I ran it for about 6 weeks. Lost 10 pounds pretty quickly (without doing the prep phase).


My body isn't a huge fan of low carb though, I couldn't adjust to it. I have several friends who are currently following the protocol and making some awesome progress.

I'm using it and loving it. Lost 30 lbs in four months and PR'd all three lifts for a 109 lb increase on my total in a PL meet 11/3.

thx 4 responding to this thread. you lost 30lbs in 4 months without being in a calorie deficit. just by manipulating carbs? thx

I tend to do something similar just because I prefer to have the majority of my carbs before bed.

I wouldn't exactly call that CBL though.

I generally avoid any dietary trickery, but this does sound interesting. I would be curious to hear anyone's results.

Here is a good read: http://www.schwarzenegger.com/fitness/post/under-the-hood-how-carb-back-loading-works

Note: I can't vouch for the facts in the article.

i've got a lot of friends in the powerlifting/strongman community and several of them have achieved some really decent fat loss using CBL.
A few of the big name lifters have also used it and spoken highly of it, that's what originally had me willing to pay for the book.

I'm also very interested in trying it. I can recall times in the past where I would gorge on junk before bed while trying to stay low-carb. Went to bed regretting the binge but woke up feeling tighter and leaner. Interested in trying it for a slow fat-loss but want to build muscle. I just can't see myself paying $80 for a book. Is it even peer-reviewed? If it were offered as a hard copy in book stores, I may be more willing to front the money. Still researching for info as I'd like to give a fair shot to see how well it works.