^agreed. Well, you’ll be back in ketosis by Wed/Thurs after a weekend carbup if done properly, IME.
@ Accipter: Yes, on the V-Diet you take fish oil, HOT-ROX, and some superfood. BUT, there are certainly no 2-a-days. In fact, you only train 3 days a week and do one BW session as a ‘metabolic’ boost. I did the V-Diet a while back, and I could barely walk across the street to the gym, let alone lift heavy. Just goes to show that with PSMF’s, you lose a ton of weight, but there are better ways IMO. Look at the people doing the V-Diet…They’re mostly people NOT interested in looking like BBers. Seriously, you should hire a coach. Or just up your fats.
Another thing: I don’t know how much you know about the ‘science’ behind nutrition. I’m certainly no expert myself. But do some basic research about nutrition. For instance, if you choose to up your fats, you should probably avoid certain types of activities. When on a low carb, high fat diet, your body doesn’t have very full glycogen stores. And for intense exercise, like high rep lifting or HIIT, carbs provide energy. So if you’re low-carb, then I’d completely nix high intensity, HIIT type stuff. When you’re high fat, low carb, the body LOVES slow, steady cardio. True. When I was low carb, fat literally melted off with fasted morning cardio. But it took quite a bit to notice the difference.
What I (me) would do, not saying you HAVE to - keep protein high (obviously), up fats like everyone else is saying. I’d stay low carb. By looking at your pics, I’d say, in my limited experience, that you’d benefit from spending some time low carbing it. Cut back workouts to 4 days a week. Change up your program, whatever, but NO MORE than 4 days a week with weights. When you lift, reduce volume slightly. No insane dropsets (fi you’re doing that kind of stuff). No complexes, no HIIT. Lifting should be done in the afternoon. Upon waking up, immediately hit a treadmill/bike/elliptical or whatever. You can pound some BCAA’s if you want. Ramp up. Start with 45 mins, 6X per week. Add 5 min per week. Have 1 (ONE) carb up meal a week, with low fat. Read some stuff by Skip about Skiploading. That shit is AMAZING! Just don’t go too overboard.
So, for convenience:
Mon: AM: 45 min FMC, PM: Weights
Tues: AM: 45 min FMC, PM: Weights
Wed: AM: 45 min FMC, PM: rest (TOTAL REST)
Thurs: AM: 45 min FMC, PM: Weights
Fri: AM: 45 min FMC, PM: Weights
SAT: AM: 45 min FMC, PM: carb-up meal
SUN: TOTAL, COMPLETE, BEAUTIFUL REST
Now, if you’re like me, you’ll be damn tired all day, and hungry. I usually pounded romaine leafs straight off the head all day long. Also chowed down up to 2 packs of sugar-free gum a day, and indulged heavily in black coffee. And my miracle was 7-11 Double Gulps. Probably not the most healthy thing, but when you’re balls deep in a cut and starving, a double gulp full of Diet Dr. Pepper is a GODSEND!
Lastly, I wouldn’t recommend that anybody start out a cut like this. BUT, you’ve already made good progress. This was how I ended my last cut, and I saw pretty good success. Now, next time I cut I will hire a coach most likely, b/c I think that using carbs during the cut can lead to better results (muscle retention, looking more like a BBer and not just a meathead)…Think about Stu et al, those dudes have a solid number of carbs up until peak week and they look amazing. But since you said you’re only at this cut for another 8 weeks, I’d suggest doing something like this. And it sucks! By week 8 of this you’ll be doing 80 min fasted morning cardio a day, 6X per week. But if you stick with it, you WILL see results, I guarantee it.
