When it Comes Down to it, it’s all Diet, Diet, Diet…
I eat pretty clean as is. I’ve got a shoot to clean up for on Saturday. I’m eating really low carb/low sodium foods. Carbs between 30-40 grams a day, sodium between 400-500 mg, 1-2 gallons of water. Tons of protein, about 140 grams a day, veggies galore, chicken, tilapia, mahi mahi, almonds sparingly, salads, egg whites….
So far I’ve dropped about 5lbs of water weight, looking much more ripped 
Also talking Xpel, it’s working great too!
So I’ve been reading tonsssss of different sites for "cutting advice." I know the low carbs will empty my glyogen stores, ridding up any excess H2O. But what to do right before the pics to perk my muscles up a bit? The advice from one of the sites says to increase carbs the day prior, eating a small serving every 2 and a half hours, something like a sweet potato/yam. While doing this decreasing water intake, only sipping throughout the day.
I’m still doing my weights, cardio too, just walking briskly for 30 mins to avoid muscle breakdown.
So far, so good!
Any advice out there???
I’m all ears, and it’s very appreciated!
August 6, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Great work. I’m no expert on low carb, so I’ll leave advice to knowledgeable people. I just stumbled upon this article on Tilapia though.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080806.wltilapia06/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
Cheers,
T
August 11, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Hi! You look fantastic!! I wish I could give you advice for something like this. But since it is so close I don’t want to steer you wrong.
On my bodyspace is a link to the only article I recommend to date. EVERY bodybuilder should read it I think! It is by Francesco Casillo. It is unbelievable. If you follow his advice in the future you will look the best you could possibly be. I’ve tried what he says and it is REALLY unbelievable. Best to you!!
The only advice i would give you is to increase your cardio. trust me. nothing will happen to your muscles. But by keeping the carbs low and increasing your cardio you will cut up so much more and it will make your muscles look bigger!
Good luck to you!!!
paddy
August 11, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Here is the link. I hope it works from here:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/casi3.htm
paddy
June 30, 2009 at 12:00 pm
bodyspace has a lot of good articles on ketosis and just about everything on contest prep…dont want to give you any bad advice cause im no expert by no means just keep reading and working