t-gunz cutting diet please critique

[t-gunz]

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am i missing something ?

[t-gunz]

bump for cardio input

[t-gunz]

when i cook the rice. do i weight it before i cook it? or after i cook it?

[Twist]

cardio: do you think its a good idea to mix cardio sessions up.

e.g. tread mill HITT

and track running?

can i do 400m sprint and 5 mins rest. will go over 30 seconds of course but might get under 60 seconds?

also is slow jogging for 45 mins ok.

just looking at ways to mix up cardio cause im not really a fan

Buy a heart rate monitor and do low intensity at 65% max heart rate and High intensity at 80% and above mhr. Treadmill or track works. Either way. Slow jogging is ok as long as you get in the right heart rate zone. You could be working too hard, or not hard enough. Tough to say

[FireGuy]

OK, a cooked 150 gram sweet potatoe is almost exactly 200 grams pre cooked. Not only that but your carb numbers are off as well. 100 grams precooked is about 27 grams I believe, so you are actually getting about 55 grams of carbs on your sweet potatoes as opposed to the 23 grams you have listed. Doing this 3 times per day is putting you almost 100 grams of carbs over what you have listed.

[t-gunz]

thanks twist. i will invest in a heart rate monitor. i had one when i use to competitive cycle. came in handy thats for sure

[FireGuy]

when i cook the rice. do i weight it before i cook it? or after i cook it?

Food is always weighed precooked.

[t-gunz]

thanks for clearing that up.

i got the carbs numbers from calorieking.com is there a better site?

[FireGuy]

I checked the site, it shows 4oz (113grams) uncooked right around 26 grams of carbs. I use a Parrillo software program for all my food values. It shows 100grams uncooked at 26.3 grams of carbs. Either way I think you are getting quite a bit more carbs than you have penciled out.

[t-gunz]

ive changed my servings to 100g uncooked for sweet potato. giving me 26.3g carbs

[FireGuy]

That adjustment alone will tighten your look up in a short amount of time.

[tbody66]

am i missing something ?

no, gunz, just pokin' a little fun at twist, you were all "can I have a cheat meal, please...please...please" and he was all like "yes", I'm a fan of the cheat meal, just so you know, but had to give him a hard time. Good job on dialing in the sweet potatoe thing.

[t-gunz]

That adjustment alone will tighten your look up in a short amount of time.

thanks for the help. hope it does. i have tried many ways of cutting and have had no luck what so ever.

no, gunz, just pokin' a little fun at twist, you were all "can I have a cheat meal, please...please...please" and he was all like "yes", I'm a fan of the cheat meal, just so you know, but had to give him a hard time. Good job on dialing in the sweet potatoe thing.

ah ok. well have fun with him lol

[Twist]

OK, a cooked 150 gram sweet potatoe is almost exactly 200 grams pre cooked. Not only that but your carb numbers are off as well. 100 grams precooked is about 27 grams I believe, so you are actually getting about 55 grams of carbs on your sweet potatoes as opposed to the 23 grams you have listed. Doing this 3 times per day is putting you almost 100 grams of carbs over what you have listed.

Is this what my head shrinking feels like?

[tbody66]

Is this what my head shrinking feels like?

yep!~

[t-gunz]

diet is going perfect. took a few days to perfect it. but i can manage it fine.

do get bit hungry between meal times.

but ill survive

[tbody66]

diet is going perfect. took a few days to perfect it. but i can manage it fine.

do get bit hungry between meal times.

but ill survive

Whenever that happens with me, I just say "This means the diet is working, Thank you Jesus!"

[gbrice75]

Whenever that happens with me, I just say "This means the diet is working, Thank you Jesus!"

Me too. I love how I get really hungry about 1/2 hour before meal time - this tells me my body is really in tune with when i'm feeding it. If I weren't hungry, i'd be force feeding. If I were starving 2 hours before, i'd clearly be under eating.

[t-gunz]

cardio is going great guys. up this morning got 45 mins walking in fasted cardio. and just ate meal one of chicken and sweet potato.

things are coming along nicely. family have noticed im looking leaner.

this diet is so simple to follow.

just gotta get my head around as doing as much cardio as i can

things are looking good boys

[tbody66]

expecting good things gunz

[gbrice75]

^^^ x2

[t-gunz]

me three

will do pics in a months time roughly to see the progress. anything earlier i dont think will be worth it as i might get bit down not cause of not seeing results i want. so 4 week intervals seem logic i think.

[Twist]

dude four weeks is a long time to wait between pictures. here is my 4 week cutting progress about a year and a half ago


second one is 08-08-09, first one is 08-27-09. 20 days of cardio and diet. 4 weeks is a long time

pictures are out of order.

[t-gunz]

Fvck thats impressive too man.

can you tell me something. what cardio did you do? how long? and when ?

also how much under TDEE were you?

and did you have any cheat meals?

reason i said 4 weeks twist is becasue i have had no luck ever cutting after trying many times. so i dont wanna do it short cause it might get me down.

oh were you taking anything to help drop the fat?

[Twist]

Fvck thats impressive too man.

can you tell me something. what cardio did you do? how long? and when ?
Cardio 1-1.5 hours per day, separate from weight training. Not empty stomach. Mostly in the evening. Cardio done even on rest days. Weight training 4x per week for 40 minutes.

also how much under TDEE were you?
I ate 3-500 calories OVER my tdee. Mostly in the form of green veggies and chicken. Without veggies I was probably at a 300 cal deficit.

and did you have any cheat meals?
Yeah like probably twice per week a steak with some mashed potatoes and spinach. Only reason I remember is because this was at a restaurant I would go to.

reason i said 4 weeks twist is becasue i have had no luck ever cutting after trying many times. so i dont wanna do it short cause it might get me down.
Well you must not have been doing it right. Instead of walking for 45 minutes, do HIIT cardio. You have to train your cardiorespiratory system anyway.

oh were you taking anything to help drop the fat?
Never. I don't take any stimulants, not even caffeine.

I got even leaner, but I don't have pics for that as I was doing a 20 day diet so didn't bother. I always regretted not taking more pics.

We can dial this in for sure. Go buy a heart rate monitor at your local sporting goods store. I like schwinn models. Something that goes around the wrist is fine, you don't need one that wraps around the chest. The most important thing for a hr monitor is that it shows what % of your MHR you are at, and that it has a stopwatch and a 1minute countdown. that's why I like Schwin. Timing your rest periods and your cardio periods and finding out your heart rate is crucial. You can really dial in everything with ease if you have a hr monitor. It takes a lot of the guesswork out of it. Of course you don't need one, but it really helps and mine cost me $25.

[gbrice75]

Twist, that's crazy bro - I don't understand why my body doesn't respond to fat loss like this. Granted i'm sure you were much more strict then me, but still - I MUST be in a deficit, doing 1 hour/day cardio (lower intensity, but it IS on an empty stomach), weights 5x a week (as of this week) - and after 2 weeks, I don't see any difference in terms of bodyfat. I get this terrible feeling i'm stuck this way!

Sorry T, didn't mean to hijack and make this about me - I just never get to see Twist's pics so I had to comment and compare!

[t-gunz]

go for it GB. post as much as you want here

i learn from this too

[tbody66]

Haven't heard from you in a couple of days, making sure your still on point, and just for reference, I love caffeine!

[Damienm05]

Twist, that's crazy bro - I don't understand why my body doesn't respond to fat loss like this. Granted i'm sure you were much more strict then me, but still - I MUST be in a deficit, doing 1 hour/day cardio (lower intensity, but it IS on an empty stomach), weights 5x a week (as of this week) - and after 2 weeks, I don't see any difference in terms of bodyfat. I get this terrible feeling i'm stuck this way!

Boy's a straight ecto homie.

Impressive results Twist, I'd say you cut 1/2 of your body fat there.

[t-gunz]

doing 45-60 mins HIIT cardio in the AM fasted. should i take some BCAA before i head out? say 20 grams?

[t-gunz]

bump

[Twist]

doing 45-60 mins HIIT cardio in the AM fasted. should i take some BCAA before i head out? say 20 grams?

Sure bro. It won't hurt. BCAA cost a lot so I just leave them out.

[t-gunz]

thanks twist.