fitnessI read that off season Kai Green eats less meals/day to take the stress of his body. Is this true?
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If its true that he does this, why are fitness people so hell bent on promoting regular eating?
By Greg Hastings – almost 2 years ago
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I have heard similar things about some bodybuilders choosing to do this but I amount aware of any evidence behind it. The theory they have is that during the contest prep and mass building programs, they are consuming such large amounts of food, supplements etc, that it puts an enormous strain on there various organs. You have to remember that these are 300Ibs plus guys eating a phenomenal amount of food. I get why they would think that they are straining there bodies, especially perhaps if you consider that many bodybuilders will also be using performance enhancing drugs like anabolic steroids, growth hormone, IGF-1, insulin etc. In terms of is this true for Kai Green, I don't know personally know if that is the case.
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I wouldn't pay much attention to reports of what Kai Green eats because he fired his nutritionist / coach / trainer recently, who had worked with him since he first started training. So Kai doesn't feel that the guy who helped guide him from being a normal guy with great genetics to being one of the world's elite bodybuilders was up to the job any more.
Truthfully - and I know this first hand as well as anyone who breaths oxygen - the vast majority of "expert" trainers don't actually have a very good command of even the "fundamentals" of nutrition and supplements, let alone having an "in-depth" knowledge.
Virtually none of them have a degree or even any formal training in nutrition. Many of them have no formal training even in exercise science - or biology, chemistry, or other crucial areas of study that would give them the foundation of knowledge to make properly-informed decisions on nutrition!
So not to blow my own horn too much but here are my credentials that I hope you agree qualifies me as a sports nutrition/supplement expert - I've got a 4-year degree in nutrition, also studied exercise physiology in University, worked with huge pharmaceutical companies, clinical/medical nutrition companies and several of the world's biggest supplement companies. I've also worked with the police and the courts as an expert witness in sports supplements and performance-enhancing drug trials. None of these "gurus" who train the pros have this degree of training and experience!
What I'm trying to say is, don't listen too much to pro bodybuilders or their trainers as far as the best way to eat and supplement because I've talked to most of the world's best bodybuilders on this topic over the last 15-20 years and they usually know enough to "get by" and what to do in the 10 days before contests but they certainly aren't "experts"!
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