whats the best way to cut/lose fat but maintain energy levels?

[football12345]

i'm always reading LOW CARBS!!but being a football player and training at high intensity..i obviously can't do that.

what way can i drop some fat but maintain a healthy/energy sufficient diet?

[scottiedeez]

Well most likely your burning a lot of carbs off if your a extremely active football player with all the sprinting and such. Try carb cycling or HIIT on your off days to burn off the extra fat. Make sure you eat a lot of protein so you stay full then you wont want to pick at those unncessary carbs. I think real low carb diets hurt you because it's not a gradual loss in fat. Just work on it slow. Make your goals and get to them.

[football12345]

how do you carb cycle? and whats HIIT? and how will me doing that help me rid the fat? sorry for the ignorance, im trying to inform myself as much as possible..but i appreciate your patience man..

[doofusdave]

how do you carb cycle? and whats HIIT? and how will me doing that help me rid the fat? sorry for the ignorance, im trying to inform myself as much as possible..but i appreciate your patience man..

Not sure about carb cycling, so I'll leave that to the experts. HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is a form of cardio where you go all out, balls to the wall for 30-60 seconds and then recover at a less intense rate for 60-120 seconds. Then repeat that for 15-20 minutes. An example would be sprinting for 30 seconds and then jogging for 60 seconds. Fat afterburn lasts for hours after you're done.

[scottiedeez]

Yeah no problem man, carb cycling is when you for the lack of a better term "cycle" your carbs.

Some people do it like this: Monday and Tuesday medium amt. of carbs, Wed and Thursday low amt. of carbs, Friday and Sat, high carbs. There is a variety of ways to do it you don't have to do it exactly like that. It messes with your metabolism in a good way.

And HIIT is High Intensity Interval Training. You can do it on a stationary bike or when you run outside. You would warm up for about 2 mins then sprint for 20 secs, jog for 20 secs then sprint for 20 secs...so on and so forth.

[scottiedeez]

Not sure about carb cycling, so I'll leave that to the experts. HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is a form of cardio where you go all out, balls to the wall for 30-60 seconds and then recover at a less intense rate for 60-120 seconds. Then repeat that for 15-20 minutes. An example would be sprinting for 30 seconds and then jogging for 60 seconds. Fat afterburn lasts for hours after you're done.

Yeah he's exactly right about the HIIT. You don't have to do it for a long time but your metabolism is raised and your fat burning levels are raised for a long time way after your done doing it.

[football12345]

ha the HIIT i do MINIMUM 3 times a week. that sounds exactly that i do with my football training. 20-30 secs balls to the walls, then about a minute-minute half off. my trainer and i do this for about 45 mins...

so basically, CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG! PLEASE, keto diet is just like 60-65% fat 30-35% protein and 5% carbs? and this burns fat/gains muscle very well, with a strict diet/good work ethic of course....? yes? no?

[football12345]

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[jcosley]

Dude if you are in football and training then just eat clean at around your maintenance level for the day. Worry about cutting during the offseason.

Eat lots of:

Chicken
Beef
Tuna/fish
Veggies
Wheat breads/pastas
Brown or white rice
fruits
Milk/cottage cheese
whey/casein protein powders

If football practice was anythign like my school...you need all the energy you can get so i wouldnt go messing around with carbs.

[football12345]

i play college ball for of the top 1aa programs in the country. out of 52 weeks, were running/lifting 50 of them. so...there you go. but i understand where youre coming from. people claim to have more energy while on keto than their normal diets- so why not try it? esp if it augments fatloss/muscle building...

[jcosley]

i play college ball for of the top 1aa programs in the country. out of 52 weeks, were running/lifting 50 of them. so...there you go. but i understand where youre coming from. people claim to have more energy while on keto than their normal diets- so why not try it? esp if it augments fatloss/muscle building...

Once you get used to using Fat for fuel instead of Carbs its actually not bad. I dont see any difference....you just gotta eat and eat is all...no skipping meals if possible.

[football12345]

so is my above thread accurate?

[football12345]

forgot to ask, how is strength gains when on keto?

[ultragymrat]

[QUOTE=jcosley;176946871]Once you get used to using Fat for fuel instead of Carbs its actually not bad. QUOTE]

That is impressive, I have never seen that point where I was not tired when burning bodyfat as energy.
I would say in general that if you are nutritionally deprived enough for your body to be eating itelf as fuel you are just not going to have the same energy level as the other guy on your team that is gunning for your scholarship or the guy on the other team who wants to tear your head off. It seems generally unwise to cut when you best performance is required...out of season slowly lose bodyfat by staying JUST under your caloric requirements, keeping high protein, low carb and avoiding junk calories. It takes a lot of careful thought and planning to get your diet right.

[football12345]

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