Hypothetical

highprotein · 03-24-2007, 02:32 AM

Not that this in any way mimics real life, but say:

You have a late 30's lifter.

255 lb's, 5'10"

27%bf there'bouts (fat-@$$)

220g-250g p/day
200-300g c/day-nearly all b4 and afr lifting
40g f/day (6g fish-oil minimum/day)
vit-mineral/glucosamine-msm each day

Lifts/aerobic 3or4x week-good, solid workouts. i.e. 45-60 min lifting sets, 20-30 minutes aerobics afterwards.

Thoughts for improvements for this hypothetical dude? His body doesn't want to let go of fat, even with chemical coaxing.

-hp

**Thomas_Rivera** · 03-24-2007, 03:29 AM

Switch the carbs around. Carbs for breakfast, preworkout and postworkout. I don't see how or why a person would use most of 200-300 carbs the time before and after they workout.

At a max of 2560 calories a day at the most I don't see why he shouldn't be losing weight. Of course you can drop more carbs out to carve out some of the weight.

Unless he has a medical issue he should be able to lose weight with that. And if his carb sources aren't good it would add to that, along with training intensity, if a person like that is half assing it it won't go anywhere.

**bbdude** · 03-24-2007, 08:55 AM

agree, more carbs...

**bbdude** · 03-24-2007, 08:56 AM

use the 50/30/20 method
or as TheFreak350 says: 60/20/20
just a personal preference.. i prefer the first one...

Mygeeto · 03-24-2007, 09:47 AM

40carbs:40protien:5healthy fats:5vitamins

**bbdude** · 03-24-2007, 09:51 AM

and the last 10??

Mygeeto · 03-24-2007, 11:43 AM

lol opps my bad ment 10 each for healthy fats and vitamins

**bbdude** · 03-24-2007, 12:57 PM

well, vitamins dont give energy, so that wouldnt work.. u still got some work to do...

highprotein · 03-24-2007, 03:02 PM

I thank everyone who replied...sometimes I get a little frustrated and only thinking in one direction.

I think the 60/20/20 represents a significant diet change in the right direction, as I"m close to the 50/30/20 right now...

I also caught a fat-loss thread on t-nation and they reccommended 2-4g of fiber per meal if you are trying to lose fat (I guess to keep you more full). I've got sugar-free "Fiber Choice" chewable tablets that are 2g each and don't taste half bad.

-hp

dog1dog2 · 03-24-2007, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by highprotein

I've got sugar-free "Fiber Choice" chewable tablets that are 2g each and don't taste half bad.

-hp

I'd eat those damn things like candy if I didn't know the consequences of such a poor choice! I prefer the orange ones...also, CVS makes an identical knock-off of the Fiber Choice, and they cost like 30-40% less (those damn things are pricey enough!)