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Post by mrky03 on Apr 24, 2006 19:13:07 GMT -5
I know you're right Tim, I always get a little paranoid even though I should know better! I agree this getting old thing sucks! I used to diet on potatoes, oats and pasta, and get ripped! Now if I look at a carb I get fat!
On a side note even though its harder to lose fat now I seem to retain muscle much easier. I agree completely that its preferable to be in shape early in order to fine tune the remaining few weeks before the show.
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Post by Tim Wescott on Apr 24, 2006 19:27:58 GMT -5
I know you're right Tim, I always get a little paranoid even though I should know better! I agree this getting old thing sucks! I used to diet on potatoes, oats and pasta, and get ripped! Now if I look at a carb I get fat! On a side note even though its harder to lose fat now I seem to retain muscle much easier. I agree completely that its preferable to be in shape early in order to fine tune the remaining few weeks before the show. One very good thing about being an older bodybuilder though Joel.....we look light years better than anyone else our ages. Thank God we train,I could not see myself as the average slob next door. ;D No offense meant to any slobs that live next door! #bcouchpotato0xe# |
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Post by appstro on Apr 25, 2006 3:18:10 GMT -5
appstro.............`bout time you stopped by!! ;D Yes,you just keep repeating the cycle.........your body has no clue if it`s Mon. or Sat., Read through this thread to find a ton of questions regarding how to cycle carbs.......if you still have any questions........... just fire away!! Glad to have you aboard!  Thanks man. Hey I just posted a question for you on Ironage, can you check it out? I cant repeat it all over again here!!!  Thanks! |
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Post by mrky03 on Apr 25, 2006 16:44:41 GMT -5
That reminds me of a quote from Zabo, somebody ask him why he trains so hard, his answer was, so I don't look like you! Lol!
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Post by dnutz on Apr 25, 2006 20:15:46 GMT -5
Best quote i ever read on a board was about a guy wearing a tank top and some slob said to him "You either work out a lot or take a lot of steriods" the guy replied "You either eat a lot of junk food or sit on ur ass all day" lmao!
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Post by chanman83 on Apr 26, 2006 6:58:03 GMT -5
Tim, I just read your article in my new ironman and it was a GREAT article. I'm going to show this to some of my co workers who asks me how I lost so much weight for my compeition. Granted they won't go so extreme but they can understand a bit on where I'm coming from. Great Article!
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Post by Tim Wescott on Apr 26, 2006 12:13:29 GMT -5
Tim, I just read your article in my new ironman and it was a GREAT article. I'm going to show this to some of my co workers who asks me how I lost so much weight for my compeition. Granted they won't go so extreme but they can understand a bit on where I'm coming from. Great Article! Thanks brother,I appreciate it greatly,and glad it helped out !! |
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Post by RUBICON19 on May 9, 2006 15:05:03 GMT -5
Tim, I can relate to the bulking up not being worth it. I've spent the last three yrs. not really training with anything in mind except to get bigger and as you can see by the pics I posted I've gotten rather out of hand! The thing is I stay on a rather low carb diet throughout the day and just try to eat my starches post workout. I think I know what it is though, it only takes a few hundred calories above maintenence needs to equal bigtime fat gains over the course of several months or in my case a few years! Do you think I should allow myself longer than sixteen weeks to prepare? Joel, I know exactly what you mean about the extra calories.....in my case,I think I have gotten very "carb sensitive" as I have gotten older. Too many carbs,regardless of the time I eat them,complex or simple,or the GI of the carb,I put on fat. Never used to be a problem when I was younger, as I had a lightning quick metabolism!! I usually always do a 16 week diet.........I did a contest this year in April where I only did 10.5 weeks,(heard about the contest late and had planned on enering it), and won my class in the Over-50, as well as a third place in the Over-35..........I attribute this to staying leaner in my very short off-season. I looked a lot fatter than you do in 2004 after a year of bulking with no contests........I`ll never do it again. Took me forever to get in shape,though I did end up doing good in 2005. "Knowing" your body,and how it responds to dieting, as I`m sure you do,you can probably determine how long it`ll take you to get in shape just by your past contest preps. I would do 20 weeks personally,not because of your present condition,which I do not think is bad at all,but because this way,you`ll have plenty of time to make adjustments,as well as more than likely getting into condition a bit early, which makes fine tuning much easier at the end. I like being ready except for dropping water and the carb deplete/load thing,at 2 weeks out.........then you can coast just a bit. From here on in,my off-season is roughly going to consist of contest prep type eating,but with larger portions,and a bit more relaxed on weekends,but without going overboard. Eating clean,but larger portions seems to make sense to me,and the cheat weekends,will help keep you sane! Tim. That makes TOTAL sense. I am with you on this one. That is my exact plan. I hope to get down to about 4% BF and from there I am planning to just increase cals from the same low carb choices, but be a little easy on myself here and there. Then when it comes time to shed, it should be NO problemo. |
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Post by RUBICON19 on May 9, 2006 15:26:13 GMT -5
By the way. Mo is not allowed in this conversation for at least a few more years anyway. |
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Post by Intensity on May 9, 2006 15:33:59 GMT -5
By the way. Mo is not allowed in this conversation for at least a few more years anyway. I'll be in this thread soon... you can count on me Randy ;D |
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Post by Tim Wescott on May 9, 2006 18:01:26 GMT -5
Randy,I think this is a good gameplan.............we`ll compare notes when we do it!!
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Post by RUBICON19 on May 9, 2006 20:17:24 GMT -5
Randy,I think this is a good gameplan.............we`ll compare notes when we do it!! Deal. It will keep us in line |
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Post by Tim Wescott on May 9, 2006 21:03:29 GMT -5
Randy,I think this is a good gameplan.............we`ll compare notes when we do it!! Deal. It will keep us in line Cool,I`ll need to be kept in line too...........with no contest in sight and living with the ultimate junk food junkie (my wife) it gets crazy at times ! |
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Post by mrky03 on Jun 3, 2006 18:26:23 GMT -5
OK, Tim I can't stand it any longer I'm starting my diet on Monday! Gonna cycle my carbs like you.
I've been off from work all week working on my house and not eating the best in the world. Its driving me crazy! Time to get serious!
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Post by Tim Wescott on Jun 3, 2006 18:34:44 GMT -5
Now thems the kinda` words I likes to hear!! #arockon6ha# You`ll love carb cycling Joel............makes dietig just a little bit easier in a tiny way. If I can be of help with any questions,just feel free to ask my friend. |
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Post by mrky03 on Jun 3, 2006 18:51:57 GMT -5
I just officially declared to my wife that I'm starting my diet and she knows what that means!
One question, do you keep your calories pretty much the same on each day or do you take in more calories on high carb days?
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Post by beckie on Jun 3, 2006 19:29:35 GMT -5
Everyone does it a little differently. For me it means more carbs and calories overall but for some its just a higher carb ratio within a fixed calorie range...
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Post by RUBICON19 on Jun 3, 2006 19:43:12 GMT -5
I just officially declared to my wife that I'm starting my diet and she knows what that means! One question, do you keep your calories pretty much the same on each day or do you take in more calories on high carb days? I usually take in more cals on a high carb day |
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Post by mrky03 on Jun 3, 2006 19:44:13 GMT -5
Thanks beckie!
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Post by Tim Wescott on Jun 3, 2006 19:56:12 GMT -5
Joel,I used to just keep on cycling carbs with nothing else changed..........lately, I have been adding in more good fats on low carb days, just to keep calories up,and so far, I have had excellent results doing this.
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