Does anyone get better results when on a cutting (weight loss) cylce if they use MRP’s
(calorically dense) or just straight protein powders. Also lately my MRP (myoplex )has been causing me to bloat big time i don’t know why. Any thoughts ideas or recomendations are appreciated.
I get better results from low carb MRPs when cutting. I use low carb Grow. If you do better on lower carb diets then obviously a powder without a ton of carbs will “work” better for you.
Answer to question #2: Myoplex sucks these days!
Most MRP’s these days contain maltodextrin for the main source of carbs. Malto… acts a lot like sugar and will cause you to gain fat easier. I use oatmeal and Grow mixed together. I tasts good and it is a lot lower GI.
Big deal. Most MRPs contain around 20-25g of carbs, even if it is all from maltodextrin. That amount of carbs is not going to hurt or impair your fat loss efforts. Quantity is also important. If you ate 10 lbs of oatmeal, I bet youd have a hard time losing fat. An MRP here and there wont hurt you.
If your trying to cut up, eat your food,dont drink it.Drinking cause less “diet induced thermogenesis” to a large degree,which will result in less calories burned overall.hopes this helps.
I do much better when dieting when using MRPs like Low Carb Grow. I know exactly what I’m getting and it’s just fast and easy. Don Alessi has also recommended 3 solid meals and 3 liquid meals per day. I find that fits my schedule perfectly. I didn’t do well with an all liquid plan though (Fat Fast), but 3 and 3 is awesome.
If you are really serious about losing fat then I would stay away from the MRP unless they are VERY low in carbs not because I’m against carbs but because the 20-30 grams of maltodextrin will be enough to cause a signifigant insulin release which MAY store (if the meal had enough calories) body fat but more importantly will protect the body fat you do have from lipolysis. While insulin release is essential for muscle building it is the enemy of fat loss. Stick to regular meals that have a lot of protein, low to med complex carbs and have some peanut butter by itself between meals for good fats without the risk of insulin release and fat storage.
My main problem with mrp’s is the cost…
not the carb content. Last summer I did a total keto diet with less than 20 gms of carbs a day and went from 12%bf at around 190lbs to 6% at(here is the bad part about keto diets)156lbs. so as you can see yes i lost a lot of body fat but also lots of muscle…Hard earned muscle.This year i did it a bit differnt.
i started at about 200 lbs and did the same keto thing except i ate 75 grams of dextrose and maltodextrin along with 25 grams of protien in a shake within mins of finishing my workout. The results after 6.5 weeks of this I am at 7% bf but im at 187 lbs… so as you can see much better lean mass retention. No the fat loss was not as fast but the end results were much better. As for the cost of MRP’s, here is my solution. The main ingredient of most mrp’s is dextrose and malto with protien.
so i looked at the ingredients of some of the weight gainer products out there. Twinlabs gainer fuel is mostly dextrose and maltodextrin
and dirt cheap. So i use a half a cup of this
combined with a good fast absorbing whey protien and 5 gms of creatine (plain ol cheap eas simply creatine) and 300 mgs of ALA post workout. This is equal to any of the best MRP’s out there and much cheaper. And the end results are much better than with a strict keto - fat fast type diet…
Also here is a gem as far a ECA stacks go. only use them for a few days at a time just to get you past a sticking point in your progress. I believe that using these fat burners to much decreases their efectivness, and can lead to insulin resistance. I never take them for more than 3 days straight.
also a tip about bloating. I too have experienced this. I found that mixing the shake with as little water as posible(make it real thick) helps me with the bloating. Then after about 10 mins i will sip a tall glass of water.
As far as carbs stopping you from losing fat goes. Yes its true that you insulin will stop fat breakdown. But only during the time that your insulin is high. The insulin spike from dextrose and Maltodextrin does not last for more than an hour or so then your insulin returns to normal. And the benifits of feeding your muscles after a brutal workout outweigh the temporay stop in fat breakdown. In the long run the benifits of the post workout insulin surge will have on keeping your lean mass will keep your metabolism up. Also the daily insulin spike will trick your body into thinking that you are not dieting as hard as you are this will keep thyroid from slowing your metabolism even more.