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I thought his would be of interest to some. Always fun to talk about diet and get different opinions. 
Hello Magnum,
I hope your summer is going well.
I wanted to ask you a few questions if you don't mind. I just read a book by Mauro Di Pasquale called The Metabolic Diet. He also has one called the anbolic diet/Anabolic solution. I'm sure you probably have heard of them. Its a low carb diet during the week. emphasis on protein/fat and a carb up on the weekend.
I ran a few searches on here and saw that you do something very similar and I've seen the success you've had with alot of people.
I've never used this type of diet before but really want to give it a try.
I was curious what diet guidelines you might recomend to start off with?
for example (1 gram protein per lb of LBM? .5 grams of fat)?
Do you ever allow broccoli, grean beans, salad and do you count the carbs in these? or do you consider them "free Foods" so to speak?
Some people who use a similar diet, use carbs post workout (which makes sense to me) but I was looking at chris250s diet log thread and I noticed that you did not use them. What is the reasoning that you do no use them postworkout? I don't think Vince Gironda did either and I don't think Palumbo does either?
I heard Mauro say in a podcast that it is not necessary because the muscles stay more insulin sensitive for a longer period of time without carbs post workout but I'm having a hard time grasping exactly what that means?
And finally, What do you do differently with your diets if you are trying to gain lean muscle vs. lose fat?
I think I would like to give this type of eating a try but its not something I've used before so don't feel super confident with how to implement it. You seem to have a ton of experience with this approach and have had tremendous success with clients so I thought you would be a great person to ask.
I'd really appreciate any tips.
Thanks bro.
Although losing fat and gaining muscle can be done it's not a ideal situation to put yourself in. When I use a no carb diet I do this almost always during a precontest phase. I sometimes will add in veggies and other times I will take them out for a while. Again this is during precontest as I have no problem with people eating them during the offseason and in fact I encourage it. If you are trying to gain muscle I would suggest you start with about 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight. As far as fats are concerned I don't count them simply because when you are eating various types of meat, eggs and other protein sources that have fat in them you will get the correct ratio.
Now, as far as whether to use a 5 off 2 on no carb diet to gain muscle in the off season or not, I think that has to do specifically with each person. I personally like to see people eat carbs thru out the day with various meals during the offseason, but never too much. Once you start getting too high in bodyfat then you need to cut them slightly. I am not a fan of seeing people getting fat during the offseason. You do not need to get fat to gain muscle. Too much food is very hard on the body and if you are taking in needless amount then all it does is rob your body of recuperative abilities. Start out with eating 5 or 6 meals. Go every other meals with some carbs and maybe eat chicken or fish with your carb meals. The other meals go higher fat protein sources say red meat and salmon etc. and some veggies. Play around with it and see were you need to be as far a calories and being able to grow and not gain too much fat. Try this first and see how it goes then maybe try the 5 off 2 on no carb, carb load. Good luck
Hello Magnum,
I hope your summer is going well.
I wanted to ask you a few questions if you don't mind. I just read a book by Mauro Di Pasquale called The Metabolic Diet. He also has one called the anbolic diet/Anabolic solution. I'm sure you probably have heard of them. Its a low carb diet during the week. emphasis on protein/fat and a carb up on the weekend.
I ran a few searches on here and saw that you do something very similar and I've seen the success you've had with alot of people.
I've never used this type of diet before but really want to give it a try.
I was curious what diet guidelines you might recomend to start off with?
for example (1 gram protein per lb of LBM? .5 grams of fat)?
Do you ever allow broccoli, grean beans, salad and do you count the carbs in these? or do you consider them "free Foods" so to speak?
Some people who use a similar diet, use carbs post workout (which makes sense to me) but I was looking at chris250s diet log thread and I noticed that you did not use them. What is the reasoning that you do no use them postworkout? I don't think Vince Gironda did either and I don't think Palumbo does either?
I heard Mauro say in a podcast that it is not necessary because the muscles stay more insulin sensitive for a longer period of time without carbs post workout but I'm having a hard time grasping exactly what that means?
And finally, What do you do differently with your diets if you are trying to gain lean muscle vs. lose fat?
I think I would like to give this type of eating a try but its not something I've used before so don't feel super confident with how to implement it. You seem to have a ton of experience with this approach and have had tremendous success with clients so I thought you would be a great person to ask.
I'd really appreciate any tips.
Thanks bro.
Although losing fat and gaining muscle can be done it's not a ideal situation to put yourself in. When I use a no carb diet I do this almost always during a precontest phase. I sometimes will add in veggies and other times I will take them out for a while. Again this is during precontest as I have no problem with people eating them during the offseason and in fact I encourage it. If you are trying to gain muscle I would suggest you start with about 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight. As far as fats are concerned I don't count them simply because when you are eating various types of meat, eggs and other protein sources that have fat in them you will get the correct ratio.
Now, as far as whether to use a 5 off 2 on no carb diet to gain muscle in the off season or not, I think that has to do specifically with each person. I personally like to see people eat carbs thru out the day with various meals during the offseason, but never too much. Once you start getting too high in bodyfat then you need to cut them slightly. I am not a fan of seeing people getting fat during the offseason. You do not need to get fat to gain muscle. Too much food is very hard on the body and if you are taking in needless amount then all it does is rob your body of recuperative abilities. Start out with eating 5 or 6 meals. Go every other meals with some carbs and maybe eat chicken or fish with your carb meals. The other meals go higher fat protein sources say red meat and salmon etc. and some veggies. Play around with it and see were you need to be as far a calories and being able to grow and not gain too much fat. Try this first and see how it goes then maybe try the 5 off 2 on no carb, carb load. Good luck
