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bulking while on CKD
Kid Dynamite, thanks for your input, it is very much appreciated. I've read a lot of your posts concerning CKD's, and they've helped me out in gaining a greater understanding of CKD's.
Now, I'm right there with you when you say "don't chase fat loss and mucscle gains at the same time." I guess I'm just trying to minimize fat gains while training to gain a greater ratio of muscle while also increasing strength as best I can.
*So, do you think that the wed morning carb up is the best idea for maximizing strength/hypertrophy? And to what degree do you feel this would hinder my goal of "minimizing fat gain?"
*Also, I've finally decided what training split I'm going to use.
Sunday p.m. - max effort bench day
Tuesday a.m. - max effort squat day
Thursday a.m. - dynamic effort bench day
Friday a.m. - dynamic effort squat day
Since I'm training on friday morning, I think I'll start my carb up directly after training and continue it, as per your suggestion, for 2.5 days (up until sunday late morning).
*Again, as I've said in some posts on various other threads, I do feel very good while no-carbing. Perhaps I'm "one of those people" whose body oxidizes fat very efficiently for fuel, but throughout the past 4 weeks (the length I've been on a CKD), the no carb weekly phase has been a piece of cake (or meat!).
I'm very curious as to how this will play out with regards to strenght gains. Dr. Di Pasquale said that when he was a competing powerlifter back in the late 70's (and was a world record holder), he used this type of diet and said he made great strength gains, which he attributed in part to the anabolic effect of the carb up.
And as for CNS adaptations in lifting, that is most definitely part of my program. Neuromuscular strength increases are what I'm after when working my max bench and squat exercises (working hardest in the 1-3 rep range). Now, I will be doing substantial hypertrophy work as well, following these low rep sets with moderate to high rep work (5-12 reps) in my accessory exercises, which I will rotate every 1-5 weeks depending on progress.
KD, thanks again for your help, this forum has been such a great place to get info from people who know what the hell theyr'e talking about!
Kid Dynamite, thanks for your input, it is very much appreciated. I've read a lot of your posts concerning CKD's, and they've helped me out in gaining a greater understanding of CKD's.
Now, I'm right there with you when you say "don't chase fat loss and mucscle gains at the same time." I guess I'm just trying to minimize fat gains while training to gain a greater ratio of muscle while also increasing strength as best I can.
*So, do you think that the wed morning carb up is the best idea for maximizing strength/hypertrophy? And to what degree do you feel this would hinder my goal of "minimizing fat gain?"
*Also, I've finally decided what training split I'm going to use.
Sunday p.m. - max effort bench day
Tuesday a.m. - max effort squat day
Thursday a.m. - dynamic effort bench day
Friday a.m. - dynamic effort squat day
Since I'm training on friday morning, I think I'll start my carb up directly after training and continue it, as per your suggestion, for 2.5 days (up until sunday late morning).
*Again, as I've said in some posts on various other threads, I do feel very good while no-carbing. Perhaps I'm "one of those people" whose body oxidizes fat very efficiently for fuel, but throughout the past 4 weeks (the length I've been on a CKD), the no carb weekly phase has been a piece of cake (or meat!).
I'm very curious as to how this will play out with regards to strenght gains. Dr. Di Pasquale said that when he was a competing powerlifter back in the late 70's (and was a world record holder), he used this type of diet and said he made great strength gains, which he attributed in part to the anabolic effect of the carb up.
And as for CNS adaptations in lifting, that is most definitely part of my program. Neuromuscular strength increases are what I'm after when working my max bench and squat exercises (working hardest in the 1-3 rep range). Now, I will be doing substantial hypertrophy work as well, following these low rep sets with moderate to high rep work (5-12 reps) in my accessory exercises, which I will rotate every 1-5 weeks depending on progress.
KD, thanks again for your help, this forum has been such a great place to get info from people who know what the hell theyr'e talking about!
