Dorian Yates offseason diet (directly from his book)

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1 meal
200g (7oz) oatmeal, banana
10-12 egg whites + 2-3 yolks
1-2 pieces whole wheat toast
2-3g amino acids

2 meal (preworkout)
protein and carb drink
2-3g amino acids

3 meal (post workout)
150g (5oz) rice
300g (10.5 oz) sweet potato
8oz turkey
2-3g amino acids

4meal
150g rice
baked potato
7oz tuna
2-3g amino acids

5meal
8oz steak
baked potato
2-3g amino acids

6meal
200g oatmeal
8-10 egg white
2-3g amino acids

Total for 700-800g carbs, 350-400g protein, 50-100g fats 5500cals

 

[kingpeon]

Dorian should've quit being such a wuss and eaten whole eggs and more red meat during the offseason.

 

[TheOtherOne55]

what is the point of this thread?

 

[Beasly]

what is the point of this thread?

lol, maybe he's hungry?

 

[AlphaMaleDawg]

that's a shit load of carbs. When he says 200g of oatmeal, does that mean 200g of carbs worth of oatmeal? If not, I don't see the point in telling us it's the measurement of 200g of carbs like we are supposed to know how much that really is

 

[marshallmadman]

That looks like a pre-contest diet to me. Not much food there to facilitate the '91-'92 metamorphosis that took place in his physique.

 

[SL1CED]

that's a shit load of carbs. When he says 200g of oatmeal, does that mean 200g of carbs worth of oatmeal? If not, I don't see the point in telling us it's the measurement of 200g of carbs like we are supposed to know how much that really is

It says 7oz.

 

[AlphaMaleDawg]

It says 7oz.

oh dam you are right. I guess I didn't look carefully enough

 

[mike036]

it seems he ate really clean even in the off season

 

[S2N]

91-92 metamorphosis was called up the dose

 

[Phidias]

Such a diet is definitely not the healthiest you could set up... a monoinsatured fats intake close to zero (except for a few grams in oats) isn't very heart friendly.

But hey, since when BB is meant to be healthy?

 

[alpmaster]

that's a shit load of carbs. When he says 200g of oatmeal, does that mean 200g of carbs worth of oatmeal? If not, I don't see the point in telling us it's the measurement of 200g of carbs like we are supposed to know how much that really is

Believe it or not, there is a world outside of america.

 

[cooper250]

I read once he stayed between 8-10% body fat offseason.So if eating clean 5-6k cal. I would think would be plenty of cal. to put on lean muscle tissue in the offseason instead of fat.Dorian was very disciplined.Also I believe he recomends a little more good fat in a diet these days.But you have to remember back in his day bodybuilders ate alot of carbs and little fat.

 

[Cactus kid]

91-92 metamorphosis was called up the dose

Yates says his "metamorphosis" was due to taking the diet slower during prep. He said dosages were the same. He claims he just held on to that much more size by doing this.

 

[Papa Van Smack]

I agree, you aren't going to get the "real" diet in a published book that anyone can buy. Same as guys here saying never go over a gram of test a week and that 400mg is just as effective.

That diet is pure BS.

 

[number twelve]

but how would that diet be for a 220lb guy? (aka me) lol

 

[TheTank]

Why would Dorian be lying about this? He is an out in the open type of guy, has nothing to gain from telling people lies when it comes to what he ate. Try following this exact diet for a month and see if it isnt difficult for you. 5500 clean calories is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[AlphaMaleDawg]

Believe it or not, there is a world outside of america.

I wasn't aware of how they measured carbs in other countries

I agree, you aren't going to get the "real" diet in a published book that anyone can buy. Same as guys here saying never go over a gram of test a week and that 400mg is just as effective.

That diet is pure BS.

what is so strange about his diet? it looks totally normal to me

 

[GaJoe]

diet looks good to me, but all those carbs would make me so fat it would be unreal...

 

[Kaladryn]

I have pretty much followed a variation of his diet since his book Blood and Guts first came out. The main lesson I learned from Dorian's diet is this: you don't need as much protein as you think you do. Chris Aceto also help hammer this message home for me. But the final factor for me was doing bloodwork and watching my BUN. For me, a BUN in the high end of normal means I'm getting too much protein (assuming I am well hydrated and have been). I'm sure there is a large individual variance, but I think most bodybuilders eat way too much protein, at least at the amateur level.