Posted on December 19, 2014 by Jenny Cromack

We thought that you might interested in taking a sneaky peak at what the Personal Trainers at motive8 North eat and how we stay fuelled for days. So to kick off the the series of ‘A Personal Trainers Food Diary’ we thought we would kick of with personal trainer Chris Baird (aka Doctor Evil)

Here, for you to analyse, is personal trainer, Chris Baird’s typical food diary.

Well when I wake up the first thing i go for is two huge bowls of sugar puffs and because its wholegrain I add some sugar to make sure I’m well on the way to diabetes. Following this I’ll have a pint off fruit juice because its so high in vitamin C so cant be bad, maybe a low fat snack or two and I’m on my way. Obviously this is rubbish. Here is my daily food outline and why I eat what I do.

 

05:10: Breakfast: This is always a quick meal for me so I will either have some thin steaks or some fish with a portion of nuts or avocado. If you’re out of the house for 15 hours a day, like I am on most days, this meal is critical. The benefits of a high protein/fats breakfast are vast. click here for more information on breakfasts

09:30: Meal 2: I normally have a similar meal to breakfast at this time still high in fats and protein, an omelette or some animal protein prepared from earlier in the week. A meal high in protein and fat at this time improves satiety and helps energy levels right through until my next meal.

13:00: Lunch/ Pre Workout Meal: This is generally the evening meal from the night before, I always use a portion of pulses and beans in this meal, this can be anything from chickpeas, kidney beans to lentils. This is accompanied with a variety of vegetables that I’ve thrown in the oven, and some fast digesting protein, fish is always a favourite. This combination will serve as my pre workout, I like to train around 14:30 so the combination of fats, protein and complex carbs serves as a good fuel source

15:30: Protein Shake Post Workout: Whey protein is a fast digesting protein, particularly important once your body is trashed after a workout.

16:30: Meal 4: This is my post workout meal, I generally wait an hour to consume this after  training session. This meal is always higher in carbohydrates, potatoes, grains and pulses form the foundation, i then include some low fat protein sources, white meat, fish etc. The lower fat content in this meal means that digestion of the nutrients will be faster.

20:30 Meal 5: Evening Meal: The final meal of the day follows the same rules as lunch, I’ll just use different sources of food.