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Originally Posted by Speedy1975
I had a body building judge write me a low carb diet a couple years ago.
Here's how it works......
You increase protein and healthy fats and remove carbs. After about two weeks your body will actually start to burn fat for fuel. Then you drop the amount of healthy fats your eating by just a little bit. This forces the body to use fat stores for fuel.
I did it for about 6 weeks and dropped down to 7.8% body fat. However like CFD said my muscles did look a bit deflated.....not nice and thick like a lifter but thin like a runner. I didn't like it. My 6 pack was kickin' though.
This method is pretty fast at cutting body fat. I think pro body builders use it for about 4 weeks before a contest, then the final week before a contest they eat lots of carbs to blow their muscles back up.
I think that last statement is right, but don't quote me on that. I've never had the guts to compete and don't have the genetics to do good anyway.
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This method works for rapid fat loss but cannot be practiced long term. As mentioned in my post about the Atkins diet. The body burning fat for fuel is ketosis. The problem is it backfires, when the body burns fat for a long period and then carbs are re introduced insulin levels spyke, the body can only use so much then the extra turns into fat which is what your trying to burn. Using body building tactics are not the best for long term wheight loss.