The stats for the week are in. Despite getting decent results, I'm going to experiment with the Vince DelMonte method of cutting. Here are the results for the week:
| Mission 2 – Stats | ||||||||||||
| February 3, 2008 thru May 13, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Date | Weight | BF % | LBM | Fat Lbs | Chest | L. Bi | R. Bi | Abs | L. Thigh | R. Thigh | L. Calf | R. Calf |
| 3-Feb-08 | 223 | 13.00% | 194.01 | 28.99 | 44.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 41.75 | 25.50 | 25.50 | 17.50 | 17.75 |
| 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 10-Feb-08 | 223.5 | 13.60% | 193.10 | 30.40 | 44.13 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 41.25 | 25.50 | 25.50 | 17.50 | 17.75 |
| 0.5 | 0.60% | (0.91) | 1.41 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.50) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 17-Feb-08 | 221.5 | 13.10% | 192.48 | 29.02 | 44.50 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 41.50 | 25.63 | 25.63 | 17.50 | 17.75 |
| -2 | -0.50% | (0.62) | (1.38) | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 24-Feb-08 | 220 | 12.90% | 191.62 | 28.38 | 45.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 41.25 | 25.63 | 25.63 | 17.50 | 17.75 |
| -1.5 | -0.20% | (0.86) | (0.64) | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.25) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
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While I agree with the concept of bringing your calories up to your maintenance level gradually to repair your metabolism, I am hearing Tom Venuto's response to me as I see these results. I've lost LBM 3 weeks in a row and that means I'm not losing fat fast enough. Thus, I am going to make a decisive and immediate change. Effective this week, I have my calorie target on my accountability log. The plan is:
I will begin with a carb rotation cycle of 3 days low, 1 day high. The low days will be 2250 calories. The high days will be 2700 calories. I will begin with a ratio of 45/35/20. I will reduce the carbs each week as follows:
| C % | P % | F % |
| 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.2 |
| 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 0.35 | 0.4 | 0.25 |
| 0.3 | 0.45 | 0.25 |
| 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 0.15 | 0.55 | 0.3 |
| 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
As I hit the lower carb percentage of 10% it will be very much like Metabolic Surge. Carbs will be around 50 grams each day at that point. The objective is to incinerate as much fat as I can as fast as I can. This is a routine used by Fitness Competitors as they cut down for a fitness contest. At the same time, I will be training as hard and heavy as ever.
