Atkins for cutting

[RoNNy THe BuLL]

I actually like the Atkins diet for cutting. But I modify it a little as Gearhead007 mentioned, for those of us who work out or even hit the gym hard, we'll need the carbs to retain our muscle. I usually slowly taper down my carbs. For 5 days I'll run 200g Carb, then I'll take it down to 150g Carb and after another 5 days, I'll take it down to 100g Carb. I'll eventually get it down to around the 50g Carb mark. Once I'm at that point, I carb load every 4th day.

So it looks like this...

Day 1-5
300g Protein
200g Carb
50g Fat

Day 6-10
300g Protein
150g Carb
75g Fat

Day 11-15
300g Protein
100g Carb
100g Fat

Day 16 on I keep it at the bottom four days...

Day 1-3
300g Protein
50g Carb
100g Fat

Day 4
300g Protein
300g Carb
50g Fat

Then repeat Day 1





I notice with the carb loading it gives me back some energy I lose and it helps hold onto a lot of muscle while dieting. I feel too flat on a complete No-Carb, not to mention it's very difficult for me to do.

[runner_79]

Hey,
Looks good.
Can you give me a run Down on the days of 150g,100g and your 50g carb days please.each meal etc.appreciate it

I actually like the Atkins diet for cutting. But I modify it a little as Gearhead007 mentioned, for those of us who work out or even hit the gym hard, we'll need the carbs to retain our muscle. I usually slowly taper down my carbs. For 5 days I'll run 200g Carb, then I'll take it down to 150g Carb and after another 5 days, I'll take it down to 100g Carb. I'll eventually get it down to around the 50g Carb mark. Once I'm at that point, I carb load every 4th day.

So it looks like this...

Day 1-5
300g Protein
200g Carb
50g Fat

Day 6-10
300g Protein
150g Carb
75g Fat

Day 11-15
300g Protein
100g Carb
100g Fat

Day 16 on I keep it at the bottom four days...

Day 1-3
300g Protein
50g Carb
100g Fat

Day 4
300g Protein
300g Carb
50g Fat

Then repeat Day 1





I notice with the carb loading it gives me back some energy I lose and it helps hold onto a lot of muscle while dieting. I feel too flat on a complete No-Carb, not to mention it's very difficult for me to do.