Okay, so I'm starting to feel very burnt-out after my bulking cycle, and am gonna continue until the end of this week. Next week I'm gonna de-load my weights (going 2 reps short of failure, lowered weights and volume to recover), and then I'll take a week off completely. For anybody who's done similar things, how should I eat during:
- the de-loading phase
- the off week
Also, what activity level do you recommend I maintain during the off week? I'm an endo-meso.
And as I get ready to cut for the summer, let me get all the facts right:
- Low-No-High cycle?
- 1g of protein per pound, but no real limit
- 1g of carb per pound on low day, >30 on no day, as many as desired on high day, or until satiated
- small piece of fruit with each carb meal on low day and high day to refill liver glycogen and enhance sense of satiety
- eat the fruit, veggies and protein before gouging on carbs on high day
- at least 20 fish oil caps a day
More questions:
- What fat quota should I meet on a daily basis? Presently 3 of my 6 meals consist of protein+fat: 45g protein and 20g fat. My daily fat intake is around 70g. How high should fat intake be on say, a no day, when calorie deficit is to be achieved?
- So the diet works by manipulating carb intake, and affects leptin by underfeeding and overfeeding on carbs, as opposed to calories in general? I see that overall cals don't even seem to be a concern with this diet, only carbohydrates are, which is a cool concept. Does this mean I no longer have to log calories?
- If I go on a carb cycling diet for 10 weeks and eat the same throughout these 10 weeks maintaining the same cycle, will leptin be active enough to keep me losing fat? What kind of tweaks have people used to get past any kinds of plateaus?
- And have any of y'all gained LBM during a carb cycling diet?
Sorry for the long list of questions, just trying to figure it all out. Thanks everyone!
Peace.
- the de-loading phase
- the off week
Also, what activity level do you recommend I maintain during the off week? I'm an endo-meso.
And as I get ready to cut for the summer, let me get all the facts right:
- Low-No-High cycle?
- 1g of protein per pound, but no real limit
- 1g of carb per pound on low day, >30 on no day, as many as desired on high day, or until satiated
- small piece of fruit with each carb meal on low day and high day to refill liver glycogen and enhance sense of satiety
- eat the fruit, veggies and protein before gouging on carbs on high day
- at least 20 fish oil caps a day
More questions:
- What fat quota should I meet on a daily basis? Presently 3 of my 6 meals consist of protein+fat: 45g protein and 20g fat. My daily fat intake is around 70g. How high should fat intake be on say, a no day, when calorie deficit is to be achieved?
- So the diet works by manipulating carb intake, and affects leptin by underfeeding and overfeeding on carbs, as opposed to calories in general? I see that overall cals don't even seem to be a concern with this diet, only carbohydrates are, which is a cool concept. Does this mean I no longer have to log calories?
- If I go on a carb cycling diet for 10 weeks and eat the same throughout these 10 weeks maintaining the same cycle, will leptin be active enough to keep me losing fat? What kind of tweaks have people used to get past any kinds of plateaus?
- And have any of y'all gained LBM during a carb cycling diet?
Sorry for the long list of questions, just trying to figure it all out. Thanks everyone!
Peace.