McCarver\u2019s Mission \u2013 Rebound Phase 1<\/p>\n
The post contest time period, often referred to as a rebound phase can be an extremely beneficial time to aid new lean tissue and grow. In my opinion the bodies environment following a contest prep is the best environment to grow more so than any other phase<\/i> of the offseason. Nutrient partitioning is at an all time high in a positive manner i.e.: shuttling nutrients into the muscle cell due to low body fat levels and months of dieting in an environment where daily blood glucose levels were lower due to a diet lower in carbohydrates and the overall deficit created by the dieting phase. (This goes hand in hand with having positive insulin sensitivity, which you want to keep intact throughout your off season in order to continue to make consistent and steady progress.)<\/p>\n
The body at this point is like a sponge so you need to keep that in mind, because just like it has the ability to shuttle nutrients in a positive manner, if you abuse it and eat a lot of junk food day in and day out you are going to quickly blunt the positive nutrient partitioning ability I touched on early and shift nutrient absorption to be stored in fat cells, thus adding body fat quickly. Not to mention other negative health risks associated with this approach like water balance issues, which can lead to high blood pressure and other compounding negative health risks. You have to remember your body has run like a machine for months and months on end getting into peak condition so you want to keep as many variables as consistent as possible to allow your body to respond positively without throwing homeostasis out of balance creating negative health issues.<\/p>\n
Having a successful rebound comes down to more than just your diet, cardio vascular health and making sure that recovery is a priority is a huge factor in order to insure that you are continuing to make progress. Proper recovery includes several factors such as sleep quality, mobility, and joint integrity just to name a few.<\/p>\n
Sleep quality goes far beyond just duration. We are doing several things to insure that Dallas is getting the best night sleep he can. Here are a few things I can recommend to you that we are putting into practice:<\/p>\n
I also mentioned mobility and joint integrity \/ preventing joint issues. These are two that cannot be neglected. The weights in the gym are going to be quickly going up and if you are not carful your muscular structure can outgrow the joints that support it. Take the time to get regular massage work, stretch following cardio and training and do the little things daily to keep you progressing, Fortunately for Dallas he has two of the best kept secrets right there in Boca with Luke Lewis helping him whenever he needs with his stretching and mobility, and Deanna who is one of the most brutal (in a good way) and effective massage therapists we have come across.<\/p>\n
Due to the many positive effects that can take place as well as Dallas and I wanting to avoid the negatives that are often associated with a rebound we got to work on his program right away. We actually trained legs within the first 15 hours after we landed from our 19 hour trip back home from Spain. Below is Phase 1 of Dallas\u2019 Rebound Diet and his training split. We are not really programming his training yet in terms of exact movements each day. Right out the gates it is a great time to just slowly work back into heavy weights and focus more on blood voluminization as again we want to keep joints healthy and mobility intact as he is growing.<\/p>\n
Diet
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upon waking<\/b><\/p>\n
Greens shake<\/p>\n
Probiotic<\/p>\n
Pre cardio\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
22g \u2013 Breach<\/a><\/p>\n 15g \u2013 BCAA<\/p>\n Meal 1 (pre workout meal)<\/b><\/p>\n 2 whole eggs<\/p>\n 6oz lean red meat<\/p>\n 150 cream of rice<\/p>\n 100g blueberries<\/p>\n 150g strawberries<\/p>\n Pre workout \/ Intra \u2013 Aim to get half of this down prior to training\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 50g Cluster Bomb<\/a><\/p>\n 35g \u2013 Breach<\/a><\/p>\n 18g \u2013 Big Noise<\/a><\/p>\n 5g – Creatine<\/p>\n 10g – Glutamine<\/p>\n Post workout Consumed at Gym\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 75g Cluster Bomb<\/a><\/p>\n 35g \u2013 Breach<\/a><\/p>\n 5g – Creatine<\/p>\n Meal 2 (post workout meal\u00a0)<\/b><\/p>\n 150g – cream of rice\u00a0(dry measure)<\/p>\n 60g – Isotope<\/a><\/p>\n 100g of any fruit<\/p>\n Meal 3\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 224g – chicken<\/p>\n 350g – jasmine rice<\/p>\n 50g – avocado<\/p>\n Meal 4\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 224g – lean red meat<\/p>\n 350g -Russset potato<\/p>\n 1 bagel<\/p>\n 14g – grass fed butter<\/p>\n Meal 5\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 2 whole egg<\/p>\n 300g – egg whites<\/p>\n 2 Thomas bagels<\/p>\n Meal 6\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n