Heavy Hammer Gym

Hi All,

I have been doing Josh Thigpen’s Cube Method for Strongman 2.0 for almost 12 weeks.  I have seen gains in all areas of functional and maximal strength.  I figured I have been training my muscles, now I really need to break down and get my diet in order.  I have always struggled with my weight and diet.  I have tried everything from eating very little (i.e. cottage cheese and tuna diet, only juicing diet) to eating 8 times a day with balanced food.  I have never found anything  that works for me or is easy for me to stick to.  I am going to give it another go with Josh Thigpen’s Performance Nutrition Encyclopedia (you can purchase this through http://www.jtsstrength.com, there is a link to the website in the blog roll) sample meal plan for strongman.  I have adjusted it a little bit due to when I workout and what time I usually eat due to work.  Here is what I am going to try to do for at least the next 4 weeks.

Daily Plan:

5:00 – Wake up, take 1 a day multivitamin and heart health supplement, drink Dark Rage pre-workout, 1/2 scoop

5:30 – Workout

6:45 – Drink Dark Matter post-workout, 1 scoop

7:45 – Drive to work, Drink Isofast Whey Protein, 1 scoop

8:00 – Breakfast, 6 eggs, 1 1/2 cup mixed vegetables, 1 cup oatmeal (dry measure)

12:00 – Lunch, 6 oz chicken breast, large leafy green salad w/ light dressing, 3 oz yam/sweet potato

4:30 – Dinner, 8 oz lean beef/fish, 4 cups steamed vegetables, 1 cup brown rice (cooked measure)

6:00 – Drink Dark Rage pre-workout, 1/2 scoop

6:30 – Workout

7:30 – Drink Dark Matter post-workout, 1 scoop

8:30 – Bedtime Snack, 2 cups non-fat cottage cheese, 1 cup berries

9:00-9:30 Go to bed

I am going to cook all of my meals in advance.  I am going to try to cook 6 days worth of food each weekend. If I can’t do that I will try to make meals from 5:00-6:30 pm and 7:30-9:00 pm.