
Originally Posted by
Times Roman
40/40/20, to be perfectly frank, is the standard starting point for many. It is a challenge to keep the fat intake to 20%, but by doing so, plenty of carbs to burn in the gym for fuel. All my fast burning carbs come by way of whole fruit. Slow burning carbs from Oats and veggies, maybe a yam once in awhile. I don't eat anything that is calorically dense, like peanut butter, nuts, or food that is too fatty (like an untrimmed T Bone steak - although I will eat it once all the fat is trimmed from it). You don't get fat from eating fat, as many believe, but instead, it's not a great fuel source, since difficult for the body to convert to energy. The other thing too, by keeping the fat to only 20%, you actually get to eat MORE food, something of special interest to those that are maybe cutting and need as much volume of food to feel satiated.
I've been recomping around 3,400 cals/day, and still have dropped about six pounds in three months. This is the lightest I've been in maybe 20 years. So I'm going to continue to recomp, and figure out a way to add cardio, you know, the 40 minutes per day every other day. Problem is I'm already in the gym three days out of four, and during the week, home by 9:30pm. So still scratching my head on how to squeeze the 40 minutes in.