Thread: critique please

Originally posted by tigerboo
Meal 1: 8am 40g carbs
40g protein
9g fat
401 calories

What time do you get up? What is your source for these calories? the brake down looks ok. I would add some EFAs.

Meal 2: 11am 40g protein
25g fat
3g carbs
397calories

Why so little carbs so early in your day?

Meal 3: 2pm 40g protein
26g fat
394 calories

Again no carbs? and 1 1/2 hour before you train? What is you goal here?

PWO: 5pm 35g protein
65g carbs
400 calories

Your post workout meal needs be within the "Golden Hour"....

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How long have you been on this program? If you have been doing it long, don't you feel flat during your training?

I think maybe your should post your goals. If you are trying to put something together for yourself and post before you try it. I would do a little more research. I can't see this working out to well, don't take it as an insult. I don't know your age, weight, sex, BF, goals, so who knows. I just pointed out things thats are a little off in any program no matter your goals. Maybe go to the CHAMPIONS ONLY POST -- we have been working on my program there. That might help a little.

"Why so little carbs so early in your day? "

those 3 grams are from my protein shake. I want to go low carb with an exception for breakfast and my two meals PWO.


"Again no carbs? and 1 1/2 hour before you train? What is you goal here?"

I thought carbs at every meal was not necessary. My goals are to lose fat/gain LBM


"Your post workout meal needs be within the "Golden Hour"...."

It is, I train from 3:30-4:30 and have my PWO shake at 5

I don't know your age, weight, sex, BF, goals, so who knows. I just pointed out things thats are a little off in any program no matter your goals.

20yrs old
180 lbs male
14% bf
lower body fat to around 10%
gain LBM

IMO, you could lose that amount of BF, without cutting carbs so much before your workout, just increase cardio. I feel like your workouts would suffer from the lack of pre workout carbs. I would try to zigzag a little and see if you like it . go 2600 (30p/40c/30f) total calories on training days and about 1800 on no training days (40p/20c/40f).

ya that sounds like somthing i should do, but do you really think i should cut protein on training days?

I wouldn't suggest cutting protein. EVER!

I didn't say cut your protein. I wouldn't suggest that. I suggested that you adjust your % of P/C/F -- go 2600 (30%p/40%c/30%f) on training days. Your protein intake is should stay the same about 200 grams (it looks like). Just adjust your carbs on training days for more calories. IMO you will be able to lose BF and maintain maybe even gain a little LBM without the loss of LBM.
On non training days you aren't burning as many calories. Then you want to consume less on these days. Like I said before about 1800 - 1900 on non training days (40%p/20%c/40%f).

I don't see how you can tell him to take 30% protein on WO days and 40% on non-WO days when your WO days are when your body requires more.