[quote]xXSeraphimXx wrote:
Stu is there a macro breakdown you prefer for yourself and/or clients?
I assume that as one progresses it may change but, is there a preferred starting point?[/quote]
Hey, sorry for the delay, real life just rears its head sometimes
I always get as accurate a food log of any new client as I can. Itās very important to know what theyāre doing NOW, and how it has played into their current physical consition. Iāve had people completely shocked at the final #s when I take their quickly scribbled food logs and actually put accurate #s to them. Some think theyāre eating a lot more than they are, while others and completely overeating while thinking theyāre starving themselves.
What youāll notice, and this is a generalization of course, is that more sedentary folks tend to handle carbs less efficiently than more active, or leaner individuals. So taking this into account, it does play in to some degree when Iām planning.
Still, I always TRY my best to incorporate as many carbs as I can, but again, with so many individual variations, you need to always be prepared with alternative approaches to just taking a ton of carbs, spreading 'em evenly, and then just ensuring youāre in a caloric deficit.
An approach Iāve repeated over the years is to first set protein intake (usually 1-1.25g/lb on average), then ensure enough healthy fats for proper functioning and health (usually 10-20% depending on the individual), and then TRY to fill the rest with carbs. OF COURSE THIS ALMOST NEVER WORKS PERFECTLY LIKE THIS -lol
By any chance were you at the Natural Mania this weekend in NYC? Sept 19th? I could of sworn I heard the host, Nancy Andrews, shout you out.
Oscar[/quote]
Lol yeah, I was! Nancy really likes acknowledging the judges and current/former Pros. CAnt say I mind, I always seem to come away from contests with my new clients
By any chance were you at the Natural Mania this weekend in NYC? Sept 19th? I could of sworn I heard the host, Nancy Andrews, shout you out.
Oscar[/quote]
Lol yeah, I was! Nancy really likes acknowledging the judges and current/former Pros. CAnt say I mind, I always seem to come away from contests with my new clients
Say hi next time!
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Yea definitely! Iāll be in CT on October 17th for their contest. But cool, next time i hear you over the speakers Iāll make sure to look for you! haha
So I got a phone message the other day from a Long Island (I think,ā¦ Definitely NY based) publication asking if I would be interested in doing a monthly column.
Apparently they had seen my seminars and knew who I was and wanted someone to do a little fitness and nutrition based piece for each issue. Iāve certainly never held dreams of being a āfitness authorā or anything, but from an advertising and PR point of view, this could be a definite good thing
Iāll let you guys know how things go. She editor already sent me a very complimentary letter on my first submitted piece, so fingers are crossed.
[quote]Kyle09 wrote:
Always read through your logs and updates when Iām in need of some motivation. Keep up the awesome work!
If you ever do publish an article(s), be sure to drop a link here, would love to read it! [/quote]
Thanks for the kind words. My latest pieces are certainly geared towards a more mainstream audience than most on here, but I will say that the last few months (since I stared my monthly column), I have seen the number of āunique visitorsā to my site jump a very substantial amount.
I have also had my writing in past issues of Natutal Bodybuilding & Fitness as well as on a few other sites and of course an old e-book that I eventually started giving away for free simply for the added PR.
You can always count on my continued fielding of questions here though, Iāve been here so long Iām practically furniture.
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
So I got a phone message the other day from a Long Island (I think,ā¦ Definitely NY based) publication asking if I would be interested in doing a monthly column.
Apparently they had seen my seminars and knew who I was and wanted someone to do a little fitness and nutrition based piece for each issue. Iāve certainly never held dreams of being a āfitness authorā or anything, but from an advertising and PR point of view, this could be a definite good thing
Iāll let you guys know how things go. She editor already sent me a very complimentary letter on my first submitted piece, so fingers are crossed.
Great reading through this thread and all your contest threads so much good info here.
Not to sure if this was mentioned during your offseason before your injuries were you following a carb cycle plan? or were you just eating a good portion of each macros. I have started to incorporate low med high plan, feel like its working well.
OSTIJ: When I was offseason, while I may not have always adhered 100% of a macro breakdown as if I was seriously prepping for a contest, I was very conscious about my carb intake on rest days vs serious/I think Iām gonna die - training days.
I will say that after being so meticulous during a well planned and monitored cut, you do get very good at eyeballing your meals and even keeping a fairly good idea of where youāre at while your day progresses. And yes, I do believe that cyclical diet approaches bring a lot of positive benefits with them.
Well, I canāt link up to a print publication, but since Iām getting such increased traffic to my own site recently, I threw a few of the articles up just to satiate all the āuniqueā visitors Iām now getting.
If youāre interested, my own site is pretty easy to find (I know posting links is a fuzzy issue here), and of course I always appreciate any thoughts, feedback or suggestions as well
I know I havenāt updated this thread in a while. I guess my not really being onstage, and my own training sometimes taking a backseat to having a child makes for some less than hardcore stories.
Still, being quite active as a judge, and coach, (plus a little fledgling podcast!) I like to think Iām very much involved in the sport even without the fake tan and speedo.
A cool little story; this past weekend my good friend Arash competed in the New York Pro in the new Classic Division, and not only won (beating former great Darrem Charles), but sealed his entry into the Olympia this Fall. Actually, he had already won his Olympia ticket by winning the Pittsburgh Pro a couple of weeks ago, but this one was a real big deal. Following the various online forums, play by plays, and even social media as they describe your good buddy as the āguy to beatā going into the Olympia is just wild.
Hanging in his hotel room as Aceto gave him last minutes assessments was also pretty cool, as it was reading all of Chrisās books and articles in Flex magazine that got my young mind first interested in the actual science behind the giant ripped bodies that stalked the contest stage.
And of course, Arash, Brad Grunner and myself sitting around the hotel restaurant into the late hours of the night, reflecting on the contest and planning for the future,ā¦ well, itās just one of those memorable scenes.
Brad snapped this shot of me giving Arash what I termed the āCan You Believe This Guy?!ā pose -lol
I saw that, and was wondering if you were around for it, with him being on your podcast and all. I saw the news and thought āWell damn, thats the guy Stu and Brad host the podcast withā
Lol, Appreciate the compliment, but Iām juggling so many things these days, the last thing I need to do is put my training before everything else. I am hoping to really dial things in a bit better this summer. With a new job placement this past year, my focus was really on that and taking care of my son, getting to the gym as much as I could, but some days my nutrition was less than what I would have preferred.
Of course hanging out with Arash and even Juliana pretty regularly does make me realize that Iām certainly not carrying the same size as I was just a couple of years back,ā¦ so the itch is still there
Yeah, hopefully the fact that weāre all close friends comes across in the videos/podcasts. Every time the three of us hang out, itās just a bodybuilding-centric evening (which the wives/GFās donāt always appreciate -lol).
For the first one we recorded, actually sat around discussing all sorts of theories and the latest industry gossip for about 4 hours until Arash pointed out that we really should be recording ourselves
Hopefully we hit our stride and people continue to listen in. I see so much stuff online, and while thereās a good amount of entertainment to be found, I was joking with Brad the other day that between the three of us, the amount of degrees, and contest wins (+ pro cards) has got to trump the majority of other groups of people chiming in every few weeks with their āexpertā opinions.