recomp help needed

[Kayc93]

hey all


I am 5'11" and weigh 178. My bodyfat is around 20%. I know that my bodyfat is too high to do a bulk as it will end up in the wring places (anytime I take in 3k plus calories it all seems to go to my mid-section anyways.

So i was thinking of doing some kind of carb cycling/recomp where I take in high carbs on my 3 heavy lifting day. On the other 4 days do I eat at maintenance and sub out carbs for more proteina and fats? Or just eat my normal protein and fats intake and subtract 3/4's of my carbs out?

Everyday I eat 2 lbs of steak, 6 cups of rice while trying to bulk and it only adds to my midsection at least from my eye test (it might just be bloating from all the carbs.

thnx

 

[DylanGemelli]

at 20% your main focus should be cutting, which means you should be eating at a deficit to get that down... its not a big secret with you eating 2 lbs of steak a day that your body fat is out of whack... thats NOT just bloating, trust me

 

[EZ_E]

You're eating 2 lb of steak and 6 cups of rice EVERYDAY?

 

[Aussymatt]

You're eating 2 lb of steak and 6 cups of rice EVERYDAY?

Fuck that's a lot of red meat man. I use to be a one a day red meat guy then 3 years ago switched to red meat just once a week with either oily fish (salmon ,skin on , mackerel tuna etc ) as my protein staple and chicken, lean pork, Less starchy carbs and more cruficious vegetables . It changed my whole body composition and I now feel fuck loads better . Just my input .

 

[cbbram00]

At 20% high carbs shouldn't even be in your vocabulary.

 

[Kayc93]

got it. I have been lifting for 5 plus years at 32 yrs old and having a difficult time building muscle. So I figured start eating more carbs to aid with getting larger no? I have some tbol coming and that will be my first cycle figured that would also help to get me dry gains that I could keep most of. The past 6 months I was on a red meat and cruciferous veggie diet and I dropped quite a bit of fat but then I saw that I just kept looking smaller and the last thing i want is to have small muscles....driving me crazy

 

[DylanGemelli]

At 20% high carbs shouldn't even be in your vocabulary.

At 20% body fat, the last thing you should be doing is bulking. You cut down to a far more healthy body fat then you attempt it


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[Kayc93]

got it, thnx, so at 5'11" 180 would you say that eating 70 grams worth of carbs/day is sufficiently low. maintenanc calories for me falls around 2900. I want to make sure that I do not lose anymore muscle. Through my readings it looked like tbol would be a good candidate for this if I wanted to add lean muscle while trying to eat at a deficit.

 

[Belle]

Holy shit that diet is nuts. Nutrition school would have had a blast with your case.

Carb cycle would be 2 days off one day on at most. It’s not a carb cycle if you’re loading three days a week.
Where’s your fiber intake? If you feel bloated then you need a shit ton more water and a shit ton of fiber. Don’t approve of the diet, but it’ll help at least.

Dylan is right. You should not be bulking. You need to get a healthy diet rolling, and lose whatever you need to. Once you’re cut up, then do a clean bulk diet wise, and a smart cycle.



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[cbbram00]

Holy shit that diet is nuts. Nutrition school would have had a blast with your case.

Carb cycle would be 2 days off one day on at most. It’s not a carb cycle if you’re loading three days a week.
Where’s your fiber intake? If you feel bloated then you need a shit ton more water and a shit ton of fiber. Don’t approve of the diet, but it’ll help at least.

Dylan is right. You should not be bulking. You need to get a healthy diet rolling, and lose whatever you need to. Once you’re cut up, then do a clean bulk diet wise, and a smart cycle.



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Solid advice...

 

[DylanGemelli]

got it, thnx, so at 5'11" 180 would you say that eating 70 grams worth of carbs/day is sufficiently low. maintenanc calories for me falls around 2900. I want to make sure that I do not lose anymore muscle. Through my readings it looked like tbol would be a good candidate for this if I wanted to add lean muscle while trying to eat at a deficit.

steroids are COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION in your current condition... you shouldnt even have that in your vocabulary right now... you also never posted your age

 

[Kayc93]

33, Will do, thanks I should have also said that I eat broccoli and/or carrots with my meals.

 

[DylanGemelli]

okay......

 

[cbbram00]

okay......

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[Kayc93]

Here is what I currently look like. I understand: stay away from PEDs. Diversify my diet to include lean proteins salmon chicken etc include more fiber and lower my carb intake. Eat in a deficit to cut excess fat. Anything I can do to make sure I keep as much muscle as possible?

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[cbbram00]

You're not that far away bro. You have a solid foundation. Just work on your diet and up the cardio.

 

[Kayc93]

Got it, I’ll keep my protein high, cut back on the carbs. At 180 lbs what is max amount of carbs I can take in. I want to make sure I don’t mess this up


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[Kayc93]

...my goal is to maintain as much muscle as possible, if not gain muscle. Is there anything I can do besides high protein intake to help with this?

 

[Christmas]

...my goal is to maintain as much muscle as possible, if not gain muscle. Is there anything I can do besides high protein intake to help with this?

Mk2866, S4

 

[Kayc93]

Heard the sides for s4 can really suck


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