Diet Update

Posted by admin on April 4th, 2009 at 10:22am

For the next six weeks (5 now I think) I will be trying to “recomp”.  It’s isn’t going to be easy, but the plan is to try and add a little muscle while taking off a little fat.  I will be following a carb cycling and intermittent fasting approach.  To read about Intermittent Fasting, check out Martin Berkhan’s www.leangains.com blog.

Basically, the plan is this:

Heavy Workout Days: On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I will eat a lot of carbs, moderate amounts of protein, and low fat.  I will eat my first mean around 4:45 PM, do a heavy weight workout around 6:15, then continue to eat until 11:oo PM.  I then fast from 11 until I eat again around 4:45.  Calories will be high on these days.

Cardio/Off Days: On Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, I will keep my carbs low, up my fat intake a bit and continue with moderate protein.  The schedule is the same, break the fast at 4:45 or so.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays in the morning I will be doing 20 minutes on an inclined treadmill with a weight vest.  Around 6:15 after I break the fast I will be doing hill sprints.  Saturdays, I will do lower volume of hill sprints then walk for about a half hour.  Sundays, I will just hit the treadmill, probably for about a half hour.

I need to get some pictures up so I can track my progress.  My last weight I was 183.2.  It’s fair to say I have probably gained a bit.  I will take some pics this weekend and get a weight on Monday morning.

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