Quote Originally Posted by bigsd67
doesnt a cheat day once a week actually help you so you dont get used to your diet?


for the most part yes it does help you by not letting your body get accustomed to lowered calories...depends also on how much $hit you eat during that day.
A lot of people say that the cheat day helps. I can't respond first hand on that one. Also I don't watch calories, just carbs. I am pretty lean, so what I am doing basically works for me.

A few people on the board have commented about the benefits of dextrose post -work out and I think I will try it in a couple weeks.

I have been working out for a few years and i can get bf% down fairly low, but for what I lift I really should have a lot more size. I used to be fat, and my fear of going back is so great, thats why I haven't done the dextrose thing so far and why I don't cheat. It may not be rational, its just how I feel. Low carb got me from 30% bf to 10%. I am currently a tab bit over that but not much.

But I don't really have much mass, especially for the weights I can lift. I dont know how much of this is routine based and how much is diet based. For years, people were telling me that I was overtraining and doing too much cardio. I actually cut back on cardio a couple months ago after doing lots for years. No weight increase, and I seem to be adding mass for the first time, so maybe I should have listened all along. In the final analysis, I would sacrifice size for lean any day - but maybe doesn't have to be a trade off. So, the cario thing is one thing and the cheat day probably won't happen with me.