Sadik Hadzovic shared his full diet plan used to prepare for the 2024 Chicago Pro.
Sadik Hadzovic has been working his way back onto the stage and recently competed in Chicago. Recently, he shared his shredding diet consisting of 2,200 calories used to get stage ready for the show.
Hadzovic recently shared a lean-bulking diet plan used to put on some additional size but this day of eating was to shred down ahead of the show. He took the stage in Men’s Physique and finished sixth during the Chicago Pro.
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Hadzovic begins each video with his trip to the grocery store. During this haul, he picked options for that day:
- Grapefruit
- Lemons
- Tilapia
- Chicken Breast
- Ground beef
- Asparagus
Hadzovic would prefer to go to the grocery store daily but with his schedule, he cannot make this work. This requires to get certain frozen options to be able to use the next day.
Sadik Hadzovic’s Shredding Diet Plan
Sadik Hadzovic put together a meal plan that consists of 2,200 calories ahead of the show.
Meal 1
Sadik Hadzovic switches his breakfast during the final week of prep before the show. He will sub a grapefruit in for his usual oatmeal while avoiding BCAAs and EAAs. Hadzovic will also focus on hydration and adds a second gallon of water each day with lemon.
“If you want to be a good bodybuilder, you have to drink a lot of water. Why? The body is mostly water. Because I’m drinking up to two gallons a day, I have to flavor my water because it’s so bland.”
Meal 2
Hadzovic’s second meal of the day after his trip to the gym. In attempts to add more carbs and fats, Hadzovic added three ounces of rice to this post-workout meal.
- 7 ounces chicken breast
- 8 ounces rice
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Meal 3
Hadzovic continued to add some extra ounces and this meal, it was three extra of red meat. This continues to increase his fat consumption during the final week of prep.
- 7 ounces ground beef
- 110 grams asparagus
- 5 ounces rice
“I negotiated from four ounces of ground beef to seven. We’re using asparagus number one, for it’s diuretic purposes. It helps you pee a lot. Number two, we’re using it because there’s no carbs here. It’s mostly fibrous.”
Meal 4
- 7 ounces tilapia
- 5 ounces rice
“Under 400-calorie meal. That’s lean, 215-pound, almost six-feet tall and I’m eating meals that are under 300-400 calories each.”
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Meal 5
Sadik Hadzovic likes to add a clean ‘cheat meal’ into his daily meal plan. He did not add this into his calorie intake.
- Chicken hibachi
- White rice
- Salad
- 6 pieces salmon sashimi
“I’m going to enjoy the hell out of this. This doesn’t count during the 2,200 calories. This is the surprise I was talking about. I feel spoiled right now.”
Meal 6
The final meal of the day added more chicken and asparagus with almond butter.
- 7 ounces chicken breast
- 4 ounces asparagus
- 16 grams almond butter
“If I were natural, 2,300 calories, I’d probably burn through so much of my muscle tissue. It’s the anabolics which keeps you anabolic, which is the opposite of catabolic. Catabolic is when you break down your muscle tissues for energy. Carbs provide you with energy and so do fats.”
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