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Professional bodybuilders enter a calorie deficit in the weeks leading up to a show to cut fat to improve their muscle conditioning and definition. However, a side effect of the cutting phase is hampering muscle fullness and appearing flat. Bodybuilders sometimes eat a hefty cheat meal during their shredding phase to replenish muscle glycogen stores and add some...
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Professional bodybuilders enter a calorie deficit in the weeks leading up to a show to cut fat to improve their muscle conditioning and definition. However, a side effect of the cutting phase is hampering muscle fullness and appearing flat. Bodybuilders sometimes eat a hefty cheat meal during their shredding phase to replenish muscle glycogen stores and add some pop to their physique. (1)
On Oct. 3, 2023, four-time Men’s Physique Olympia champion Jeremy Buendia took to his YouTube channel to share the high-calorie cheat day he eats to fill out his muscles five from the 2023 Olympia, on Nov. 2-5, 2023, in Orlando, FL. Check it out below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1fsNfLsVTc&ab_channel=JeremyBuendia
Buendia’s 2023 Olympia Cheat Day/Full Day of Eating
Buendia ate six meals on his cheat day, and this is what they included:
Meal One
Although it was a rest day, Buendia started the day with a 45-minute fasted cardio session to improve his muscle conditioning and definition. He ate a hearty 974-calorie breakfast to begin his refeed.
Meal Two
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[Related: Terrence Ruffin’s 2023 Olympia Back Training with Fellow Classic Physique Competitor Mike Sommerfeld]
Meal Three
Meal Four
Meal Five
A full day of eating with the intent to restore his glycogen stores resulted in an 800-gram refeed day to ensure a caloric surplus. Should the scale not budge when checking the following day, Buendia would load carbs again.
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This cadence and specific cataloging of his weight helps Buendia determine the precise number of days before the Olympia to carb load again and the number of cards to sufficiently fill out his physique.
Meal Six
Total Macronutrients
Buendia last competed at the Olympia in 2018, finishing fourth overall. As a former Olympia champion, Buendia has a lifelong qualification to compete in the Men’s Physique division.
Buendia will challenge the reigning Men’s Physique Olympia champ, Erin Banks, for a fifth career Olympia title. Given that Banks just suffered defeat to Kyron Holden at the 2023 Legion Sports Fest Pro on Oct. 7-8, 2023, the podium in Men’s Physique is far from hardlocked.
References
[*]Ivy JL. Regulation of muscle glycogen repletion, muscle protein synthesis, and repair following exercise. J Sports Sci Med. 2004;3(3):131-138. Published 2004 Sep 1.
Featured image: @jeremy_buendia on Instagram
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The post What’s In Jeremy Buendia’s 800-Carb, Nearly 6,000-Calorie Refeed? appeared first on BarBend.
Professional bodybuilders enter a calorie deficit in the weeks leading up to a show to cut fat to improve their muscle conditioning and definition. However, a side effect of the cutting phase is hampering muscle fullness and appearing flat. Bodybuilders sometimes eat a hefty cheat meal during their shredding phase to replenish muscle glycogen stores and add some pop to their physique. (1)
On Oct. 3, 2023, four-time Men’s Physique Olympia champion Jeremy Buendia took to his YouTube channel to share the high-calorie cheat day he eats to fill out his muscles five from the 2023 Olympia, on Nov. 2-5, 2023, in Orlando, FL. Check it out below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1fsNfLsVTc&ab_channel=JeremyBuendia
Buendia’s 2023 Olympia Cheat Day/Full Day of Eating
Buendia ate six meals on his cheat day, and this is what they included:
Meal One
- Oats — 70 grams
- Strawberries — 120 grams
- Kodiak cakes — 60 grams
- Whole eggs — Two
- Egg whites — 10 ounces
- Monkey bread — One slice
- Sugar-free maple syrup
- Spray butter
Although it was a rest day, Buendia started the day with a 45-minute fasted cardio session to improve his muscle conditioning and definition. He ate a hearty 974-calorie breakfast to begin his refeed.
Meal Two
- Chicken breast — 6–7 ounces
- Ramen noodles — 350–400 grams
- Spicy tuna — Eight pieces
- Zucchini
- Spinach
- Green onion
- Teriyaki
- Smoothie
- Protein — 52 grams
- Carbs — 180 grams
- Fats — 2 grams
- Calories — 946
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[Related: Terrence Ruffin’s 2023 Olympia Back Training with Fellow Classic Physique Competitor Mike Sommerfeld]
Meal Three
- White rice — 250 grams
- Chicken tenders —155 grams
- Banana —One medium
- Protein — 44 grams
- Carbs — 97 grams
- Fats — 2 grams
- Calories — 582
Meal Four
- White rice — 100 grams
- Chicken breast — 155 grams
- Sourdough bread — 100 grams
- Strawberry spread — 32 grams
- Protein — 49 grams
- Carbs — 107 grams
- Fats — 5 grams
- Calories — 669
Meal Five
- Animal-style burger (with extra patty) — One
- Cheeseburger (with extra patty) — One
- Fries — Two
- Protein — 74 grams
- Carbs — 182 grams
- Fats — 96 grams
- Calories — 1,888
A full day of eating with the intent to restore his glycogen stores resulted in an 800-gram refeed day to ensure a caloric surplus. Should the scale not budge when checking the following day, Buendia would load carbs again.
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A post shared by Jeremy L. Buendia (@jeremy_buendia)
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This cadence and specific cataloging of his weight helps Buendia determine the precise number of days before the Olympia to carb load again and the number of cards to sufficiently fill out his physique.
Meal Six
- Kodiak cakes — Three slices
- Cinnamon bread — Three slices
- Strawberries — 200 grams
- Egg whites — 200 grams
- Spray butter
- Protein — 55 grams
- Carbs — 143 grams
- Fats — 10 grams
- Calories — 882
Total Macronutrients
- Protein — 337 grams
- Carbs — 840 grams
- Fats — 137 grams
- Calories — 5,941
Buendia last competed at the Olympia in 2018, finishing fourth overall. As a former Olympia champion, Buendia has a lifelong qualification to compete in the Men’s Physique division.
Buendia will challenge the reigning Men’s Physique Olympia champ, Erin Banks, for a fifth career Olympia title. Given that Banks just suffered defeat to Kyron Holden at the 2023 Legion Sports Fest Pro on Oct. 7-8, 2023, the podium in Men’s Physique is far from hardlocked.
References
[*]Ivy JL. Regulation of muscle glycogen repletion, muscle protein synthesis, and repair following exercise. J Sports Sci Med. 2004;3(3):131-138. Published 2004 Sep 1.
Featured image: @jeremy_buendia on Instagram
The post What’s In Jeremy Buendia’s 800-Carb, Nearly 6,000-Calorie Refeed? appeared first on BarBend.
Click here to view the article.