The ultimate final true path to lifting and nutritional success!!!

[SteelWeaver]

I've been reading and reading everything I can about bodybuilding, strength training and nutrition for 2 years now. My knowledge has increased exponentially since I joined Elite and started reading and posting here regularly, and I have come to the conclusion that there is only one final true way to lifting and nutritional success:

CYCLE EVERYTHING!!!!!!

I mean, DOH!! Think about it: the entire universe works in cycles - everything around us runs on cyclical patterns, from the seasons to PMS to the stock market. So why shouldn't our training and nutrition and sleep?

I suppose a bunch of smart people who have been doing this for a while already know this, but it's onnly really dawned on me completely recently, and I thought I should mention it for those who might not have thought of it.

KEY QUESTION: HOW to cycle everything??

Uh, well, I dunno, but I'm gonna devote the rest of my life to finding out

For starters - I'm going to cycle my bulking diet. Cycle the carbs, the protein, the fat, the CALORIES, and not only that, but the TYPES of carbs, protein and fat. That's a big pain, but I believe it's going to pay off. If I have egg whites one day/meal, I'll have soy protein the next, cottage cheese the next, etc. No more only oatmeal for carbs - I'm gonna throw in quinoa, rice, potatoes, legumes, and caramel pie (oh, er, wait, no ... not that last one). Etcetera.

Training also - currently doing fairly traditional bodybuilding-style programme, with as much emphasis as possible on compound moves.

Next up, I'm going to throw in some Matrix training techniques for legs, because I REALLY want them to grow (I found that book, by the way, MS).

After that, I'm going to do Westside BB style training.

I already cycle sleep, lol. I sleep longer on weekends.

Now, I have some questions for those in the know: are there any extremity limits for macro ratios diet-wise? I mean, what if one did something nuts like had ONLY protein one day, or ONLY carbs the next? Over what sort of period of time do our bodies calculate what goes into them? What if you eat your weekly calorie allottment in four days then fast for 3?

OK, I know these example are wild, but I just want to know if there's any point in going to those sorts of extremes, or what sort of range one should remain in ...

Anyone else up for the ride? Should I post progress reports? Will someone answer these questions? Oh, and feel free to give all your experiences on this topic here, OK?

Now I know why I like my bike so much ... I'm a cyclist, ha ha

 

[SteelWeaver]

OK, so 35 people have looked at this, and not one had a single comment. This leads me to believe that those who looked either:

a) already know that cycling is the best way to do things, and are doing it, and don't feel like responding to an "old-news" topic
b) haven't ever thought about this, and don't feel like thinking about it now because it's just too difficult, and change is a pain
c) are quite happy with their current plans and are in no mood to try anything else (in which case, what is your current plan???)
d) had time to read but not post, but hopefully will come back later, or
e) well, whatever

Come on ladies. Haven't you ever thought about this??? Don't you want to optimise all your hard efforts?

Or don't you want to offer advice, if you know about this stuff???

 

[Mdguy]

Good post..I'd add some randomness into the mix (or a REALLY short-duration cycle if you like that term better ). Nature finds order in disorder sometimes.........'shocking' your system into change so-to-speak.
I really don't follow a set diet, workout schedule, or routine because of my life at the moment, so I guess I do the 'cycling' thing too...just remember to use the brake sometime Cycling every little thing down to macronutrients would seem to get a bit tedious for me...I myself like to keep things simple and remember to always make yourself see the forest from the trees in whatever you do.