50% protein, 25% fats and 15% carbs... what do you think?

[TheSecondName]

Been cutting since yesterday.
2600 cals per day

50% protein (spread out the day)
25% fat (spread out the day)
25% carbs (only pre and postworkout) = rice

Comments?

Meal one:
4 whole eggs
1 Can of tuna

Meal two:
Pangasius fish
2 tablespoons olive oil

Meal three (pre-workout)
White fish (koolfish) I don't know how it calls in english haha, I'm from holland allright.
100gr Brown rice

Pre-shake: 50gr of protein powder( 2 scoups)

Post shake: 50gr of protein powder (2 scoups)

Meal four (post workout)
250gr Chickenbreast
100gr borwn rice
Veggies and a piece of fruit

Before bed: 50gr (2 hands) of mixed nuts: walnuts, almonds, peccan, macadamian.

This diet consits roughly: 320gr protein, 72gr fats, 162gr carbs

Try to follow the leangains... which mean I eat from 12PM to 8PM and 16 hours fasting. So Meal one is about 12PM

[kalbracht]

Been cutting since yesterday.
2600 cals per day

50% protein (spread out the day)
25% fat (spread out the day)
25% carbs (only pre and postworkout) = rice

Comments?

I think ratios are irrelevant - forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=133163973[/url]

[canadiancoops]

I think ratios are irrelevant - forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=133163973[/url]

How can ratios be irrelevant? If you had say 70% carbs, 20% fats and 10% protein there's no way in hell you're gaining muscle

[NeedANick]

325g of protein?
72g of fat?
162g of carb?

If that is right, I think your protein is way too high.

2600 for a cut seems pretty high, too.

[jcosley]

I think ratios are irrelevant - forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=133163973[/url]

WRONG.

How can ratios be irrelevant? If you had say 70% carbs, 20% fats and 10% protein there's no way in hell you're gaining muscle

Correct ^^^

Been cutting since yesterday.
2600 cals per day

50% protein (spread out the day)
25% fat (spread out the day)
25% carbs (only pre and postworkout) = rice

Comments?

Honestly OP - I would up your carbs...especially on workout days, or else you are going to be feeling really sluggish and just overall crappy. What is your weight? For me, i'm hovering around 230 lbs and I shoot for 300 grams of protein, and about 250 carbs a day....and keep fat low at around 50 grams. I feel great, and cutting up nicely.

[DJBrickman]

How can ratios be irrelevant? If you had say 70% carbs, 20% fats and 10% protein there's no way in hell you're gaining muscle

I think he is saying witout a micronutrient breakdown, it is hard to offer a comment towards the OPs diet. Percentages such as the ones provided are meaningless to some when it comes to diet. The math isnt hard, just inconvienient. LOL

[Joe HadEID]

How can ratios be irrelevant? If you had say 70% carbs, 20% fats and 10% protein there's no way in hell you're gaining muscle

I agree.



OP, do you have a set diet? If so, post it.
Also, what is your weight and height?

[kalbracht]

I think he is saying witout a micronutrient breakdown, it is hard to offer a comment towards the OPs diet. Percentages such as the ones provided are meaningless to some when it comes to diet.

This. Sorry I was not more specific.

[TheSecondName]

325g of protein?
72g of fat?
162g of carb?

If that is right, I think your protein is way too high.

2600 for a cut seems pretty high, too.

2600 is'nt too low for me.. My maintanence is about 3000-3100 cals per day.
2600 cals per day is a good point to start IMO.

325gr is a lot of protein... that's right.. but I'm 190lbs right now. Maybe I'll drop it to 300gr so with that ratio I hit 2500cal per day to start... seems right?

[jcosley]

2600 is'nt too low for me.. My maintanence is about 3000-3100 cals per day.
2600 cals per day is a good point to start IMO.

325gr is a lot of protein... that's right.. but I'm 190lbs right now. Maybe I'll drop it to 300gr so with that ratio I hit 2500cal per day to start... seems right?

At your weight, I think it's safe to drop protein all the way down to 250-275 and get the rest of your calories from carbs and fat.

[Mightymuff]

2600 is'nt too low for me.. My maintanence is about 3000-3100 cals per day.
2600 cals per day is a good point to start IMO.

325gr is a lot of protein... that's right.. but I'm 190lbs right now. Maybe I'll drop it to 300gr so with that ratio I hit 2500cal per day to start... seems right?

Well it's still much more than you actually *need*, but once you have hit your daily requirement then you can fill the extra calories with whatever you want (including extra protein). Give your diet a go for a few weeks and see how it goes.

EDIT: Also as previously said I think creating a diet based on percentages to be non-sensicle. You *need* a certain amount of protein per day, you *need* a certain amount of fat per day, after that you can fill your extra calories with whatever you want, the ratio is not important.

[TheSecondName]

Thanks everyone!!

I'll give it a try!

[Electricheadd]

How can ratios be irrelevant? If you had say 70% carbs, 20% fats and 10% protein there's no way in hell you're gaining muscle

They are irrelevant since the guidelines for creating your macros are given as a ratio to body mass and not a percent of caloric intake. The generally accepted guidelines for dietary fat are .4-.5g/lb of body weight. The standard protein requirement is 1-1.5g of protein/lb of lean body mass. There is no requirement for dietary carbohydrate but there is some guidelines to take advantage of the protein sparing nature of carbs.

Also, there is no need to schedule your carbohydrate intake. That myth has been disproven. Eat them when you want to.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat...ieting-qa.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nut...ts-part-1.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nut...ts-part-2.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nut...-you-need.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nut...on-part-1.html
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nut...on-part-2.html
http://www.leangains.com/

[FilledSlim]

To be honest, it's actually 10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure, and 50% pain.

And 100% reason to remember the name.

But really, as long as you hit the necessary quotas of 1g protein per LBM (or body weight) and .5g fat per body weight, you can really fill in the rest with what you desire. Just make sure you're getting a good amount of everything.

[press man]

Been cutting since yesterday.
2600 cals per day

50% protein (spread out the day)
25% fat (spread out the day)
25% carbs (only pre and postworkout) = rice

Comments?

How did you arrive at calories? That's the most important fundamental to fat loss - calories in must be less than calories out. That's a lot of calories for a cut unless your fairly big.

As for your macros, seems reasonable, but there are stickies on this site that do a good job explaining macros better than most responses you will get from a thread.