Carb Up Once A Week On Cuttin Routine?

[satchboogie]

6 days into cutting cycle and energy levels are suffering.
workouts arent intense and the weight is hurtin!
pumps are weak, and muscles are flat.

carbs at around 100g a day.
workout once a day followed by a 15-20 min cardio routine.
another cardio routine at night.

whats your thought on a carb up day on the 7th day?
i'm thinkin about 300-400g carbs to restore glycogen levels./.

 

[concordsize]

i like 3 low 1 high.

 

[muscleup]

yep...Watch dropping carbs to low satch. You would be suprised how much muscle you can lose if the proper amount of carbs is not used at the proper times....regardless of how much gear one might be taking.

i like 3 low 1 high.

 

[satchboogie]

yep...Watch dropping carbs to low satch. You would be suprised how much muscle you can lose if the proper amount of carbs is not used at the proper times....regardless of how much gear one might be taking.

when you say 'proper times' i assume you mean post and pre workout?

 

[Vicious cycle]

i like 3 low 1 high.

If you are going to do carb depletion, that is the way I would do it as well. Satch, try asking on the diet board, bunch of good bro's there who would love to help you out.

 

[flex2win]

What kinds of carbs are you taking in right now?

 

[mr.cuts]

6 days into cutting cycle and energy levels are suffering.
workouts arent intense and the weight is hurtin!
pumps are weak, and muscles are flat.

carbs at around 100g a day.
workout once a day followed by a 15-20 min cardio routine.
another cardio routine at night.

whats your thought on a carb up day on the 7th day?
i'm thinkin about 300-400g carbs to restore glycogen levels./.

What works for me is I have 6 days of very strict clean eating. On the seventh day I will allow myself to eat whatever and however much I want for two hours. For example, I will normally have a whole large pizza, ice cream, cookies, burgers,etc. I try stick to high sugar carbs. This allows me to keep my metabolism jacked up and my workouts intense! Howeverm the key is that you can only do this for two hours per week, you have to have the willpower to get right back on your diet after the cheat.

 

[artrius]

When you start depleting carbs, you'r muscles will tend to look flat (hence all the BBer's that come in "flat" at competitions... they've been cutting carbs...) I have personally tried low carb diets and they just don't work for heavy weight lifting. You NEED glycogen to fuel your workouts. That's not to say to eat TONS of carbs every day, but at least keep a minimum based on your macronutrient ratios. If you do decide to go low carb anyways, depending how low you go on carbohydrates, 3 low 1 high will work well.

On your carb up day, try starting with 2x bodyweight in carbs. Works for me

 

[mr.cuts]

Also, I think your carbs are way to low, especially considering that you are training twice per day. I also train 2X per day. So, what I do when I cut bodyfat is zigzag the carbs. For example, I use a 3 2 1 approach in regards to the amount of carbs. Bodyweight X (3 2 1). For example, on day 1 I will consume 660grams of carbs(220lbsX3), day 2 will be 440grams of carbs(220lbsX2), and day 3 will be 220grams of carbs(220lbs X 1). This pattern will be repeated, so on the fourth day I will go back to 660grams of carbs,etc. I keep the protein at 2X bodyweight on all days. So I am taking in around 440 grams of protein per day. Fats are kept low, I mainly rely on EFA's, Olive oil,flax,etc.

Carbs sources are always Yams, Oatmeal,and Broccoli. Except during the 2 hour cheat when I eat whatever I want. I am able to shed around 1.5-2lbs of fat per week with this approach. Energy levels are always high, metabolism is kept high and LBM loss is minimal to none.

 

[gimp]

all good advice..I personally consider "low carb" as 1 gram of carbs/ bodyweight. I am 230 lbs...so, when cutting I don't go below 200 grams of carbs/day. If I stick to brown rice, oats and sweet potatoes, I never have trouble dropping fat. I do carb up once/week....usually like someone mentioned above, by having a couple of cheats on saturday. Then when I am 4 weeks away from the end of my diet...I rarely cheat, I carb up on saturdays, but, with sweet potatoes.