Phillip Heath also commonly known as “The Gift” is an American IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilders) professional bodybuilder and the fourth time winner of Mr. Olympia since 2011.
Heath had always been athletic since childhood and he played basketball while he was in high school.
He got interested in bodybuilding in 2002 but his career in the arena kick started in 2005 when he won entry into the IFBB pro championship after he won at the NPC (National Physique Committee). Ever since there was no looking back for Heath.
This year, 2014, again saw Phil Heath outlasting his rival Kai Greene for the third time in three years in a row to claim his fourth consecutive Mr. Olympia title on Saturday night at the 50th edition of Joe Weider’s Olympia in Las Vegas.
Phil Heath transformed himself from basketball player to bodybuilding champion. It took him nearly a decade to lift his first Olympia crown but only a couple of years to win his first professional bodybuilding show.
PHIL HEATH’S STATS
PERSONAL INFO
Birth Name: Phillip Jerrod Heath
Known as: Phil Heath or “The Gift”
Was born on: 18th December , 1979
VITAL STATS
Height: 5’9″
Off- season weight: 127 kgs
Pre- contest weight: 113 kgs
PHIL HEATH’S ALL- ROUND DIET PLANS
The size and content of his meals differs depending upon whether he is in the off-season and not preparing for any contests or whether he is trying to gain muscle while getting ready for a competition and trying to lose body fat to reveal the detail of his muscles.
Phil Heath Diet Plan:
Fueling such a high volume of heavy training requires food – lots of food. As a ball player, Heath sustained himself on two or three meals a day whereas Heath the bodybuilder eats as many as seven meals a day!
The size and content of his meals depends very much on whether his in the off-season and trying to gain muscle or getting ready for competition and trying to lose body fat to reveal the detail of his muscles.
Off-season diet
Meal 1
12 oz. chicken
1 cup of egg whites
1 cup of cream of rice
Meal 2
12 oz. 94% lean ground beef
2 cups of white rice
Meal 3
12 oz. beef tenderloin
8 oz. whole wheat pasta
Meal 4
6-8 oz. beef tenderloin
10 oz. white potato
Meal 5
12 oz. chicken
1 cup of spinach
Meal 6
12 oz. of 94% ground beef
1 cup of broccoli
Meal 7
2 tbsp. of almond butter
Protein powder
PHIL'S TOP 10 OFF-SEASON FOODS:
Top sirloin steak
Salmon steak
Chicken breast
Egg whites
Cream of Wheat
Oatmeal
White rice
Brown rice
Broccoli
Sushi hand rolls (salmon, preferably)
Pre-Contest Diet
Meal 1
2.5 cups egg whites, 1 cup of oatmeal
Meal 2
12 oz. white chicken breast
1 cup of brown rice
Steamed vegetables
Meal 3
12 oz. beef tenderloin
Medium sweet potato
Meal 4
12 oz. beef tenderloin
Medium sweet potato
Meal 5
12 oz. white chicken breast
1 cup brown rice
Meal 6 & 7
12 oz. halibut or tilapia
Steamed broccoli
DID YOU KNOW? There are 50 grams of protein in an 8-oz. top round steak
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