixth meal included a protein and greens however not rice.
By way of concrete content material, it was additionally a smaller general meal:
- Turkey, rooster (180 grams)
- Zucchini (undisclosed quantity)
Total, per the applying on Bumstead’s telephone, his complete day of shredded consuming got here out to 2,177 energy, 284 grams of protein, 199 grams of carbohydrates, and 19 grams of fats.
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With a little bit below two weeks till the 2022 Olympia from when Bumstead’s consuming video was posted, the champion bodybuilder nonetheless has to sand over any areas of his physique he feels want work. He’ll need to be shredded and ready for any potential pitfalls to seize his fourth consecutive Traditional Physique Olympia title.
Featured picture: Chris Bumstead on YouTube