A lot of you know I got really interested in IF last year and began researching it (you can see the thread I started here http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...ittent+fasting ). I ran my version of the diet for about a month, LOVED IT, but had to prematurely stop as I began working with Nark around that same time, and he had other plans for me. When Nark has a plan for you, you follow it!
Anyway, my interest never waned and I always knew i'd give it another/proper go. Now's the time, here's my plan - a bit rough at the moment, but i'll be fine tuning it as things progress. The purpose is twofold:
1) reduce bodyfat
2) increase insulin sensitivity (see my recent post regarding this topic here http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...ittent+fasting )
Age: 36
Height: 5'11
Weight: 195lbs
BF%: ~ 14%
I will be running IF in tandem with a carb cycling regimen. I will have 3 moderate carb days, 3 zero carb days, and 1 high carb day. The high carb day will NOT follow IF, i.e. it will be more of a refeed type day. I am not sure yet whether or not i'll keep the carb cycling going, it depends on how I feel, progress, etc. It may not be beneficial, it may be counter-productive. I won't know until I give it a good 2-3 weeks. Macros are as follows (for moderate carb days):
2000 calories
250g protein
100g carbs
50g fat
I'll be doing an 17 hour fast / 7 hour feed schedule. Fast will officially start at 7pm, and be broken at 12pm. Workout/cardio will be done in the fasted state. My workout starts at 6am, ends around 7:15am, followed by 45 mins of moderate intensity cardio. Yes, this means my PWO meal will be delayed several hours.
10g of BCAA will be taken pre workout and after cardio. Meals will look like this:
12pm - MEAL 1 (fast breaker): 50% of total calories - roughly 135g protein, 70g carbs, 15g fat
2 scoops Myofusion
1/2 cup egg whites
1/2 cup oats
2oz (dry) whole wheat pasta
8oz grilled chicken breast (interchangeable with large can of tuna)
4 fish oil caps
veggies (broccoli, spinach, raw peppers, etc - greens)
3:30pm - MEAL 2: 30% of total calories - roughly 75g protein, 30g carbs, 15g fat
7oz 85/5 lean ground beef
150g of white potato (or 100g sweet potato)
veggies
4 fish oil caps
6:30pm - MEAL 3 : 20% of total calories - roughly 50g protein, trace carbs, 15g fat
6 slices lean canadian bacon
2 whole eggs
3/4 cup egg whites
4 fish oil caps
this meal will be substituted at times (when I feel like having a dessert-like meal) with:
3/4 cup 1% milkfat no salt added cottage cheese
1 scoop Myofusion
1tbsp natty PB
4 fish oil caps
I'm not ready to lay out my specific training routine yet, but it'll be along the lines of:
Monday - Chest/Tri's
Tuesday - Back/Bi's (include traps)
Wednesday - Abs
Thursday - Legs
Friday - Delts, traps (again), tri's (again)
All workouts followed by 45 mins of cardio.
Ok, i'm tired from typing. Will update once I have this ironed out further, but this is starting tomorrow!