Carb Cycling Questions

[BozzBanks]

Based on your stats, i'd figure your TDEE to be somewhere around 1900 - 2000 calories. I'd like to see pics if you have any. At 5'11 and 16% bodyfat, i'm surprised you're only 150lbs. I'm your height and currently 16-17% (guesstimate) and i'm 215lbs, lol! I'm not a particularly big guy, muscularly. So i'm just wondering if it's your frame, etc.

I just took this photo. Haha as you might have guessed I haven't worked out in a long time. I hurt my back doing deadlifts about 5 months ago and haven't touched a weight since; this is my first week back. I was about 184 before, but that was with steroids as well -.-

I no longer want to be huge, I just want to be strong and ripped (kind of like your picture there Brice haha). However being 150 with a 6 pack is like a fat chick with a great rack.. I think at least 170 would be pretty good for frame and height. I figured the best way to spark muscle memory and add quick lbs of muscle would be to do "rippetoes 3x5 workout" which is why my split is the way it is. I figure I will follow this regiment and your first sample diet and get a little bigger and stronger, and then switch to your second suggestion to drop that damn BF !

[BozzBanks]

Almost forgot! What are the benefits of using the first carb cycling option you proposed compared to just eating a sufficient amount of carbs/proteins every day in relation to gaining muscle and size?