How many carbs on a cut?

[Hydey]

I'm not bodybuilding as such, but i do want to lose weight, add muscle and eventually gain a 6 pack. So i'm bodybuilding in a sense! Not competing though. My primary goal is to be fit to play sport which involves a lot of short bursts of sprinting and endurance the whole day, like baseball.

My body weight is 215 lbs
My height is 5"11
My body fat is around 25%

I want to cut my body fat to around 10-15%. I aim to be around 170-180lbs.

I have been using fitday.com to count all my intake foods, i started only yesterday. It says that just by sitting around i burn 3,200 calories per day. Yesterday i ingested 2412 cal, 170g protein, 70g of fat (20g saturated), and 270g of carbs.

I plan to cardio around 3 times a week, and weights 2-3 times a week. I play matches on the weekends. This all isn't happening for a few weeks though so how should my diet differ between now and then?

Thanks in advance,

dickiehyde

[Hydey]

*bump*

[Hydey]

Anyone?

[DominicN]

3200 as sedentary sounds very high to me.

Carbs on cut? Preference. the only point in cutting carbs is if you want to archieve the hard and dry look due to less water retained.

[Hydey]

3200 as sedentary sounds very high to me.

Carbs on cut? Preference. the only point in cutting carbs is if you want to archieve the hard and dry look due to less water retained.

Or so that they don't get stored as fat because i'm not using them?

[DominicN]

Or so that they don't get stored as fat because i'm not using them?

Noes, if you don't eat over maintenance level nothing will get stored as fat. Sounds like you've been fed a load by a carbophobe down the gym. or watched Bruno. I eat 300 daily while cutting right now at 160lbs.

If you don't suffer from like diabetes or insulin resistance don't bother with restricting your carbs.

[jscan1]

go under the My Metabolism section and scale activity level back to sedentary, otherwise it sort of double counts your activity, because once you add activities under the activity tab (Ie: daily weightlifting and cardio) when you go to your summary it shows both combined

[Hydey]

So don't cut my carbs at all... even on a cut? I thought restrcting them to pre and post workouts.. and breakfast was what to do??

I sit around all day mostly, so i dont use the carbs?

[Hudacris]

stop worryin about the damn carbs. Thats irrevelant on a cut. Just eat under maintennance and get your protein requirements.

[Hydey]

stop worryin about the damn carbs. Thats irrevelant on a cut. Just eat under maintennance and get your protein requirements.

Ok cheers. How do i work out my matinience?

[Hydey]

*bump*

[hankst]

Trial and error...
But http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm is also a good start.

[iliveinjersey]

I'm not bodybuilding as such, but i do want to lose weight, add muscle and eventually gain a 6 pack. So i'm bodybuilding in a sense! Not competing though. My primary goal is to be fit to play sport which involves a lot of short bursts of sprinting and endurance the whole day, like baseball.

My body weight is 215 lbs
My height is 5"11
My body fat is around 25%

I want to cut my body fat to around 10-15%. I aim to be around 170-180lbs.

I have been using fitday.com to count all my intake foods, i started only yesterday. It says that just by sitting around i burn 3,200 calories per day. Yesterday i ingested 2412 cal, 170g protein, 70g of fat (20g saturated), and 270g of carbs.

I plan to cardio around 3 times a week, and weights 2-3 times a week. I play matches on the weekends. This all isn't happening for a few weeks though so how should my diet differ between now and then?

Thanks in advance,

dickiehyde

fat fuk last time i saw u inrl u were more then 25bf bitchh

[MikeK46]

I sit around all day mostly, so i dont use the carbs?

You do. And dietary fat and, to a lesser degree, dietary protein. You also burn bodyfat just sitting there. There is no one macronutrient responsible for weight gain/loss. Its about the total energy balance.

Carbs are non-essential, there is no recommendation. Some feel better/have more energy on higher carbs, some on lower. Find what works for you.

If you want an idea of how the body uses carbs when you do eat them, you can start here.

How Many Carbohydrates Do You Need?
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nut...-you-need.html

[Simmo0508]

stop worryin about the damn carbs. Thats irrevelant on a cut.

Everything's relevant to the body, be it during a bulk or a cut.

Knowing how many carbs is too much for that individual person is very important to learn. Likewise how much protein that person needs. Fat etc.

Good physiques and good performance in sports (which is what this kid wants) doesn't just happen out of nowhere by chance or luck. Still gotta know what you're doing.

[iLovemyLuxe]

I sit around all day mostly, so i dont use the carbs?

wait what? you don't exercise??????

[jsalazar92]

I'm not bodybuilding as such, but i do want to lose weight, add muscle and eventually gain a 6 pack. So i'm bodybuilding in a sense! Not competing though. My primary goal is to be fit to play sport which involves a lot of short bursts of sprinting and endurance the whole day, like baseball.

My body weight is 215 lbs
My height is 5"11
My body fat is around 25%

I want to cut my body fat to around 10-15%. I aim to be around 170-180lbs.

I have been using fitday.com to count all my intake foods, i started only yesterday. It says that just by sitting around i burn 3,200 calories per day. Yesterday i ingested 2412 cal, 170g protein, 70g of fat (20g saturated), and 270g of carbs.

I plan to cardio around 3 times a week, and weights 2-3 times a week. I play matches on the weekends. This all isn't happening for a few weeks though so how should my diet differ between now and then?

Thanks in advance,

dickiehyde

keep excercising like you said, keep eating 2400 or a little under and youll see results every week... your own program looks great...

but i must warn you, if you are not consistent, youll end up blaming all to your current program and youll be on the eternal search for a magic mealplan and workout routine..

just stick to this one you came up with, if you stall one week, lower intake by 100 hundred calories ( i usually lower carbs for this) and just go on..

look at this progression: consistent nutrition = consistent results.


Initial Sep-20-2010: 173.13 lbs Waist 33.00 "
Week 1 Sep-26-2010: 170.26 lbs Waist 32.50 "
Week 2 Oct-03-2010: 170.04 lbs Waist 32.25 "
Week 3 Oct-10-2010: 169.38 lbs Waist 31.88 "
Week 4 Oct-17-2010: 169.38 lbs Waist 31.50 "
Week 5 Oct-25-2010: 168.00 lbs Waist 31.50 "
Week 6 Nov-01-2010: 167.40 lbs Waist 31.25 "
Week 7 Nov-07-2010: 166.30 lbs Waist 31.00 "
Week 8 Nov-14-2010: 165.42 lbs Waist 30.75 "
Week 9 Nov-21-2010: 165.42 lbs Waist 30.50 "