Lee Haney's Diet Plan

This is what Lee Haney used for his prep for the 1991 Mr. Olympia. The diet looks pretty good for cutting. Next time I need to cut, I think I'll use it.

Meal One (8AM)

8-egg omelet (2 whole eggs and 6 egg whites)
1 cup oatmeal (with strawberries and maple syrup or honey)
5 oz pineapple (packed in its own juice)
Water
Black coffee

Workout
Meal Two (11:30AM)

2 broiled chicken breasts
1 baked potato
Sauteed spinach
5 oz pineapple
Water

Meal Four (3:30PM)

Whole-wheat pancakes with maple syrup and sliced banana
Black coffee
Water

Meal Five (6PM)
2 Broiled skinless chicken breasts
Steamed asparagus or any green vegetable (no butter)
Rice or noodles
5 oz pineapple or peaches
Water

Meal Six (8:30PM)
Mixed fruit salad or 1 cup oatmeal with strawberries

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is what Lee Haney used for his prep for the 1991 Mr. Olympia. The diet looks pretty good for cutting. Next time I need to cut, I think I'll use it.

Meal One (8AM)

8-egg omelet (2 whole eggs and 6 egg whites)
1 cup oatmeal (with strawberries and maple syrup or honey)
5 oz pineapple (packed in its own juice)
Water
Black coffee

Workout
Meal Two (11:30AM)

2 broiled chicken breasts
1 baked potato
Sauteed spinach
5 oz pineapple
Water

Meal Four (3:30PM)

Whole-wheat pancakes with maple syrup and sliced banana
Black coffee
Water

Meal Five (6PM)
2 Broiled skinless chicken breasts
Steamed asparagus or any green vegetable (no butter)
Rice or noodles
5 oz pineapple or peaches
Water

Meal Six (8:30PM)
Mixed fruit salad or 1 cup oatmeal with strawberries

Lee Haney trained extremely hard. The average slacker could not make any progress on this meal plan.

Originally Posted by Baby_Hercules

Lee Haney trained extremely hard. The average slacker could not make any progress on this meal plan.

Even for cutting? It doesn't look like a bulking diet, but it seems pretty clean. Not great, but not too bad. Still, I would have thought Lee would have a different diet than this.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Even for cutting? It doesn't look like a bulking diet, but it seems pretty clean. Not great, but not too bad. Still, I would have thought Lee would have a different diet than this.

At 3:30 why wouldn't he have any protein? That doesn't make sense I understand the complex carbs the stimulant but no protein?! Why?!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

At 3:30 why wouldn't he have any protein? That doesn't make sense I understand the complex carbs the stimulant but no protein?! Why?!

I was actually wondering the same thing. This diet looks OK...but it's lacking a little. I would think a lot given someone on Lee's level. I'm surprised. And I know Lee Haney worked hard in the gym, but...does that ever make up for poor diet? I don't think so. I'm thinking one of two things with this, Haney either (1) found out what worked for him and used it, odd as it seems and unlikely to work for us, or (2) had better genetics than I thought. I would do ok on this diet, but I would never expect a bodybuilder as prolific as Lee Haney could get far on it. Just my $0.02.

[Lee]

Honestly, this diet doesn't look good at all to me. I don't even think I would take a diet so lacking to cut up. I guess genetics can take you far in bodybuilding. Not to say this diet is awful...but we're talking about an EIGHT TIME MR. OLYMPIA WINNER here...wow.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

At 3:30 why wouldn't he have any protein? That doesn't make sense I understand the complex carbs the stimulant but no protein?! Why?!

I don't understand that either. Weird diet. But who knows what they print in the magazines and how valid it is (or isn't).

[Matt C]

Bumping this up to hear more comments on Haney's alleged diet.

[IronMarc]

I think diet should be different for everyone, no one has the same metabolism! Sure it worked for Lee Haney in 91, but is it gonna work for Joe Schmoe? I Doubt it.

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by IronMarc

I think diet should be different for everyone, no one has the same metabolism! Sure it worked for Lee Haney in 91, but is it gonna work for Joe Schmoe? I Doubt it.

Personally I think Haney's diet looks ok, but he is eating like a bird, even for contest prep. Frank Zane ate like a bird which consisted of light beer and very small meals. I wonder if these guys would have grown if not for the dbol.

Also, take a look at the crap diets in the Similar Threads on the bottom of the page.