Recent content by killroy70

I've read two of Charles Poliquin's books and have a question regarding the level of intensity in his programs. It appears that he advocates using a near-failure weight in every workout while manipulating number of reps, tempo of execution, and exercise selection every 4-6 workouts. For...

anabolic diet results September 1, 2002: 6'2" 192lbs 14% bodyfat A few lifts... bench press 230 Trab bar deadlift 360 Weighted pull up: bodyweight + 45 lbsx5 reps Weighted dips: bodyweight + 90 lbs x3 reps seated overhead press: 150x5 After a bulking cycle I was up to 216 lbs at 13%...

which is the enemy? Carbs are not necessaryily evil, and neither is fat. To say that consuming 25% of your calories coming from fat in a meal is counterproductive, that depends on the entire macronutrient profile of the meal. There are a great many people, who, when eating in a CKD manner...

nclifter6feet6, I've been following the thread and am glad you've seen some progress with your diet. I've read a lot of Clarence Bass's material, and have tried his diet recommendations in the past. I am absolutely NOT saying they don't work, I believe they can work tremendously for some...

carb up day I've been following the advice of using 10 grams of carbs per kilogram of lean body mass on my first carb up day, and then around 60-70% of that number on day 2. That comes out to 800 grams carbs on saturday and 550 on sunday. I've experimented with both high, low, and a mix of...

anabolic/metabolic diet If you're not concerned with getting to very low bodyfat percentages and are more geared towards maintaining/increaseing strength and muscle mass, then the anabolic diet is the way to go. With this diet, as with almost any diet, you can either maintain, gain, or lose...

fat for fuel I think whether a diet works or not is very genetics-dependent. Some people oxidize fat for fuel rather efficiently, while others tend to have a predominantly carbohydrate metabolism. I have done so many different diets - 40/30/30, high carb, etc..., and have to say I've had the...

While on a CKD, most people seem to get the majority of their vitamins and minerals from supplementation. However, most multimineral/multivitamin supplements don't contain "complete" forms of various nutrients. for example, most supplements that contain vitamin E only contain 1 of the...

What are people's thoughts on post workout nutrition while on a CKD? Since I'm trying to keep carbs below 30 per day, it would be difficult to consume all 30 post workout and try to stay near zero for the rest of the day. Most of my carbs come from the non-fiber portion of nuts, a few from my...

diet + strength training? Thanks for the replies Mr. X and gymtiime. I think I'm going to try a couple weeks without cardio. I suppose once I nail down the correct number of calories I'll be ok. Besides during my 3x/week weight training, my job is physically demanding. As an aside, I had...

I'm currently beginning the cutting phase of my CKD (I've had GREAT success bulking over the last couple months). Now, I haven't been doing any cardio, but only monitoring my diet and weight training 3-4 times per week (depending on the various programs I've been using). Now, I would like to...

KidDyna - Westside Yes, westide splits the week into 4 workouts: max effort upper body max effort lower body dynamic (speed) upper body dynamic (speed) lower body Now, on max effort days, it is true that you almost always work your ONE max effort movement from 3 reps working up to your 1RM...

Mr. X...high calorie low carb days... Ok, the reason I'm eating at such a high level is because I am following the Metabolic Diet by Mauro DiPasquale. My goals are: -Increased strength -Increased muscle mass with minimal fat gain Of course I am expecting to add some fat while bulking. Now...

I've been doing a bulking CKD for a while now. I haven't really gotten serious about increasing my calories until the last 2 weeks. My maintenance calories are between 2500-3000. So, I've ramped it up to about 4500-5000 calories per day. However, to my surprise, barely any weight gain in 2...

perhaps individualistic, but... I've heard both sides of the story. Some people say they have no energy and can't think clearly on a keto diet. Others say they have increased energy all day and can actually focus better on a keto diet. The only way is to find out for yourself. Personally...