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Originally Posted by kalimus
I think that's what he was saying though speedy  You had some of the side effects, so you added carbs and it helped. That just goes to show that carbs are not the enemy  I completely agree, as does CFD, that reducing carbs are the proper way to cut BF numbers. But going to zero, especially for any length of time, is not the best way to do it. Most of us fluxuate because we bulk and cut. You can definitely get stronger while cutting, but you're not gaining any new muscle mass. That's not my opinion, that's science, and any bodybuilder will say the same thing.
And I don't know anything about you, so I'm not assuming anything... but his bodytype might be endomorph and yours might be ectomorph |
I have several body builders (pros) as friends and they recommend 50-75gr of carbs per day, no more, and lower it if not getting the results you want. The crossfit workout was intense, so to maximize results I had to listen to my body and give it what it needed at that specific time and the banana got rid of the muscle cramps allowing me to work out harder.
I used to do serious bulk and cut, I'm talking 6,000 cals a day bulking, and honestly I got tired of having to work so hard to shed the fat that went along with it. I got to 14% BF on one of those cycles and getting back down to single digit took way more cardio than I like to do, so I've since settled on keeping it under 10% even when bulking. That makes for a much more enjoyable, and less stressful, spring and I'm not ever gonna be a 220 lb body builder anyway.
To be honest, it's working better using this method, at least for my body type. When I was younger I was seriously ectomorph, I'm talking 5'11 and 115lbs ectomorph. As I've gotten older I'm borderline mesomorph, however I will lose weight rapidly if I DO NOT lift weights. Took two weeks off last summer to move and lost 10lbs and the strength that carried.