Shopping with meadows

[nate3993]

To tell the complete truth the more I read about JM the more I'd like to pay him and have a diet and training plan made for me.
Would be a great learning experience and well worth the money.

IMO, just watching the shopping videos gives you a pretty good idea of what to do. if it were contest prep though, i could see paying.

[Scope75]

IMO, just watching the shopping videos gives you a pretty good idea of what to do. if it were contest prep though, i could see paying.

The videos are great, but what your be paying for is his knowledge to set up a program to follow and what you should be eating and when you should eat it.

[Rulk]

^^^everytime i watch these food clips, i see how shit my diet is lol, not shit but could be so much better

Everyday is a chance to better ourselves.

im close, my fridge is g2g, its the little bits of new info he drops that i like and remember next time i shop
food is 85% of the game, and usually the deciding factor in what we look like, and how we are doing on the inside

Not quite there yet... I like the non-perishable food he picks out. For a minute I was thinking I had to by fresh produce and meats, almost on a day to day basis. Still, a few trips a week probably is more realistic.

Same here and I'll be slowly cleaning up my food choices, and these videos are nice because they show and tell you why and what to eat.

It'll be interesting to see what you go with, food wise. Sounds like your about to get hardnasty with it

Yea, that is nice. That always works best for me. If its not in the fridge or pantry then I won't eat it. The chick is slowly getting on the same page but sometimes makes it hard by bringing in something I know I shouldn't eat.

Oh yeah, getting the other half to committ makes the journey a bit easier.

Lol!
Would be cool to have 1 roommate that had the same goals and drive as I do.
Probably get sick and tired of said person quickly thou.

You guys would be huge in one year if ya'll lived together!

[DJM]

IMO, just watching the shopping videos gives you a pretty good idea of what to do. if it were contest prep though, i could see paying.

this 100x ^^^^^
not just food, but with everything

- whats best program to build quality muscle? just fkn go lift something heavy
- how long is best in the gym? 45min 1hr15? i see different answers? uhhh, just fkn go to the gym and end when you think its done
- what protein is best for prewo?prebed? at 3:26pm? should i wake up and drink a shake? honestly wtf, eat/drink enough of it throughout the day whatever kind it is
- whats best grip for chins? deads? db curl? uh whatever enables you to pick the shit up probably

so yes the guy is smart, and definitely worth the coin that vaillant is paying, but hes going to the ironman, most of us are just improving our physiques.....at the end of the day its real damn easy, eat good (be it wild planet tuna or the $1 walmart tuna itll work), train often and when you are there actually train........and its magic how shit happens with consistency.....wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeen you think you are in such great shape you can compete, then yeah hire one of these guys

there was a question about timing of carbs and aminos intra workout in another thread, and i too found it interesting and said fuck it ill try it.....lasted a day, the methodology i dont argue, the sipping at this time then drink from this cup then 30min later this one, now sip here ect ect, just seemed over complicating for myself for the 5% difference it might ultimately make

heres an example, friend, hes 23, paid this high end trainer a lot for a diet and program,wanted size, brought it to the gym with him and everything followed to a fkn T.....i asked wtf is that, took a look and thought damn that money shoulda went on money, i woulda done you a program off my head in 5min, 3less pages and itd prob work better.....he wanted to run its course seeing he was out hundreds, then switched to mine, which really was just a general 5-10min discussion and not a 1hr app......guess which worked



****fuck i just woke up, rant over, meadows is great, i like his thinking training wise and i learn a little every time i listen to him......but hes not life changing lol

[h2s]

this 100x ^^^^^
not just food, but with everything

- whats best program to build quality muscle? just fkn go lift something heavy I have tried soo many different routines, each "better" than the one I was on at the time. Yet I keep going back to one, and it is because it works, stopped carrying about what the newest one
- how long is best in the gym? 45min 1hr15? i see different answers? uhhh, just fkn go to the gym and end when you think its doneIt is crazy how short I am in the gym somedays, and long other days, I go by feel.
- what protein is best for prewo?prebed? at 3:26pm? should i wake up and drink a shake? honestly wtf, eat/drink enough of it throughout the day whatever kind it isOutside of when I tried intensive carb cycling, I can't remember the last time I timed anything.
- whats best grip for chins? deads? db curl? uh whatever enables you to pick the shit up probably Same thought process.

Great post and couldn't agree more.

The only thing I was slightly indifferent on, is I do think there can be good that comes out of hiring a trainer of higher calibur, even for the amateur. Now granted, I wouldn't pay nearly what he wants, but having someone who has extensive pre-contest knowledge, particularly in the hormone department, could be of benefit, especially when dealing with certain hormones for the first time. That said, hiring someone of this calibur and expecting a life change is a very big waste of money.