trigden1991 Member

I fully agree with everyone else about MFP not being the place for this thread as most people will never need to run UD2.0. I have personally run 2 cycle of it with great resultst. HOWEVER...................... you have obviously not read the book because Lyle specifically states that you should be sub 15% to undertake the…

Eat less

Only because it contains calories. You could lose weight taking it if you were in a deficit at the end of the day.

25lbs in 11 months is fairly conservative and by no definition a dirty bulk (unless it was 99% fat).

Get a scale and weigh the rice uncooked for more accuracy.

Food.

Managed to maintain my weight during my 2 week diet break over Xmas and now back in a deficit. 6 weeks with a goal of 10lbs to lose and then a week diet break. Is it weird that it feels good to be back in a deficit? Or am I mad from carb deprivation??

There are conditions and protocols that use fasted cardio to increase fat metabolism however they are pointless for 99% of the general population. Have a read of Lyle McDonalds, stubborn fat protocols.

1) Cycle 1000km in 2018 2) Diet down to 90kg (should put me at competition leaness) 3) Complete a 100km walk 4) See where I have veins (linked to No.2)

If you’re going to do it once, it’s not a concern. If you want to fast regularly, I would reassess your plans.

Eat more protein, hit maintenance calories and use a progressive lifting programme

Don’t bulk when 15% or over. You’ll get fat (ter) and your body is not in an optimal state to gain muscle

Nah, I’m good bro. I only do intense yoga to tone my muscles.

I'm the same weight as you and have been lifting for 6+ years, have 190lbs of lean mass and wouldn't consider myself lean yet. Maybe take a diet break and then get back to losing fat. Ultimately though, you will probably require surgery to remove the excess skin.

MINIMUM of 1g/lb of lean mass, therefore your 150g would be ok. Focus on carbs when bulking and keeping fats relatively low.

Terrible workout and a fake profile pic. Brilliant

Great progress. Being a realist though you won’t gain muscle whilst losing fat. Keep up the good work!

Complete rubbish and not answering the question. OP - Yes you can cycle carbs and anecdotally this will increase insulin sensitivity. I am in a large deficit and have low carbs on rest days and time all my carbs pre/post workout to ensure they are used effectively. I see no reason why this wouldn't work when bulking…

You're probably not.

You "try" to "eat well" and do a minimal amount of running a week. This is why you're not making any progress.

Increase calorie expenditure

You are in a deficit and the above is bro-science. An excess of calories causes body fat, not sugar or fats.

For someone so well respected and knowledgeable that is a very short sighted and non-factual statement.

Sounds like a PSMF and a great way to create a huge calorie deficit. For bulking though, no, terrible idea.

I think you are inadvertently agreeing with what I said. You didn't gain muscle but you got stronger and maybe leaner (which will come from recomposition effects).

Interested why you thought the pre-workout was a waste of money? The main ingredient is usually caffeine which has proven benefits.

In addition to this. 300g of protein is extremely high for someone even if they are heavy, lean and on anabolics.

Be wary of elbow tendinitis from high rep push ups everyday. Will you make some strength/endurance/Muscle progress? Maybe. Are you missing 80% of muscle groups. Yes

This is completely rubbish. A ketogenic diet is any diet which puts the body into ketosis. There is no specified time frame for this. You are obviously not aware of CKD or TKD diets.

There are studies which can “show” most things.