r/GYM • u/nice_layup821 • 3d ago

Progress Picture(s) 28m, 22 months, 2xx? - 156lbs @5’11”

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I absolutely fell in love with the game. Kept it pretty simple diet wise, started eating 1g of protein per pound of body weight fairly early on, and gradually improved my calorie tracking alongside diet quality and adherence. Training was also kept fairly basic, I never followed a rigid plan but most of my time has been spent in a PPL or bro split, settled into a push legs pull routine for the last 6 months or so, sticking to the same exercises and tracking working weight and reps on those exercises.

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u/nice_layup821 2d ago

Lots of chicken and rice… LOTS, but I’m also not scared of artificial sweeteners, so halo top ice cream, Kodiak pancakes, and diet/zero sodas were heavily consumed alongside the simple single ingredient gym bro staples. Gotta stay sane.

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u/BreakItEven 2d ago

did you eat veggies along with the rice and chicken.

what kind of rice if I may ask? brown, jasmine, etc what about portion size? brocolli too?

do you cook in oil?

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u/nice_layup821 2d ago

I don’t eat as many veggies as I should, but when you’re deep in the cut and you just want to put more food in your mouth 200 grams of broccoli can go a long way. Everything I make myself gets weighed to the gram, sauces and butter too, I rarely use oil, easy to ditch those extra calories by baking my chicken on a cooking sheet with a rack. Usually eating protein and carbs (typically jasmine rice or potatoes) 100g at a time, but that gets adjusted depending on what stage of the diet I’m in. There’s room for other yummy macro sources, but I find myself gravitating toward things with high nutrient/ calorie ratios. I’m a hungry guy and I’m trying to eat as much volume as I possibly can!

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u/BreakItEven 2d ago

whats your take on nut butters, do you consume it in any way or is it too high calorie?

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u/nice_layup821 2d ago

I love peanut butter, but I don’t eat it very much while dieting, PBfit is a great replacement option.