Time is ticking for athletes preparing for the 2024 Mr. Olympia, and that includes Chris Bumstead, who sits atop the throne as the winningest champion of the Classic Physique category. In a recent offering on YouTube, Bumstead shared his monstrous off-season diet consisting of 4,551 calories 15 weeks from his scheduled title defense.
Since 2019, Bumstead has ruled the Classic Physique Olympia. His impressive stature combined with hard muscle density has been a winning combination for years. Even though injuries have plagued a few of his training camps, Bumstead refused to let them define his career. Last year, he won the 2023 Olympia Classic Physique title despite a lat tear.
There are a handful of contenders seeking to take him out on the marquee stage, like Ramon Queiroz, Wesley Vissers, and Urs Kalecinski. However, Bumstead has made it clear that even if they are at 120 percent, he has the tools to leave Las Vegas as the champion. With his off-season efforts underway, Cbum walked his fans through his latest diet.
Cbum Breaks Down Off-Season Diet for 2024 Mr. Olympia
Below, you can find Bumstead’s full day of eating.
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Meal 1
- 2 filet mignon steak (120 grams)
- Grass-fed butter
- 100 grams of oats
- Protein shake RAW (1 scoop and a half)
- Collagen powder
- 30 grams almond butter
- Banana
- Blueberries
After growing tired of eggs for breakfast, Bumstead switched to oatmeal and steak instead.
“My breakfast for like two months was eggs, avocado, oatmeal, and a shake, and I’ve just started to hate both avocado, sometimes, eggs a lot. And I just don’t like eating it anymore. So I’m going to have a little bit of steak, little bit of oats, and a shake probably.”
“This comes out to just under 1,000 calories and like 80 grams of protein,” adds Cbum.
Meal 2
- 250 grams of Japanese yellow sweet potato
- 225 grams of 93% ground turkey
Meal two, which served as his lunch, hovered around 700 calories.
“I’m at the office and it is now 12:30, 12:28, so I got a call at 12:30 so I have to make this quick. I’m eating meal two right now. Courtney made the food actually,” says Bumstead. “I believe this is right around 700 calories.”
“I really have to balance some things and it’s all trial and error. There’s no secret to it. Just figuring out what works best for you, what’s going to digest for you, what can you eat more of.”
Post-Workout Protein Shake
- Dark Chocolate RAW protein powder (two scoops 52 grams of protein)
- Evogen carb powder (50 grams)
Meal 3
- Pasta imported from Italy
- 250 grams of ground turkey
- Olive oil
- Salt
In what was his highest-calorie meal of the day, Bumstead enjoyed a pasta-based dish with ground turkey.
“Next meal is going be pasta, again it’s pasta not pasta, and ground turkey. This is the GOAT meal for the off-season of being able to eat a lot. I have a really big fear suspicion that I’m eating so much rice that I’m beginning to build a food intolerance.”
“I didn’t realize how big it was, it’s 1,336 calories. A pretty hefty meal,” shares Cbum.
Meal 4
- Wild sockeye Alaskan salmon burgers (two for a total of 10 ounces)
- half an avocado
- tablespoon of olive oil
- 220 grams of rice
- arugula
His last meal of the day was made by Courtney King. Salmon was his protein of choice, which was prepared with white rice.
“This is going to be the last meal of the day. I typically will have a shake but everything was really delayed today because of earlier today. I would just push all my meals and everything back. This is only my fourth meal right now.”
“This is probably the first time I’ve had vegetables in eight weeks which is really sad.”
Total Macros For The Day
Here are his total macros:
- Calories: 4,551
- Protein: 344 grams
- Carbohydrates: 419 grams
- Fats: 166 grams
Aside from dialing in his nutrition, recovery efforts remain one of Bumstead’s top priorities from season to season. To decrease general inflammation and slow down the body’s aging process, Bumstead received intravenous stem cell therapy thanks to Dr. Khan.
With young and hungry contenders after his title, time will tell if Bumstead has what it takes to pull off his sixth victory on the sport’s biggest stage. Don’t miss him at the 2024 Mr. Olympia from October 10-13 later this year.
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