My Powerlifting Diet

   

     Going to the gym and having the proper mental approach is vital for making progress and strength gains. But what you do outside the gym is just as important, if not more so. (rest, recovery, sleep, etc). But what you put into your body food wise is the key to helping with your gains.  You can not eat junk food and expect to help you gain solid or lean muscle mass or get huge strength gains. You need proper foods that have good protein such as eggs, chicken, tuna, whey protein, red meat and foods with excellent carbohydrates, oats, whole wheat, orange juice, etc. 

      This also takes a lot of mental approach. I myself am not a huge eater, but I try to have a little something every 2-3 hours (namely what I listed above).  I was in a facebook group for motivational powerlifting and asked the people besides the lifting aspect itself, how many calories, protein, and carbs do they intake a day. A lot of people were giving me the answer of 150-200 grams of protein a day with 2000-3000 calories (depending on whether they were cutting or trying to lose a little weight). What I gathered from their carb intake was they most likely would intake all of their carbs before their lifting session and after words just continue focusing on protein and calorie intake.

     For me personally I try to get 200 grams of protein a day and I try to keep an eye on my calorie intake because I don't want to gain to much weight and carry around a larger frame. I just want to keep getting stronger. My carb intake is probably the same, intake a lot before my lifting session then focus on protein and calorie after that. So how about you, what is your diet like? Is it similar? Different? Is there something you swear by?  Feel free to share and let me and others know!