Maintaining Calories while lowering carbs

[Coldshot]

I've been bulking for 4 months now and things look pretty good. The thing is i've put on 2 inches on my waist along with muscle mass.

I plan to keep carbs abt 250g which is about 1.5g/lbs. This means i have to get additional calories from other sources.

Does anyone know what i can take to make up for the loss carbs?

 

[LittleHelp]

Yeah. Protein or Fat.

 

[Mr.X]

I've been bulking for 4 months now and things look pretty good. The thing is i've put on 2 inches on my waist along with muscle mass.

I plan to keep carbs abt 250g which is about 1.5g/lbs. This means i have to get additional calories from other sources.

Does anyone know what i can take to make up for the loss carbs?

I would suggest lowering carbs to 150 or less, and replacing the deficiency w/ fat (EFAs mainly). This way you are in lower insulin levels, while telling your body to drop fat because it's not needed.

Mr.X

 

[Coldshot]

Re: Re: Maintaining Calories while lowering carbs

I would suggest lowering carbs to 150 or less, and replacing the deficiency w/ fat (EFAs mainly). This way you are in lower insulin levels, while telling your body to drop fat because it's not needed.

Mr.X

Thanks Mr X. What are good sources of EFAs that i can take in larger quantities? I'm not really a big fan of oilve/flax oi.

Furthermore will dropping carbs to 150g affect my bulking cycle?

 

[Mr.X]

Re: Re: Re: Maintaining Calories while lowering carbs

Thanks Mr X. What are good sources of EFAs that i can take in larger quantities? I'm not really a big fan of oilve/flax oi.
walnuts, almonds, i.e. walnut oil , almond oil

Furthermore will dropping carbs to 150g affect my bulking cycle?
it all depends....it will, but not to an amazing extent or that is it shouldn't...if it does than it's your bodytype

Mr.X

 

[Coldshot]

guess i dont have much of a choice. I tend to put on weight pretty easily. I might try upping my cardio and see how things go

 

[HANSEL]

Re: Re: Re: Maintaining Calories while lowering carbs

What are good sources of EFAs that i can take in larger quantities?

Sunflower Seeds, Sunflower Butter, Sunflower Oil (High Oleic)


Sunflower:

ALANINE Seed 11,800 ppm;
ARGININE Seed 25,400 - 82,000 ppm
CYSTEINE Seed 4,765 - 16,000 ppm
GLUTAMINIC-ACID Seed 58,900 ppm;
GLYCINE Seed 15,400 ppm;
HISTIDINE Seed 6,678 - 20,000 ppm
LINOLEIC-ACID Seed 89,000 - 350,000 ppm
PUFA Seed 345,900 ppm;

High Concentration Chemicals(chemical concentrations 1 standard deviation(s) above the mean)
in the Seed of Helianthus annuus L. (Asteraceae) - [Sunflower]

ARGININE 25,400 - 82,000 ppm
CAFFEIC-ACID 1,600 - 1,800 ppm
CYSTEINE 4,765 - 16,000 ppm
FAT 222,000 - 523,800 ppm
FIBER 44,000 - 323,000 ppm
HISTIDINE 6,678 - 20,000 ppm
ISOFERULIC-ACID 1,400 - 1,700 ppm
ISOLEUCINE 12,000 - 46,500 ppm
LEUCINE 17,500 - 35,500 ppm
LINOLEIC-ACID 89,000 - 350,000 ppm
MAGNESIUM 3,740 - 5,176 ppm
METHIONINE 5,220 - 20,500 ppm
P-COUMARIC-ACID 900 - 1,100 ppm
PHENYLALANINE 12,400 - 48,000 ppm
PUFA 345,900 ppm
SINAPIC-ACID 4,800 - 5,700 ppm
SULFUR 2,574 - 4,880 ppm
THIAMIN 24 ppm
TRYPTOPHAN 7,037 - 15,900 ppm
VALINE 13,900 - 50,000 ppm