question on cutting
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yeah its time to cut now i think, ive been bulking for 6months!
just a question with regards to carbs, im obviously going to drop the gm’s slowly over 2 weeks down to 100gms a day. Whens the most important time to eat the carbs when i have to? I thought breakfast and before and after training. When should my biggest carb meal be? or should i spread the gm’s out evenly.
thanks in advance. cut time is jan 1st 8)
Sorry to go off the subject a bit Unbuff, but how much weight did you gain over that six months. And also how much did your lifts increase?
100 grams divded up into 2 or 3 meals (including post workout) is not going to be huge amount to cause any significant difference to your cutting routine.
You could try 30 for breakfast and 70 post workout? either way ur glycogen stores are gonna be fairy low with that amount – especially if you are training too.
Remember to keep your protein levels up and spread out evenly during the day. If you start feeling like crap, dont head for a piece of toast…grab some meat or a shake if you can.
I’d have my 100g at breakfast and continue with post workout nutrition as normal but not counting these carbs.
I’d also recomend having a day on the weekend when you consume carbs as normal.
If you’re an ecto like me it’s real easy to go to far with carb reduction. 😥
Take a conservative approach at first as you can always reduce carbs if the fat refuses to go.
Workouts should be designed to retain muscle and nothing more.
J
dr j: ok, ill lower cards to 150 then and see how i go. Also when i cut last time i set new PB’s with weight training, thats something to avoid isnt it? if so ill keep my weight the same on exercises.
kin: ill get back to u at the end of the month. Tell u the truth, i havent gained as much weight as u’d think, maybe my scales are crap, but the tape measure doesnt lie.
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dr j: ok, ill lower cards to 150 then and see how i go. Also when i cut last time i set new PB’s with weight training, thats something to avoid isnt it? if so ill keep my weight the same on exercises.
Can’t see anything wrong with setting new PBs in itself. I’d try and avoid training to failure that’s all. If you can maintain strength (or gain it), it’s got to be a good sign.
I started in October with a cup of Oats at breakfast as my main source of carbs except at workout time when I downed another 60g with my PWO shake. Their would probably be a couple of other meals with carbs in the week. Took six-seven weeks to drop from 34″ waist to 30″ waist. Didn’t weigh myself at all because I knew I’d bail if I saw the kilos dropping off.
I’ve now upped my post workout carb intake and have a normal carb day once a week and have dropped another inch. I’ve been on whole-body twice a week workouts during this time ala Waterbury.
In retrospect, I wish I’d been a man and monitored weight and bodyfat more closely 😥
J
During my comp prep earlier in the year I didn’t take carbs too far below 200 and even then only for a short time. It will depend on your bodyweight though.
Train as normal. i.e. trying to increase strength throughout the diet and make sure that you keep the post workout shake unchanged. Make cardio session brief and intense and use the same post workout nutrition as you do for weights.
Use low GI carbs except PWO and limit carbs with normal meals after mid afternoon. I’d suggest breakfast, lunch and PWO. Plenty of veges at night but stick to the lower carb choices and don’t bother counting them.
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