Applying Carb Cycling Techniques To My Cutting Diet (Macros Posted)

[roundkick]

Hey guys-
I had an account on here a while back, not very many posts but I've been actively browsing and researching using this forum as a source of reliable info for a long time. I think I have a solid diet, but I've heard a lot of good things about carb cycling on here and I would like to see how you guys think I could apply it to my current diet scheme.

Meal 1: 1.5 Cups Liquid Egg Whites (about 12 egg whites), 1/2 cup oats [36p/23c/3f]

Meal 2: 4.5oz. chicken, 1tbsp. flax oil [39p/0c/18f]

Meal 3: (Pre-Workout Shake) 2sc. ON Whey, 1/2 cup oats [48p/29c/6f]

Meal 4: (PWO) 2sc. ON Whey, 1.5 cup oats [48p/75c/12f]

Meal 5: 4.5oz. chicken, 1/2 cup oats [39p/23c/7f]

Meal 6: 1 cup Low-Fat Cottage Cheese, 1tbsp. nattypb [32p/8c/10f]

Totals: 2238kcal [242p/158c/57f] which falls into a 46%p/30%c/24%f ratio.. I was going after 45/30/25 so I'm happy with that result.

Now that's the diet I've been using pretty much all week long until my weekend where I take in higher carbs on one of the days.. My off days are lower carb because of the lack of PWO but not significantly, they've been falling to about 120-130g carbs. I lift on a M/Tu/Th/Fri split. Should I actually change up my macro intake on off days in order to actively carb cycle, or should I continue allowing the carbs to auto-cycle by not having a PWO on my off day?

I did try searching but it seems that everyone's carb cycling routine is a little different based on their training schedules.

Thanks in advance
RK

[novastepp]

what are your stats. and i personally don't think you need to cycle carbs until you start noticibly leaning out.

[roundkick]

I'm around 6', ~14-15%bf, and roughly 186lbs.

[novastepp]

well my opinion would be that you should be hitting the weights more than you should be worrying about cutting. Grow into your height a little more, and get up to around 200. make that some kind of goal. also, keep your bf the same or lower it over the course of that journey by doing am cardio on lifting days and then doing sprint training on off days. that's what i would do.

by the way that diet looks good. you should grow off of it and set yourself up for a lot of energy to hopefully lose some fat as well.

[roundkick]

well my opinion would be that you should be hitting the weights more than you should be worrying about cutting. Grow into your height a little more, and get up to around 200. make that some kind of goal. also, keep your bf the same or lower it over the course of that journey by doing am cardio on lifting days and then doing sprint training on off days. that's what i would do.

by the way that diet looks good. you should grow off of it and set yourself up for a lot of energy to hopefully lose some fat as well.

cool- thanks man. my plan of late has been to cut my bodyfat down to around 10-11ish and then from there start a lean bulk up to around 200lbs.. what you think?

btw- i dont compete or anything. i'm just a muay thai fighter looking to lean out, i don't want to carry any sloppy weight. on mon, wed, and thurs i have muay thai, and on tues/thurs/sat i was doing sprinting to supplement that and build up my cardio for when i spar etc. etc. im trying to think of a way to work my AM cardio in there because i think its definitely an integral part of a cutting diet.
~RK

[Slaiv]

wow!!

great job and effort your putting!!

you sound like me, except that i dont muay thai box :-P

but i also carb cycle as well!! ive been doing so for 1month now!! its great!! i love it!! ive already lost 19lbs!!

i do cardio in the morning and i watch what i eat too!!
(im on a cutting diet btw)

my high days are 255g pro, 260g carb and 39g fat
lows are 255g, 155g carb and 39g fat
moderate are 255g pro, 210g carb and 39g fat

i really like what your eating, i might copy it !! BUT..... i need to shave off a bit on the gram of fat since i need to be at 39g :-P

but your doing awsome !! keep it up!!

[novastepp]

cool- thanks man. my plan of late has been to cut my bodyfat down to around 10-11ish and then from there start a lean bulk up to around 200lbs.. what you think?

btw- i dont compete or anything. i'm just a muay thai fighter looking to lean out, i don't want to carry any sloppy weight. on mon, wed, and thurs i have muay thai, and on tues/thurs/sat i was doing sprinting to supplement that and build up my cardio for when i spar etc. etc. im trying to think of a way to work my AM cardio in there because i think its definitely an integral part of a cutting diet.
~RK

if you have the dedication to lean down, bulks are usually more successful, however a term that many pass is culking. in which you keep b/f about the same and put on some size. that might be an optimum plan for a fighter such as yourself. keep a close eye on your cals and keep them slightly above maintenance at all times when bulking. keep your cardio up and lift progressively in the weight room. you will add size.