synonymous
New member
36 yrs
181cm tall
156.6 kg
33% bf.
Gym days:
fat: 115
Carbs: 300
Protein: 300
Calories: 3500
Off days:
Fat: 150
Carbs: 180
Protein: 350
Calories: 3500
I've been doing MI40 as my routine since September of last year. Prior to that I was doing Bill Starr's 5x5.
I'm a big guy. I need to drop the bf%. In the last year I've made attempts to bring my calories down. At 3000 my weight doesn't change. At 2500 my weight doesn't change. At 2000 I feel like crap and any weight loss I'm guessing is muscle more than fat.
I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes 2 years ago. I was always getting blood tests because of TRT. I saw my h1ac stay steady for a long time and then suddenly it went up. For 2 years I've been eating my meals and macros based on blood sugars throughout the day. I have a cheat meal once or twice a month. Work keeps me busy (7 days a week) so those cheat meals are usually with co-workers after work and include alcohol.
Reading Lean Gains and what it can do as far as fat loss, insulin resistance, etc I thought I would try. I'm eating between 2 and 10. My workout starts around 12.30pm fasted. I actual have energy and haven't needed to drop any weight, yet. I don't know if this will make a difference but I'm looking for some advice.
My diet is made of mostly baked chicken, sweet potatoes, brown rice, veggies (greens) and beef (When I can make it to Costco) and of course fish. No bread, no pasta (No big deal, I love chicken) except on a cheat meal. I'm not a big fan of sugar, I don't really have a sweet tooth, but when I need something sweet on occasion I usually mix 50 grams protein powder with Greek Yogurt. Great stuff. Coconut oil and sesame oil (And fish oil tabs) make up most of my fats.
Advice? Opinions? It seems people are totally on with IF or against it. I have surgery next month (Hernia) and a busted pinky (No grip for those pulls) so I'm in the gym simply trying to stimulate muscles and doing HIIT 4 or 5 days a week. Not sure if that's over-kill with the HIIT but since the only real movements I can get behind are machine presses etc I'm pretty sure I'm not over-training.
181cm tall
156.6 kg
33% bf.
Gym days:
fat: 115
Carbs: 300
Protein: 300
Calories: 3500
Off days:
Fat: 150
Carbs: 180
Protein: 350
Calories: 3500
I've been doing MI40 as my routine since September of last year. Prior to that I was doing Bill Starr's 5x5.
I'm a big guy. I need to drop the bf%. In the last year I've made attempts to bring my calories down. At 3000 my weight doesn't change. At 2500 my weight doesn't change. At 2000 I feel like crap and any weight loss I'm guessing is muscle more than fat.
I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes 2 years ago. I was always getting blood tests because of TRT. I saw my h1ac stay steady for a long time and then suddenly it went up. For 2 years I've been eating my meals and macros based on blood sugars throughout the day. I have a cheat meal once or twice a month. Work keeps me busy (7 days a week) so those cheat meals are usually with co-workers after work and include alcohol.
Reading Lean Gains and what it can do as far as fat loss, insulin resistance, etc I thought I would try. I'm eating between 2 and 10. My workout starts around 12.30pm fasted. I actual have energy and haven't needed to drop any weight, yet. I don't know if this will make a difference but I'm looking for some advice.
My diet is made of mostly baked chicken, sweet potatoes, brown rice, veggies (greens) and beef (When I can make it to Costco) and of course fish. No bread, no pasta (No big deal, I love chicken) except on a cheat meal. I'm not a big fan of sugar, I don't really have a sweet tooth, but when I need something sweet on occasion I usually mix 50 grams protein powder with Greek Yogurt. Great stuff. Coconut oil and sesame oil (And fish oil tabs) make up most of my fats.
Advice? Opinions? It seems people are totally on with IF or against it. I have surgery next month (Hernia) and a busted pinky (No grip for those pulls) so I'm in the gym simply trying to stimulate muscles and doing HIIT 4 or 5 days a week. Not sure if that's over-kill with the HIIT but since the only real movements I can get behind are machine presses etc I'm pretty sure I'm not over-training.
