carb cycle

[gjn5002]

Im just starting a carb cycle and Ive been tryin to hit the books to figure the science out. I would really appreciate any advice people have that have tried the carb cyle diet for cutting. Currently Im doing:

Mon: Low (1 carb per lb of body weight) Chest/Abs
T: Zero- Bi's/Forearms/Calves
Wed: High -(As many good carbs as I want within reason-low fat) Quads/Hams
TR: Low- Back/Traps Abs
F: Zero Shoulders/Tri's/Calves
S: High -OFF
Su:Low -OFF

Ive been dieting for about four months now with low carbs 100-200 daily range, high protein 250-300g, and 30 min cardio 4x a week. Im down at 177 from 192 and my body fat is pretty low. Ive got the top abs in, the next are coming but the bottom two are still hiding under a pinch of fat.
Any experienced guys let me know if carb loading is bullshit or if its great and what tweaks I should make.

thanks

[stumblin54]

It's not BS bro, and it works if your strict about your diet and you don't fall off like a lot of people seem to do a few weeks into it. What you have there already seems to fine, and if you come to a plateau, then you need to change it up and eat more or less depending on how you're feeling and what the mirror is telling you. Be diligent, and train hard.

Stumblin

[tazman22]

This is the nutritional plan and workout program I used to obtain my goal of getting ripped. Got this info from an article titled "Get Ripped" from the May 07′ issue of FLEX magazine. If ya wanna checkout my progress ya can at Bodybuilding.com(user name:tazman22) Thanx FLEX magazine. Any questions or any help needed, feel free to write me back.

8 week plan

Weeks 1-4

Low carb day -14 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g of prot per lb
.5g carbs per lb
Remainder in fat cal- good fats
Ex: 160 x 14 cal per lb = 2240cal for day
160 x 1.5g prot =240g prot for day
160 x .5 g carbs = 80g carbs for day
Then take total grams of carbs and prot and times them by 4 (320 x 4= 1280)then subtract that total from your total cal for day (2240- 1280=960) then divide that # by 9 (960 / 9= 107). That’s how many grams of fat you need for the day. GOOD FATS!

Moderate carb day- 14 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g of prot per lb
1g of carbs per lb
Remainder in fat cal
Use same formula above- I know this takes some math and planning but well worth it as you can see

High carb day- 17 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g of prot per lb
2g of prot per lb
Remainder in fat cal

WEEKS 5-8

Low carb day- 12 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g of prot per lb
.25g of carbs per lb
Remainder in good fat cal

Mod carb day- 12 cal per lb of boby weight
1.5g of prot per lb
.75g prot per lb
Remainder in good fat cal

High carb day- 17 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g prot per lb
2g carbs per lb
Remainder in good fat cal

No strips needed! My training was 6 days a week with each muscle group trained 2x per week and Sunday off. That was my high carb day. This high carb day boosts your leptin levels up so you metabolism doesn’t slow down due to the low carb cycling. Each body part was trained heavy one session and light the other. Heavy meaning 8-10 reps with 2min rest in between sets and light days 15-20reps with 30 sec rests in between sets. Low carb days were the days I did heavy because my body wouldn’t rely on carbs for energy but muscle creatine. Moderate carb days were went I worked light since my body would be relying on the glycogen for energy. So trianing was Mon, Wed, Fri heavy and Tu, Thur, Sat light. Hope this helps. BOL

[tazman22]

Sorry, had a few errors in there that you may have noticed or not(listed protein twice on cpl of days when should have been carbs) and added a couple key factors on the carbs. Here it is revised. Talk ta ya later

This is the nutritional plan and workout program I used to obtain my goal of getting ripped. Got this info from an article titled "Get Ripped" from the May 07′ issue of FLEX magazine. As you can see, it worked. Thanx FLEX magazine. Any questions or any help needed, feel free to write me back.

8 week plan

Weeks 1-4

Low carb day -14 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g of prot per lb
.5g carbs per lb(slow digesting only)
Remainder in fat cal- good fats
Ex: 160 x 14 cal per lb = 2240cal for day
160 x 1.5g prot =240g prot for day
160 x .5 g carbs = 80g carbs for day
Then take total grams of carbs and prot and times them by 4 (320 x 4= 1280)then subtract that total from your total cal for day (2240- 1280=960) then divide that # by 9 (960 / 9= 107). That’s how many grams of fat you need for the day. GOOD FATS!

Moderate carb day- 14 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g of prot per lb
1g of carbs per lb(slow digest carbs except post w/o should be fast digest)
Remainder in fat cal
Use same formula above- I know this takes some math and planning but well worth it as you can see

High carb day- 17 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g of prot per lb
2g of carbs per lb(Fast digest carbs except last 2 meals should be slow digest)
Remainder in fat cal

WEEKS 5-8

Low carb day- 12 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g of prot per lb
.25g of carbs per lb(slow digest only)
Remainder in good fat cal

Mod carb day- 12 cal per lb of boby weight
1.5g of prot per lb
.75g carbs per lb(slow digest carbs except post w/o should be fast digest)
Remainder in good fat cal

High carb day- 17 cal per lb of body weight
1.5g prot per lb
2g carbs per lb(Fast digesting carbs except last 2 meals should be slow digest)
Remainder in good fat cal

No strips needed! My training was 6 days a week with each muscle group trained 2x per week and Sunday off. That was my high carb day. This high carb day boosts your leptin levels up so you metabolism doesn’t slow down due to the low carb cycling. Each body part was trained heavy one session and light the other. Heavy meaning 8-10 reps with 2min rest in between sets and light days 15-20reps with 30 sec rests in between sets. Low carb days were the days I did heavy because my body wouldn’t rely on carbs for energy but on the quick-energy stores in my muscles,such as adenosine phosphate (ATP) and creatine phosphate. Moderate carb days were when I worked light since my body would be relying more on the muscle glycogen for energy. So trianing was Mon, Wed, Fri heavy and Tu, Thur, Sat light. Hope this helps. BOL