My routine

Starting in the new, I will be starting to cut down the excess fat and water I gained over my bulking phase. The goal is to reach 200 with a body fat % of less then 9%. I am currently sitting at aroun11-13% and 205. In order to reach my goal, I will need to increase my lean protein sources for the day to maintain muscle mass while restricting my caloric intake and cycling my carbohydrates on a daily basis.

My new nutrition routine is a modified carb cycling routine developed by Brandan Fokken. A bodybuilding.com sponsored athlete. I have been inspired by him for a while and decided to include his nutrition approach into my every day life. It follows a 7 day cycle where carbs are cycled from no carbs, low and high.

Monday: No Carbs
Tuesday: Low Carb
Wednesday: High
Thursday: No
Friday: Low
Saturday: High
Sunday: Low

Cycling carbs will increase the metabolisms efficiency long term. You see all these diets preaching low carb diets forever. Carbs are the enemy they say. The problem with these diets is that when your body is depleted of carbs long enough, your metabolism starts to get smart and fat burning slows to ensure your body stays in survival mode. When you throw a couple high carb days into the mix, your body has to rev up the metabolism in order to burn the nutrients down. Shocking your body on a daily basis is the key to losing fat long term. Cycling carbs also ensures you have glycogen stores for your workouts.