For a few years now I have been pursuing health and fitness. My approach has been my own and I feel I have learned quit a bit through trial and error.

For a while now, my motto has been that I will train hard so that I don’t have to watch what I eat as closely. What I am finding, though, is that I am doing little more than spinning my wheels by weight training and running several times a week, only to counteract my efforts at meal time. The more I read about the successful plans of professional athletes and celebrities, the more I am beginning to buy in to the importance of diet in one’s training results.

I am 6′3″ and weighed in this morning at 215 lbs. I typically weight train 30-45 minutes a day, average of 4 times per week. I run between 2-4 miles 3 times a week on top of playing hockey at least once a week for an hour. My diet is a lack of a diet. I try to moderate my calories, but I eat any and everything I want to.

The workout/eating plan I am committing to is actually a hybrid of ideas I’ve collected from Bruce Lee, european soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo and Brad Pitt’s preparation for his role in Fight Club.

Bruce Lee Diet:

Breakfast
Food: A bowl of muesli cereal, comprised of whole grains, nuts, and dried fruits, plus 2% milk (semi skimmed).
Beverage: Orange Juice and/or tea.

Snack
Juice or Protein Drink: Protein powder, non-instant powdered milk made with water or juice, eggs, wheat germ, bananas, peanut butter. Brewer’s yeast was frequently added.

Lunch
Food: Meat, vegetables, and rice.
Beverage: Tea.

Snack
Juice or Protein Drink: see ingredients for morning-snack protein drink.

Dinner
Food: Spaghetti and salad, or another meal of rice, vegetables, and meat, chicken, or seafood.
Beverage: One glass of 2% milk and/or tea.

Brad Pitt (Fight Club) Workout:

Monday – Chest
* Pushups
* Flat Bench presses
* Incline bench presses
* Chest Flyes

Tuesday – Back
* Pullups
* Bent over rows
* Lateral Pulldowns
* Upright rows

Wednesday – Shoulders
* Arnold presses
* Shoulder shrugs
* Lateral raises
* Front raises

Thursday – Arms
* Preacher curls
* EZ-bar curls
* Hammer curls
* Tricep kick backs
* Triceps extensions

Friday – Intensive cardio training:
* Running /Cycling/Sprinting/Boxing/Punching Bag

** I don’t plan to follow either of these plans exactly. I am going to stop eating shit food, drink water instead of anything else, and do all of the exercises listed that my gym can accomodate.  I feel like even following this regiment 75% should be effective.  I shall report back!

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