20-Day Diet Plan for a Muscular and Dry Look
20-Day Diet Plan for a Muscular and Dry Look
This 20-day diet plan is designed to help a 72kg bodybuilder with 18% body fat achieve a muscular and dry look. The
plan incorporates local West Bengal foods, focuses on fat loss, muscle retention, and peak week strategies.
Days 1-14: Fat Loss and Muscle Retention Phase
This phase emphasizes moderate carbs, high protein, and moderate fats to support fat loss while retaining muscle
mass. Sodium and water intake are stable.
Meal Food Items Quantity
MealProtein
1 shake (whey + oats + banana),
1 scoop
egg
whey,
whites,
30gspinach
oats, 1 small banana, 6 egg whites
Meal 2 Rohu fish (grilled) with cucumber and mixed
150g seeds
fish, 1 cucumber, 10g seeds
Meal
Steamed
3 rice, boiled lentils (dal), bottle gourd
80gsabzi,
rice, and
100gsalad
dal, 150g bottle gourd
Meal 4 Black coffee, peanut butter, and 1apple
medium apple, 10g peanut butter
Meal 5Post-workout protein shake with papaya or watermelon
1 scoop whey, 100g fruit
MealGrilled
6 chicken breast, pumpkin sabzi, and
150gsteamed
chicken,broccoli
100g pumpkin, 100g broccoli
Meal 7 Cottage cheese (chena) or boiled eggs
50g chena or 2 boiled eggs
Days 15-19: Transition to Peak Week
Carb intake is gradually reduced while protein increases to preserve muscle. Water intake remains high, and fiber is
minimized to reduce bloating.
Meal Food Items Quantity
Meal 1 Egg whites, spinach, and black coffee
8 egg whites, 100g spinach
Meal 2 Grilled chicken breast with cucumber150g chicken, 1 cucumber
Meal 3 Sweet potato, ridge gourd sabzi, and
100g
salad
sweet potato, 150g ridge gourd
Meal 4 Black coffee with almonds 10g almonds
20-Day Diet Plan for a Muscular and Dry Look
Meal 5 Protein shake (whey + water) 1 scoop whey
Meal 6 Rohu fish, pumpkin sabzi, and boiled
150gspinach
fish, 100g pumpkin, 100g spinach
Day 20: Peak Day (Dry and Muscular Look)
The final day involves carb loading for muscle fullness, low water intake to reduce subcutaneous water, and high protein
to maintain definition.
Meal Food Items Quantity
Meal 1 Egg whites, boiled sweet potato
8 egg whites, 100g sweet potato
Meal 2 Grilled chicken breast with boiled spinach
150g chicken, 100g spinach
Meal 3 Rice cakes or plain rice, and grilled rohu 50g
fish rice cakes, 150g fish
Meal 4 Protein shake (whey + water) 1 scoop whey
Meal 5 Grilled chicken breast with cucumber150g chicken, 1 cucumber
Meal 6 (Night Before)
Steamed rice and chicken breast for glycogen100g
loading
rice, 150g chicken