I had a lot of success dieting down with a low carb/high fat diet a few months back, so I thought I'd give the Anabolic Diet a shot. I'm hoping to maintain or gain weight while staying very lean (single digits) year round, so that when fight time comes around I don't have to worry about significantly changing up my diet.
I'm finally nearing the end of the 12-day induction period, and so far, things really suck. I lost 3-4 pounds in a couple days, but now that I'm eating practically as much as I can I'm hovering just a little below where I started. Very little variety in my diet and I'm getting serious carb cravings, probably because I'm so used to eating lots of bread, rice, oatmeal, fruit, etc.
As far as physical problems, I stopped getting migraines after the first couple days, but I have been noticing that my resting heart rate is higher than normal. I notice it mostly in the morning since I always have to piss like a racehorse an hour or two before my alarm goes off (high sodium = lots of water), and my heart is beating like it's going to break through my ribcage and attack me. It's definitely higher throughout the day too though.
Anyway, I'll probably be feeling a lot more optimistic about all this after the carb-up this Saturday, but I was just wondering if anyone here has any experience with the diet. Advice, criticism, and questions are all welcome. Success stories are especially welcome since I'm definitely going to stick with the diet for at least another 2 months regardless of how many people tell me I'm going to kill myself, and I'd like to think that there's at least a chance in hell of this working out without any serious side effects.
Here's a link if you don't know what it is:
http://stronglifts.com/anabolic-diet/
Edit for more info: Feb 23, body fat at 8.5% (calipers). Weight is roughly the same as when I started. Will get tested again in another 2 months or so.
I'm finally nearing the end of the 12-day induction period, and so far, things really suck. I lost 3-4 pounds in a couple days, but now that I'm eating practically as much as I can I'm hovering just a little below where I started. Very little variety in my diet and I'm getting serious carb cravings, probably because I'm so used to eating lots of bread, rice, oatmeal, fruit, etc.
As far as physical problems, I stopped getting migraines after the first couple days, but I have been noticing that my resting heart rate is higher than normal. I notice it mostly in the morning since I always have to piss like a racehorse an hour or two before my alarm goes off (high sodium = lots of water), and my heart is beating like it's going to break through my ribcage and attack me. It's definitely higher throughout the day too though.
Anyway, I'll probably be feeling a lot more optimistic about all this after the carb-up this Saturday, but I was just wondering if anyone here has any experience with the diet. Advice, criticism, and questions are all welcome. Success stories are especially welcome since I'm definitely going to stick with the diet for at least another 2 months regardless of how many people tell me I'm going to kill myself, and I'd like to think that there's at least a chance in hell of this working out without any serious side effects.
Here's a link if you don't know what it is:
http://stronglifts.com/anabolic-diet/
Edit for more info: Feb 23, body fat at 8.5% (calipers). Weight is roughly the same as when I started. Will get tested again in another 2 months or so.
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