Thu, Apr-28-05, 11:15
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,240
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Plan: UDS
Stats: 199/190/190
BF:12%/11%/6%
Progress: 100%
Location: Pflugerville, TX
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4-16 weeks is what seems to be the average range for fat adaptation to occur. (Dodger mentioned 3 months for himself).
I started with small incremental drops in my carb intake until I hit about 25%. I do go lower sometimes, even to the point of no carbs at all, but if I crave something, I'll have it as long as it doesn't push me over my high limit.
I eat mostly beef and I don't go for lean cuts intentionally. I love peanut butter, especially Laura Scudders (crunchy), so I have that when I feel like I need a little something extra. Once I started eating this way, I stopped all EFA supplementation. I don't believe there is anything wrong with doing it; I just didn't see the reason to continue spending the money on it if my fat intake was already high enough.
I strength train or kettlebell lift almost daily, sometimes as long as two hours. At one point, I was mixed martial arts training for 3 hours 4 nights a week on top of everything else. Energy levels were never a problem although the training was very challenging.
I don't follow Atkins, as I don't feel it necessary, at least not for me anyway.
The thing that comes to mind right away is your calorie intake. Where is it compared to your RMR? What about protein and fat grams per day? Also, how do you train? Do you force each set to the point of failure, or use any other high intensity techniques, liked forced reps, negatives, supersets, giant sets, etc?
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