Lean Mass Gain + Fat Loss = Carb Cycling

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I figured that since I often suggest to people that they should check out the carb cycling diet (as presented by T-nation.com), and that since the layout on the page appears so overwhelming to most, I'd post my simple and easy to use calculator for anyone interested in trying the diet out. It's not keto and allows a lot of carbohydrate, IMO.

I know that it worked for me. I successfully gained 9 pounds of muscle and lost 14 pounds of fat using this diet. Magic, no. Worth trying, yes.

I still highly recommend reading the original article in its entirety, in order to understand how to properly use the diet, and how it works.

Update(v5)[4-2-09]: This may be my final release of the spreadsheet, unless I choose to add a section to calculate a maintenance diet. I also remembered to bring the "Female" page up to date, as I had previously left all improvements off of it.

UPDATE (v8)[8-8-09]: The file labeled "Lightning's Carb Cycling v8" is the new version which has customizable ratios of CHO/Fat/Protein, greater aesthetic appeal, maintenance diet calculator, updated female page, additional caloric information display (including projected weekly weight loss calculator) and a macronutrient tracker to help you figure out how many grams of each macronutrient you have left to eat for the day, just in case you can't calculate all of your meals.

UPDATE (MetaHuman release)[11-11-09]: MetaHuman has provided us with a very clean, very simple, spreadsheet, complete with all of the features of the version 8 release. I highly recommend it. If you do have any questions about it, post them here. Thanks, MH!

LINKS for WHITEBELTS/DUBS:

CarbCycling Decoder (MetaHuman Release)
 
Should the good fat be really low for the Fat Loss Diet?

Mine caculates out to under a gram of good fat per meal.

That seems to low...
 
That's one thing I noticed about it. The amount of fat is completely dictated by your activity level, whereas carbohydrate intake is function of bodyweight. Some tweaking may be necessary. For me, having an activity level of about 1.6 I was eating about 60 or 70 grams a day. You could probably exchange some protein and carbohydrate for fat, as both are a function of bodyweight. I'd scoop a little protein off as it's set for 1.5g/lb of bodyweight. Also noteworthy is that Thibaudeau recommends an upper limit of ~15% bodyfat for users of the diet.

Hope that helps.
 
so i am confused...

do you cycle between each days? have one week of each high medium and low?
 
I do it this way: I have 2 heavy lifting days, so those are my high carb days. I usually do 2 dynamic/high rep days, where I don't lift as heavy, so those are moderate carb days. My 3 off days are low carb days. Anyone using the diet is supposed to have 2 high carb days, 2 moderate carb days, and 3 low carb days each week, and prioritize them accordingly.
 
Ahhhh the carb cycling days. I have used tha approach in the past. Although it was different than you describe.
 
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thanks. i've got a whole list of diets to try out when i get some more $$$. the carb cycling like this, if it works, has some pretty incredible promises.
 
It is almost IF in nature if you think about it. I did carb timing during the day, not so much of a wave theory throughout the week. None the less, both can work, both can fail.
 
I have read the T-Nation article before, but would like to take a look-see at the spreadsheet. I've been wanting to give this a go for quite some time...but just haven't yet.

Anyway...I'm guessing because I'm a yellow belt (or some other reason?) it says I have insufficient priviledges to view/download the file. Soo....could someone email it to me at adamrad AT gmail DOT com? Thanks guys.
 
Vedic said:
It is almost IF in nature if you think about it. I did carb timing during the day, not so much of a wave theory throughout the week. None the less, both can work, both can fail.
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Hi Vedic. Can you elaborate on this? I don't know what "IF" is and I am curious as to your experience card timing and what you mean, "both can work, both can fail."
Do you mean they will randomly work or fail or that the way it is done can work or fail.
Is it a very narrow margin?
 
ciscokid1024 said:
Hi Vedic. Can you elaborate on this? I don't know what "IF" is and I am curious as to your experience card timing and what you mean, "both can work, both can fail."
Do you mean they will randomly work or fail or that the way it is done can work or fail.
Is it a very narrow margin?
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Intermittent Fasting.
Search around here, you'll find info on it. Or google even.
 
It's really a modified muscle confusion protocol. You gotta eat sub-maintenance one day, and above maintenance the next, to confuse the stomach muscles and keep them guessing.
 
Vedic said:
It is almost IF in nature if you think about it. I did carb timing during the day, not so much of a wave theory throughout the week. None the less, both can work, both can fail.
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What's your opinion on IF, have you tried it or know someone who has?
Just curious..

I'm on my first week, nothing to report so far.
 
i cannot download it either, e mail it to me as well modena1983 at yahoo dot com.
 
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