as a re-feed if it ’ s super clean . Awesome ! If it ’ s a little dirty , then a cheat meal ( even more awesome ). So if that aligns , work that out between you and your coach and plan that appropriately . I work with clients every season to do this to the best of our ability . If something is impossible I instruct them to take their food enjoy the time and take some of the food and freeze it for the next plan or re-feed meal if applicable . If it is off-season and you are in the what we call here at AF , lean gain phase , commonly referred to as bulking , however we much prefer gaining lean so that it ’ s much easier on your body and there ’ s not a necessarily fluff to take off come prep time . Now , this food and all of it that is available , well it ’ s very easy to get in the mindset that eating as much as possible at any given opportunity is the best plan . I strongly disagree and I must instruct against that mindset . But eating without a plan at any time is not appropriate for the competitive athlete . Tactically planning and strategically advancing in our season no matter what portion of it we are in is always the best approach . To use this food and its calorie density for gaining muscle fuelling workouts and also enjoying of course is very easy to do . Don ’ t just gorge yourself , eating for purpose and coupling that with enjoyment
and friends and family should always be taken seriously . If you are in the off-season lean gain clean bulking phase , just look at how cool this is you get Thanksgiving , Christmas and New Year ’ s to be able to use to your benefit with all of that food available . Post training meals , taking leftovers and reheating it for those post training meals or a cheat meal once a day if that is part of your plan or on your set day of week . Always listen to your coach always plan appropriately and strategically . Most of all face all of this with a healthy , food friendly , positive mindset . After all , food is our most effective tool in our arsenal if approached properly . So use it to your best advantage over these holidays with friends , family and loved ones . Wholesome homemade food is beneficial to help us on our plans to get us to our absolute best . Enjoy with freedom and peace of mind eventful time over the holiday season my friends .
All of my best to everyone out there .
Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays .
Jed
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