Hunter Labrada has his nutrition locked in ahead of his next bodybuilding contest. In a recent offering shared via YouTube, Labrada walked fans through a full day of eating during his 2024 off-season.
“I’ve gotten a lot of requests for this one so we’re going to show you what a full day of eating looks like,” says Hunter Labrada.
Using nutrition and a unique modified push-pull-legs training split, Hunter Labrada continues to make advancements in the Men’s Open division. Last year, he cemented himself as the 2023 Tampa Pro champion, which earned him a qualification for Olympia. Before testing his resolve against the best in the world, Labrada battled with Andrew Jacked at the Texas Pro, where he narrowly took second place.
To cap off a successful season, Labrada shined on the 2023 Olympia stage, showcasing improved size and conditioning levels, especially from the back. As a result, Labrada took home sixth-place honors. With immense promise and momentum, Labrada is exercising more control over his preparations and that includes his diet.
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Hunter Labrada Shows Off What He Eats in a Day During the 2024 Off-Season
Check out Labrada’s diet below:
Meal 1
- 300 grams of rice
- 180 grams of steak
- 4 whole eggs
- Japanese BBQ sauce
Meals have remained consistent for Labrada after suffering from gut health issues last year.
“All my meals have been the same for a long time now. After the Olympia, we needed to really fix some gut health issues that I was facing so, driving food up was not even on the radar. It was getting my gut healthy and we did that.”
Meal 2
- 300 grams of rice
- 200 grams of chicken
- 12 grams of ghee butter
Labrada favored chicken, rice, and ghee butter as his ideal pre-workout meal.
“Pre-workout meal is going to be like I said earlier, 300 grams across the board, so 300 grams of rice, and this is a chicken meal, 200 grams of chicken cooked, with 12 grams of ghee butter for the fat source.”
“It gives a lot of flavor to meals,” adds Labrada.
Intra-Workout Shake
- 50 grams of Karbolyn
- 1 scoop of PUMP
Next, he consumed a shake of mainly carboyhydrates in between his workout.
“Currently running 50 grams of Karbolyn or HBCD, whichever one I’m using at the time. My stomach handles both equally well. I encourage you to try both and see if you handle one better than the other though.”
“I guess we can call this meal two and a a half, pre-intra,” adds Labrada.
Post-Workout Shake
His post-workout shake featured 60 grams of hydrolyzed whey isolate and he gave a Pro tip on how to blend it properly:
- 70 grams of carbs from Karbolyn
- 60 grams of Hydrolyzed whey Isolate
“Post workout meal is going to be 70 grams of carbs from Karbolyn or HBCD, like I said with the pre, right now using Karbolyn, 70 grams of that. Pro tip for all of you out there, I don’t know the science behind it but if you put the Karbolyn and the protein in at the same time and shake it, it gets super dupey clumpy. If you shake the Karbolyn first and then the protein after it doesn’t.”
Meal 3
- 300 grams of rice
- 200 grams of chicken
- 12 grams of ghee butter
His meal three was a repeat of his pre-workout meal.
“We’ll eat meal four which will be a repeat of the pre-meal, 200 grams of chicken, 14 grams of ghee, and 300 grams of rice.”
Meal 4
- 200 grams of steak
- 300 grams of rice
- 1 over-easy egg
- green onion
- Siracha sauce
- Soy sauce
For meal four, Labrada enjoyed steak, white rice, and an over-easy egg.
“It is just that. I’ll eat it in prep until about eight weeks out and then stop.”
“I really like how [the over-easy egg] makes the meal taste. We’ll add a little bit of green onion, a little bit of Siracha, and a little bit of salt and soy sauce.”
Meal 5
- 300 grams of Trader Joe’s microwave jasmine rice
- 200 grams of chicken
- 14 grams of ghee butter
While it might be monotonous for some, Labrada’s fifth meal is another repeat of chicken and rice.
“Meal five we are back home for. I was a bad bodybuilder and forgot to make rice before I met the team for dinner. Figured I’d share a little secret with you all, that is Trader Joe’s microwave jasmine rice. They are literally nothing but rice.”
Meal 6
- Hydrolyzed whey isolate
Labrada’s last meal of the day was a protein shake at midnight.
“It is midnight. It is bed time. But before that it’s time for meal six. Meal six, we don’t have any carbs in it. It’s just going to be 60 grams of hydrolyzed whey isolate.”
This wasn’t Labrada’s first time discussing his bodybuilding diet. In addition to revealing details about his macros, the budding Men’s Open Pro opened up on cholesterol control methods and the benefits he has gained from low-volume heavy workouts.
As a thriving IFBB Pro, Labrada continues to gain hype thanks to the steady improvements he continues to make. Fans look forward to seeing him guest pose this weekend at Jim Manion’s annual 2024 Pittsburgh Pro!
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