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The answer to your question lies in how you feel. If you feel run down, unmotivated, and you have to drag yourself to train, you are probably doing a bit much. It's natural not to be 100% when you are cutting fat, but when motivation suffers it's a symptom of over-training. The lifting portion of the program looks pretty decent, and there are a couple ...
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As k.l. says, having a six pack is a function of both muscle structure and body fat levels. The "six pack", or 4, or 7 or 8 (etc) is basically just the abdominal muscles, with the connecting/support fascia making the indentations. (I say the other numbers as you have no control over how many divisions your fascia makes, it's genetic. I've even seen one guy ...
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I don't know what bodily functions are affected by a decreased energy expenditure but I have found two studies on the subject which I think you might find interesting.
The first is on 3 days of fasting, conducted at Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY. Six men fasted for three days and as a result their ...
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For a fun, yet practical reference on food, Paul Carter wrote an article based on the different diet fads over time. The basic take away is this:
Calories are king. If you want to gain weight, increase Calories. If you want to get thinner, reduce Calories.
Eat your protein. At least 1g/lb lean body mass (with the information you gave, is 136g at the ...
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In general, most portions are about the size of a deck of cards, or a closed fist.
1 portion of meat is roughly 20g of protein
1 portion of starches (potatoes, etc.) is roughly 20g of carbs
The tough thing is to estimate the amount of fat in things, which can easily sneak up on you. Deep fried potatoes (all variations of fries) contain lots of fat. ...
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I think you're getting burned out because of the low carb diet. Your muscles need carbs to function and rebuild, and without much carbs your body will just break down muscle to supply you with energy. Strength training and high protein intake will counteract this to some degree, but cutting excess calories from fat would be the ideal method. Your likely ...
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Here are my 50 cents.
I would say, by reading your question, that it is convenient to remember that the 3 following things are totally different:
When on a diet, mathematically absorbing less minerals, vitamins and other essential oils
Being on a reduced activity (not moving = consumming less energy, != lowering your metabolism)
Having an actual drop of ...
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