Have you ever wondered what a typical day in the life of a female body builder looks like? Lets start with their nutrition:
4am: Protein Shake
7:30am 5-7 egg whites, 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 grapefruit
9:30am: 1 cup brown rice, 7oz. chicken breast, 1/2 cup spinach
1pm: 1/2 cup brown rice, 7oz. tilapia, 1/2 cup spinach
3pm: 7oz. tilapia, mixed green salad 1/3 cup almonds, 1tsp olive oil
5:30: 7oz. bison, 3oz. sweet potato, 1/2 cup broccoli
7:30: 7oz. chicken, mixed green salad, 1/2 cup broccoli
Totals: 2,711 calories, 330g protein, 180g carbs, 73g fat
As you can see from above it take dedication to live the life of a body builder. And this is just half the story, these women are working out cardio 5x per week - weights 5-6x per week - It's no joke. With that said, if you want to look like a body builder more power to you but be ready to dedicate your entire life to it. If you want to look like a body builder but you don't want to work that hard it's time to get realistic because you will never look like that if you aren't willing to do what it takes. Those women up on stage spend each and every minute of every day training and planning and sweating to get there and most of them manage to squeeze in a full-time job and maybe a kid or two on top of it all. So the next time you think, "I don't have time to workout" think again.
