Anabolic Diet

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[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

lucky SOB… god i hate eating 1800 cals a day

1,800 calories? Holy crap dude, how much do you weigh? What factor times your bodyweight are you using? Just for curiosity.

Jaynick77[/quote]

ehh. i dont use a factor x BW calculation… my thyroid is fucked up (hypo) so my metabolism is slower than most

i go from 220-215 from the beginning to the end of the week. 5’11"

probably 15-20% body fat

been doing AD with 1 day carb ups for the last 5 months and was gaining fat anywhere above 2000 cals per day… fucking blows[/quote]

Man that sucks, sorry to hear it. So the 1800 calories has been working for you then? How are your workouts then?

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[quote]Quadzilla4425 wrote:
Hey Everyone:

This AD thing is really rocking and I love the whole process.

Question: Getting mixed reports as to when you can add the mid week carb spike? As you know I’m a PL and we train high volume (well at least I do lol - works wonders!) and I was thinking of doing a mid week carb spike after my training on Wednesdays for lunch then back to the norm as I have a very heavy training session on Fridays but I have only been on the AD for 3 weeks now.

Any suggestions?

Holding steady at about 3400 cals a day and results are amazing!!![/quote]

Strongly agree with Keeton, especially the finding the carbs that work for you part. I have noticed for my carb ups all i need is about 200-350 grams CHO of starch and only starch before and after my workout and im set for at least 5-7 days depending on activity factors.

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[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

lucky SOB… god i hate eating 1800 cals a day

1,800 calories? Holy crap dude, how much do you weigh? What factor times your bodyweight are you using? Just for curiosity.

Jaynick77[/quote]

ehh. i dont use a factor x BW calculation… my thyroid is fucked up (hypo) so my metabolism is slower than most

i go from 220-215 from the beginning to the end of the week. 5’11"

probably 15-20% body fat

been doing AD with 1 day carb ups for the last 5 months and was gaining fat anywhere above 2000 cals per day… fucking blows[/quote]

Man that sucks, sorry to hear it. So the 1800 calories has been working for you then? How are your workouts then?[/quote]

its working in the sense that i’m not getting fatter. more or less just maintaining what size ive had for the last 18 months or so ( including pre-AD) but im not losing any fat like i should at 1800 per day

workouts arent too bad. im not PRing every session but i was getting stronger on most lifts until about a month ago, switched up my split - didnt work, and some of my main movements dropped lol… taking a pre-workout stim helps get me going after a long work day but when i cycle off mine (usually take 2/3 scoop hemo rage ultra concentrated version) i can still get a good workout but my work capacity is noticeably lower

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[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

lucky SOB… god i hate eating 1800 cals a day

1,800 calories? Holy crap dude, how much do you weigh? What factor times your bodyweight are you using? Just for curiosity.

Jaynick77[/quote]

ehh. i dont use a factor x BW calculation… my thyroid is fucked up (hypo) so my metabolism is slower than most

i go from 220-215 from the beginning to the end of the week. 5’11"

probably 15-20% body fat

been doing AD with 1 day carb ups for the last 5 months and was gaining fat anywhere above 2000 cals per day… fucking blows[/quote]

Man that sucks, sorry to hear it. So the 1800 calories has been working for you then? How are your workouts then?[/quote]

its working in the sense that i’m not getting fatter. more or less just maintaining what size ive had for the last 18 months or so ( including pre-AD) but im not losing any fat like i should at 1800 per day

workouts arent too bad. im not PRing every session but i was getting stronger on most lifts until about a month ago, switched up my split - didnt work, and some of my main movements dropped lol… taking a pre-workout stim helps get me going after a long work day but when i cycle off mine (usually take 2/3 scoop hemo rage ultra concentrated version) i can still get a good workout but my work capacity is noticeably lower[/quote]

Have you tried ramping back up? For example. Increasing your daily by 200 a week for 3 weeks, then reducing by 200 for a week. Then repeat. Kinda a 3 steps fowlrward one step back. I’m a proponent for giving the human body large amounts of credit for being able to adapt. You just need to make it adapt to a higher calorie intake. But slowly. Its a war of attrition, not shock and aw. Just my 2centz though.

J. K

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[quote]James Keeton wrote:

[quote]Quadzilla4425 wrote:
Hey Everyone:

This AD thing is really rocking and I love the whole process.

Question: Getting mixed reports as to when you can add the mid week carb spike? As you know I’m a PL and we train high volume (well at least I do lol - works wonders!) and I was thinking of doing a mid week carb spike after my training on Wednesdays for lunch then back to the norm as I have a very heavy training session on Fridays but I have only been on the AD for 3 weeks now.

Any suggestions?

Holding steady at about 3400 cals a day and results are amazing!!![/quote]

Truthfully, I would suggest waiting atleast 2-4 months before adding a large modification such as mid week carbup. Wait till you know for a fact that you are fat adapted, and know how your body reacts to specific carboydrates. You are essentially correcting a life time of not using fat for your primary fuel source. Hence, it will take time to “get in the grove.”

Granted I make this suggestion based on my reading of AD, AS, and 170+ (still woking on reaching 360) pages of the original AD thread from 2006 with the long time ADer “DH” leading the charge. I am by no means an “expert.”

Large wealth of knowledge: http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/diet_performance_nutrition_supplements/my_experience_on_the_anabolic_diet?id=658379&pageNo=0

J. Keeton[/quote]

Thanks bud for the help . . actually as for using fat for energy I tell you I think I am because I have buckets to spare during my training if anything I have to hold back as I run out of time and have to go to work and even late into the night driving I never get tired any more so all is good.

Let me tell you today was outstanding . . lifts are up and to say I was pumped was an understatement! Last week I was flat this week balloon.

OK so last weeks carb up I gained 6 pounds and no bloating and man let me tell you I ate everything slow and fast carbs . . . and like the mighty book states by Wednesday its almost all gone but man what a pump all week and it looks like I’ll keep about a pound of it by weigh in on Saturday morning . . . still finding it hard to believe that by eating a ton of fat you can actually lose weight. . . life is good!

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Quadzilla4425 what sort of routine do you do? I started Westside this week and I think it is fantastic for the Anabolic Diet. ME days on monday and tuesday when you have loads of energy, and then DE on thursday and friday.

This week was spectacular training wise, I’m loving this diet. I’m going mental on this weekend’s carb up. :smiley:

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[quote]Quadzilla4425 wrote:

[quote]James Keeton wrote:

[quote]Quadzilla4425 wrote:
Hey Everyone:

This AD thing is really rocking and I love the whole process.

Question: Getting mixed reports as to when you can add the mid week carb spike? As you know I’m a PL and we train high volume (well at least I do lol - works wonders!) and I was thinking of doing a mid week carb spike after my training on Wednesdays for lunch then back to the norm as I have a very heavy training session on Fridays but I have only been on the AD for 3 weeks now.

Any suggestions?

Holding steady at about 3400 cals a day and results are amazing!!![/quote]

Truthfully, I would suggest waiting atleast 2-4 months before adding a large modification such as mid week carbup. Wait till you know for a fact that you are fat adapted, and know how your body reacts to specific carboydrates. You are essentially correcting a life time of not using fat for your primary fuel source. Hence, it will take time to “get in the grove.”

Granted I make this suggestion based on my reading of AD, AS, and 170+ (still woking on reaching 360) pages of the original AD thread from 2006 with the long time ADer “DH” leading the charge. I am by no means an “expert.”

Large wealth of knowledge: http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/diet_performance_nutrition_supplements/my_experience_on_the_anabolic_diet?id=658379&pageNo=0

J. Keeton[/quote]

Thanks bud for the help . . actually as for using fat for energy I tell you I think I am because I have buckets to spare during my training if anything I have to hold back as I run out of time and have to go to work and even late into the night driving I never get tired any more so all is good.

Let me tell you today was outstanding . . lifts are up and to say I was pumped was an understatement! Last week I was flat this week balloon.

OK so last weeks carb up I gained 6 pounds and no bloating and man let me tell you I ate everything slow and fast carbs . . . and like the mighty book states by Wednesday its almost all gone but man what a pump all week and it looks like I’ll keep about a pound of it by weigh in on Saturday morning . . . still finding it hard to believe that by eating a ton of fat you can actually lose weight. . . life is good!
[/quote]

That’s cool you’re seeing those results. My weigh-in day is Friday and after I burn off the weekend carbs I’ve been down one pound the last two weeks.

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[quote]James Keeton wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

lucky SOB… god i hate eating 1800 cals a day

1,800 calories? Holy crap dude, how much do you weigh? What factor times your bodyweight are you using? Just for curiosity.

Jaynick77[/quote]

ehh. i dont use a factor x BW calculation… my thyroid is fucked up (hypo) so my metabolism is slower than most

i go from 220-215 from the beginning to the end of the week. 5’11"

probably 15-20% body fat

been doing AD with 1 day carb ups for the last 5 months and was gaining fat anywhere above 2000 cals per day… fucking blows[/quote]

Man that sucks, sorry to hear it. So the 1800 calories has been working for you then? How are your workouts then?[/quote]

its working in the sense that i’m not getting fatter. more or less just maintaining what size ive had for the last 18 months or so ( including pre-AD) but im not losing any fat like i should at 1800 per day

workouts arent too bad. im not PRing every session but i was getting stronger on most lifts until about a month ago, switched up my split - didnt work, and some of my main movements dropped lol… taking a pre-workout stim helps get me going after a long work day but when i cycle off mine (usually take 2/3 scoop hemo rage ultra concentrated version) i can still get a good workout but my work capacity is noticeably lower[/quote]

Have you tried ramping back up? For example. Increasing your daily by 200 a week for 3 weeks, then reducing by 200 for a week. Then repeat. Kinda a 3 steps fowlrward one step back. I’m a proponent for giving the human body large amounts of credit for being able to adapt. You just need to make it adapt to a higher calorie intake. But slowly. Its a war of attrition, not shock and aw. Just my 2centz though.

J. Keeton
[/quote]

nah not with [hypo]thyroid issues. yeah the body/metabolism is resilient but only with t3 comes back up will metabolism come back up - hence high carb/high cal refeeds to restore thyroid out put

my thyroid out put remains low i guess putting my metabolism right around 1800 cals per day, give or take a bit

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@quadzilla

i agree w/ holding off for at least 2 months to do the mid week carb spike

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[quote]vjoe wrote:
Quadzilla4425 what sort of routine do you do? I started Westside this week and I think it is fantastic for the Anabolic Diet. ME days on monday and tuesday when you have loads of energy, and then DE on thursday and friday.

This week was spectacular training wise, I’m loving this diet. I’m going mental on this weekend’s carb up. :D[/quote]

OK for starters TY to everyone for the advise on NOT doing a mid-week carb up.

Official weigh in today UP 1.8 pounds and looking pumped . . off to the sushi bar for lunch with my buddy to pig out then BBQ later . . . yum yum gota get me some!!!

Now as for my routine that is a hard one to explain but I have been at this game a long time and I know my body and my coach knows that even if we have butted heads over the years lol but I will give you a bit of an explanation but I sort of follow the Bulgarian style of lifting but here I go . . . if you want a more in depth explaination let me know and “Good Luck” with the West Side routine yup its insane but like any program if you stick to it, it will work.

K now where was I? . . sorry hard to think as I’m jumping up and down because its carb day lol

Monday: Heavy Squats 3x5(working sets) then back off sets working my way up the rack(partials) OR Heavy partial Deadlifts

Tuesday: Heavy CG Bench 4x5 the back off sets with boards, Shoulders and a bit of arms. . . one quick set of fast squats leading up to a daily max of 8 reps but all sets are done fast with little rest.

Wednesday: Upper back, long pull deads, abs

Thursday: leg curls/ ext’s, forearms, abs different area, quick bi’s

Friday: Heavy deads 3x5, WG Bench 3x5, back off sets with boards

Hope that helps but I do this system where I call it Zone Training. . . for example if I was planning on doing 3x5 and it went like this 5,5,3 I would do another set of 2 to a maximum of 5 working sets no matter what. . . it probably looks crazy but over the years it has worked very well for me . . . I have tried doing less or the so called typical PL routines and EVERY single time I get weaker so it is what it is but it works for me. My sessions are a bit long but it like I say works for me.

I was retired from competitive lifting for many years as I had some major health issues but finally got back into it and back on track now . . my long range goal is to compete in the 2015 Pan Am Games as they are in Toronto about an hour from my house. . . just before I retired as a young chap I help 3 provincial records and one National but never got credit for it as the drug guy forgot to show up (we had a nice talk after that!!! lol)

Sorry for the novel guys . . off to eat . . enjoy the carb up

Lift Heavy or go home! lol

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[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]James wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

lucky SOB… god i hate eating 1800 cals a day

1,800 calories? Holy crap dude, how much do you weigh? What factor times your bodyweight are you using? Just for curiosity.

Jaynick77[/quote]

ehh. i dont use a factor x BW calculation… my thyroid is fucked up (hypo) so my metabolism is slower than most

i go from 220-215 from the beginning to the end of the week. 5’11"

probably 15-20% body fat

been doing AD with 1 day carb ups for the last 5 months and was gaining fat anywhere above 2000 cals per day… fucking blows[/quote]

Man that sucks, sorry to hear it. So the 1800 calories has been working for you then? How are your workouts then?[/quote]

its working in the sense that i’m not getting fatter. more or less just maintaining what size ive had for the last 18 months or so ( including pre-AD) but im not losing any fat like i should at 1800 per day

workouts arent too bad. im not PRing every session but i was getting stronger on most lifts until about a month ago, switched up my split - didnt work, and some of my main movements dropped lol… taking a pre-workout stim helps get me going after a long work day but when i cycle off mine (usually take 2/3 scoop hemo rage ultra concentrated version) i can still get a good workout but my work capacity is noticeably lower[/quote]

Have you tried ramping back up? For example. Increasing your daily by 200 a week for 3 weeks, then reducing by 200 for a week. Then repeat. Kinda a 3 steps fowlrward one step back. I’m a proponent for giving the human body large amounts of credit for being able to adapt. You just need to make it adapt to a higher calorie intake. But slowly. Its a war of attrition, not shock and aw. Just my 2centz though.

J. K
[/quote]

nah not with [hypo]thyroid issues. yeah the body/metabolism is resilient but only with t3 comes back up will metabolism come back up - hence high carb/high cal refeeds to restore thyroid out put

my thyroid out put remains low i guess putting my metabolism right around 1800 cals per day, give or take a bit[/quote]

Man, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it kicks back up for you. Keep us updated with your progress/experience. It would be cool if AD over a long timeline would aid in rejuvenating your thyroid.

J. K

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[quote]James Keeton wrote:
Man, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it kicks back up for you. Keep us updated with your progress/experience. It would be cool if AD over a long timeline would aid in rejuvenating your thyroid.

J. Keeton[/quote]

thank you but i finally got sick of doctors not treating me so i bought some t3 from an indian pharmacy. wasnt sure if it was real or not but now i believe so. i havent hit any where below 215 on a saturday or sunday morning in months and this morning i was 214. wonder what i will be tomorrow… ive been adjusting the dose for the last two weeks and im starting to feel better and my symptoms are improving so i hope by staying at 1800 cals per day - doable but not enjoyable - ill lean out fairly well then bump up the cals

i do not think the AD would be good for MY thyroid problem. my issue is that my body does not convert t4 to t3 (carbs are needed to do so) i am almost certain that what caused my thyroid to crash was going less than 20g carbs per day w/ no carb ups for MONTHS at a time

^^^ retarded i know but i am a FFB/recovering carb-a-phobe (lol) and i have a bad habit of taking dietary adjustments to the extremes

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[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]James Keeton wrote:
Man, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it kicks back up for you. Keep us updated with your progress/experience. It would be cool if AD over a long timeline would aid in rejuvenating your thyroid.

J. Keeton[/quote]

thank you but i finally got sick of doctors not treating me so i bought some t3 from an indian pharmacy. wasnt sure if it was real or not but now i believe so. i havent hit any where below 215 on a saturday or sunday morning in months and this morning i was 214. wonder what i will be tomorrow… ive been adjusting the dose for the last two weeks and im starting to feel better and my symptoms are improving so i hope by staying at 1800 cals per day - doable but not enjoyable - ill lean out fairly well then bump up the cals

i do not think the AD would be good for MY thyroid problem. my issue is that my body does not convert t4 to t3 (carbs are needed to do so) i am almost certain that what caused my thyroid to crash was going less than 20g carbs per day w/ no carb ups for MONTHS at a time

^^^ retarded i know but i am a FFB/recovering carb-a-phobe (lol) and i have a bad habit of taking dietary adjustments to the extremes[/quote]

So the doc’s won’t treat you with synthetic T3 or whatever hormone you need? That really sucks. What is it with doctors when it comes to hormone issues?

I have hypogonadism and it took me nearly a year two doctors and a clinic to finally get some treatment. Best of luck to you; I can kind of relate.

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For those looking to be lean and mean… Here’s a snipit from the good Doctor.

Question:
I?ve a lot of fat to lose so I can compete lean and mean. How long may I stay on the cutting phase before I start seeing diminishing returns?

Answer: As far as the dieting part, you can stay in the Cutting Phase almost indefinitely. However, as far as the training you should vary it more and perhaps oscillate between the Strength and Cutting Phases, varying your calories as described in the Anabolic Solution. You shouldn?t stay in the cutting phase for more than 6 weeks at a time without changing your training routines. can stay on the cutting phase almost indefinitely.

That?s because if the cutting phase is done gradually and methodically so as to minimize the loss of lean body mass, there?s no end to the amount of fat you?ll lose if you stick at it. If it’s done properly you can pretty well go down to whatever body fat level you aim for. In other words you would do a series of mini 8 week cycles that included each phase in turn so that you maximize muscle mass and strength as you continually decrease your body fat.

Once you?re down to under 15% body fat I would cycle the Mass and Strength and Cutting Phases in succession rather than continue with the Strength-Cutting Phase mini cycle. That?s because, unless you?ve got bodybuilding aspirations, it’s not necessary to go down to single digit body fat levels all in one shot as it’s inevitable that you’ll lose more muscle mass than if you go back to a controlled Mass Phase before you hit that low body fat level.

Doing it this way (in moderation) in successive cycles (so that you add mass in each cycle and then lose the fat) will ensure that you’ll gradually pile on the muscle with each mass/strength/cutting cycle and still hit pretty low body fat levels. If you go through several of these moderate cycles and you want to compete, by the time you?re in the Pre-Competition Phase, you might well be in the single digits as far as your body fat, with more muscle mass than if you’d been extreme with each cycle, and as lean and mean as you envision.

I hope that this makes sense (if not go over the various training phases as outlined in the Anabolic Solution for Powerlifters) and that it’s of some help. Good luck in reaching your goals.

Hope that clears some things up,
J. K

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[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]James Keeton wrote:
Man, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it kicks back up for you. Keep us updated with your progress/experience. It would be cool if AD over a long timeline would aid in rejuvenating your thyroid.

J. Keeton[/quote]

thank you but i finally got sick of doctors not treating me so i bought some t3 from an indian pharmacy. wasnt sure if it was real or not but now i believe so. i havent hit any where below 215 on a saturday or sunday morning in months and this morning i was 214. wonder what i will be tomorrow… ive been adjusting the dose for the last two weeks and im starting to feel better and my symptoms are improving so i hope by staying at 1800 cals per day - doable but not enjoyable - ill lean out fairly well then bump up the cals

i do not think the AD would be good for MY thyroid problem. my issue is that my body does not convert t4 to t3 (carbs are needed to do so) i am almost certain that what caused my thyroid to crash was going less than 20g carbs per day w/ no carb ups for MONTHS at a time

^^^ retarded i know but i am a FFB/recovering carb-a-phobe (lol) and i have a bad habit of taking dietary adjustments to the extremes[/quote]

So the doc’s won’t treat you with synthetic T3 or whatever hormone you need? That really sucks. What is it with doctors when it comes to hormone issues?

I have hypogonadism and it took me nearly a year two doctors and a clinic to finally get some treatment. Best of luck to you; I can kind of relate. [/quote]

yeah it sucks… my test was low due to the thyroid which was my biggest concern

ifi were you i would have just found a source and done basic TRT yourself. then maybe throw in a couple blasts

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[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]Jaynick77 wrote:

[quote]MAF14 wrote:

[quote]James Keeton wrote:
Man, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it kicks back up for you. Keep us updated with your progress/experience. It would be cool if AD over a long timeline would aid in rejuvenating your thyroid.

J. Keeton[/quote]

thank you but i finally got sick of doctors not treating me so i bought some t3 from an indian pharmacy. wasnt sure if it was real or not but now i believe so. i havent hit any where below 215 on a saturday or sunday morning in months and this morning i was 214. wonder what i will be tomorrow… ive been adjusting the dose for the last two weeks and im starting to feel better and my symptoms are improving so i hope by staying at 1800 cals per day - doable but not enjoyable - ill lean out fairly well then bump up the cals

i do not think the AD would be good for MY thyroid problem. my issue is that my body does not convert t4 to t3 (carbs are needed to do so) i am almost certain that what caused my thyroid to crash was going less than 20g carbs per day w/ no carb ups for MONTHS at a time

^^^ retarded i know but i am a FFB/recovering carb-a-phobe (lol) and i have a bad habit of taking dietary adjustments to the extremes[/quote]

So the doc’s won’t treat you with synthetic T3 or whatever hormone you need? That really sucks. What is it with doctors when it comes to hormone issues?

I have hypogonadism and it took me nearly a year two doctors and a clinic to finally get some treatment. Best of luck to you; I can kind of relate. [/quote]

yeah it sucks… my test was low due to the thyroid which was my biggest concern

ifi were you i would have just found a source and done basic TRT yourself. then maybe throw in a couple blasts[/quote]

I thought about it, trust me. I finally got in with this clinic and they’re very good and they actually listen to how I’m feeling. My last doc refused to prescribe a blood test to check my E2 and kept telling him I 99% certain that’s part of my issue, nope. First thing at the clinic they took a full blood panel, 2 days later I’m on an estrogen blocker. Stated HCG recently too, good stuff.

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Quadzilla4425, interesting. I am not familiar with the Bulgarian system but I am have great results with another eastern European system, the Sheiko. Eheheh.

Give the AD a shot, you should be ok without the mid-week carbs.

I am totally full after today’s carbs. Really good!

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Hey guys,

Results after 6 weeks so far (no cheating, training like a demon):

Started the diet at 94kg’s @ 24% BF = lean body mass of 71.4kgs
Now: 89 kg’s @ 16% BF = lean body mass of 74.76

So I have gained 3.3kgs of muscle and lost 8% bodyfat. :slight_smile:

** I used the same bodyfat pod machine for the measurements (same time of day). Also, I have callipers and I g0t basically the same readings both times (same % changes). Also, I’ve kept my carbs around 20 grams a day, never over 25 grams (I use fibre sups, and don’t really get the veggies)

I will post some pics in a few weeks - but really happy so far.

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[quote]muscleinkorea wrote:
Hey guys,

Results after 6 weeks so far (no cheating, training like a demon):

Started the diet at 94kg’s @ 24% BF = lean body mass of 71.4kgs
Now: 89 kg’s @ 16% BF = lean body mass of 74.76

So I have gained 3.3kgs of muscle and lost 8% bodyfat. :slight_smile:

** I used the same bodyfat pod machine for the measurements (same time of day). Also, I have callipers and I g0t basically the same readings both times (same % changes). Also, I’ve kept my carbs around 20 grams a day, never over 25 grams (I use fibre sups, and don’t really get the veggies)

I will post some pics in a few weeks - but really happy so far.[/quote]

Congrats!! Those are some great results man. Keep em coming. Just imagine what another 6 months will do! It’s awesome to hear people getting results like yours from an “outdated diet” like AD. Really shuts up those lowfat crazyies.

J. K

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Thanks ^^

As soon as I’ve got my BF% around 11/12% mark, I will post some pictures!

Finished the weekend cab load - did a 28 hour load of fruit, veggies, oatmeal and raisons (two meals), 2 pastas, 2 croisants, and a few pieces of pizza and chips; also drinking orange juice and plum juice and milk along the way.

But, I cant train next week because of a week long business trip. But I believe that a one week bread after months of solid training has its benefits (forced rest for small injuries etc).
SHould I drop my calories for this week (since no training) or keep it as is (only 7th week on the diet)?