From Fat to Fit!

It is now the off season and I couldn’t be happier! The 2012 show season (my 1 st ) was very good. I now look to the offseason to make some much needed improvements… I would have never thought that I would be considered a bodybuilder. Sure I lifted weights but I was thought that bodybuilding was “gay” and I wasn’t interested at all. It just didn’t do anything for me. Well, that changed when I went to my first show last year. I was instantly hooked but I didn’t feel that I was ready and or disciplined enough to be able to diet down for a show. Fast forward to the April of this year and that’s when I finally decided to start my contest prep. I don’t remember my weight but I was chubby. I had just come off of a bulk and I wasn’t looking or feeling right at all. I choose the Jay Cutler MD Classic, which would give me around 18 weeks to diet down.  I spoke with my coach Dave (Apex Contest Prep) and we laid out a plan. For the prep we decided to go with a lower carb approach, w...

Meal timing is irrelevant. In my opinion you’re primary goal is to hit your overall macros for the day. If you don’t know what a macro is, I can explain in another blog or V-log. You know what? I will make a v-log on macros. Anyway, back to the topic at hand. We have always been told that eating 5-6 meals spread between 2 ½-3 hours’ helps speeds up the metabolism and in turn more body fat is burned. This has been proven to be false. The metabolism functions on overall calorie intake and not when and how many times it receives in injection of calories. So, it doesn’t matter if you consume 1 or 100 meals, the metabolism will function the same way. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am not saying that you should fast, all I am saying is that you shouldn’t stress about eating multiple meals. Eat when you can and worry about some real stuff. Until next time, happy training! Don’t forget to subscribe to my youtube page. If you have any questions please email me @ fitnesssocialist@g...

No, I am not going to sing some sappy love song. In all seriousness though, I am here to help. When I set out to create this blog over two years ago. One of my main goals was to help as many people as possible by sharing my experiences in nutrition, training, and just over all life. If you have ANY questions regarding fitness, training, and or life, don't hesitate to email at fitnesssocialist@gmail.com. Also, if haven't already I would appreciate if you subscribe to my YouTube channel. There you will find the latest information via videos and V-logs.

It's been almost two years since my last post on this blog and I can only laugh. Well, laugh is too harsh. I will just say I am in amazement at what little I knew back then. I am not saying I am some nutrition and training guru, what I am saying is I know a hell of a lot more. What have I been up to? Well after I stopped updating this blog, I hired the coaching services of Dave Bohr over at www.apexcontestprep.com and have been working with him on and off ever since. Needless to say, I have been impressed with my progress. At one time I was at the leanest ever in my life. For now check out the latest happenings over at http://www.youtube.com/user/AntWrig