Greatsak agreed to answer my questions for Fitnessmith.fr, you will discover the story of a beautiful athlete passionate about what he does.
22,000 people follow Greatsak on social networks, but is it?
The answer in this interview ...
Question 1: Greatsak Hi, Can you briefly describe yourself, your age, your height, your weight season off / on your background and why did you start the weight .
Well already hello everyone and thank you for the interview Theo! So I called Gabriel aka GreatSak, I am 23 years old (I'm going on 24 in April), I measure 1.73m, not so great, but being Eurasian I suspected I was not going to reach 2.00m! (Laughs) my weight I do not really have a season off / on, I went up to 93kg at the highest it a few years ago and since about 3 years I started my weight down to stabilize me for two years to 82-84kg. I started bodybuilding for several reasons: spending my evenings watching action movies with my father during my childhood with actors often much "cut" more superheroes in cartoons (Son Goku in Dragon Ball Z to name him), I wanted to just be my turn to these "heroes" that I admired.
Two other reasons pushed me too, I had a physical defect (I think I've managed to fill today), a malformation in the chest (pectus excavatus) forming a hollow in the middle. And finally, I started MMA (along with the weight ) at the age of 15 years, and I had to take a little weight because I look more like a shrimp (laughs)!
Question 2: Can you describe one of your typical days?
Nothing very exciting in itself I grant you, if I summarize it gives this:
-Up & breakfast
-Training
-Lunch
To work with my parents (Asian caterer, how cliché (laughs))
Snack
-Training
-Dinner
Question 3: Tell us about your training, how many times you RESULTING of a week and a day, you just made the weight ?
I train between 5 and 9 times a week, every night already, plus 3 or 4 mornings more. I am not only the weight , I also practice MMA, but for now, can not lead me in the club as I would like, I do what I can, so I boxing, wrestling, do the ground ... I also a lot of circuit training, conditioning.
Question 4: Tell us about your off-season diet is well framed it? And tell us about your diet preparation, what strategies do you use?
So as said before, I do not have off / on season. To summarize before detailing, I made a decision mass 5 years then dry that lasts for 3 + years now. So I started the weight with a body weight of 55Kg, my first goal was to gain weight. What you should know is that I do not count and have never counted everything about calories daily intake of carbohydrates / fat / protein, etc.. During my taking mass I followed the basic principles of such a max of carbohydrates and protein 5-6 times a day, so it was pasta / rice morning, noon, to taste the evening ... J 'trying to increase my portions, sometimes up to vomit ... I do not stockais lot of fat and stripped me so I do not about the food, my highest weight I should not be above 12-14 % bf. I still preferred a decision mass called "clean", it has certainly put a lot more time, but I preferred it that take the same number of pounds in much less time, but like the Michelin man (laughs).
Being ectomorph, I confess that the pounds had trouble coming, so I started buying gainers (Mega Mass 2000 my first! And what error / horror ahaha), but over a short period, before me turn to whey and privileged solid carbohydrates better. But I had no particular plan, I was just thinking that I needed to eat a lot and often. (Anecdote, one morning at 7am before going to school, having more eggs in the fridge I found myself eating a healthy and fat lamb shank and my faith it was not unpleasant (laughs))
So towards the end of 2009 I started to want to first reduce my weight (compared to my class struggle), I first reduced my portions. And later, to early 2011 I leveled to 84kg, but enough flotteux with a little fat. This is where I started to take my hand well on the diet. I drastically reduced my carbohydrate intake, deleted them in the evening, halved ration lunch. Finished sauces, juices, fatty meats, hello olive oil, nuts, turkey (my ally everyday (laughs)), tuna, etc.. If you allow me I will describe a typical day diet level:
Morning: 2 whole eggs fried with a slice of ham, a background of oats with milk and a kiwi, a glass of juice and a multivitamin.
Before training: preworkout
After training: a whey shaker (40 to 50g) + 4 grams of creatine
Midi: crudity / tomatoes or pasta / rice / quinoa / lentils ... and either turkey / ham / steak chopped 5% / tuna ... And a big glass of water with lemon juice (the equivalent of two presses)
Snack: 2 rice cakes blown shaker + whey
Before training: preworkout
after training: a shaker whey + 4 grams of creatine (and glutamine when I)
Dinner: Vegetables / salad at will, and white / fish, then about 200g of white cheese 0% meat with red fruits
At bedtime: shaker casein (then 30min after the ZMA)
I eat it all with different oils (olive, walnut, rapeseed ...) at cooking it varies, steam, stove, boiled ... I not drink a lot of water during the day (at least 4L). As I said, I do not calculate my intake, I made several tests before keeping this diet helps me to stay "clean". I do cheat meal between one and two (see three times I must admit ahaha) per week. In general, a restaurant / fast food.
Question 5: Does cardio you and how did you do?
Already, before each session, I warm up with 15min (5min cool then 10 min at a high rate) carpet / elliptical, so if I train twice that makes me 30min per day. And if I want to work specifically, I either circuit training or the race in 30/30, etc.. 2 circuits in general good week.
So as said before, I do not have off / on season. To summarize before detailing, I made a decision mass 5 years then dry that lasts for 3 + years now. So I started the weight with a body weight of 55Kg, my first goal was to gain weight. What you should know is that I do not count and have never counted everything about calories daily intake of carbohydrates / fat / protein, etc.. During my taking mass I followed the basic principles of such a max of carbohydrates and protein 5-6 times a day, so it was pasta / rice morning, noon, to taste the evening ... J 'trying to increase my portions, sometimes up to vomit ... I do not stockais lot of fat and stripped me so I do not about the food, my highest weight I should not be above 12-14 % bf. I still preferred a decision mass called "clean", it has certainly put a lot more time, but I preferred it that take the same number of pounds in much less time, but like the Michelin man (laughs).
Being ectomorph, I confess that the pounds had trouble coming, so I started buying gainers (Mega Mass 2000 my first! And what error / horror ahaha), but over a short period, before me turn to whey and privileged solid carbohydrates better. But I had no particular plan, I was just thinking that I needed to eat a lot and often. (Anecdote, one morning at 7am before going to school, having more eggs in the fridge I found myself eating a healthy and fat lamb shank and my faith it was not unpleasant (laughs))
So towards the end of 2009 I started to want to first reduce my weight (compared to my class struggle), I first reduced my portions. And later, to early 2011 I leveled to 84kg, but enough flotteux with a little fat. This is where I started to take my hand well on the diet. I drastically reduced my carbohydrate intake, deleted them in the evening, halved ration lunch. Finished sauces, juices, fatty meats, hello olive oil, nuts, turkey (my ally everyday (laughs)), tuna, etc.. If you allow me I will describe a typical day diet level:
Morning: 2 whole eggs fried with a slice of ham, a background of oats with milk and a kiwi, a glass of juice and a multivitamin.
Before training: preworkout
After training: a whey shaker (40 to 50g) + 4 grams of creatine
Midi: crudity / tomatoes or pasta / rice / quinoa / lentils ... and either turkey / ham / steak chopped 5% / tuna ... And a big glass of water with lemon juice (the equivalent of two presses)
Snack: 2 rice cakes blown shaker + whey
Before training: preworkout
after training: a shaker whey + 4 grams of creatine (and glutamine when I)
Dinner: Vegetables / salad at will, and white / fish, then about 200g of white cheese 0% meat with red fruits
At bedtime: shaker casein (then 30min after the ZMA)
I eat it all with different oils (olive, walnut, rapeseed ...) at cooking it varies, steam, stove, boiled ... I not drink a lot of water during the day (at least 4L). As I said, I do not calculate my intake, I made several tests before keeping this diet helps me to stay "clean". I do cheat meal between one and two (see three times I must admit ahaha) per week. In general, a restaurant / fast food.
Question 5: Does cardio you and how did you do?
Already, before each session, I warm up with 15min (5min cool then 10 min at a high rate) carpet / elliptical, so if I train twice that makes me 30min per day. And if I want to work specifically, I either circuit training or the race in 30/30, etc.. 2 circuits in general good week.
Question 6: they are your sources of motivation?
Well maybe I'll surprise, but I do not have a model in bodybuilding ! I've never said, looking a bodybuilder / fitness model like I'd like to be like him.
I wanted to create my own "me." I made a little montage with pictures of people who inspire me, some are real, some fictitious, but it motivates me for some reason (their term, their ways action, physical, etc.). And sport combat level a person inspires me a lot, a Belgian named Tarec Saffiedine, it is the epitome of "If you want, we can!"
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Question 7: When your evolution, it was the moment that made you have progressed and they are strategies that you implemented?
I have not had time big stagnation or rapid evolution. Everything was done on the length. As soon as I began to stagnate on this or that point, I asked quite plain to see where the problem could come. To me in this sport challenging is something essential. Without it, no progression. Must be able to admit his mistakes, to see which one is wrong then better progress. Stubbornly to say we have the best method is that others who are wrong will never go far. Of course we must have confidence in yourself, believe in what you do, but always keep an open mind.
Question 8: For muscle gain, do you think we can dispense dietary supplements, do you think the sound is more effective than protein powder supplement?
Honestly, I'm not really able to answer you here because I started taking supplements 1 or 2 years after my debut. Proteins first, and then preworkout creatine, ZMA, etc.. I've never done the test to stop the protein powder to replace with solid, but you gave me the urge to try, I will test over. After there is one thing I could not live without the preworkout as being a fairly natural "soft", I need something that gives me the potato.
Question 9: Have you traveled to the United States? If so what are the major differences you saw between the training and the U.S. diet and training and the French diet?
I have not yet had the chance to go to the United States, very soon I hope icon smile Interview de Greatsak Modèle fitness Français
Question 10: What are your future projects?
Just signed recently with the Nutri-Sups group / Mutated Nation as a fitness model, my goal is to sustain this sponsorship, to represent them as best I can! Then lead me to go abroad, and one of my dreams that is very dear to me, back into the ring as soon as possible and not once icon wink Interview de Greatsak Modèle fitness Français
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Question 11: the essential supplements for you is what?
I would say the protein (whey), creatine, preworkout, the other is a bonus.
Question 12: What is your favorite cheat meal?
Menu maxi best of Mc Chicken fries and ice tea, Double cheese, Nuggets Chinese sauce and wrap with a small sundae or chocolate muffin (laughs)
Question 13: What can you tell a beginner to motivate him?
Already, even though I know it does not cross the threshold of a room bodybuilding without valid reason, to set a goal that will maintain the motivation to his highest threshold during daily. Then do not give up if the results do not come fast enough for his taste, the weight is a sport of patience, have a good physique is not in one year. We must persevere, because as they say "work always pays off." If your buddies with whom you go to the bathroom unleash the case, will be the one who, who always will cause harder, who wants more than everyone. Be the one who can say "I got the results, because I stayed." And especially, small board, "educate yourself" on the subject, do not be stingy research, see, read everything you can on training, diet, body, etc..
Final words:
I thank all my family, my friends, those who support me in this adventure! In my sponsor Nutri-Sups / Mutated Nation to trust me and believe in me. I invite you to come and visit my page and make me a "Like" above icon wink Interview de Greatsak Modèle fitness Français And thank you, Theo, for this interview, it was very nice! Pleasure, and I say to you all very soon!
Thank you to you Greatsak me taking the time for this interview, your physique is outstanding and you deserve that we talk over you, thank you again.
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