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JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2005/02/10, 06:52 PM I did a search on this but couldn't find what exactlyt carb cycling is. Should only be used by those who are competing?....I'm in my cutting phase right now and remeber reading about it a little while ago and i was waiting till i was ready to cut to give it shot. Just trying to find out some more info on it...thanks
fsdsk Posts: 959 Joined: 2003/11/30	2005/02/10, 07:00 PM I was just going to ask the same question - strange :big_smile:
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/02/10, 07:57 PM Look for Championship Bodybuilding by Chris Aceto - he calls it rotational dieting. I carb cycled very successfully - it is how I initially went from 217 to 145. Email me if you want more specifics. -------------- Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon. -- E. M. Forster --
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/02/10, 08:29 PM From Muscle and Fitness website: 7. Rotate your carbs. Nutrition expert and former bodybuilder Chris Aceto recommends eating about one gram of carbs per pound of bodyweight for 3-5 days - these being low-carb days - and doubling that for the next 1-2 days, then repeating that cycle. If you weigh 200 pounds, eat 200 grams on low-carb days and 400 grams on other days
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/02/10, 08:58 PM http://www.getbig.com/articles/carbs.htm
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2005/02/10, 09:15 PM http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_8_20/ai_98539290
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2005/02/10, 10:49 PM Carb cycling can be very useful when dieting for fat loss. I like to first start off with standard reduction protocol, and then go into carb cycling. Here is an example of a cycle that works well for me.... day 1...1/2 gr. carbs per lb. bw Day 2...1/2 gr. carbs per lb. bw Day 3...2 gr. carbs per lb. bw Day 4...1-1 1/2 gr. carbs per lb. bw Day 5...restart cycle Up your protein on low carb days. On high carb days you can lower it(excess calories if you don't, carbs are protein sparing anyway). By the way, on your low carb days(1 & 2), make your carbs fibrous in nature...like oatmeal in the morning, and mostly veggies. ============ Quoting from JustinE22: I did a search on this but couldn't find what exactlyt carb cycling is. Should only be used by those who are competing?....I'm in my cutting phase right now and remeber reading about it a little while ago and i was waiting till i was ready to cut to give it shot. Just trying to find out some more info on it...thanks ============= -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2005/02/11, 12:51 AM how about some brown rice? this is my current cutting meal plan which i've been on for a little over 2 weeks now. Breakfast-1 cup oatmeal 5 eggwhites 1 sc. protein PWO protein drink simple carbs PPWO meal-52g. cooked chicken, 1 cup broccoli with 2 fish oil capsules adn 1\2 cup baked bean baked beans(check sugar in these if they are the canned type)black eye peas will work well.(Post cardio meal is ground beef baked beans,broccolli and fish oil) Lunch-3 1\2 oz. steak 2 oz. whole wheat pasta 1 cup veggies snack-8 oz. extra lean turkey with 1/2 cup brown rice 1 cup veggies dinner-6 oz. chicken 2 cups veggies 1 tbsp. flax oil Before bed- 1/2 c. cottage cheese 2 tbsp. flax meal 1/2 sc. So i guess i could cut the pasta and rice and up my turkey and other meats. Am i basically uping the protein to meet the amount of carbs i've taken out to keep the same amount of calories?