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ok i usually dont ramble on and write huge paragraphs and make this boring but im gonna try to give as many important details as possible in case someone can help me figure this out. right now im 23, 5'8 ~185 pounds and about 10% bodyfat. i was around 197 at 13-14%. and my goal was to get to sub 10% and be around 192. ive been up to 213 at 16%(on cycle). im also week 3 into a mast/proviron only cycle. bulking for me isnt the problem, its cutting and holding onto my muscle.
first i tried a permanent low carb diet. i lost fat quick, then plateaued and started losing alot of muscle too.. should be expected right? then i got into this carb cycling diet.. i lost more fat pretty quickly and now im still losing it slowly. but im just breaking even with muscle. im not gaining or losing, in fact i might be losing a tiny bit.
monday - low carb
tuesday - low carb
wednesday - very high carbs
thursday - low carb
friday - was low carb but i now do moderate carbs.
saturday - low carb
sunday - very high carb
sample diet of low carb day -
breakfast - scoop and a half of whey, 3 whole eggs, couple slices of meat loaf or a turkey patty or chicken breast (about a third pound of meat)
meal 2 - buffalo chicken wrap with side salad
workout - around 2 hours at the gym, my workouts are pretty long, but alot of it is at moderate /low intensity, lots of warm ups, building up to my heavier lifts. my split is legs/pull/push/rest (usually cardio on rest day for 25 minutes). my cardio at the gym is usually incline treadmill for 15 minutes after my workout, HIIT style, 3mph, 1 minute at a low incline and then 1 minute at high incline. i gave up running because of shin/calf injuries that need to heal. jump rope is also no good.
post workout - 2 scoops of whey, go home and eat 2-3 eggs with another chunk of ground turkey smushed into a patty.
meal 4 - half a bag of salad with cut up chicken breast on it.
meal 5 - third pound of meat
meal 6 before bed - quarter pound of meat. usually meat loaf or something or chicken. take my vitamins, and a scoop and a half of whey. and 8 ounces of whole milk.
these numbers arent exact, i buy 2-2.25 pounds of meat for every day and always eat it. and add vegetables and some fruit and eggs. throughout the day i also drink 36-48 ounces of v8 juice.
on high carb days i basically just keep eating. on sunday i bought a 2 and a half pound bag of breaded tyson chicken, ate that, blended oats, and a half a box of honey bunches of oats. drank about a quart or half gallon of chocolate milk. idr what else.
was thinking of using n2slin but i dont want to use any supps yet. i want to get this figured out without supps. im willing to ditch the whole carb cycling diet and change w.e needs to be changed around.
first i tried a permanent low carb diet. i lost fat quick, then plateaued and started losing alot of muscle too.. should be expected right? then i got into this carb cycling diet.. i lost more fat pretty quickly and now im still losing it slowly. but im just breaking even with muscle. im not gaining or losing, in fact i might be losing a tiny bit.
monday - low carb
tuesday - low carb
wednesday - very high carbs
thursday - low carb
friday - was low carb but i now do moderate carbs.
saturday - low carb
sunday - very high carb
sample diet of low carb day -
breakfast - scoop and a half of whey, 3 whole eggs, couple slices of meat loaf or a turkey patty or chicken breast (about a third pound of meat)
meal 2 - buffalo chicken wrap with side salad
workout - around 2 hours at the gym, my workouts are pretty long, but alot of it is at moderate /low intensity, lots of warm ups, building up to my heavier lifts. my split is legs/pull/push/rest (usually cardio on rest day for 25 minutes). my cardio at the gym is usually incline treadmill for 15 minutes after my workout, HIIT style, 3mph, 1 minute at a low incline and then 1 minute at high incline. i gave up running because of shin/calf injuries that need to heal. jump rope is also no good.
post workout - 2 scoops of whey, go home and eat 2-3 eggs with another chunk of ground turkey smushed into a patty.
meal 4 - half a bag of salad with cut up chicken breast on it.
meal 5 - third pound of meat
meal 6 before bed - quarter pound of meat. usually meat loaf or something or chicken. take my vitamins, and a scoop and a half of whey. and 8 ounces of whole milk.
these numbers arent exact, i buy 2-2.25 pounds of meat for every day and always eat it. and add vegetables and some fruit and eggs. throughout the day i also drink 36-48 ounces of v8 juice.
on high carb days i basically just keep eating. on sunday i bought a 2 and a half pound bag of breaded tyson chicken, ate that, blended oats, and a half a box of honey bunches of oats. drank about a quart or half gallon of chocolate milk. idr what else.
was thinking of using n2slin but i dont want to use any supps yet. i want to get this figured out without supps. im willing to ditch the whole carb cycling diet and change w.e needs to be changed around.