“The Nigerian Lion” is tailoring his weight loss program to make one other push for the title.
Bodybuilder Samson Dauda began the 2023 aggressive season along with his first skilled win, capturing the 2023 Arnold Basic title in March. That victory secured his qualification to compete within the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest happening in Orlando, FL the weekend of Nov 2-5.
The ’23 Olympia will likely be Dauda’s second look on the sport’s tentpole contest, having positioned sixth in his 2022 debut. Primarily based on a video Dauda posted to his YouTube channel on Sept. 6, 2023, he’s dialing in each element to capitalize on the upcoming competitors. Dauda took the time to elucidate a full day of his vitamin as the competition looms.
Dauda launched the video, stating the he awakened shortly earlier than filming and had already accomplished a 15-minute cardio exercise. He was trying ahead to a breakfast to spice up his vitality and temper.
Meal 1
Dauda started his day ingesting a hearty protein shake whereas consuming a plate of scrambled eggs. He clarified that he eats comparable meals throughout each his offseason and contest prep diets, however reduces the portion measurement as contests method. It will naturally cut back his total calorie consumption. Within the offseason, Dauda defined that he additionally has protein shakes between meals for extra energy.
Meal 2
- 250 grams (one cup) baked candy potato
- 200 grams (seven ounces) steak
Whereas getting the meal onto his plate, Dauda defined that he cooks a number of parts prematurely and freezes them for comfort. That permits him to easily defrost and warmth his mandatory meals with minimal prep time. This candy potato and steak meal was one instance of a “warmth and eat” meal.
Meal 3 — Pre-Exercise Meal
- 250 grams (one cup) spaghetti
- 180 grams (6.3 ounces) 95% lean floor beef
As he ready for a leg exercise, Dauda fueled up with a strong meals meal whereas making ready two shakes to take to the gymnasium — one supposed to maximise the muscular pump through the session and one other to replenish his exhausted muscle tissues instantly afterward.
Dauda clarified that his private desire was to eat his pre-training meal as near the exercise as doable, sometimes consuming on the gymnasium’s reception counter proper earlier than coaching. Whereas different lifters extra generally depart time to digest earlier than attacking an intense coaching session, the Arnold champ and Olympia contender has clearly discovered a components that works for himself.
Throughout Coaching
- One scoop pre-workout combine
- One scoop intra-workout combine (powdered carbohydrates and BCAAs)
Publish-Exercise Shake
- Two scoops whey protein powder, one scoop cyclic dextrin (powdered carbohydrates)
- One banana
The exercise was proven in a montage with out offering the precise units and reps carried out. Dauda was proven finishing quite a lot of leg curls, supersets of hack squats and leg extensions, and Smith machine squats.
Meal 4
- Two cups white rice
- 250 grams (8.8 ounces) grilled hen breast
- Greens
After getting back from the gymnasium, Dauda heated his subsequent strong meal. Once more, he relied on the comfort of reheating beforehand cooked meals — rice and hen — this time including an unmeasured however ample facet of greens. Dauda mentioned he was trying ahead to consuming this post-workout meal rapidly so he might then take a nap, which he mentioned was important for muscle development.
“That’s the way you develop, child. Practice, eat, sleep, practice once more. Restoration means development and, as we’ve all seen, I develop in prep. So long as you’re breaking down muscle and muscle’s recovering, it’s rising. Easy trick for you all. Don’t consider that, simply since you’re prepping, it means you may’t develop muscle.”
Meal 5
- One and a half cups white rice
- 250 grams (8.8 ounces) grilled hen breast
For his subsequent feeding, Dauda repeated his earlier meal with slight changes. He decreased the rice to scale back his carbohydrates, reasoning that they’re not as mandatory since he’s additional faraway from the exercise. He additionally omitted the vegetable as a result of, as he frankly admitted, he ran out.
Meal 6
- 180 grams (6.4 ounces) salmon
Dauda ended his day with a easy meal of salmon. He took the chance to prepare dinner a number of items as as soon as, prepping in bulk for the approaching days, earlier than consuming one piece instantly.
Earlier than Dauda can declare the title of Mr. Olympia, he’ll should battle on stage towards defending champion Hadi Choopan, 2022 runner-up Derek Lunsford, and a lineup of formidable opponents. If he continues enhancing on the dimensions, form, and symmetry he introduced on the Arnold Basic, Dauda might make the competition a good race.
Featured Picture: SAMSON DAUDA / YouTube
