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Carb cycle advice !!

daniebanks
daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi guys,

I want to start carb cycling, i've read up on it but am having a bit of trouble figuring out how to go about it. Any helpful advice would be great please. These are my details:

age:26
female
current macros C25/P40/F35
daily calorie intake 1550

Lifting 5 days per week 50-60 minutes per session
2x 35 minute sessions of light cardio

Please help :smile:

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    What are your macros? Not % breakdown...

    For carb cycling I keep protein and fats the same everyday. Low (non weight training) days are less 25% "normal" carbs. Add the carbs from low days on to a "high" day.
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    What are your macros? Not % breakdown...

    For carb cycling I keep protein and fats the same everyday. Low (non weight training) days are less 25% "normal" carbs. Add the carbs from low days on to a "high" day.


    thanks for your reply :smile:

    Carbs 95g
    Protein 155g
    Fat 60g
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    edited April 2015
    daniebanks wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    What are your macros? Not % breakdown...

    For carb cycling I keep protein and fats the same everyday. Low (non weight training) days are less 25% "normal" carbs. Add the carbs from low days on to a "high" day.


    thanks for your reply :smile:

    Carbs 95g
    Protein 155g
    Fat 60g

    You could probably drop protein a little and bump up carbs.... If you wanted to?

    I know some people who drop Fats on high days too, to allow room for more carbs.
  • daniebanks
    daniebanks Posts: 179 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    daniebanks wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    What are your macros? Not % breakdown...

    For carb cycling I keep protein and fats the same everyday. Low (non weight training) days are less 25% "normal" carbs. Add the carbs from low days on to a "high" day.


    thanks for your reply :smile:

    Carbs 95g
    Protein 155g
    Fat 60g

    You could probably drop protein a little and bump up carbs.... If you wanted to?

    I know some people who drop Fats on high days too, to allow room for more carbs.

    I just recently lowered my carbs , im cycling creatine atm so i didnt want to get excessively bloated.

    Im just not sure how to figure out a breakdown of carb cycling :S
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