Originally posted by xenithon
yeah. please let us know the finer details eg. how many carbs WERE you taking in, which types/sources, when you took them in, and also what type of cardio and how much you were doing??

thanks!
Here it goes...
Cardio- I was training 7 days a week lifting for 3 days and cardio 4days for 1 hour at 75% max heart rate. I have a Polar Heart Rate monitor a must for cardio. I was alternating from elliptocal to treadmill but the partial culprate was the heart rate TOO HIGH 4 TOO LONG. I was also only waiting 30 sec in between sets doing 10-12 reps.
Carbs-Here is the thing. You all heard of keto right so did I but what I did not know is carbs are muscle sparing. When your body runs out of glycogen it's starts to look for alternate sources of fuel and I though it would pick up the protein right, WRONG it's starts eating muscle for fuel.
I do it every year man I think to go really low with carbs or even illiminate them and think that I will get shreded I do get really lean but all the muscle I packed on easily being I am a endomorph I just piss away.
So what will I change?
The cardio will be done at 60-65% heart rate for long durations 40-1hour
Carbs will not be sacraficed increased definetely especially post workout
Carbs are needed to keep muscles healthy and full looking JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHAT CARBS. The long grain carbs are the key. I am going to start the morning with refined cooked carbs like oatmeal and whole wheat toast and tapering to starches in mid afternoon meals and vegetables in the later hours except lifting days that will have simple sugars and whey after training and then protein and starch 1.5 hours later.
It all boils down to what works for you but if you ask any huge guy on this board they all say to keep carbs up just the right ones.