Hardgainer Bodybuilding Nutrition – Easing into a Bodybuilding Diet

So I’ve decided to give bodybuilding an honest shot but if I’m going to do this I need to do it right. No more rushing head first without a plan, no more ignoring injuries, no more wasting my time.

If I’m seriously going succeed in this challenge I need to break down all the aspect of Training, Nutrition, and Supplementation into parts that are going to be easy for me to carry out.

This leads me into today’s article which will focus on how I’m going to Ease into a Bodybuilding Diet.

Eating all this food might not be such a good idea

Incremental Change is the name of the game

In the past I’ve always rushed head first into changing my diet and workout regimen. And every time no matter how well I was doing I eventually quit due to injury, lack of motivation, or plain laziness.

This time around I’m going to take a step back and slowly change my diet at a speed that will allow me to maintain the drastic changes I’ll be making.  The goal is to be 100% set in my ways in about 8-10 weeks. Every two weeks I’ll set a new goal and focus primarily on that goal. Hopefully if all goes well by the start of November I’ll be well on my way to putting on 30 pounds for next years bodybuilding show.

Week 1 -2 (September 1st – 14th) – Cutting bad Fat from my diet

The first couple of weeks are going to be pretty easy because I don’t really have a high fat diet to begin with. What I will do is make the right choices when it comes to food preparation. I’ll avoid eating fried foods more often, I’ll make sure to be more aware on whats on labels and I’ll do simple things like taking skin off chicken before I eat it.

Week 3-4 (September 15th-30th) – Eliminating refined sugars from my diet

This is probably be the hardest thing for me to do. I am an admitted sugar fiend. I love to eat candy so giving sweets up is going to be hard. But I think I can do it. In addition to giving up candy I’ll be staying away from drinks that are high in sugar and avoiding using pure sugar in my coffee.

Week 5-6 (October 1st-14th) – Making Water the main beverage in my diet

Another hard challenge. I more of a juice guy over water but this is a change that my body really needs.

Week 7-8 (October 15 – 31st) – Making sure my Caloric intake is controlled and having multiple meals a day.

At this point I’m not going to focus in on how much protein vs carbs I’m eating. The main objective is to be eating a lot of food over different periods of the day. I’m going to try to maintain anywhere from 3500 to 4000 calories a day and we’ll see how my body responds.

Weeks 9-10 (November 1st -14th) – Macronutritonal Management

At this point the majority of the hard work is over. I just need to make sure that my macronutritional ratio are in order. I’m probably going to be eating close to a 40:40:20 (Protein:Carbs:Fat) split but I might eventually decide to go heavy on the carbs since I”ll be bulking.

In Summary…

So there you have it that’s my nutritional plan of attack for the next 10 weeks. Its going to be hard but with your support I know I”ll be able to pull through.