week 6 of my cutting cycle:I feel like A REAL SHIT

[mike1107]

just entered in the final 4 weeks of my cutting cycle,already dropped 5-6% bf in 6 weeks (went from 17 to 12%) ,still have 4-5% to drop...
for the final 4 weeks I decided to TOTALLY cut the carbs of my meals...for the 6 first weeks I was taking 150,then 50 g of carbs a day and now I have NO CARBS AT ALL in the day.I decided to do it to "shock" my body cause it's very hard to me to drop fat,so I cut all the carbs (only have 1 shit day in the week end where I eat carbs,a little free sugar...tryin not to get crazy lol) for the 4 next weeks and increased the cardio to 50min-1hour 6X week instead of the 40 min I did usual.
Still have 4 weeks of cytomel to run too.
I FEEL LIKE A REAL SHIT NOW !! it's day 2 and I just understood one thing :I'll have to decrease the ECA stack I usually use ( 120E/400C/700A) cause I feel bad on it now...
did someone use the " NO CARBS AT ALL FOR THE FINAL TOUCH" to shock the body and drop more bodyfat?
what do you think about this technical bros ?

 

[bignate73]

bad move.

what you are basically doing is a carb depletion. reason you feel like shit is because you have barely any glycogen and the glycogen you do have is coming from proteins through gluconeogenesis. if you continue to do that and dont eat every 2 hours, you are going to risk alot of muscle (next readily available source of energy). combined with cytomel intake and you will be looking at even more muscle lost. carb depletions usually last about 3 days tops and then a carb load is in order. this doesnt mean you have to load, just reintroduce low GI carbs back into your diet.

zig zag your calories a bit. go down to your low cals(example 2600) for a few days and then go up to a bit above maintenance (3200). the added cals should come from clean carbs and a bit of protein.

since you want to create a nice caloric deficit, but dont want to suppress your bmr, switch to interval cardio. this will spool you up like nobody's business.

dont do drastic stuff like zero carbs, its unnecessary. if youve reached a plateau, switch up your training or keep your body guessing with a zig zag of calories. otherwise reduced caloric intake slows bmr to make that maintenance. the same type of cardio is also adapted to.

you feel like crap because your body is conserving energy and not thinking clearly (foggy) due to the lack of glucose (the brain's preferred choice of energy)

 

[mike1107]

oh I forgot to mention that I'm running winny at 50 mg ed to avoid the muscle loss due to t3...so do you think it's a good thing to re-introduce my 100g of oatmeal in the morning every day or should i re-introduce them only all the 3 days when the carb depletion is done ??
I know it's a normal thing that my muscle look flat cause of the carb depletion,but is the water retention that I see today due to that no carbs approach ?
if I reintroduce the carbs shoud I increase the doses of my ECA stack ? in fact I wanted to decrease it cause I felt bad on ECA,surely cause of the carbs lacking of my body...damn cutting cycle is not an easy thing !! I'm always afraid to eat too much carbs because of my f****n slow metabolism !!

 

[mike1107]

+I'll continue doin cardio 6X week 1 hour and I'll increase the cytomel from 50 to 100mcg in a few days for the 4 final weeks...
I hope it's not a bad idea to have a "shit day" where I eat more carbs,a little bit of free sugar...??
HELP

 

[nikkita]

i think that for cutting diet is not good that you suppress all carbs, i would rather go on rotating carbs within my diet because when not enough carbs you'll just end up damaging your body specially with the intense workout you are having and your cycle..
try different types of carbs to see which ones are best for you... there are good variety that will give you energy and won't bloat you... remember that what you do during the cycle is a key to keep your gains, otherwise you'll have a rebound on this cycle.

 

[bignate73]

normally on a carb depletion 60-80 g of carbs is the norm. that usually equates to a half cup (dry) of oatmeal in the morning or before/after your workout and veggies through the day. i used broccoli and asparagus.

its definitely not a safe practice, so a carb load would be in order. minimize sugars and breads (if they bloat you). stick with "stick to your ribs" kind of foods. rice, yams, oatmeal etc.