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    Hello there, I am 19 years old about 6 feet tall about 167 pounds and trying to get to about 8% body fat. I am currently at about 12% body fat. I was reading online about carb cycling so I decided to try it out. For the past 6 weeks I have been following this workout plan and diet plan.

    on saturday, monday, and wednesday:
    Exercise:
    I jog on a elliptical machine for 25 minutes(increasing one minute every week) in the morning before I eat
    Around 3 pm I lift-I do heavy weights low reps high sets of squat, bench press, rows, dealifts/leg curls, weighted pullups, curls, tricep extensions, calf raises and shoulder shrugs

    Diet:
    I eat low carbs high protein moderate fat before I lift. Then after I lift I turn into eat alot of carbs little protein and little fat until I go to bed.

    on sunday, tuesday, and thursday

    Exercise:
    At anytime during the day I do an hiit workout. I warm up for about 5 minutes then I do 1 minute of all out sprint 2 minutes of rest 8 times, followed by a 5 minute warm down. Then I do a little 15 minute ab circuit.

    Diet:
    I eat low carbs high protein moderate fat all day.

    On Friday:
    Exercise:
    Nothing planned really maybe some pick up basketball It is my rest day

    Diet:
    Moderate Carbs, high protein, medium fat all day


    I started out at about 15% body fat but it seems like in the past two weeks I have not made much progress burning fat and building muscle. Does anyone have any advice cause I am trying to loose the fat as soon as possible cause it is the summer and I wanna have a 6/8 pack hopefully in about two more weeks. Thanks in advance for all the help. Also if you have had experience with carb cycling I'd like to know how you did thanks.

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    You have to eat less calories and adjust your macros until you find something that works and when it stops working then you do it again. it's very hard to burn fat and build muscles simultaneously and you really shouldn't be expecting to see strength gains and muscle mass gains when you're in a caloric defecit which is necessary to shed the fat. You have to find what works for you. If you find something that works but it stops then you gotta keep adjusting. Just make sure you're getting enough water and rest and not cutting too many calories or else you might start losing muscle and gaining fat and/or feeling like crap
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    • #3
      Had to chime in here. I saw a news story today about low carb diets. It showed that in the end all that did the ,what they called older style dieting low carbs, gained all and more back with other problems as well(sorry I dont remember what that was). Being a competitive athlete who has a great deal of experiance over the years with the eats,the best advice I can give you is just cut down the amount of food without starving yourself.Keep it balanced,and eat as much fresh fruits and veggies you can fit in through out the day.Fish chicken,eggs,and keep the red meat low on the intake. tumblr_m1vmrblVIz1r14u5to1_1280.jpg TAAB

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      • #4
        thanks guys its given me good results so far and i have gotten stronger in 8 weeks my squat went from 225 to 250, my bench went from 165 to 175, bent over rows went from 145 to 165, but i am trying to just loose like two percent more body fat

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