21juggernaut
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So there is this bodybuilder at my gym that sometimes takes time to help keep me on the right path with bodybuilding, most of his advice is related to training but today he gave me some information about what his worked for him with while dieting.
As some of you know, I decided to take the month of September as a break from bulking and heavy weights and try to lose some fat while keeping some of the muscle I've put on this year. What I started doing is:
-carb cycling
-lower weights in the gym
-2 sessions of cardio per day (30min in the morning empty stomach, and 30min post workout.)
My carb cycle is two low days, one high day and repeat, on my low days I'm around 200g carbs, on high days I'm around 350g of carbs. So far I've lost lots of what I believe is water and I thought I was on the right path, but here is what my friend from the gym had to say:
1. Cut out my cardio - going from 0 cardio to 60min per day is a stupid way to lose fat. I'll be giving up a lot of muscle doing this.
2. low days should be below 60g carbs per day and should last 3 days b4 re-feed.
3. keep my weights heavy for muscle density.
4. If my genetics really suck that hard and I need cardio from the beginning, then only do it after my workout, am cardio isn't as necessary as most believe.
I don't know as much as i should about the keto diet and I'm kinda inclined to believe him b/c he is a fucking monster compared to me. Honestly that's saying a lot b/c most people i meet/train with compliment me on my strength or overall size, and he is def one of the guys I hope to look like one day.
One thing that concerns me though is the fact that some people are just fucking gifted for this sport and can get away with a lot when it comes to diet or training. He told me that he can carb cycle with 0 cardio and get plenty lean, not contest shape but plenty lean.
What do you guys think, stick with my program or should I follow his advice? This is my first time really trying to lose some fat, I am just using september as a test month to get an idea of what works for me diet wise and what doesn't.
As some of you know, I decided to take the month of September as a break from bulking and heavy weights and try to lose some fat while keeping some of the muscle I've put on this year. What I started doing is:
-carb cycling
-lower weights in the gym
-2 sessions of cardio per day (30min in the morning empty stomach, and 30min post workout.)
My carb cycle is two low days, one high day and repeat, on my low days I'm around 200g carbs, on high days I'm around 350g of carbs. So far I've lost lots of what I believe is water and I thought I was on the right path, but here is what my friend from the gym had to say:
1. Cut out my cardio - going from 0 cardio to 60min per day is a stupid way to lose fat. I'll be giving up a lot of muscle doing this.
2. low days should be below 60g carbs per day and should last 3 days b4 re-feed.
3. keep my weights heavy for muscle density.
4. If my genetics really suck that hard and I need cardio from the beginning, then only do it after my workout, am cardio isn't as necessary as most believe.
I don't know as much as i should about the keto diet and I'm kinda inclined to believe him b/c he is a fucking monster compared to me. Honestly that's saying a lot b/c most people i meet/train with compliment me on my strength or overall size, and he is def one of the guys I hope to look like one day.
One thing that concerns me though is the fact that some people are just fucking gifted for this sport and can get away with a lot when it comes to diet or training. He told me that he can carb cycle with 0 cardio and get plenty lean, not contest shape but plenty lean.
What do you guys think, stick with my program or should I follow his advice? This is my first time really trying to lose some fat, I am just using september as a test month to get an idea of what works for me diet wise and what doesn't.