My outlook on diet. (Critique Please)

[C6zo6]

This is how i see a diet for weight training.

Instead of concentrating on how much fat and carbohydrates you can eat, simply pay attention to what you need. For example, we know you should consume 1g of protein per LBM. So, you should make sure you have at least that amount of protein daily and your carbs/fats can be spread out accordingly through convenience and satiety. Now, you should get your fats from EFA's and your carbohydrates from better sources. (From a healthy perspective) But, in the end it really doesn't matter when your body breaks it down. Some people eat high protein, high fat, others eat high protein, low fat. Do what your comfortable with and as long as your protein is sufficient, you should still see gains. (This is also assuming you stay away from trans fat) Although, it's not 100% that this would matter either. I believe trans fat should be avoided, irrelevant if their is a difference or not.

I'm sure their is some type of metabolic advantage to eating healthier carbs/fats, but who eats terrible like this all the time? Try to eat the best you can and keep protein up. Yes, having pizza and cheeseburgers are fine as long as it fits into calorie budget.

Summary: Eat 1g of protein per LBM and don't stress out over the rest. Try to eat healthy, but having bad meals while still being in your calorie budget doesn't make a difference.

 

[Marat]

Certainly correct me if i'm wrong, but this approach would probably be effective if you are going from the overweight to the 12-15% BF range for males, but this wouldn't be that effective if you are trying to get to those single digits. Your body would start to get more resistive to fat loss once you get to the low teens, and you'd need different strategies to shed those few BF% points.

 

[Hench]

Certainly correct me if i'm wrong, but this approach would probably be effective if you are going from the overweight to the 12-15% BF range for males, but this wouldn't be that effective if you are trying to get to those single digits. Your body would start to get more resistive to fat loss once you get to the low teens, and you'd need different strategies to shed those few BF% points.

Yes and no, depends on the person and the circumstances. I can get pretty lean with a simple calorie deficit and heavy lifting, but im a 19yo male. Others may require cardio to help shift subcutaneous fat. Although to be honest, shifting the fat is the easy part, holding onto muscle is where it become tricky.

C6zo6 - agreed, that exactly whats important. Although I dont like low fat diets, you should really get at least 0.5g of fat per lb of lbm. Im sure you know the list of things that fats are used for within the body, and they really shouldnt drop too low.

 

[C6zo6]

C6zo6 - agreed, that exactly whats important. Although I dont like low fat diets, you should really get at least 0.5g of fat per lb of lbm. Im sure you know the list of things that fats are used for within the body, and they really shouldnt drop too low.

I agree completely. I think higher fat, moderate carbohydrates is the way to go. Not only is fat good for satiety, it's very beneficial to the body and we don't need carbs. So, i would rather eat fat and protein which is more essential. I generally have most of my carbs on workout days for energy and post workout for a spike of insulin. I was just implying that some people go on low fat diets and still can see results.

To the other poster. As long as your in a deficit, your going to lose body fat...