Thread: High Protein/High Fat vs. High Protein/Mod Fat

Lina, "high, low and medium" are just words. Your program looks good, but your carbs are in a range that require a carb-up....or you will eventually compromise thyroid and metabolism


DP

Oh, ok! Thanks DP!

I do carb ups usually Mon/Thur...

Those are my favorite days and can't wait all day for my last meal!

I favor these numbers...

-protein...2 g per lb of bodyweight ED
-carbs...1 g per lb bodyweight on training days/.5 g on off days
-fats...about .25 g per lb of bodyweight on training days/.5 g on off days

This mix has always been quite successful. DP is right when he says that high, low, medium are just words. Some consider 1 g per lb of bodyweight "high" protein, while I don't really consider anything less than 2 g per lb "high."

Originally posted by gopro
I favor these numbers...

-protein...2 g per lb of bodyweight ED
-carbs...1 g per lb bodyweight on training days/.5 g on off days
-fats...about .25 g per lb of bodyweight on training days/.5 g on off days

This mix has always been quite successful. DP is right when he says that high, low, medium are just words. Some consider 1 g per lb of bodyweight "high" protein, while I don't really consider anything less than 2 g per lb "high."

Do you use this as a bulking diet or cutting diet?

Also if you drop you carbs/fats on off days do you make up the cals in protein or just eat less cals for those days?

Originally posted by Dr. Pain
Lina, "high, low and medium" are just words. Your program looks good, but your carbs are in a range that require a carb-up....or you will eventually compromise thyroid and metabolism


DP

Hey, what would you say is the longest time to go before a carb up should be performed?

Originally posted by The_Chicken_Daddy


Hey, what would you say is the longest time to go before a carb up should be performed?

Ditto, I`d like to know the same thing!

Depends.......

Poliquin uses every 5 days...some go once a week. I prefer 3-4 days, but have used every other when training "Intensely!"

A persons, metabolism, goals, and training have a lot to do with it!

DP

Ok, cool. Thanks.

My two cents on carb ups is that 1 day is often not enough. In my experience, a 5 day low carb, 2 day higher carb routine works best.

Although I do have to change this scheme up with each person I work with b/c of their unique metabolisms, schedules, habits, etc.

Originally posted by lina


Do you use this as a bulking diet or cutting diet?

Also if you drop you carbs/fats on off days do you make up the cals in protein or just eat less cals for those days?

Hey lina...

I use these #s as a starting point for a cutting plan. If you reread my post you will see that on low carb days I will UP THE FATS to make up the calorie deficit. Now, depending on my plan of attack I may actually overcompensate calorie wise with fats on low carb days or, simply even the cals out. This all depends on several factors.

This is my most successful cutting plan in that it seems to work consistently with most bodytypes and men and women alike.

Thanks GP!