Q: Mike, this summer ill have my drivers license so i wanted to do things different.
Every day ill get up around 7, make a breakfast of peanut butter toast, eggwhites, and a banana. also ill have a multivitamin. Around 7:45 ill head to the gym and be back around 9. then i will have a protein shake with oats in it. At around 10:30 ill have lunch #1 consisting of a turkey sandwich, carrots, an apple, and water. 12:30 ill have lunch2 consisting of tuna sandwich, celery, fruit salad. At 3:00 or so, i will have chicken breast, brown rice, and some kind of veggie(asparagus, broccoli, peas, etc). At around 6:00-15, i'll have chicken/steak/fish with brownrice/potato and some kind of veggie from the previous list. Then, around 9:45 or so, ill have cottage cheese over lettuce with a glass of milk, coupled with another multivitamin. as far as workout schedule, for most of the summer it will be your 4 day push/pull. im 16 6'3 and currently bulking.
Questions:
1. Im working out in the morning because i hear testosterone is higher in the morning, does this mean muscles wil grow faster?
2. With the last couple of my meals, they are going as far as 3 and a half hours apart, is that too long? what should i do w/ my timing in order to keep it a consistent 2-3 hours.
3. overall, what is the absolute healthiest and best breakfast one could eat?
4. what do you think of this? be brutally honest i want it to be very good.

A: 1. No, there's no evidence that working out in the morning gives better results. You should work out at the time of day when you feel most energetic and, of course, that fits your schedule. For some people it may be mornings and for others evenings. There is no one 'right' time to work out -- do what feels right for you.

2. In a 100% ideal world, yes, you would eat at least once every 3 hours, but really going over by 30 minutes is not something I would worry about. Your meal timings are still very good overall.

3. Again, it's somewhat individual since foods that work well for one person may make somebody else sick. Also, there're many perfectly good foods and it's not really logical to say one of them unequivocally better than any others. Having said that, one example of a great breakfast is:

• Plain old-fashined oatmeal (not the quick or the sweetened kind)
• A banana or some strawberries or other berries. These will make the oatmeal taste much better.
• A nice generous omelette (whole egg or two with some additional egg whites) with some peppers and mushrooms.

This is not THE perfect breakfast because there's no such thing, but an example of A perfectly good breakfast.

4. Your diet is very good except for one aspect -- you are eating virtually no fats besides the peanut butter in the morning. I recommend getting 20-30% of your calories from healthy fats (check out my nutrition article for healthy fat foods). You can add a bit of extra virgin olive oil as a sort of dressing to veggies. You can also eat salmon for you dinner now and then. Salmon is a great source of omega-3 healthy fats. I wouldn't have milk in the evening -- breakfast would be better time for milk if you want it as part of your diet. Finally, you do eat relatively a lot of bread (5 or more slices during the day)... If you wanted to really really optimize your diet you'd probably want to replace some of it with things like oatmeal, brown rice or sweet potatoes. But since you probably have to bring lunch with you, bread is certainly a very convenient choice and I wouldn't stress too much about it.

Overall, a very solid routine. Good luck with your summer bulk!