Contest preppers, low carbs diets, how do ya guys do it???

[Beezers]

These 600g of carbs are killiing me. I feel so energetic and capable of lifting a house not to mention the feeling of well being God bless BULKING. I feel you, though, jersey boy. Once I get down to 150g a day it takes every ounce of my being to crawl out of bed and usually I have to urge to rip most anyones face off. ECA certainly helps during this time, but I'm gifted with crippling anxiety so I'm prescribed Xanax and Buspar, which although they do little for energy, they certainy make things bearable.

 

[Dr.X]

At 8% 8 weeks out you're probably ok. That equates to roughly 10 lbs of fat you will want to loose if you want to go in around 5%.
1. How many times a day are you doing ECA? Three, maybe 4x a day for someone your size is probably good. Also, you many want to rotate out the ECA with something else for a couple days (MD6, MetRx Thermicore CRT, etc). I burnt out on ECA after taking it for a while.
2. Are you doing your cardio in the AM on an empty stomach? I've also had luck doing AM lifting on an empty stomach but only with body parts like abs, calves, and arms.
3. I don't know what anabolics you're taking so this may be way off, but your calories at this point should probably be around 2600. (Will need to lower later) Lower your carbs to about 20-25% of calories and jack the protein.