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First, the background! Skip this if you don't care but I figure some people might ask.
Key Stats:
Long-limbed ectomorph (35” sleeve), 6’0, currently 185 lbs, ~10%bf (caliper & impedance roughly agree), 33 years young. BP/SQ/DL (not 1RM, no clue what that is) is about 1, 1.5, and 2 times bodyweight, respectively.
Physique Goals:
Slowly add quality lean muscle mass that will stick. Emphasis on functional strength (like to play and lack the genetics to be a bodybuilder or strength athlete); Not get fat.
Problems:
Difficulty maintaining excess muscle mass; Extra calories go right to the waistline/handles though – Now that I’m older, I really have to be pushing 8% to look thin around the middle. Other than that, it’s pretty easy for me to stay around 10% year-round. I can lean out relatively easy (but not as easy as I used to) with regular cardio, but unfortunately will drop muscle mass just as quickly.
Training Experience:
Have been training many years, am a martial arts blackbelt, somewhat lapsed these days, but have been getting more into the weights in the last few years. I cut structured cardio about a year ago in hopes of increasing size (still do some occasional HIIT), but am gradually increasing recreational cardio this time of year anyway (bike/swim/surf).
Workout:
2-Way Split, 3x/week (A: Deads, HS Incline Press, Weighted chins, bonus exercise [shoulders or triceps] B: BB Front Squat, Hams, Leg Press, Biceps, bonus exercise [usually abs]). I do minimal cardio at the moment, but will do 2-3 days/week of play throughout the summer and fall.
Supplementation:
Have also tried “everything” at one point or another. Little has justified the financial cost and forgone alternatives. At this very second I use bulk CEE, and am also trying out Diesel Test + ActivaTe. I find ActivaTe gives me a temporary libido boost, but I wouldn’t say I’ve gotten any bigger on it. I have a little No-Xplode left which I am using pre-workout but it’s almost gone. Oh yeah, GABA and Arginine at bedtime.
Recent Diet Experience:
Ran a brief ketogenic cutter recently to look good for vacation, dropped from north of 190 to 180-ish in about 2 weeks. I’ve clawed a few pounds back in the last month or so though.
Presumed Diet Goals:
I’ve sorta naturally been on a low-carb diet for a long time now and would like see what my results are like on more of a 20f/40c/40p diet. (Having I been short-changing growth? Have I been eating too much fat for a non-keto diet? Will 20/40/40 result in better mood, energy, etc?.)
Anyway, if I’m crazy to be thinking about this given my physique goals, please chime in, I’m keeping an open mind.
Key Stats:
Long-limbed ectomorph (35” sleeve), 6’0, currently 185 lbs, ~10%bf (caliper & impedance roughly agree), 33 years young. BP/SQ/DL (not 1RM, no clue what that is) is about 1, 1.5, and 2 times bodyweight, respectively.
Physique Goals:
Slowly add quality lean muscle mass that will stick. Emphasis on functional strength (like to play and lack the genetics to be a bodybuilder or strength athlete); Not get fat.
Problems:
Difficulty maintaining excess muscle mass; Extra calories go right to the waistline/handles though – Now that I’m older, I really have to be pushing 8% to look thin around the middle. Other than that, it’s pretty easy for me to stay around 10% year-round. I can lean out relatively easy (but not as easy as I used to) with regular cardio, but unfortunately will drop muscle mass just as quickly.
Training Experience:
Have been training many years, am a martial arts blackbelt, somewhat lapsed these days, but have been getting more into the weights in the last few years. I cut structured cardio about a year ago in hopes of increasing size (still do some occasional HIIT), but am gradually increasing recreational cardio this time of year anyway (bike/swim/surf).
Workout:
2-Way Split, 3x/week (A: Deads, HS Incline Press, Weighted chins, bonus exercise [shoulders or triceps] B: BB Front Squat, Hams, Leg Press, Biceps, bonus exercise [usually abs]). I do minimal cardio at the moment, but will do 2-3 days/week of play throughout the summer and fall.
Supplementation:
Have also tried “everything” at one point or another. Little has justified the financial cost and forgone alternatives. At this very second I use bulk CEE, and am also trying out Diesel Test + ActivaTe. I find ActivaTe gives me a temporary libido boost, but I wouldn’t say I’ve gotten any bigger on it. I have a little No-Xplode left which I am using pre-workout but it’s almost gone. Oh yeah, GABA and Arginine at bedtime.
Recent Diet Experience:
Ran a brief ketogenic cutter recently to look good for vacation, dropped from north of 190 to 180-ish in about 2 weeks. I’ve clawed a few pounds back in the last month or so though.
Presumed Diet Goals:
I’ve sorta naturally been on a low-carb diet for a long time now and would like see what my results are like on more of a 20f/40c/40p diet. (Having I been short-changing growth? Have I been eating too much fat for a non-keto diet? Will 20/40/40 result in better mood, energy, etc?.)
Anyway, if I’m crazy to be thinking about this given my physique goals, please chime in, I’m keeping an open mind.
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