Can you tell me where he said this or referenced it from? DB is usually quite well referenced. either way i hope to god it is minutae in the grand scheme of things. exam time fellas have fun.
-chris
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It’d probably take a week to find it but I remember vividly what was said. It was a random thread about PWO and naps and people were spouting off things as fact so DB came in and said: “Be sure not to immediately nap pwo IF you’re spiking insulin, as it would cause a cascade of catabolic events in the body.” GL on exams.
[quote]ovalpline wrote:
allNatural wrote:
ovalpline wrote:
Incredible thread, first off.
I just started the diet last Monday and suffered through the first week, generally feeling tired and “off”. I’m using the diet mainly in terms of fat loss for right now. I’ve been at 7% for some time as a sticking point and would love to see myself at 5% and holding. I’ve realized that I’m going to need to go low-carb after following Berardi’s principles for the past year, especially after reading his Get Shredded Diet. A simple low-carb search led me here and I figured I’d give this so-called Anabolic Diet a try. I bought the e-book and I’ve been referencing it ever since. The incredible sense of energy and well-being finally hit me on Sunday and as I enter this 2nd week, I’m very much so looking forward to the feeling of a carb-load this upcoming weekend. I hear the feeling is amazing. So to recap: 6 rough days and then a monumental turn-around. Hopefully it’s all downhill as Dr. DiPasquale has said and the AD vets claim.
Stu
You’re at 7% and you’re trying to cut? Am I misreading this?
You read it correctly. I’m cutting mostly out of intrigue: I want to know how I look and what I feel like at 5%. Kind of a vain reason, really. I’ve just never been that low and I hear being absolutely shredded feels incredible. From there, I’ll probably resume my normal strength pursuits.[/quote]
Your right ovalpline, it does feel absolutely incredible to be that cut. I got to about 5% over the summer using this diet and I was estatic. My abs were flawless and everytime I went to the gym I was getting compliments on how cut I was. Then… something horrible happened. I did a carbup and I couldn’t get off it. Day after day I just ate carbs and some proteins. I went from 185lbs (I am also 6 foot 5 inches tall)
to 200lbs in about 3 weeks. I ate absolute shit and I felt sooooooo horrible. The problem was that I was doing good carbups before, but then I did a carbup where I was eating chocolate and ice cream… that absolutely killed me. I just recently got back on the diet after collecting myself and I feel great like I did. But I wish I had never done what I did. But now I’ve learned and I know exactly what to do for myself while on this diet. Just test it out and I’m sure you’ll be happy.
Well guys, after about two months of on and off low carb, I’m finally coming back to the Anabolic Diet. This is the diet that worked best for me and I’m going to stick with it. I hope to christ I don’t have to go through another crash but chances are… i do =(. Anyway, just wanted to get started back up on the thread and any tips you veterans can throw my way that you may have found for yourself would be helpful. But if you don’t feel the need to give your 2cents thats ok because I’m reading through the posts this time. Thanks for all the info on the past pages and Ill be posting again soon.
Whats up OMC? I didn’t think it was just me thinking like that.
It’s easy. Some brazil nuts in a pouch in the bag, cooked bacon in the fridge, a spoon in the cupboard next to the olive oil, this diet is very much quicker to consume calories than any i’ve tried before. I used to get very bored chewing all that rice and stuff.
And obviously, don’t eat like your fellow students. they are the epitome of shitty diets, right?
Thanks man. I suppose the brazil nuts is a good one…carrying flaked almonds at the mo but their a bitch to get down in bulk, even if they are better tasting. In college at the mo gonna go get me a pack of brazilian’s right now. mmmm.
I just started the diet last Monday and suffered through the first week, generally feeling tired and “off”. I’m using the diet mainly in terms of fat loss for right now. I’ve been at 7% for some time as a sticking point and would love to see myself at 5% and holding. I’ve realized that I’m going to need to go low-carb after following Berardi’s principles for the past year, especially after reading his Get Shredded Diet. A simple low-carb search led me here and I figured I’d give this so-called Anabolic Diet a try. I bought the e-book and I’ve been referencing it ever since. The incredible sense of energy and well-being finally hit me on Sunday and as I enter this 2nd week, I’m very much so looking forward to the feeling of a carb-load this upcoming weekend. I hear the feeling is amazing. So to recap: 6 rough days and then a monumental turn-around. Hopefully it’s all downhill as Dr. DiPasquale has said and the AD vets claim.
Stu
You’re at 7% and you’re trying to cut? Am I misreading this?
You read it correctly. I’m cutting mostly out of intrigue: I want to know how I look and what I feel like at 5%. Kind of a vain reason, really. I’ve just never been that low and I hear being absolutely shredded feels incredible. From there, I’ll probably resume my normal strength pursuits.
Your right ovalpline, it does feel absolutely incredible to be that cut. I got to about 5% over the summer using this diet and I was estatic. My abs were flawless and everytime I went to the gym I was getting compliments on how cut I was. Then… something horrible happened. I did a carbup and I couldn’t get off it. Day after day I just ate carbs and some proteins. I went from 185lbs (I am also 6 foot 5 inches tall)
to 200lbs in about 3 weeks. I ate absolute shit and I felt sooooooo horrible. The problem was that I was doing good carbups before, but then I did a carbup where I was eating chocolate and ice cream… that absolutely killed me. I just recently got back on the diet after collecting myself and I feel great like I did. But I wish I had never done what I did. But now I’ve learned and I know exactly what to do for myself while on this diet. Just test it out and I’m sure you’ll be happy.[/quote]
I like your take on this because in the e-book, DiPasquale talks about how I can eat pretty anything. What I was thinking of doing was planning meals that consisted of only oatmeal, sweet potatoes, some fruit, and a balance between fats and protein. Something along the lines of a 50-30-20 profile for this first carb-up to get an idea of how my body reacts. Calorie-wise, DiPasquale says that we should limit ourselves to about 1/6 more calories during our carb-ups than other days for our first few times to see how our bodies react. Have you found that to be pretty accurate?
[quote]ovalpline wrote:
Calorie-wise, DiPasquale says that we should limit ourselves to about 1/6 more calories during our carb-ups than other days for our first few times to see how our bodies react. Have you found that to be pretty accurate?[/quote]
If you have the book just do what the book says for about the first 4-6 weeks. I’m in the middle of my third month and I think I spent too much time trying to fine tune the first few weeks which is meaningless because it will be a bare minimum of 4 weeks before you have any idea of where to start tweaking and probably a couple weeks longer than that.
It’s been said a million times, but this is a radical change to some of the foundational processes your body is used to doing a certain way. The induction phase is just the beginning. It will literally be months before final adaptation is complete.
Disc Hoss hit me hard with this one time. He told me “just learn the mechanics as layed out in the book for the first several weeks and once you have an idea of how you’re responding, then start thinking about tweaking”. Can’t be overstated. I was into my sixth week before I knew from day to day how my energy was going to be.
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
ovalpline wrote:
Calorie-wise, DiPasquale says that we should limit ourselves to about 1/6 more calories during our carb-ups than other days for our first few times to see how our bodies react. Have you found that to be pretty accurate?
If you have the book just do what the book says for about the first 4-6 weeks. I’m in the middle of my third month and I think I spent too much time trying to fine tune the first few weeks which is meaningless because it will be a bare minimum of 4 weeks before you have any idea of where to start tweaking and probably a couple weeks longer than that.
It’s been said a million times, but this is a radical change to some of the foundational processes your body is used to doing a certain way. The induction phase is just the beginning. It will literally be months before final adaptation is complete.
Disc Hoss hit me hard with this one time. He told me “just learn the mechanics as layed out in the book for the first several weeks and once you have an idea of how you’re responding, then start thinking about tweaking”. Can’t be overstated. I was into my sixth week before I knew from day to day how my energy was going to be.[/quote]
Thanks for the input, it definitely is too early for me to fine-tune. I’m just over anxious about seeing hard cuts in my abs :). My energy levels are definitely polar extremes: way up or way down, buuuuut, that being said, I have no desire to eat carbs. First time I can say that ever.
God bless CostCo btw. Incredible meats. Their tri-tip and pre-formed hamburgers are the shit. 18 eggs at $1.38 is also incredible. And their cheeses… wow. This thread is dope. Thanks all.
I think that the 18 times bodyweight it too many calories for me, as my bodyfat is starting to actually climb up from what it was when I started the diet.
I have been on it for almost 4 weeks now.
I am thinking of chopping 500 cals off of my target until I get to 10% b.f.
[quote]Julius_Caesar wrote:
I think that the 18 times bodyweight it too many calories for me, as my bodyfat is starting to actually climb up from what it was when I started the diet.
I have been on it for almost 4 weeks now.
I am thinking of chopping 500 cals off of my target until I get to 10% b.f.[/quote]
That should be cool depending on your goals. A good basic explanation I heard was not to start bulking until you have clear abs. Not multiple canyons across your stomach, thats too much. so when you got that goin on start eating like a demon and training like one. best of luck.
[quote]ovalpline wrote:
Tiribulus wrote:
ovalpline wrote:
Calorie-wise, DiPasquale says that we should limit ourselves to about 1/6 more calories during our carb-ups than other days for our first few times to see how our bodies react. Have you found that to be pretty accurate?
If you have the book just do what the book says for about the first 4-6 weeks. I’m in the middle of my third month and I think I spent too much time trying to fine tune the first few weeks which is meaningless because it will be a bare minimum of 4 weeks before you have any idea of where to start tweaking and probably a couple weeks longer than that.
It’s been said a million times, but this is a radical change to some of the foundational processes your body is used to doing a certain way. The induction phase is just the beginning. It will literally be months before final adaptation is complete.
Disc Hoss hit me hard with this one time. He told me “just learn the mechanics as layed out in the book for the first several weeks and once you have an idea of how you’re responding, then start thinking about tweaking”. Can’t be overstated. I was into my sixth week before I knew from day to day how my energy was going to be.
Thanks for the input, it definitely is too early for me to fine-tune. I’m just over anxious about seeing hard cuts in my abs :). My energy levels are definitely polar extremes: way up or way down, buuuuut, that being said, I have no desire to eat carbs. First time I can say that ever.
God bless CostCo btw. Incredible meats. Their tri-tip and pre-formed hamburgers are the shit. 18 eggs at $1.38 is also incredible. And their cheeses… wow. This thread is dope. Thanks all.[/quote]
18 eggs for $1.38! holy shit. man screw walmart and publix’s down here in central florida. i get 12 eggs for $3. i hope costco decides to come down here. or maybe i should try at target…
OK, I’m gonna really rub it in. There’s a store (Spartan Foods) by my house that regularly has sales of 18 large eggs for a buck. Also 15 oz. cans of wild atlantic salmon for a buck.
BTW, I don’t want to sound like I’m being negative toward the AD when I talk about how long it takes to get settled. It’s definitely been worth the wait for me. At about that sixth week, I started seeing stregnth and size gains increasing noticably over what I’m sure I would’ve gotten on a “normal” diet.
I would have goals for a workout, say six reps on the first set of squats for a certain weight. I’d get myself all dialed in trying to dispel any thoughts that I may not be able to do it and just think about how great it would feel if I could reach this goal.
Bam!! 8 reps. It took me a couple workouts to push the weight up enough in most exercises to keep it down to 6 reps. This was thrilling!!!
Then I hurt my ribs :-[ Beats forehead on table!!! They’re getting better now though and pretty quickly which I also attribute at least in part to this way of eating.
Yeah the beauty of nuts is u can probably get away with eating them in class, unlike cheesy omelettes, mincemeat and bacon. Shit, how could i forget the classic lump of cheese in a bag, that is portable food for ADers, and fuck cheese strings with their 80 or so calories for 50p. peace
I have a carb-up for this Sat, but I wanted to get some clarification: DiPasquale says we should stop carbing it when we smooth out… should I literally be using the mirror as a guide… or will there be kind of a bloated feeling that suggests I should stop?.. or is there something even more estoeric like just some feeling of “yep, I’m done”? Sounds pretty dynamic to me…
Let me begin by giving props to Tribulus and Sasha for picking up where Disc Hoss and Il Cazzo left off. Those are mighty big shoes. But you wear them well. And let us not forget praise for Alpha Dragon for his triumphant return to the AD. Great Stuff all!
I have intentionally waited to post until I read the entire thread so I feel like I know some of the Vets. So here’s where we’re at…My wife and I have been on the AD for 7 weeks. I am down to 281 from 305 and she has lost an amazing 22 lbs. (163 to 141) This is a wonderful LIFESTYLE and I look forward to contributing what I can to the thread.
Two quick questions before I go:
What does FFB stand for?
If bacon has 2g of Sat. Fat per serving what kind is the remainder? (poly, mono?)
Peace
Here’s an AD friendly recipe for you guys:
A couple of handfuls of baby spinich tossed in 2-3 Tbls of EVOO (depending on caloric needs)
Top with Blue Cheese Crumbles, hot bacon pieces, and pecan pieces (you can sub walnuts if you are low in polys)
Drizzle with balsamic vinager to taste (careful here, most brands have 2-4g per Tbls) and a few turns of the peppermill and there you have it.
Peace
