cutting macros

[ryz9191]

hi guys can you tell me if these macros are good for a cut?

2000 calories

172g of protein-688 calories

90g of fat-810 calories( should i eat 100g+ fat?)

125g carbs-502 calories

[spiderman997]

bodyweight?

[c0ntender]

You'll need to post your bodyweight and activity level before anyone can tell you if your macros are suitable for cutting.

[ryz9191]

I'm 172 and I workout 4 times a week hitting 2 muscles a day

20 mins cardio 3 times a week

[spiderman997]

Drop fat down to 60g or so. Add more carbs in, 60-80g extra.

[ryz9191]

Drop fat down to 60g or so. Add more carbs in, 60-80g extra.

my friends keep telling me that increasing carbs will my cut slower, is that true? i thought that as long i was in a deficit im good

[spiderman997]

my friends keep telling me that increasing carbs will my cut slower, is that true? i thought that as long i was in a deficit im good

Not true. Theoretically speaking a diet higher in carbs will actually be better for fat loss than a diet higher in fats.

[rasse226]

my friends keep telling me that increasing carbs will my cut slower, is that true? i thought that as long i was in a deficit im good

Your friends are wrong

[ryz9191]

ok guys thanks a lot this is what my diet is looking like now

172g of protein

70g of fat

170g of carbs

all of this equal 2000 cals

repped every1

is this diet good now?

[ryz9191]

bump

[ryz9191]

anyone?

[agrier9]

Not true. Theoretically speaking a diet higher in carbs will actually be better for fat loss than a diet higher in fats.

^^This

Lyle McDonald Interview
One topic that almost always seems to cause debate and controversy is the issue of calories. Some claim that there is some kind of ‘metabolic advantage’ associated with low-carbohydrate diets?

Here’s the basic problem: low-carbohydrate diets cause a significant amount of water weight loss through a variety of mechanisms (including the relationship of glycogen and water, a reduction in insulin which leads to greater fluid and electrolyte excretion via the kidneys, and a direct diuretic effect of ketones).
I’m a fairly little guy and I can drop 5-7 pounds (about 2.5 kilograms) in about 2 days just from water loss. Bigger folks can drop more. Powerlifters often drop 10-15 pounds (nearly 7 kilograms) or more by cutting out carbohydrates the day before a meet.
By the same token, I’ll gain that same 5-7 pounds back when I carbohydrate-load. It’s just a shift in water balance. And those shifts tend to predominate in the short-term.
So when you’re just looking at weight loss, the water loss becomes a very significant issue as it often more than exceeds the reported difference between the two different diets. When the difference in total weight loss is only a few kilograms, and you have several kilograms of water being lost, that hardly makes a good case for a metabolic advantage.

[agrier9]

Your revised macros look good to me.

[ryz9191]

Your revised macros look good to me.

ty im trying not to eat carbs after workout tho

[ryz9191]

also ppl are telling me to do cardio over and over again i really hate doing tread mill because my front left ankle hurts i think its because i use basketball shoes lol ,so dieting will still shed fat no need for cardio?

[crosmanboy]

Why are people in this thread making dieting so complicated??

[ryz9191]

Why are people in this thread making dieting so complicated??

u tell me the simple way then please, but idk i like aiming for a number of macros guessing is not my thing

[spek578]

go here :

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703981


calculate your maintenance , then figure out that ratio, then play with the numbers (adhering to the ratio) to get your 500 calorie deficit from maintenance.

thats what i did. anyone with knowledge correct me if im wrong, im still in the learning process too

[spek578]

go here :

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703981


calculate your maintenance , then figure out that ratio, then play with the numbers (adhering to the ratio) to get your 500 calorie deficit from maintenance.

thats what i did. anyone with knowledge correct me if im wrong, im still in the learning process too

also, im not referring to a 40:40:20 ratio, im talking about your personal ratio based on those calculations