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Given your other thread I really don't think you're in a position to be giving anyone advice.

Then again, it's no worse than half the shit - scratch that, most of the shit - that's spewed around here.

Except for the fact that Ketosis http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/faq...is.htmactually removes fat from the body.
post #17 of 25
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Except for the fact that Ketosis http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/faq...is.htmactually removes fat from the body.

post #18 of 25
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Except for the fact that Ketosis http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/faq...is.htmactually removes fat from the body.

It's a lot more complex than that.
post #19 of 25
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In my opinion you should keep bulking. Try and add lean muscle mass, as opposed to muscle and fat, which will naturally decrease your bodyfat percentage (obviously the same absolute amt of fat will remain, but in relative terms will be lower).
I think thats a given. unfortunately, its also impossible to do in significant amounts, even with drugs. A 1:1 ratio of muscle:fat is about what most people can expect. at some point, youre going to have to diet to keep bodyfat where you want it.
post #20 of 25
wmmk - what is your diet now? maybe that could be cleaned up a bit.
post #21 of 25
Check out Lyle MacDonald's RFL (Rapid Fat Loss) Diet.


Highly recommended.
post #22 of 25
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wmmk - what is your diet now? maybe that could be cleaned up a bit.

Honestly, I don't watch macro ratios too closely. I realistically eat 3 meals a day + 1-2 before and after workouts on lifting days.

Breakfast: healthy cereal (bran something, occasionally oatmeal) or 3 eggs
Meal #2 (only lifting days): water+whey, ~27g protein
Meal #3 (don't often do this one, still only lifting days): shake with 1 scoop vanilla ice cream, some whole or 2% milk, wheat germ, flax seed meal, peanut butter
Lunch: Grilled cheese with a can of tuna/black bean soup with whole wheat bread
Dinner: Grilled chicken/fish/steak, broccoli/asparagus, potatos/couscous/quinoa
After dinner (sometimes): Mo' ice cream. Will stop that in the coming weeks.
I drink a good deal of skim and 2% milk throughout the day.

^This is pretty healthy but occasionally some of my friends will get munchies (I don't smoke weed, FWIW) at odd times of day/night and go for Mexican food or fried chicken/catfish. I eat then too, but try to get something with as much protein as possible. I don't drink much, but have a glass of red with my family once or twice a week. I also probably snack a little bit too much.
post #23 of 25
Easy solution: add in cardio to your routine for your recovery days (if you haven't). Either that or drastically change your diet. With the cardio, I would advise investing in a heart rate monitor. Calculate your max HR (approximately = 220 - your age) and keep between 60-80% (THR) of your max HR during your sessions. For your diet, I would suggesting cutting out red meat altogether, and eating only chicken breast or boiled eggs.
post #24 of 25
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Check out Lyle MacDonald's RFL (Rapid Fat Loss) Diet.


Highly recommended.

+1, I'm doing it right now.
post #25 of 25
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Constant injuries means overtraining. Drop workout volume for a week or two and come back. Overtraining (and especially injuries) take longer to come back from than a slight loss in strength.

Goddamn, this is disheartening. I don't feel overtrained, but I guess I don't know what overtraining feels like.
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