“That Is the Biggest Mistake”: Unlike Modern-Day Bodybuilders, 3X Mr. Olympia Frank Zane Once Had a Contradicting Opinion About Calorie Intake During Workouts

Frank Zane has gained worldwide fame as one of the best bodybuilders in the industry. Not just his physique, but his holistic approach to bodybuilding is also what they celebrated the icon for. While many bodybuilders had a definite regime, Frank created his own. It helped him to stay above the game and eventually become Mr.Olympia. However, there is one angle about his diet he identifies as a mistake.

The retired bodybuilder is a three-time Mr.Olympia. He dominated the title consecutively for three years, from 1977 to 1979. When he was the reigning champion, he received massive credibility for shifting the bodybuilding approach from mass aesthetics. Zane had an incredibly graceful body. In fact, his self-created bodybuilding mantra is followed today as well.

What did Frank Zane say about his bodybuilding diet?

Frank Zane was involved in bodybuilding since his teenage years. Highly influenced by Muscle Magazine, he started weightlifting and improved drastically. After Sergio Oliva, his waistline was the thinnest to win Mr. Olympia.

Moreover, Zane’s fitness regime got him the nickname ‘The Chemist’. Along with consuming a highly disciplined diet, he would intake amino acids to give his body a boost. The genius bodybuilder strategically increased or decreased carbohydrate intake in his body as and when needed.

In a 2019 interview with Bodybuilding.com, Frank described his diet and a mistake that he made with it. He stated, “I always ate a restricted carbohydrate diet. I would keep my carbohydrate intake lower than my protein intake. If I needed a boost like if I was not getting pumped from my workout, I would eat more carbohydrates. He further stated, “Generally, I ran in 4-day cycles. I would eat low carbs for 3 days and eat more on the 4th. I really did not go too much over 3000 calories when I trained. It has always been between two and three thousand calories a day. I really was not big on doing radical things. I think that is the biggest mistake because it is going to affect you in ways you do not even know.”

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However, following his diet, Zane became one of the three bodybuilders to beat the legend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. His aesthetically aligned physique also won him, Mr. America and Mr. Universe.

What is Zane doing now?

Presently, Frank Zane runs many ventures. He is the founder of ‘Zane Experience’, helping people to build their physique aesthetically. He kept himself in chiseled shape even now, aged 80.

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Moreover, the star bodybuilder also sells bodybuilding books, types of equipment, and supplements on online websites.