What is zig-zagging??
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thisismynewmindset
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Does anyone know what this is? I think it has to do with calorie intake?
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It's when you alter your course every thousand yards or so to avoid torpedoes.0
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Ok here is my attempt to explain the “zig zag” approach of losing weight…..(it does work very well if done correctly, I have lost 17 lbs of fat and gained 2 lbs of muscle doing it in almost 3 months time). There are a few ways to do the “Zig Zag” but I will stick with the one that I am using now. First find out what your daily maintenance calorie intake should be (this is the calorie level your body needs just to live off of and not to gain weight or loss weight). Once you know the maintenance level you need cut that number by about 300-400 calories. This is your “Low” zig zag amount, I use this amount on days I don’t workout. This forces your body to use fat to get its energy needs (don’t go too much less than 300-400 calorie drop, your body will start to slow down it’s metabolism rate and that is BAD). To get the “high” zig zag amount just add 300-400 calories to your maintenance level. I use this amounts on days I workout. Here is an example of a zig zag weekly schedule (without working out) Monday – LOW, Tuesday – LOW, Wednesday – HIGH, Thursday – LOW, Friday – LOW, Saturday – a 300 calorie higher HIGH (use this day to eat a cheat meal) Sunday – Maintenance level. Like I said there are many different ways and this is just one basic schedule. Hope it helped.0
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Here is a post to check out about it
TOPIC: How to zig zag cals properly/caloric cycling properly by Newfiedan
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/212510-how-to-zig-zag-cals-properly-caloric-cycling-properly0 -
Zig-zagging is when you take your weekly alotment of calories for example
1400 daily X 7 days =9800 calories a week
and then they split them up into different intervals. so instead of having 1400 daily you would have something like this
1200 monday
1500 tuesday
1300 wednesday
1700 thursday
1400 Friday
1200 Saturday
1500 sunday
You would then play you High days on days that you had something extra going on like a work party or a birthday or a weekend out.0 -
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Yep, its about your calorie intake. I lost 20 pounds (sadly gained it back, but thats another story...) doing it.
I was using this website: http://www.naturalphysiques.com/64/zig-zag-calculator-for-fat-loss-andor-muscle-gain
It was also helpful for me to "switch" days. So if I had an 1800 calorie day on Wed but only a 1200 on Friday, but Friday is when I had a big night out planned, I would switch the days.
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Zig Zagging is a great plateau breaker. I've also found that taking in maintence calories over a period of a week or so and then going into hardcore weight loss mode helps with plateaus as well.0
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It's when you alter your course every thousand yards or so to avoid torpedoes.0
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It's really effective in helping to break plateau's.0
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This is the first time I've heard of this and it's a marvellous revelation! I've struggled some days with ups and downs but this will help me overcome the disheartened feeling I get on bad days and stop me from wanting to just pack the whole thing in and give up (which I've felt like lately).
Thanks!!0
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