Cutting Diet....final draft

[BigGreen]

Reconfigured diet appears below with macronutrient breakdown

[dalcowbag]

looks solid. . the only thing i wouod change is to have more carbs in your PWO shake 2:1 ratio of carb to protein

[Mu'min]

Do you know the calorie/nutrient break down of this diet by any chance?

[bad_man]

looks solid. . the only thing i wouod change is to have more carbs in your PWO shake 2:1 ratio of carb to protein

Ditto.

[OSTIE]

In addition to what was posted about the PWO, your diet looks real solid. Good luck bro.

-ost

[BigGreen]

Do you know the calorie/nutrient break down of this diet by any chance?

I'm still playing with that....Rambo brought up an excellent point to the effect of insulin sensitivity being heightened during this cutting period resulting in the standard 100 grams (give or take) of PWO carbs being a bit of an overkill, as 60% or so of that will yield a similar impact during intense cutting only (not bulking for sure). As I said, i'm going to play around with that a bit and see what happens.

[dalcowbag]

good sh!t man. . .good luck with it

[SwoleCat]

Looks pretty solid there to me!

~SC~

[usualsuspect]

The first thing I noticied was your carb intake looks really low. 100 grams of carbs is menial for a 2402lb+ guy. What was your carb intake while you were bulking? I'd like to see you keep your carbs much higher and gradually decrease them as your progress slows. The other thing I noticied was your carb meal on non-training days was placed in the evening. Is there a particular reason for this. Our body's metabolism naturally slows down as the day progresses. Since little physical activity is performed at night around your workout, consuming your meal earlier in the day is less likely to be stored as fat and more likely to be utilized throughout the rest of the day. Just my two cents.

Usual

[BigGreen]

Workout Days:

4:45 a.m. - wake and perform morning cardio (45 mins @70% MHR)

6:00 a.m. - 4 whole eggs and 8 egg whites (hard boiled)
***5g carbs, 53g pro, 20g fat, 436kcal

9:00 a.m. - whey and water mix along with 1/4 cup almonds
***15g carbs, 47g pro, 19g fat, 410kcal

12:00 p.m. - one and a half chicken breasts and 1/2 cup brown rice
***33g carbs, 41g pro, 4g fat, 330kcal

3:00 p.m. - whey and water mix along with 1/4 cup almonds
***15g carbs, 47g pro, 19g fat, 410kcal

5:30/6:00 p.m. - WORKOUT

7:15 p.m. - PWO whey and dextrose shake
***75 g carbs, 60g pro, 0g fat, 540kcal

8:15 p.m. - can of tuna fish, 1/2cup brown rice
***33g carbs, 40g pro, 3.5g fat, 325kcal

10:00 p.m. - casein and 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
***3g carbs, 44g pro, 8g fat, 244kcal

Workout Day Totals: 179g carbs, 352g pro, 74g fat, 2695kcal

Non-Workout Days

4:45 a.m. - wake and perform morning cardio (45 mins @70% MHR)

6:00 a.m. - 4 whole eggs and 8 egg whites (hard boiled)
***5g carbs, 53g pro, 20g fat, 436kcal,

9:00 a.m. - whey and water mix along with 1/4 cup almonds
***15g carbs, 47g pro, 19g fat, 410kcal

12:00 p.m. - one and a half chicken breasts and 1/2 cup rice
***33g carbs, 41g pro, 4g fat, 330kcal

3:00 p.m. - whey and water mix along with 1/4 cup almonds
***15g carbs, 47g pro, 19g fat, 410kcal

6:00 p.m. - can of tuna fish and 1/4 cup almonds
***5g carbs, 44g pro, 17.5g fat, 345kcal

9:00 p.m. - chicken breast and 2 tbsp natural peanut butter
***6g carbs, 44g pro, 19g fat, 390kcal

Non-Workout Day Totals: 79g carbs, 276g pro, 98.5g fat, 2321kcal

[Mu'min]

Thanks bro and thanks to all the guys that helped with this plan.

[eggplant]

solid plan i must say! but i guess tinkering with amounts here and there would be good~

[BigGreen]

solid plan i must say! but i guess tinkering with amounts here and there would be good~

Any specific suggestions? You've left me sorta cliff-hanging here. Keep in mind that at 220lbs and working a fairly active job, these caloric levels are, in my estimation, pushing the lower limit of where I can be given my size and daily activity.

[eggplant]

Any specific suggestions? You've left me sorta cliff-hanging here. Keep in mind that at 220lbs and working a fairly active job, these caloric levels are, in my estimation, pushing the lower limit of where I can be given my size and daily activity.

okie..i can't really tell you what you should or should not do,as i'm also learning as much as i can myself now..what i meant was to play around with your macros for the day..and set it base on your activity level on that particular day..see how your body reacts to the change here and there..which is what i'm doing right now..i used to not understand this..but now i do..the type of food and when you injest them is more important than the calories itself....