a shamelessly lazy question
200 pages, god damn.
the question I have is: i notice that martin advocates raising carbs up on workout days and making them lower on off days. not just specifically making energy intake lower on off days, but making carbs specifically lower (and fat a bit higher).
My question is - why? I get the rationale behind making off days lower in calories, but why higher in fat and lower in carbs? What is the detriment to still having high carbs on off days, assuming that the off days are still lower in calories? Or am I misunderstanding something here?
Is it just that Martin advocates a minimum amount of fat every day for test reasons or something, and thus the only way to lower calories on off days is to cut carbs?
Thanks
A 14 month cut completed on LeanGains
I found Martin Berkhan on this very thread sometime in February of 2009. I contacted him and started with him officially on March 9, 2009. My weight was 230.8 at that time, having lost 4 pounds while waiting for his routine. I turn 39 in two weeks.
Here are the results:
Early 2009, pre-cut weight 230+:
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April 22, 2009 weight 226-228, 5 weeks in:
[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2464/3639178562_8d8d77fec9_o.jpg[/img]
June 18, 2009, weight 196.2:
[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3639167630_8342fefd2d.jpg[/img]
July 11, 2009, weight 192:
[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4568891075_38293b0e76.jpg[/img]
Sept 26, 2009, weight 180:
[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/3955857974_da9e0d1e46_m.jpg[/img]
I stopped taking progress pics, as I get really busy with work in November/December, traveled a lot for work in January and was more or less just lazy with pics. However, I kept on LeanGains the whole time, but could have lost the weight faster with less travel, less work and better diet adherence. Oh yeah, it was football season, so I had to drink once a week, right? :) Either way, I really bore down in March and April, and finished on May 1st.
May 1, 2010, weight 161.4:
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[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4569018146_4719a8ca44.jpg[/img]
Total weight lost on LeanGains cut, 69.4 lbs in 13 months, 21 days. Bodyfat percentage from 25% to approx 7% (according to Martin).
Needless to say, I am a very satisfied client. I love intermittent fasting, love Martin's program and guidance, and anyone that has doubts can just look at the results.
What's next? One week of maintenance, then the nice and sloooow bulk commences.