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bodypart twice a week. With the increase in volume he has also
increased calories and protein. Dave notes, "I am determined to
improve my quality muscle, size in my chest and back and to be
bigger and harder than ever."
Dave did have an original plan to compete at the NPC USA Championship in July but instead, he opened his own supplement store, Ultimate Body Supplements, in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Dave doesn’t just sell supplements at the store, he also offers nutritional and supplement counseling as well.
Nutrition For Muscle Quality!
In order to jam his 238-pounds of muscle with more quality, Dave often pounds down 6,000 calories a day. His off-season diet is very high in protein, up to 500-grams a day, made possible by
Determined to grow quality muscle daily. Dave relies on the best protein available, Beverly!
Dave avoids excessive blood sugar levels like the plague. "I’m carb-sensitive," he says. "I can put on bodyfat quickly although I can also gain muscle relatively quickly. My body looks best when I limit carbs to 300-400 grams a day tops, even in the offseason."
Dave stays under 6% bodyfat the entire year. He is typically only ten to twelve pounds heavier in the off-season than his (current) 238-pound contest weight. Obviously, off-season bulking is not Dave’s style. "I used to blow up to nearly 290-pounds, but I find I do better staying relatively lean year-round." He finds that being in good shape all the time benefits his personal training business.
Dave's Muscle Quality Diet
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Meal #1
2 whole eggs and 4 egg whites, 6 ounces lean beef, 1 cup (dry
weight) oatmeal. (At three weeks out, he eats 6 egg whites with
no yolks.)
Meal #2
2 Scoops Muscle Provider, 3 scoops Mass Maker, 16 ounces
water. (At three weeks out, he changes to 3 scoops Muscle
Provider.)
Meal #3
6 ounces lean turkey breast, tuna, or chicken, 6 ounces 93% lean
beef, 1 cup cooked brown rice, 2 cups vegetables (broccoli). (At
three weeks out, 10 ounces chicken breast or turkey breast — no
beef.)
Meal #4
Pre-workout: 2 Scoops Muscle Provider and 3 scoops Mass
Maker.
Meal #5
Post training: 4 scoops Mass Maker and 2 scoops Muscle
Provider.
Meal #6
10-ounce steak, 2 cups spinach or other leafy green vegetable
salad with 1 TBS olive oil, 2 TBS cider vinegar or 2 TBS Newman’s
Own oil and vinegar 1-oz. walnuts.
Meal #7
12 egg whites, 2 yolks, 5 ounces turkey breast, 1.5 cups omelet
vegetables (tomato, green peppers, onions, etc.) 1 tbs olive oil.
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