CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE APRIL || ISSUE 33 | Page 62

Personally I’ve embraced the “Flexible
Diet”. This diet is based around
calculating how many
Calories/Macros you need to eat,
every day according to your fitness
goals. You have a daily maintenance
level of calories or macro’s to eat in
order to sustain your healthy body
weight. To increase lean Muscle, or
Reduce Body fat, you must adjust
your Macro’s Accordingly.  
I personally brushed off the “If It fits
your macro’s” IIFYM, when it first
became popular with Dr. Layne
Norton’s YouTube videos on the
subject. But Ignorance and lack of
knowledge on the subject was really
my way to quickly dismiss it, as we
have been so ingrained with Miss-
information passed down from the
great Bodybuilders of the late 80’s
that always stated that you must eat
6-7 small meals per day to keep your
metabolism going strong to burn
calories and body fat.
Whether you are ignorant to learning new
information (in which case START
LEARNING!!), A Bro-Science guy or a
Scientific Facts exercise enthusiast, you
have to experiment with different styles of
exercise routines and diet plans to find out
what works best for your body.
WHAT
WORKS
BEST FOR
YOU?
The truth is that everyone’s body is different
and no diet or workout plan will be perfect
for you. That being said, there continues to
be more and more studies done on
nutrition and training and the results
cannot be over looked. You are a unique
individual and your body responds
differently than every other person on this
planet. You must listen to your own body
and take action and implement a strategy,
but also have an open mindset to real
scientific evidence and adapt your program
based on these findings.