for someone trying to gain size but also keep fat down as much as possible would you reccomend low intenisty cardio on off days in the am (2 days a week) or metabolic pairing.
CT, I recently read an article relating the use of MSG and weight gain on yahoo.com. Do you believe that MSG directly causes weight gain or people that use MSG eat more because it makes food taste better. Just so you know MSG has 0 calories, carbs, fats, or protein. It contains sodium though.
The article can be found at Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos
Any insight will be helpful because I use MSG to season my foods a lot. Thank you.
[quote]iralex801 wrote:
CT, I recently read an article relating the use of MSG and weight gain on yahoo.com. Do you believe that MSG directly causes weight gain or people that use MSG eat more because it makes food taste better. Just so you know MSG has 0 calories, carbs, fats, or protein. It contains sodium though.
The article can be found at Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos
Any insight will be helpful because I use MSG to season my foods a lot. Thank you. [/quote]
Scott Abel wrote an article on T-Nation a while back on sodium:
Towards the bottom there is a bit about MSG, and apparently it will partition nutrients to fat cells and may cause a catabolic response. So, probably not a good idea to use it too much.
Hi
my goals are: increasing strength while losing fat slowly
I am actually 14-15% percent body fat and I want to get to 10-12%. I want to fix 4 week of overeating.
Is it a good idea to match:- a slight caloric deficit + adequate Para workout nutrition
- 5 days a week powerlifting style routine (2 day training/ 1 day off)
(dave tate 6week bench press cure)
for those goals? I could add gpp but I really donāt want to lose strenght. One year ago I did your āāwar room strategy for fat lossāā with the get schredded diet. It worked out well for fat loss but I ended up losing alot of strenght.
Is that realistic? If the answer is adding a supplement to make my āāequilibre pointāā switch, what would it be?
thank you for your time it is really appreciated
Hey Coach,
Do you think that I would be able to do HITT cardio on my āno carb/controlā daysā¦(25g or less) without burning muscleā¦or is it better to just do low intensity steady state. I really want to maximize my fat loss, without losing muscle (donāt we all)
I do not weight train on these days, and other days of the week I have carbs morning/around workoutā¦
thanks brothaā¦
[quote]lllDUTCHlll wrote:
Hey Coach,
Do you think that I would be able to do HITT cardio on my āno carb/controlā daysā¦(25g or less) without burning muscleā¦or is it better to just do low intensity steady state. I really want to maximize my fat loss, without losing muscle (donāt we all)
I do not weight train on these days, and other days of the week I have carbs morning/around workoutā¦
thanks brothaā¦[/quote]
You should be fine because:
- you donāt have weights that day
- you are ingesting carbs on other days so you will not be in a depleted state
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
Hi
my goals are: increasing strength while losing fat slowly
I am actually 14-15% percent body fat and I want to get to 10-12%. I want to fix 4 week of overeating.
Is it a good idea to match:- a slight caloric deficit + adequate Para workout nutrition
- 5 days a week powerlifting style routine (2 day training/ 1 day off)
(dave tate 6week bench press cure)
for those goals? I could add gpp but I really donāt want to lose strenght. One year ago I did your āāwar room strategy for fat lossāā with the get schredded diet. It worked out well for fat loss but I ended up losing alot of strenght.
Is that realistic? If the answer is adding a supplement to make my āāequilibre pointāā switch, what would it be?
thank you for your time it is really appreciated
[/quote]
Yes that is a good strategy. Train hard, get the para-workout in. Adjust the rest of your daily intake depending on how your body is changing.
Thib,
When it comes to scheduling a refeed/dietary break, would the duration and how far you bump the nutrient intake/kcals back towards maintenance level be largely a product of the severity of the deficit and how lean you are?
For example, if over the course of dieting down you at some point ended up at 1000 kcal below what was your initial starting maintenance level, would a 1-2 week break at a nutrient intake close to what was your initial maintenance level at the start of the diet be reasonable and allow for positive benefits without risking much or any fat gain?
I know you deal in nutrients and not kcals, but would something like +750 kcal/day back towards that original maintenance level be reasonable over 7-14 days?
Is it safe to say that the longer the previous dieting phase and the more severe the deficit the greater percentage of that deficit should be temporarily added back in before continuing on towards whatever the intended goal is?
I also wanted to ask you about moving back towards maintenance level at the end of a fat-loss phase. At the end of such a phase, youād obviously have reached your maximum dietary deficit. So if your starting body comp stats were indicated by the letter X and maintenance intake at that point was indicated by the letter Y, what would Yā (or your revised maintenance intake at your new body comp Xā ) be once the fat-loss phase has ended?
Hello CT:
How much time is your advice for lasting on a severe low carb fat loss phase without risking a substantial muscle loss?
I recently purchased your Get Jacked ebook, and have a couple questions. I know one of them has been answered before, but I canāt seem to find answer:
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Are the protein portions weights raw or cooked?
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Iām not ready to do the full program at the moment, but Iād like to do a 2-week fat loss blitz before a vacation. Do you think the blitz in Weeks 1-2 or Weeks 9-10 would be more effective for this purpose? If it helps, Iāve been working in the 4-6 rep range for the past two months, trying to gain size and strength.
Thanks for the help.
[quote]MEYMZ wrote:
Hello CT:
How much time is your advice for lasting on a severe low carb fat loss phase without risking a substantial muscle loss?[/quote]
Itās highly individual. For example, I was able to stay on a low carb diet for 18 months without losing muscle while some of my bodybuilding clients lose strength and size if they go below 150g for more than one week.
It also depends on your caloric intake (a large caloric deficit AND a super low carb intake is harder to maintain than a caloric surplus with a super low carb intake), activity level and para-workout nutrition (you can be low carb for a long while if you have 100g of carbs para-workout).
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
lllDUTCHlll wrote:
Hey Coach,
Do you think that I would be able to do HITT cardio on my āno carb/controlā daysā¦(25g or less) without burning muscleā¦or is it better to just do low intensity steady state. I really want to maximize my fat loss, without losing muscle (donāt we all)
I do not weight train on these days, and other days of the week I have carbs morning/around workoutā¦
thanks brothaā¦
You should be fine because:
- you donāt have weights that day
- you are ingesting carbs on other days so you will not be in a depleted state[/quote]
Hey Coach one more thingā¦
Do I still take BCAA before/during/after these HITT sessions??? I have beenā¦hope that is all good.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
MEYMZ wrote:
Hello CT:
How much time is your advice for lasting on a severe low carb fat loss phase without risking a substantial muscle loss?
Itās highly individual. For example, I was able to stay on a low carb diet for 18 months without losing muscle while some of my bodybuilding clients lose strength and size if they go below 150g for more than one week.
It also depends on your caloric intake (a large caloric deficit AND a super low carb intake is harder to maintain than a caloric surplus with a super low carb intake), activity level and para-workout nutrition (you can be low carb for a long while if you have 100g of carbs para-workout).[/quote]
Do you think strength levels is enough measure to know if these factors are being used wisely?
[quote]MEYMZ wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
MEYMZ wrote:
Hello CT:
How much time is your advice for lasting on a severe low carb fat loss phase without risking a substantial muscle loss?
Itās highly individual. For example, I was able to stay on a low carb diet for 18 months without losing muscle while some of my bodybuilding clients lose strength and size if they go below 150g for more than one week.
It also depends on your caloric intake (a large caloric deficit AND a super low carb intake is harder to maintain than a caloric surplus with a super low carb intake), activity level and para-workout nutrition (you can be low carb for a long while if you have 100g of carbs para-workout).
Do you think strength levels is enough measure to know if these factors are being used wisely?[/quote]
Most of the time Iād say yes.
Christian,
Are there any special diet guidelines you recommend for people with hypothyroidsim trying to reach single digit body fat?
Thanks for the help!
You may think I become annoying, but with the new concepts that have appeared regarding muscle growth Iām sure more questions will come.
Do you recommend making a low protein, high fruits and veggies day even if fat loss is the main goal compared to staying low carbs?
[quote]Sombra De Bestia wrote:
Christian,
Are there any special diet guidelines you recommend for people with hypothyroidsim trying to reach single digit body fat?
Thanks for the help![/quote]
I heard on good authority that iodine (like found in table salt) contributes to thyroid function. I donāt know how much that would impact hypothyroidism. Are you on hypo-thyroid meds? If so which one - synthroid, armour thyroid? If not, maybe you should see your doc.
Coach,
Do you recommend someone with greater than 15% or greater bodyfat who is looking to drop that fat as quickly as possible ingest carbs post-workout? If not, what alternative do you recommend?
WG
[quote]WhistlingGypsy wrote:
Coach,
Do you recommend someone with greater than 15% or greater bodyfat who is looking to drop that fat as quickly as possible ingest carbs post-workout? If not, what alternative do you recommend?
WG[/quote]
CT has said he no longer believes post workout carbs to be necessary due to it not increasing anabolism (due to elevated catecholamines caused by exercise). Carbs can be eaten after about 90 minutes post workout I believe CT has stated.
Off the top of my head he has also said when dieting he still used the para workout protocol but was low carb for the rest of the day. Sure this thread has more information if you read it and the others.
[quote]Dynamo Hum wrote:
Sombra De Bestia wrote:
Christian,
Are there any special diet guidelines you recommend for people with hypothyroidsim trying to reach single digit body fat?
Thanks for the help!
I heard on good authority that iodine (like found in table salt) contributes to thyroid function. I donāt know how much that would impact hypothyroidism. Are you on hypo-thyroid meds? If so which one - synthroid, armour thyroid? If not, maybe you should see your doc.[/quote]
Iodine, selenium, tyrosine all contribute to the production of thyroid hormone.