NO CARB DIET

[mikeloury21]

can anyone give me a good way to avoid them, i can handle an all meat diet but damn, orange juice, gatorade, etc. has a few in there, how many is the bare min. you can get away with to shock your body into using fat for the primary source of energy instead of carbs. thanks for any input

[slide]

Mike...heres a link to an article on Big A's other board that may be of interest. It's for dieting/competition, but I'm sure you could adjust as needed and use the diet as a guideline. Hope it helps...

http://www.professionalmuscle.com/fo...?threadid=1157

-slide

[mikeloury21]

that link was great. does anyone else have personal experiences they can donate to the cause

[twistedneck]

I foudn out if you go too low carb and don't add enough good fats my sweat and urine stinks like ammonia - sweat really stinks when i work out. Only cure is more fat / carbs. Don't know if too much amonia is bad though.

[riv]

i've only done 2 teen BB shows, while dieting i only went no-carb for the last few days leading up to the show. other then that i would never go for a no-carb diet again made me feel horrible. but if i need to drop some wieght for a fight i would just lower my carbs and change up my wieght training and do some more running.

why are you going on a no-carb diet anyway? do you think your body fat is too high or do you have someting coming up? i'd rather gain as much as possible, lose the fat later

Riv

[mikeloury21]

trying to drop fat. what is the min. carbs you all would recommend to drop fat? ofcourse while keeping protein high and moderate fats. i m wanting to train my body to burn fat as the primary fule when glucose runs out. thanks fellas.

[riv]

the lowest i go is around 125g, i wieghed around 195 when i went that low. i was on clen and regular thermogenics too, they help out

[Mojo Rising]

Without any info i can give you some guidelines. 100 carbs is the lowest i would think you would need to go. DO that for 3-5 days and then 1 day much higher, around 350-450. This will keep your thyroid working in your favor, keep some muscle on you etc etc. When do this keep your protein high 1-2 grams per lb of MUSCLE not total bodyweight, no need in feeding fat, just what burns calories.. muscle, LBM. Breakfast and post workout should be your biggest carb meals... the others smaller. No carbs last meal b4 bed so GH can be maximized when sleeping. Hope that gives you some ideas. I would also start out with a base diet(same cal, carb etc for 4 weeks so you can find your BMR and your body can adapt to it. THen you hit rotating carbs and your body will burn fat most effectively opposed to the survival instict of your body kicking in and "holding" on to fat.

[Silencer]

Riv,

You felt like crap on the no-carb diet because you were on it for only a few days. I've done 10 CKDs ranging from 6 weeks to 12, and the first 2-3 days always suck as your body switches over into ketosis. Since you were doing it for a show, you only got the "bad" part of the no-carb diet. Once on it things get substantially better.

[riv]

Originally posted by Silencer
Riv,

You felt like crap on the no-carb diet because you were on it for only a few days. I've done 10 CKDs ranging from 6 weeks to 12, and the first 2-3 days always suck as your body switches over into ketosis. Since you were doing it for a show, you only got the "bad" part of the no-carb diet. Once on it things get substantially better.

thanks man, the way i felt was so bad i never want to do it again, but maybe i'll try it if you say it gets better after the first few days. but i dont think i'm gonna drop any wieght until tis winter maybe or next spring