HOLLYWOOD FITNESS
A powerlifter and bodybuilder, Rehan studied nutrition at the University of Texas, and helped develop Myoplex while working on his doctorate. His introduction to Hollywood came through Sylvester Stallone in 2004, when Rehan worked with him to develop his own supplement company, then helped him get in shape for Rocky Balboa. Rehan sat down with MUSCLE & FITNESS to talk about how to get a great body.
MUSCLE & FITNESS: What’s the number one misconception about nutrition that you feel you’re correct- ing all the time? REHAN JALALI: I think one of the main things is that people feel they have to still eat three meals a day. I feel like I’m fighting that myth and I have to tell them, no, small frequent meals is more important. Six meals—mini-meals, I call them—a day is the key, and they’re like, well, that’s too much food. These guys don’t understand if you increase your meal frequency, you basically increase metabolism, you stabilise blood sugar levels and you increase nutrient absorption, so you can absorb nutrients much better that way.
M&F: What effect are people going to see on their bodies if they start doing that? RJ: They’re going to lose fat, gain muscle, have stable energy levels, increased strength and be able to utilise nutrients much better, so overall they will just be fitter.
M&F: There’s a lot of science in something like this. How did you get
into being a sports nutritionist? RJ: Very carefully! Actually, I studied nutrition and biochemistry at the Univer- sity of Texas, Austin. I competed in powerlifting for the University of Texas, I also competed in bodybuilding for eight years and I got to national level. I was a natural competitor. It was a kind of passion of mine. I was always interested in how to push my body further. How to increase, using nutrients, my limited genetic potential and maximise that. I’m not meant to be muscular at all. My genetics are to be about 130 pounds and maybe a little bit of
gut and skinny arms and there you go. But I had to fight those genetics. Right now I’m about 180 pounds. I try to maintain about 175 to 180 and stay lean if I can. I just had a video shoot last week for a television commercial and I had to go down to about 165. I had to be super lean.
M&F: How much of that is down to diet? RJ: I would say that 70 to 75 per cent of it is diet and supplements. I really believe that it is a major factor. That is another myth people have. You cannot out-train a poor diet. You can’t compensate. You can’t
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