many years back there was a diet called Anabolic Burst Cycle. It was simple, eat like a maniac for 2 weeks, like 3000 calories + per day then switch to around 1800 calories per day for 2 weeks. This cycle, of course, is done with heavy lifting.
Anyone ever try it? The theory behind it is that you gain muscle in the two weeks overfeeding period and then the next two weeks you drop calories preventing fat gain.
Some people do 1 week on 1 week off and have stated it works better. Wondering if anyone has tried this with successful results.
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02-22-2020, 02:03 PM #1Registered User
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ABC diet
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02-22-2020, 03:01 PM #2Humble Megalomaniac
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I'm not optimistic.
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02-23-2020, 08:46 AM #3Clearly Irrational
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It's just that old "force yourself to grow" garbage. Once you've reached maximum mTOR stimulation from Leucine/Insulin, have sufficient protein and are in a calorie surplus then eating even more food is just going to result in fat gain. For skinny bastards that are bad about eating sufficient calories it might be a good mindset but otherwise just not that smart.
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02-23-2020, 10:22 AM #4I love my power hour
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The problem is, not a great deal is achieved in 1-2 weeks (whether cutting or bulking), so I think switching from one to the other frequently is a waste of time.
It reminds me of the warrior diet, where you eat f*** all during the week, and then overeat at the weekend.
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02-23-2020, 07:40 PM #5Bored
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3000 calories is a weekend dinner...
The premise is to use overloading to "Rev up" the metabolism then use the speed to over drive fat loss. Sounds great, except that metabolic swings take far longer to happen.
For example, ghrelin, takes 2-3 weeks to measurably increase in response to increased physical demands. There are countless studies I'm aware of that support how slowly things change. None I know of suggesting things happen that fast.B: 285
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02-24-2020, 10:21 AM #6Registered User
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Eating an over abundance of calories will end up being more fat than muscle IMO.
A pure or mostly muscle gain will take time,months even years,a protein surplus,a good training protocol and plenty of recovery/rest.
That IMO is a yoyo type diet strategy going up going down.
You may gain something but i don't think it's an ideal way to go.
How much muscle do you think you can actually gain in two weeks?
I would say not much.
More of the weight would be fat stored from excess calories consumed.
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