Dave Palumbo's Low Carb Diet

Tatyana

Tatyana

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Someone posted this as an example of one day on his diet.

I think he does have different days.

Not far off what I am eating, just more real food with my diet.

Nice to know that nuts are cool on the low carb thing, I have been eating them, however, I have avoided cashews as they are high in carbs compared to other nuts.

Dave Palumbo Diet

6 meals:

Protein shake - 40 g protein

1/2 cup Egg Beaters & 1 omega egg

6 oz Chicken breast & veggies, cashews

Protein shake - 40 g protein

6 oz Steak & veggies, mixed nuts

Protein shake - 40 g protein

I try to stay under 50 g carbs a day.
 
i personally would go crazy without some carbs(sweet pot, brown rice, oatmeal) and fruit. this must be his cut diet huh?
 
JrMaFia said:
i still cannot understand this diet
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Low carb diets work hun. I have been doing some reviewing of my metabolic pathways, interesting, muscle prefers fatty acids as the energy source.

The calories stay more or less the same (I do vary mine a bit so my body does not adapt to the same amount of calories every day), and you vary the carbs (higher or lower) and the fat (lower or higher) respectively.

All carbs are broken down to glucose, just at different rates. Glucose is either stored in the liver (50 g) or skeletal muscle (200 g) as glycogen.

Deplete the glycogen stores and your body has to start using another fuel source.

The brain and skeletal muscles are the most metabolically demanding tissues. Brain can adapt to ketone bodies (by product of the beta-oxidation or breakdown of fat), and like I said, the muscles prefer fatty acids.

Our bodies will still make glucose, through the process of gluconeogenesis, like glycolysis (central metabolic pathway), sort of in reverse. The glycerol backbone of triglyceride or a few of the glucogenic amino acids can also be converted to glucose.

A few amino acids also slot into the Kreb's cycle at three places, called an aneupleurotic reaction (filling up reaction) when there is no glucose.

These intermediates can be converted to acetyl-CoA which can also be converted to glucose.

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im on it right now but instead of one re-feed meal per week i have a whole cheat day since i still have a lot time to get in shape.

Mafia , healthy fats preserve muscle when youre on low or 0 carbs..( ketosis mode)i
 
I believe there is alot of merit to low-carb dieting in order to get into contest shape. I've seen a couple different diets of his for women, tatyana. One has 6 meals, one has 5.
 
OLYMPIAN said:
im on it right now but instead of one re-feed meal per week i have a whole cheat day since i still have a lot time to get in shape.

Mafia , healthy fats preserve muscle when youre on low or 0 carbs..( ketosis mode)i
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Please tell me how you do zero carbs.

I would like to see how your diet looks for that day, cause all I can manage to get it down to is around 40 g/day.

Again, what I read in a biochem text, less than 70 g a day will put most people in ketosis.

I have heard some need to drop to less than 10 though.

How do you check, are you peeing on a stick?

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laurie said:
i personally would go crazy without some carbs(sweet pot, brown rice, oatmeal) and fruit. this must be his cut diet huh?
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The first time I was told I had to carb deplete, I went "you have GOT to be kidding', I didn't think it was possible, sounded so different from my comp diet (I was doing carb tapering/curfews with low medium and high carb days, but low carb days were something like 120 g carbs!!)


WHAT NO OATMEAL for BREAKFAST!!!!!

I must admit I didn't carb deplete very well the first time, I didn't make up lost calories with fat.

It was TOUGH.

Last year I tried a proper carb cycling with something like low, low medium, low high pattern, low carb days were under 80 g.

DID MY HEAD IN!!!! All I did on low carb days was crave carbs, and on high carb days, crave fats like peanut butter :)

Needless to say, didn't work.


This year I am doing between three to five days low carbs, then one day high carbs. Tried a re-feed in the first few weeks, also not a good idea for me.

Actually, I am really enjoying dieting this way, I am far less hungry far less often.

I notice I get the ravenous hunger again on high carb days.

I am also cutting up differently, I haven't had a problem with my upper body, but my quads never ripped up as much as I have wanted, and they are starting to come through more now.

I don't look as shredded as early as I did last time, but I did cut out salt WAY TOO early.

I also did WAY too much running last time, this time I am walking walking walking.............

So while I look a bit flatter from glycogen depletion, and a bit blurry from salt, I am liking that the 'fullness' of my muscles is still there.

NOW just to get my lower half to start ripping up as much as my upper body is right now.

:)

MAN I did some damage off season
 
There is no way in hell someone can eat like that and be big and strong, complete bull in my opinion. Shit I lean out on 200g carbs a day and to me that is low enough and I need at least 450 to 500 gms of protein a day.
 
Zeus said:
There is no way in hell someone can eat like that and be big and strong, complete bull in my opinion. Shit I lean out on 200g carbs a day and to me that is low enough and I need at least 450 to 500 gms of protein a day.
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It is a comp diet technique.

I got quite ripped eating 200 g of carbs a day too, but my lower body never got ripped enough.

It is not a mass building diet, it is to maintain what you got when you take the fat off.
 
Zeus said:
There is no way in hell someone can eat like that and be big and strong, complete bull in my opinion. Shit I lean out on 200g carbs a day and to me that is low enough and I need at least 450 to 500 gms of protein a day.
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I would also think that the diet is tailored to the lean body mass, so it wouldn't be exactly the same for everyone. It would depend on how big you are, how much muscle you have.
 
Here is my diet , not 0 carbs but very low on it.

1..5 whole omega 3 eggs..4 extra eggwhites cooked in Mac oil.

2. 8 oz of chicken , 1 cup of almonds.

3. isopure ,2 tbs of natty pb.

4. 8oz of chicken, 1 cups almonds

5.10 oz steak, i cup of lettuce ,2 tbs of olive oil.


6..isopure ,2 tbs of natty pb.
 
OLYMPIAN said:
Here is my diet , not 0 carbs but very low on it.

1..5 whole omega 3 eggs..4 extra eggwhites cooked in Mac oil.

2. 8 oz of chicken , 1 cup of almonds.

3. isopure ,2 tbs of natty pb.

4. 8oz of chicken, 1 cups almonds

5.10 oz steak, i cup of lettuce ,2 tbs of olive oil.


6..isopure ,2 tbs of natty pb.
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The only carbs would be in the almonds, which is quite low, peanut butter and there is a tiny bit in lettuce.

I am assuming your whey protein is no carb.

OK, so then second question, cause this is a problem with Atkins when people do not eat much veg, they get constipated.

This is an example of my diet:
Breakfast
2 whole eggs
4 egg whites
150 g asparagus
5 g olive oil

OR

100 g tofu yogurt
35 g whey
20 g peanut butter

Three hours later

200 g cauliflower
15 g almond butter
20 g coarse mustard
80 g chicken breast

90-100 g filet mignon
200 g broccolli
20 g tahini

OR

90-100 g filet mignon
200 g spinach cooked
7.5 g olive oil

I used to have salads with radishes, celery, green or red onions, but now that it is colder, don't fancy them anymore

Lunch to go

100 g celery
20 g peanut butter
80 g chicken breast

Winter low carb meal
Chicken stew with low carb veggies including swede, cauliflower, leeks, celeriac

On high carb day, I am also doing chicken stews with parsnips, baby new potatoes, leeks, swede

I also have a raw veg salad with grated carrots and beetroot, celery and then 20 g of toasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds, 80 g chicken breast

The only time I have a straight up protein shake (usually a whey 'cooler') is post training.

Right now I have a massive craving for spagetti squash, but I can't find any ANYWHERE.

Last year I had to buy some at great expense from Fresh and Wild or Planet Organic in London

I also have a seed sprouter, and I am going to start sprouting again (sunflower seeds, alfalpha seeds, radish seeds, mung beans).

I do have a lot of meals I repeat, and I have listed them, but I do diet a bit 'intuitively'.

I just keep track of all my calories and macros.


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BIG :) is a matter of opinion :) an illusion small joints etc.........
But yes I am a little bigger than the average guy :)

But I do do compete never have never will to me its all fake its all fixed before the show even begins.

I train for myself, I look the way I want, when I want, do not have to answer to no judge, I have nobody to impress but myself.

I at times will be 6% bf but most of the time I am 8 to 12%

Everyones R-B-R is diferent, diferent genes, goals, natural, or on meds, so there are many variables that come into play for someone to look the way they would like to.
 
dunno dude i think moderate carbs and high protein is the way to go. Balanced eating. I tried low carbing it with alot of healthy fats did not like results i appeared flat.
 
Zeus said:
BIG :) is a matter of opinion :) an illusion small joints etc.........
But yes I am a little bigger than the average guy :)

But I do do compete never have never will to me its all fake its all fixed before the show even begins.

I train for myself, I look the way I want, when I want, do not have to answer to no judge, I have nobody to impress but myself.

I at times will be 6% bf but most of the time I am 8 to 12%

Everyones R-B-R is diferent, diferent genes, goals, natural, or on meds, so there are many variables that come into play for someone to look the way they would like to.
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Ok most of that was really sensible, except for 'its all fake its all fixed before the show even begins'.

Yes there are politics (especially Olympia, I would agree with you there), but not all bodybuilding comps are 'fixed' hun.
 
JrMaFia said:
dunno dude i think moderate carbs and high protein is the way to go. Balanced eating. I tried low carbing it with alot of healthy fats did not like results i appeared flat.
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So true, and especially just for 'normal' fat loss.

People who compete though, will take off 20 lbs in 4 months.

You do look flat when on a comp diet.........

Iron Addict gave some good advice

You have two options if you are not willing to look "flat" while dieting.

1. Do a slow recomp with frequent above maintenence level days, and only slightly below maintenence level caloric restriction.

2. Don't diet, stay a lardass.

If your diet is aggressive enough to see weekly, or bi-weekly "mirror" progress you are going to be flat if you have a macro-nutrient profie that will preserve/add muscle. It is that simple. So many of you want to drop bodyfat at the absolute fastest pace possible, be totally carbed up, and gain lean mass while doing so at the most rapid pace. You simply cannot have it all.

You can gain muscle/strength while cutting at a reasonable pace, but you most certainly won't look "full" the whole time doing so. So many of you are never willing to take a 1/2 step back to go two steps forward--to the extent that you go nowhere at all.

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Tatyana said:
So true, and especially just for 'normal' fat loss.

People who compete though, will take off 20 lbs in 4 months.

You do look flat when on a comp diet.........

Iron Addict gave some good advice

You have two options if you are not willing to look "flat" while dieting.

1. Do a slow recomp with frequent above maintenence level days, and only slightly below maintenence level caloric restriction.

2. Don't diet, stay a lardass.

If your diet is aggressive enough to see weekly, or bi-weekly "mirror" progress you are going to be flat if you have a macro-nutrient profie that will preserve/add muscle. It is that simple. So many of you want to drop bodyfat at the absolute fastest pace possible, be totally carbed up, and gain lean mass while doing so at the most rapid pace. You simply cannot have it all.

You can gain muscle/strength while cutting at a reasonable pace, but you most certainly won't look "full" the whole time doing so. So many of you are never willing to take a 1/2 step back to go two steps forward--to the extent that you go nowhere at all.

IA
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For info about personal training consultations email me at [email protected]
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That is old school thinking right there I like that :)
 
But if u stay in good shape all year round there is no need for drastic dieting. This whole off season on season concept is what does it. Stay in shape year round and it will be easier to prep for a concept.
 
JrMaFia said:
But if u stay in good shape all year round there is no need for drastic dieting. This whole off season on season concept is what does it. Stay in shape year round and it will be easier to prep for a concept.
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That is my plan this year. Stay within 5-8 pounds of my comp weight.

Easier said than done, should be easier without uni this year.

A lot of comp BBers do like to bulk in the offseason to get bigger, and some do swear that you need fat to bulk.

I am not so sure about that.
 
I have used this diet before with fantastic results. Just started it again today to lean up a good bit and see my abs better.
 
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