Interview with athlete Rui Ferreira.
This time we interviewed Rui Ferreira, an athlete with a name not only in Portugal but also with excellent results abroad!
Some of Rui's competitions and results:
- October 2012? Arnold Classic Europe Men's Physique winner up to 178 cm ? Madrid
- March 2013 ? 2nd Ranked Arnold Amateur, Men´s Physique Class A? Columbus/Ohio
- September 2013 ? 7th Ranked Men's Physique World Championship up to 178 cm? Kiev
- October, 2013 ? 7th Ranked Arnold Classic Europe Men?s Physique up to 178 cm? Madrid
- June 2014? 16th Ranked Olympia Amateur Europe Men's Physique up to 178 cm – Prague
How and why did you start training?
I started training at César Sport Gym, in Quinta da Luz, in 1992, under the influence of a great friend, Pedro Jardim and because I was very skinny and frail at the time.
What type of diet do you follow?
I am not a ?slave? 100% diet, I eat everything and only dedicate myself to the diet when I have competitive goals.
As long as my metabolism allows it, I think I'll keep going!
Pre-competition diet
Breakfast
100 grams of Oats with 50 grams of protein
Pre workout
Recovery based on glutamine, BCAA's, arginine and beta-alanine
After training
50 grams of protein
50 grams of vitargo
Lunch
200 grams of chicken
100 grams of rice
100 grams of broccoli
OR
200 grams of hake
150 grams of baked potatoes
Salad
Middle of the afternoon
1 can of tuna
3 egg whites
To have lunch
200 grams of chicken
100 grams of rice
100 grams of broccoli
OR
200 grams of hake
150 grams of baked potatoes
Salad
Before bed
50 grams of caseinate
What type of training do you follow?
I normally train between Monday and Friday, 4 times a week.
Training is normally regulated by what I need to balance and according to the demands that I am aware of in competitive terms, without having any specific model that I constantly follow.
What are the main differences when you want to gain weight and when you want to lose fat?
I increase my caloric intake in terms of simple carbohydrates and try to maintain a regular protein intake.
As I can't eat much, I always try to manage things according to my availability and predisposition.
Where does your motivation come from?
From my Family, especially my brother, my shadow, who goes with me everywhere and never leaves me, and from my Friends, for them EVERYTHING!
As long as they are here for me and I feel capable, I will be on stage.
What supplements do you use?
- Multivitamin
- Protein
- Post-workout recovery
Any tips in particular for those just starting out?
That has LOTS OF PATIENCE, as results do not appear overnight.
There's no point in wanting to jump or ?burn? stages, as they will always return to the same thing and, above all, choose the people they surround themselves with well.
I was LUCKY to be with the same trainer for about 20 years.
I would like to thank Ginasio Virtual for the opportunity to talk a little about me and make me known.
I hope I can serve in some way as ?support? to anyone who is already in this world or is thinking about starting.
