Body Beast Meal Plan For Men
I’ve completed other Beachbody programs but Body Beast is the first that I’ve made a meal plan for. Luckily, the program comes with a meal plan book that is very easy to use. Score!!
Over the last six months, I’ve realized that I have an ectomorphic body type. That means that I’m naturally skinny and have a very hard time building muscle. I am lucky in that losing weight had been very easy for me. But gaining the muscular body that I dream of is very hard to do. Knowing my body type makes it easier to determine the calories that I need to build my muscles as well as fuel my body. I calculated my calories based on the Body Beast plan and added a few hundred extra calories since I’m a hard-gainer. This meal plan is based on the Build/Bulk 2400 calorie block.
Body Beast: Meal Plan Week 1
- Meal One (7am): 3 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/4 cup spinach, 1/4 cup tomatoes, 1 Ezekiel raisin toast with 1 tsp coconut oil
- Workout (8:15am): preworkout- energy drink, postworkout- protein shake (currently 1 vegan Chocolate Shakeology, 1/2 banana, 1/4 cup almond milk plus water and ice)
- Meal Two (10am): 3 oz chicken, 1/2 cup lentils, 1/3 cup brown rice, 1 cup green beans, 6 almonds
- Meal Three (12pm): 3 oz ground turkey, 1 cup sweet potato, 1/2 cup black beans
- Meal Four (230pm): 3 oz chicken, 1/2 cup lentils, 1/3 cup brown rice, 1 cup green beans, 6 almonds
- Meal Five (5pm): varies
- Meal Six (7:30pm): 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt, 1/2 cup gluten free granola, stevia
Meal Five varies each day. My old meal plan had dinner as the same foods each night. It didn’t bother me but I could tell that not eating the same meal or at the same time as my kids was affecting them. Instead, I decided to make my own meal plans and change dinner slightly each night so we could eat as a family again. Meal Five consists of 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 4 proteins, and 1 fat. So far I have been winging dinners according to the portions but next meal plan I will be sure to pre-plan them so we have even more variety.
Body Beast Meal Prep for the 2,200–2,399 Calorie Level By Beachbody; October 12, 2017 If you’ve just completed Body Beast’s Bulk and Build phases and you followed the meal plan correctly, you should be seeing some pretty significant mass gains. In order to give your all in intense Body Beast workouts and recover quickly, your body needs the right fuel and the right amount of it. The Body Beast Eating Plan explains exactly how to eat during each phase of the program, whether your goal is to gain mass or look lean and ripped.
Meal Planning for Beginners | Meal Plan for Building Muscle | Meal Plan for Losing Weight
Frustrated skinny guys looking to gain weight often feel like they are eating as much as they possibly can. When the scale doesn’t go up, they throw up their hands in defeat. But the truth, more often than not, is that they simply need to embrace a new style of eating to grow: a meal plan designed specifically for muscle growth!
Forging new muscle requires a menu that is high in both protein and calories. But remember, going on a muscle-building diet is not an excuse for eating everything in sight. Too many people load up on empty calories and cheap carbs, instead of giving their body an increased quantity of high-quality, nutrient-rich food.
Instead, you’ll be targeted in your nutrition; prioritizing high-quality, nutrient-dense carbs for fuel when your body needs them most—around your tough workouts—and upping your fats in other meals to get more calories. Eat like this, train hard, and you will grow!
Want a full education on how to eat for gains? Registered dietician Doug Kalman, PhD, RD breaks it down in his video ”How to Eat to Gain Weight“ from the video course Bodybuilding.com’s Foundations of Fitness Nutrition.
Following the right diet is only half the battle, though. If you’re serious about gaining muscle, make sure you’re following a well-designed program specifically for that goal. Here are the most popular ones from BodyFit:
Supplements can also help you accelerate your muscle-building results once you have your diet and training figured out. Krissy Kendall, Ph.D., shares her recommendations in the article, “8 Proven Supplements for Muscle Growth and Strength.”
The Bodybuilding Meal Plan for Building Muscle
Target: approx. 3,000 calories, 300 g carbs, 225 g protein, 100 g fat
Body Beast Meal Plan Male
Note that the plan here is for a moderately active, 150-pound guy who trains in the afternoon. If your sessions are in the morning, simply rearrange it so that you’re eating the starchy meals before and right after your workout and then avoid starchy carbs later in the day. If you’re larger or smaller than 150 pounds, you can also dial in your daily calories with Bodybuilding.com’s Calorie Calculator.
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- Meal 1: Breakfast (containing starchy carbs)
- Meal 2: Snack (low-carb)
- Meal 3: Lunch (low-carb)
- Meal 4: Post-workout snack or shake (containing starchy carbs and protein)
- Meal 5: Snack (containing starchy carbs)
- Meal 6: Dinner (containing starchy carbs)
Sample Day
Protein Powder
(shoot for 50 g carbs, 25 g protein)