Guess my bf %

ChrisG2

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Hi, I'm 10 months into my cut and am looking to start a clean bulk once I get to about 10% body fat. I'm 16, 175 lbs, and 6'0 feet tall. I believe I'm around 15% bodyfat maybe even a tad less, what do you think based on my pictures? Thanks in advance!Invalid Link RemovedInvalid Link Removed
 
max d said:
Invalid Link Removed Between 12 and 15% looks right
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I appreciate the offer, but at 16 I'm far too young to be looking into those!
 
ChrisG2 said:
I appreciate the offer, but at 16 I'm far too young to be looking into those!
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That's cool! You seem like you have a good plan anyway. Good luck to you
 
so if I'm around 12-15% bf what do you think my macros should be looking like to finish out the cut? I aim for 1,800 calories a day and as of right now i get 70g of fat around 100g of carbs and 200g of protein. I lift 3-4 days a week, hiit 3 times a week with 10-15 minute steady state sessions afterwards.
 
ChrisG2 said:
so if I'm around 12-15% bf what do you think my macros should be looking like to finish out the cut? I aim for 1,800 calories a day and as of right now i get 70g of fat around 100g of carbs and 200g of protein. I lift 3-4 days a week, hiit 3 times a week with 10-15 minute steady state sessions afterwards.
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Well, I'm 42, 6', and 175. I'm cutting now and my calories are 2,150. I'm trying to use the carb cycling plan with cardio every other day or so. I am old and use fat burners to help me along
 
Pre-workout carbs (60g or so) but none other all day.

Re-feed every 3 days or so to replenish glycogen and sugar storages. So basically 3 days no carbs, refeed, repeat
 
mgkoret said:
Pre-workout carbs (60g or so) but none other all day. Re-feed every 3 days or so to replenish glycogen and sugar storages. So basically 3 days no carbs, refeed, repeat
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okay so if I lift that day do all my carbs for the day as pre workout then every 3 days go higher carb, got it. I guess I go high fat on those low carb days, the thing is on high fat days I'll eat an avocado which is about 15g of carbs but like 10g of fiber, I'm guessing that would hardly make a difference if I don't eat that with preworkout? Also, I'm guessing that refeed day should be on a lifting day as well?
 
ChrisG2 said:
okay so if I lift that day do all my carbs for the day as pre workout then every 3 days go higher carb, got it. I guess I go high fat on those low carb days, the thing is on high fat days I'll eat an avocado which is about 15g of carbs but like 10g of fiber, I'm guessing that would hardly make a difference if I don't eat that with preworkout? Also, I'm guessing that refeed day should be on a lifting day as well?
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Every day is lifting day!! Hah
On refeed days you can eat carbs any time. Just pre workout in fasting days.
Yeah, just make sure their quality fats. I do the same, low net carbs (carbs-fiber)
 
mgkoret said:
Every day is lifting day!! Hah On refeed days you can eat carbs any time. Just pre workout in fasting days. Yeah, just make sure their quality fats. I do the same, low net carbs (carbs-fiber)
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I wish man haha! What if I did high carb on lifting days and low carb on non days even if I do say 3 lifting days in a row and high carb on those days then do 4 straight days of low carb, would I get the same effect?
 
ChrisG2 said:
I wish man haha! What if I did high carb on lifting days and low carb on non days even if I do say 3 lifting days in a row and high carb on those days then do 4 straight days of low carb, would I get the same effect?
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Probably not. Only because putting the body into that calorie deficient on days you lift means you will be burning more of your storages off. If you fast on non lifting days, you're not putting all that much stress on the body in terms of Calorie burning and giving the body no reason to tap into fat storages for energy.
But I'm no doctor. That could work in general as well. But the point is to make the body burn the fat.
 
mgkoret said:
Probably not. Only because putting the body into that calorie deficient on days you lift means you will be burning more of your storages off. If you fast on non lifting days, you're not putting all that much stress on the body in terms of Calorie burning and giving the body no reason to tap into fat storages for energy. But I'm no doctor. That could work in general as well. But the point is to make the body burn the fat.
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my calorie intake will not change though rather or not I'm lifting, it would be a constant 1,800 calories the only thing changing is the carb and fat intake if that makes sense
 
That does make sense. But the body processes these differently. Eating a mostly protein and medium chain triglyceride diet in training days will physiologically make your body tap into storages for energy, resulting in fat loss. Just google carb cycling and the popular method will be 3 off 1 on. It's pretty standard. And tried and true. I'm not going to break it all down, Iv Put in my 2c work lol
 
Depending on your macros there will be a net calorie difference as protein burns roughly 20% of the calories in the digestion process, carbs 10%, and fat 0%. So there is a mnor difference on how you have your macros set up on traing vs non training days. I am not a big fan of carb cycling personally for the long run. If you want to lose weight quick, and by weight i mean mostly water weight, dropping carbs for a couple days is the way to go. Studies have proven that in the long run there is no difference on which way you restrict calories but in the short term dropping carbs, to under 50g a day, is king. I personally train like crap with no carbs and my brain feels foggy after about a week of under 50g/day. I have been told that if you push through the first solid week that the brain fog goes away as your body becomes more efficient at turning protein into glucose.
 
mgkoret said:
That does make sense. But the body processes these differently. Eating a mostly protein and medium chain triglyceride diet in training days will physiologically make your body tap into storages for energy, resulting in fat loss. Just google carb cycling and the popular method will be 3 off 1 on. It's pretty standard. And tried and true. I'm not going to break it all down, Iv Put in my 2c work lol
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I see what you mean now, one more question and I'll stop harassing you haha, but I still go high carb on that 4th day rather I'm lifting or not? So if thursday is my high carb and I'm not lifting on that day is it still okay?
 
Yeah its a re feed.

As stated above, there's some good info given as well. Iv had great success with it and I like the system. Others don't. Find what works and stick with it
 
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