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Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead Reveals His 5,000 Calorie Bulking Diet In Prep For 2022 Olympia 

Chris Bumstead has hopped on a new diet in preparation for the 2022 Mr. Olympia, and it consists of a huge 1,000 calorie breakfast.
Andrew Smith

Written by Andrew Smith

Last Updated onMay 16, 2022

Chris Bumstead Bulking Diet

Chris Bumstead Bulking Diet - Image via @Chrisbumstead/Youtube

The reigning and 3x Classic physique Olympia champ, Chris Bumstead, has set his entire focus on the most prestigious bodybuilding competition of the year. Despite winning the past three shows, Chris is pushing himself to become better with each year that comes. His goal is to build the greatest classic physique in the world, so multiple factors play a role in his preparation. One of the biggest ones is the diet plan, and Chris Bumstead has shared a 5,000 calorie bulking diet in preparation for the 2022 Mr. Olympia on his youtube channel. This competition is set to take place from Dec. 16th to 18th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Chris Bumstead contracted Covid-19 at the end of 2021, which had severe consequences on his physique. He lost a considerable amount of weight and since then, Chris has been working as hard as ever to come back even better and win his fourth consecutive Mr. Olympia. Bumstead’s current bulking diet is not the same as the previous one, as he is taking a different approach.

“I’m not eating as much food as I always do in my off-season, so I’m testing long-term carb cycling. I ate a lot to get up to what I wanted, and I brought it down slightly, and my body maintained that weight, but I felt a lot better.”

Since it is still a long way out from the 2022 Mr. Olympia, Chris Bumstead has to pay attention to his bodyweight, as the Classic division has a weight cap. 

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Meal 1 — Breakfast 

Chris Bumstead is still experimenting with his diet, but he has made some notable changes already. He stopped eating eggs and is apparently feeling better without them. Chris usually takes a fiber supplement with his breakfast, as the food of which it is consisting doesn’t contain enough of it. 

  • Organic bagels, cinnamon raisin remix (Dave’s killer bread, 2 toasted bagels) — 540 calories 
  • Ghee butter, Himalayan pink salt (4th & heart, 5 tsp) — 225 calories
  • Vanilla oatmeal cookie iso-protein dietary supplement (CBUM, 2 scoops) — 220 calories 

Breakfast total — 985 calories (70 grams of protein)

Meal 2 — Lunch

Chris Bumstead’s second meal of the day is a classic for bulking diets. It is just some rice mixed in with the ground turkey. However, since Chris wants to intake some carbs, but does not want to overload on rice, he incorporated olive oil to make it easier. 

“I was eating like 350 grams of rice, and it was kind of hard to eat. So I decided to put olive oil in and a little bit of less rice… It honestly helped a lot with my digestion, and it also helped with my energy. If I ate 400 grams of rice, I’d be falling asleep.” 

  • Ground turkey (185 grams) — 274 calories 
  • Boiled white rice (300 grams) — 390 calories
  • Olive oil (15 grams) — 133 calories 

Meal 2 total — 796 calories 

Meal 3 — Pre-Workout Meal

Chris Bumstead’s third meal is his last one before the training session. He uses a pre-made frozen steak meal, which he then heats up in the microwave. It consists of seven ounces of steak and 2.5 cups of sweet potato. Chris states that this meal comes out at around 700 calories in total.

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Meal 4 — Post-Workout Meal

Recovery is as important as anything else, and Chris Bumstead relies on meat and pasta to do the job. Chris also takes two pills of glucose after huge carb-loaded meals like this one. 

  • Brown rice elbow pasta (Tinkyada, 180 grams) — 668 calories 
  • Ground beef (100 grams) — 179 calories 
  • Ground turkey (100 grams) — 148 calories 
  • Marinara sauce tomato (STEFANO, 250 ml) — 160 calories 

Between this and the next meal, Chris also ate a peanut butter bar for a snack. 

Meal 4 total — 1,154 calories + 340 calorie snack

Meal 5 — Dinner 

To finish his day off, Chris Bumstead eats another rice and ground turkey meal. For this meal, he does not intake a lot of meat, as it would be harder to digest while sleeping. Chris measured it at 120 grams of turkey and 290 grams of rice. He did not specify how many calories this meal had. 

Chris Bumstead’s Daily Macros

  • Calories — 5,203
  • Carbs — 666 grams
  • Fat — 156 grams
  • Protein — 290 grams

Related: Macronutrient Calculator: Count Your Macros Easily

You can watch Chris Bumstead’s full video here:

Related: Chris Bumstead Talks Possible Move to Open Bodybuilding Before Retirement

Chris Bumstead is six months out from the 2022 Mr. Olympia, but he is taking advantage of the long off-season to tone up. Hopefully, his new bulking diet will enable him to make some further improvements, as the daily macros intake seems very balanced. The eating process is considered one of the greatest challenges in bodybuilding, and Chris gave us a proper insight into how he does it.

Published: 16 May, 2022 | 1:18 PM EDT

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