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Sassy69
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From http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5919864&postcount=26
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Originally Posted by Sassy69
Mr X or AR -- I see so much about guys doing CKD -- all the women I know who compete, myself included, rely heavily on 3-4 day carb cycling - its similar to CKD but not quite as pushed into ketosis so you are less miserable, can still train & somehow pull off 2 hrs of cardio daily but cut down to 7-8% bf (for women!).
Do you recommend this for guys? Do guys use this for contest prep or just regular cutting?
MR.X's response:
Women tend to overtrain and under-eat a lot more then men. Thereby, women need more refeeds/carb-ups to keep their metabolism humming. On top of this, women tend to take longer to get into ketosis; thus, it's a 2 fold problem in a way. In general, I found a limited bodyopus/CKD/TKD mix to be effective for both men and women. 4 day CKD run with a TKD pre-workout carbs, 5th day partial ketosis with a full body and 2 days of a controlled refeed.
To answer your question, I think men would do better by staying longer in ketosis.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sassy69
Mr X or AR -- I see so much about guys doing CKD -- all the women I know who compete, myself included, rely heavily on 3-4 day carb cycling - its similar to CKD but not quite as pushed into ketosis so you are less miserable, can still train & somehow pull off 2 hrs of cardio daily but cut down to 7-8% bf (for women!).
Do you recommend this for guys? Do guys use this for contest prep or just regular cutting?
MR.X's response:
Women tend to overtrain and under-eat a lot more then men. Thereby, women need more refeeds/carb-ups to keep their metabolism humming. On top of this, women tend to take longer to get into ketosis; thus, it's a 2 fold problem in a way. In general, I found a limited bodyopus/CKD/TKD mix to be effective for both men and women. 4 day CKD run with a TKD pre-workout carbs, 5th day partial ketosis with a full body and 2 days of a controlled refeed.
To answer your question, I think men would do better by staying longer in ketosis.
