ConwayJosh Member

I actually love chicken and I don't eat it every meal but most and I use plenty of spices and fat free cheese to give some flavor and thankfully I'm only going to be in a deficit for another 2.5-6.5 weeks. I followed a phasic structure of how to build the habit of eating healthy which was about 3-4 months getting used to…

Hovering between 10-15% or 27-42 g per day doesn't seem to be causing any issues and as long as I'm consuming at least 10% there's not supposed to be any issue according to meta analysis from Dr. Mike. My last meal of the day is 2 scoops of casein protein and most of my meals have chicken breast. I normally consume some…

If you're not already doing it upping sodium consumption can also help with energy levels provided no medical issues exist. Depending on activity level 3-5 grams of sodium may be helpful. Just in case anyone says anything if no medical issues with sodium the kidneys can process over 20 grams a day which by no means do I…

https://youtu.be/tbutiVOebro You're right to some degree, excess carbs to some point are going to go through a process and be stored as fat. When fat is consumed it largely just gets stored as fat, the difference is excess carbs have to go through a process after a period of time if not used but fat just gets stored.…

That method works for many people, it's absolutely a viable option.

Yeah, I can't even trust an app to do its job.

Well, that was odd I woke up and my fitness pal changed my goals with to higher fat and lower protein lol

Amen to that I was distracted half the seminar by the cords of veins splayed across his calves lol

He's super jacked his back is crazy I felt like a lanky kid standing next to him

Thank you for the link , I will asap and btw Dr. Mike is amazing and very thorough when giving advice.

That's great to hear!

I've seen the videos of people heavily advocating blood tests and when I have some extra funds I'll definitely get them done.

Certainly a lot of information to digest there, I'm around 20% bf and I stick to mostly vegetables and fruit for carb sources and soluble fiber is on the high side exceeding daily requirements. Thank you for the info

https://www.instagram.com/rpdrmike His last post I asked this question and he responds and he's also doing low fat massing

Touché , at the end of the day this is the route I'll go for now and the diet that's optimal is the one you can adhere to

http://sci-fit.net/2017/ketogenic-diet-fat-muscle-performance/ People do use it but according to science and anecdotal proof it may not be the best strategy.

I will

The particular issue with low carb is that it depletes glycogen and has been shown at best to maintain muscle and is inferior in that regard to higher carb diets

If I had the cash I would in a heartbeat but since I don't I've tried to stay informed and I'm trying this lower fat higher carb diet to help optimize training.

Vegetables, fruits, lean protein sources, healthy fats. I'm new to this as well that's I posted to get a conversation going.

Yes I plan on only cutting for 4-8 weeks before I bring calories back up for that exact reason.

28g is right and 4-8 weeks largely depends on how the diet goes I'd like to get down to 240-245 before I bring calories back up for maintenance for 4-8 weeks

I'm trying to build muscle as much as possible while in a deficit I'm not opposed to going up if necessary, if I start having issues or cravings I could always bump up to 15-20

I'm a deficit granted it's not optimal for building muscle but it's still happening just to smaller degree I believe it's Dr. Shoenfeld and colleagues have done studies to prove you can build muscle while in a deficit.

I'm 256 so it is slightly less but considering my bf% I'm sure it's ok lol

That's exactly where I got the idea, from this and from ted talks because he specifically referenced health in that one versus the podcast where they talk mostly on massing with higher carb and lower fat.

Roughly 1 gram per pound or slightly less since I'm in a deficit, or 30-45 g per meal to help protein synthetic response. Carbs are where I put the rest of the calories. 248g protein daily and I believe 310 ish grams of carbs.

10% is the minimum necessary for health, what is the advantage to consuming more? I know there's added benefits to higher intake for protein to help make sure I'm building as much muscle as possible. Carbs are the single best resource for energy especially for training. What advantage or benefit is there to consuming more…

I don't need or want brownie points, and since I'm in a deficit it's unlikely that my intake of carbs and protein is excessive.

The video referenced above should help clarify my point but no I do understand the difference between bodyfat and daily requirements of fat for health