Grimes will compete within the Males’s Open contest on the 2025 New York Professional.
Final up to date on March twenty eighth, 2025
Males’s Open bodybuilder Regan Grimes is honing in on his nutrition to make sure each plate will get him one step nearer to gold on the 2025 New York Pro on Might 17, 2025. In late March 2025, he disclosed his calculated meal prep.
The Canadian IFBB Professional has made substantial leaps in progress just lately. In 2023, he beat Nathan De Asha on the Europa Pro earlier than his fourth Mr. Olympia look, ending ninth. Tipping the scales at over 300 kilos throughout his low season, Grimes plans to carry his finest package deal throughout the 2025 season.
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Grimes’ 7-Meal Contest Prep Weight loss program
After taking a 12 months away from competitors, Grimes feels refreshed and motivated. 2025 marks his sophomore New York Professional contest. He received the occasion in 2018 as a Classic Physique competitor.
Grimes eats seven meals day by day to gas his coaching and prep:
Breakfast & Pre-Exercise Meal
Grimes’ morning begins with 160 grams of rooster breast, 125 grams of cream of rice with 10 grams of coconut oil, a sprinkle of salt, and 100 grams of blueberries thrown on high. Blueberries are a potent antioxidant supply, great for inflammation, and have been proven to advertise muscle restoration. (1)(2)
Earlier than coaching, Grimes prepares 294 grams of jasmine rice. He prefers stickier rice as a result of it’s simpler to eat. He throws in ¼ teaspoons of salt, which is essential for supporting workout performance. (3) Then, he slices 120 grams of banana to additional his glycogen storage, together with a fast 50-gram protein shake.
Publish-Exercise Meal & Steak and Veggies Dish
Grimes’ third meal is easy: 140 grams of fast-digesting Corn Flakes and a protein shake. Grimes pours the remnants of his protein shake on his cereal.
That is the proper texture that can shuttle into me shortly.
—Regan Grimes
Thirty minutes later, Grimes eats to his subsequent meal: 300 grams of jasmine rice, 140 grams of steak, 50 grams of vegetables (zucchini, broccoli, and a little bit carrot), and a splash of salt.
Meals 5 & 6
His fifth meal is just like his fourth however with two key variations: substitute jasmine rice for 300 grams of cream of rice and swap steak for 140 grams of rooster, equal to about 40-42 grams of protein.
Appreciative of the feel, Grimes’ sixth meal is 300 grams of cream rice, 140 grams of rooster, and 50 grams of greens. He provides salt however steers away from added fats.
Toasted Sourdough and Steak
Ending off the night time, he plates 140 grams of steak and some items of sourdough bread slathered in 10 grams of coconut oil. Sourdough bread has been proven to assist intestine well being. (4)
References
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- McLeay Y, Barnes MJ, Mundel T, Hurst SM, Hurst RD, Stannard SR. Impact of New Zealand blueberry consumption on restoration from eccentric exercise-induced muscle harm. J Int Soc Sports activities Nutr. 2012 Jul 11;9(1):19. doi: 10.1186/1550-2783-9-19. PMID: 22564864; PMCID: PMC3583121. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3583121/
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- Da Ros A, Polo A, Rizzello CG, et al. Feeding with Sustainably Sourdough Bread Has the Potential to Promote the Wholesome Microbiota Metabolism on the Colon Degree. Microbiol Spectr. 2021;9(3):e0049421. doi:10.1128/Spectrum.00494-21 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34851178/
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