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Spunky

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Today was the first day of cutting.. I did pretty good, but damn im starvin!!!!!!! =(
I need some advice, and if the mods think this needs to be on the diet board I guess they can move it.. i know ill get the most reponses here.. Ok.. this is what I ate today.

7:30am protein shake w/ skim milk 50g protein

10:00am protein shake w/ juice (before workout) 50g protein

12 noon : 6 whole eggs, 2 cups oatmeal, water

2:30pm : 1 chicken breast, 1 salad w/ lowfat dressing, water

5:00pm : 1 chicken breast, 1 cup rice, 1 cup sugar free pudding

i missed a meal due to work so im getting ready to eat again right now.. my question is..when should I cut my carbs out completely at night? I am eating all good carbs mainly oatmeal. I was thinkin about some more eggs and maybe 1 cup of oatmeal (27g of carbs) is that too many carbs to eat before bedtime??? I was also thinkin 1 tblspoon of peanut butter before bed w/ some water to get some fat in the diet.

Cardio question : I am doing cardio before breakfast on an empty stomach for 25 minutes.. how many days a week should I do this considering im like 20 weeks or so out?

thanks and sorry for so many questions
 
you are starving because you went way too long in the am w/o eating-the 1st meal should be oatmeal(not a shake) and all other meals should be red meat or chicken breasts
 
time is a major problem that affects my eating. i do as good as i can w/ my schedule. i go to school and then basically straight to the gym and straight to work. i usually miss meals a couple times a week.. im gonna have to work something out i know.
 
yes i am.. and yes i've never prepared for a competion before so yes I do need help.. thats why i posted this.
 
Cut the fruite juice out or take it right after your workout with hydrolyzed whey or just whey. You want something that will absorb quickly. I for example would drink a 70 gm of maltreating(corn sugar) mixed with 40 gm of whey and 5-MGM of creation right after my workout, it does not taste good but it gets the job done. Eat all of your complex carbs such as oatmeal, brown rice yams etc. early in the day and than switch over to steamed vegetables, carrots, cucumber etc. later in the day. Before bed I always have a protein drink mixed of whey and 1% cottage cheese, once again taste like shit but I want to be lean so that's the price you got to pay. Add a couple of tablespoons of flaxseed oil a day to your diet, and you should be alright. I am not sure how much you weigh, for me (about 200 lbs) I eat 55% (275gm)protein/day, 30% (150gm) of carbs/day and 15% (33gm) of fat/day. I eat most of my carbs in the morning and early afternoon and after workout, i eat 7 meals a day including the protein shake before bed. Try adding ECA stack to your cardio in the morning, i have it about 20 min. before i start cardio.

Good luck bro! MIKE_XXL
 
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i had it tested and im about 15%, i can't freakin remember the exact # i posted it in another post, ill have to search for it.. i think it was 15.2% and i weighed in at like 253lbs i think when i was tested.. but ill have to check the post to be positive. Im about 20 weeks out right now.
 
Twenty week out you can leave in the shakes. I recommend Labrada leanbody or mix whey 50grams with malto dextrin 48grams. (carbo by now) 15lbs run $13. Other then the shake carb can be oatmeal wth egg whites am. brown rice . steamed veggies.

Also est., if you dont know, cals while bulking up and what was you fat gain.
 
calories while bulking.. i don't know an exact #.. im guessing between 3500-4500 per day. I ate anything and everything.
 
Cutting cycle if so what? any other meds? Whats your goal heavy or lt. heavy?
Is there a chat room on this board, would make it much easier.
 
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I want to try and enter at around 200lbs @ 4-5%
just on test/armidex right now..
i might start some fina soon
 
That will get you hard and keep your mass. Plenty of time however in order to cut to Lt. heavy your gonna have to do some cardio. Fina test you wont lose as much muscle as you think. Start reducing to 2800 cals 325g protien 325g carbs the foods will take care of the fat until last weeks. Cardio 20-40 min first thing in am empty stomach at low intensity. Again twenty min low intesity after workout no post workout shake until after cardio. Cals can be reduced again later.
 
Spunky said:
i had it tested and im about 15%, i can't freakin remember the exact # i posted it in another post, ill have to search for it.. i think it was 15.2% and i weighed in at like 253lbs i think when i was tested.. but ill have to check the post to be positive. Im about 20 weeks out right now.
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with that high of bf% i would suggest getting some clen. it is possible to lose 12%bf in 20 weeks naturally, but it will be hard. i dont mean to discourage u, i just dont want u bein dissapointed if u come up short. believe me, ive been there, and it sucks.

you said u r doin morning cardio, i suggest maybe taking that to 45 min low pace(brisk walk) and add 20 min cardio to the end of your workout.

at 20 weeks out there is no need to cut your carbs yet, just make sure you r eating clean. u might want to start lowerin your carb intake at about 16 weeks with your bf%.
 
here it is.. im gonna be using fina ED for 6 weeks to kindda get a jumpstart on fat loss from there on out im gonna be alternating clen/eca.
 
i wouldnt cut your carbs out just yet but get rid of that fucking sugar!! eat oatmeal, sweet potato, brown rice....good, complex carbs. gradually cut your fat and carbs. i would hook up with beverly international--they set me up with a great pre-contest diet. bodybuildingworld.com check it out.
 
Make sure you eat real food for your 1st meal. Oatmeal, egg whites etc....I would cut your carbs out after 6PM as well. As far as cardio goes I would do 1 hour in the morning on an empty stomach and another hour after lifting in the evening. Also, don't starve yourself, make sure your getting your protein and your complex carbs in you. You will really need them when training twice a day. Good luck bro.
 
aight, all this advice is great, and u don't know how much i appreciate it and need it.
i went to the store today and picked up some food. how does all of this sound for good foods.......

low fat cottage cheese
salt-free rice cakes
uncle bens brown rice
8 sirloin steaks
8 chicken breasts
I also picked up alot of Snapples Diet Peach Tea, to kindda give me something sweet to drink once a day, and a bottle only has 1g of carbs.

thanks again
 
the rice cakes will really come in handy later on closer to conest time when i have to be exact on my # of carbs.. really easy to count carbs with rice cakes. :)
 
question: i've been urinating alot today.. is that because i've cut carbs back so much?
 
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heres what i did for my pre-contest diet. i started 20 weeks out. first i guessed my target body weight which was 187. 1 gram of protien per pound and 2 grams carb per pound. carbs that high to keep me from losing any or little muscle. i split those numbers into 6 equal meals. i started with 30 min. of cardio in the morn. then went to an hour 16 weeks out, then 12 out i went to 2 hours a day. i was 265, 22%b.f. and got to 187, 5%b.f. and placed third in my first show.

i only ate egg whites and oats and chicken sweet potatoes and brown rice and green veg,
 
You have been pissing a lot because when you cut your carbs, amd your body starts to burn the glycogen that is stored in your body (muscle, liver etc) you will start to loose water. With every
1 gram of carbs burned for fuel you will loose fluids equivalent to around 4 grams of water. plus you probably cut back on your sodium intake as well by cleaning up your diet and that will also release water from your body.
MIKE_XXL
 
Big man, what show are you talking about?? Arkansas Classic?? If so, I may have competed against you.
 
Spunky - have look at one of my recent posts, it has my exact diet and gear that I followed. I know it was flawed and there were a number of mistakes but I did come down from 260lbs to around 205 in 15 weeks and was really shredded.

Tx, Ultra and others had some good info. as to a few changes.

.......have a look it wont cost u anything.........
 
Spunk, Go to Anabolicfitness.net. They have a board for competitors, and you'll find some info on pre-contest diets. If ya like, you can shoot me an email for questions as well.
 
dude, add some more carbs to your diet in the morning and post workout and add more low intensity cardio.
dont starve yourself
 
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