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Originally Posted by TestRip7

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Damn, IG the new pics you can def. see a difference in the leaness. Abs and obliques stick out. Nice work bro.

Thanks bratha... the noon carb cut off is really making a difference...

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Tweetyea bro u can seee a diff good hard work !

Tweetnice progress bro. i'd guess you're around 8-10%bf

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Originally Posted by Fit2bLarge

nice progress bro. i'd guess you're around 8-10%bf

Bratha... I don't know how you managed to get those pics to roll like that but that's PHUCKING AWESOME!!! Thanks a lot Fit!

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TweetLookin great IG, nice and ripped.

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TweetGood job ig keep up the good work

TweetHa why havent I seen this thread? Sheeesh bro you look good, really good. Nice work. So you cut off all carbs @ 12 everyday? When do you get up and have your 1st meal? Or better question, since I get up late, how many meals do you eat total ed and how many meals have carbs in them before you cut em off?

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Originally Posted by crombie09

Ha why havent I seen this thread? Sheeesh bro you look good, really good. Nice work. So you cut off all carbs @ 12 everyday? When do you get up and have your 1st meal? Or better question, since I get up late, how many meals do you eat total ed and how many meals have carbs in them before you cut em off?

I eat 8 times per day. I workout first thing in the morning - 0430. So my first meal/shake is at 0330 when I wake up. I cut all carbs by 1200, although there are days when I extend it to 1430 (i.e. heavy leg or back day).

My meal times are as follows:

0330 Pre Workout Shake
0430 Workout
0600 Post Workout Shake
0700 Breakfast
0930 Mid Morning Snack
1200 Lunch
1430 Afternoon Snack
1700 Dinner
1930 Pre Bed Snack
*2130 (Sometimes if I stay up late I'll have another small meal)

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TweetCool bro thanks. What do you eat when you're not eating carbs? Just meat and veggies? You take flax with them too? What kind of cardio are you doing and for how long? Sorry for all the questions, just when I see someone I can look up to on here, its a lot easier to take advice from you than some little scronny guy that thinks he knows everything. So its a compliment!

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Originally Posted by crombie09

Cool bro thanks. What do you eat when you're not eating carbs? Just meat and veggies? You take flax with them too? What kind of cardio are you doing and for how long? Sorry for all the questions, just when I see someone I can look up to on here, its a lot easier to take advice from you than some little scronny guy that thinks he knows everything. So its a compliment!

No worries and thanks. All my carbs are coming from the following sources only: (brown rice, white rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rye crackers (taste like phucking cardboard), and dextrose/maltodextrin).

When I go to no carbs, I eat only green leafy vegetables, spinach, green/red leaf lettuce, brocolli, green beans, fennel, etc... (salad veggies) plus I make my own vinegrette with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Plus, I'll have a solid protein source (salmon, marlin, tuna, shark, chicken, turkey, etc...) I'm avoiding beef out of personal preference right now. I also use flax or olive oil in my whey protein shakes.

I'm completely avoiding all fruits and limiting my intake of dairy. Only dairy I consume is fat free cottage cheese.

I try to start my protein intake with quick acting protein sources from the beginning of the day and move to slower acting protein sources as the the progresses. For example:

1. Pre Workout Shake: (1 cup gatorade, 18 gm whey protein)
2. Post Workout Shake: (25 gm dextros/25 gm maltodextrin/50 gm whey)
3. Breakfast: 10-12 egg whites, 1/4 cup f/f cottage cheese, 1 potatoe or 1/2 cup white rice.
4. Mid morning snack: 1 can tuna, 1/4 cup f/f cottage cheese, 1 sweet potatoe or 1/2 cup brown rice.
5. Lunch: Salad w/EVOO vinegrette, 1 can tuna or chicken breast or salmon etc... flax or olive oil with whey.
6. Mid afternoon snack: 1 can salmon, flax with whey.
7. Dinner: Salad w/EVOO vinegrette, chicken or fish (preferable chicken or turkey), flax with whey.
8. Evening snack: Chicken, 1/4 cup f/f cottage cheese, flax with whey
*9. If I stay up: Same as 8.

Hope this helps...

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TweetYeah bro thanks!! I tried to rep ya but I have to give to others before you again. Haha. Are you losing any muscle with this diet? Also what kind of cardio and for how long? Its says your taking flax what 4 times a day? So you take a teaspoon each time or a tablespoon or what?

Im the same no fruit, trying for low/no sugars and no dairy, I used to drink about a gallon of milk ed but really dont miss it much.

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Originally Posted by crombie09

Yeah bro thanks!! I tried to rep ya but I have to give to others before you again. Haha. Are you losing any muscle with this diet? Also what kind of cardio and for how long? Its says your taking flax what 4 times a day? So you take a teaspoon each time or a tablespoon or what?

Im the same no fruit, trying for low/no sugars and no dairy, I used to drink about a gallon of milk ed but really dont miss it much.

I'm not losing any muscle with the diet. My strength is up and seems to be getting better with each workout. I believe it's because of the high fat content of the diet (flax, EVOO) which helps keep my calories up. 1 table spoon of flax or EVOO up to 4 times per day.

As far as cardio, I'm hitting cardio 3-4 times per week. First thing in the morning. Usually walk on the treadmill for 45 minutes... incline 15, speed 3.5-4.0 or I use the the stairmill for 45 minutes... level 10-12... seems to do the trick... all on an empty stomach...

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