Description
Every bodybuilder knows it can be difficult to plan weekly meals, cook every night, and also stick to your macros. Meal prep can make the task a whole lot easier, but it can also seem overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. Now, two-time Ms. Figure Olympia and fitness trainer and coach Erin Stern makes it’s simple, with 64 absolutely delicious recipe and 8 weekly prep plans, you’ll never get bored with eating the same meals every week, and you’ll also get to enjoy amazing recipes that actually taste good and help you reach your training goals. Each weekly prep plan includes eight recipes along with detailed prep plans that help you prepare meals for the upcoming week that will keep you satisfied and on track.
Here’s what’s inside:
- 8 weekly step-by-step prep plans with detailed shopping lists. Each plan targets a unique training goal, whether you’re looking to build muscle, lean down, or just maintain.
- 64 delicious recipes for breakfasts, sides, salads, entrees, snacks, and even desserts.
- Helpful tips for sticking to your plans, shopping smart, and modifying the plans to meet your personal goals.
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amanda mallonee –
Wow
So great
This book not only has amazing recipes it gives you a detailed multi tasking way to prep your food saving a ton of time!
Only thing I’d change is I’m HF and dairy free so I’d like those options also but wonderful book!! Thank you!!
lolly –
I am an audhd person who has safe foods and is a fussy eater , I have over 10 cookbooks that I’ve only ever been able to eat maybe 1 or 2 things out of and the rest I wouldn’t eat again or eat at all. THIS book however I’ve only had for a week, I would eat ALL the recipes and I mean all of them every single one of them is close to what I would typically eat but healthier and fitness fitted. Thank you! I just randomly found this book on the internet and then once I got it checked out Erin on all socials and it’s a gold mine!
amanda mallonee –
This book is a great way to start meal prepping but for someone who is starting out meal prepping for the first time, it’s a good way to start. However, the reason I gave it 3 stars is because there was a lot of missing information here. There are so many questions that need to be answered. It’s not enough information to start meal prepping.
The recipes are good. The problem is that I’m still lost. There are so many questions that I have like when do I know when to bulk, cut, or maintain? How do I measure my food? Raw or cooked? What’s the easiest way to track calories and macros? Can our macros change everyday or do we need to follow the same one for a few weeks? how do I measure a pot full of food? How do I measure cooked meals if the raw weight is not present? Do I have to eat the same calories everyday or can I eat low calories one day and high on another? How do I cook a full meal to reach my macros and calories? how do I get flexible with my diet? How do I plan a cheat meal and how do I take a cheat meal? If I make one meal and the rest is left overs, how do I know how many calories are in those left overs? How do I measure those left overs? how do we know how much grams are in that meal? How many fats proteins and carbs? If I plan a meal for tomorrow, how do I know how many calories and macros will be in that meal? How do I incorporate low carb high carb high fat low carb, etc. will it be different everyday? There are so many questions that need to be answered. I’m not saying the book is bad but if I want to learn how to meal prep, there has to be more information on how to start. We may never know how much we are eating unless we know how to measure the food. It doesn’t show you how to use the food scale. It doesn’t tell you if the measurements should be cooked or raw. It doesn’t teach you how to gather up all the ingredients and add them all up. How can we create a meal that fits our macros and calories? We can’t just guess and say “okay this is 300 calories”, when you know it’s not the correct measurement. I think there should be a book created only for how to diet like a bodybuilder or for athletes. Or even for people who want to stay fit, lean, ripped, year round. There should be a book dedicated to all the information we need in order to reach or nutrition goals. It should be called something like “how to diet like a bodybuilder” or “how to eat to look strong and lean year round”. Or even a book called “the complete guide to eating like a bodybuilder”. Something like that. In conclusion, this book is still worth keeping but just need to know more about eating, dieting, meal prepping, counting calories and macros, and eating well to stay strong and lean year round.
JEMars72 –
I wanted to save money while enjoying a healthy high protein diet for weight training. The receipts are easy to follow and they taste pretty good as well.
L. Robinson –
This cook book is easy to follow and the recipes seem like they will be delicious. What I appreciate most is Erin’s 90/10 philosophy on eating on a plan. The recipes are for 5 days and gives you 2 days to make your own smart but enjoyable meals of your choosing. This book is a game changer! Thank you Erin. Also, I do her workouts programs as well which are equally outstanding.
Leslie Davies –
Does what it says on the tin. Inspirational book to get your ideas going
Katrina L Franklin –
A bit surprised that in the world of bodybuilding and importance of accurately counting macros that these recipes are NOT consistently provided in “grams” but in “cups” or “tablespoons”, etc. I also found that for a couple of the recipes (that I’ve tried so far), the number of servings per recipe were inaccurate and amount (#cups) per serving was inaccurate. That created some doubt so I ended up manually recalculating the macros to ensure they were accurate per serving (they were). The recipes I’ve tried are tasty – just disappointing that it’s not dialed in better.
Enigmatic –
I am a formerly competitive bodybuilder and personal trainer. However, life is busy right now, and I needed someone to hand me a list of what to buy and make with the macros already calculated.
Thank you, thank you, Erin, for creating this book! There are plenty of options for yummy and healthy foods, with weekly grocery lists. Today, I took a few minutes to review the grocery list, added what I needed to our list, and was off to the store. I have never had anyone else make meal prepping so simple!
I am excited about the meals because they are variations of some of my favorite lean-bulking meals.
If you are a busy person, especially busy woman, and devoting time at the gym to build your physique, you owe it to yourself to buy this book!
Krizia Turner –
The recipes in this book are absolutely delicious! Also, they are easy to make, not time-consuming, and the ingredients are simple and inexpensive. I make this food for the whole family because it is high in protein and healthy and balanced!
omar –
I appreciate this meal prep book; the recipes are straightforward and generally easy to follow. I like how it gives you a shopping list. However, I’ve noticed that the macro measurements could be more consistent. It would be beneficial if all ingredients were listed in grams to ensure precise portioning rather than some in cups. Additionally, it’s important to pay attention to the cooking instructions, as some grains are meant to be measured after cooking rather than raw. For instance, if it states 3 cups of rice without paying attention to whether it is cooked or raw, you might cook more than needed. Overall, though, it’s a solid resource! But have room for some improvement.
monika –
Love: 1) shopping lists; 2) easy to follow cook-all-the-stuff-at-once meal prep instructions; 3) easy recipes.
I bring the book with me to the grocery store for shopping. It’s easy to follow!
I wish there were more pictures of Erin in the book (big fan!).
So glad I bought this book. It’s my go-to recipe book for 2024!