looks like this will be my diet bible for a while.
~keeping in mind my goal is fat loss for now~
another question (i think im going in the direction of the AD, so correct me if im wrong): what is the purpose of having carbs (100g in my case) on “low days”? wouldnt it be better if i dropped them almost completely (except for post workout) and kept the rest of the diet the same? and why is it that on low days, the fat consumed is next to nothing? i would think it would need to be significantly higher (again, pulling from the AD, which really didnt work that great for me).
and finally, here is the most recent pic of me i have:
It seems like the “low” days that Shelby recommends in that article aren’t very low…100g+. I’m planning on carb cycling over snowboarding season since I’ll be too busy on the slopes to bulk up The one thing that I was thinking about changing up was having low days that are basically just trace carbs, highest fat and highest protein of the three types of days instead of keeping carbs that high. Something like this:
2 high days: 2.5-3g/lb bodyweight carbs, ~1-1.25g/lb, trace fats
2 medium days: ~2g/lb carbs, 1.25g/lb protein, maybe 50g fat
3 low days: trace carbs, 1.5+g/lb, however much fat I need to keep calories up
Input?
PS: Sorry for the hijack OP, I just didn’t want to start another whole thread!
when i put my body weight to get the macronutrient #s, do i start with my current weight (215-220lbs) or would i use my target weight (185-200) while losing fat?
[quote]BARDUKE wrote:
when i put my body weight to get the macronutrient #s, do i start with my current weight (215-220lbs) or would i use my target weight (185-200) while losing fat?[/quote]
The one thing that I was thinking about changing up was having low days that are basically just trace carbs, highest fat and highest protein of the three types of days instead of keeping carbs that high. Something like this: