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chi
11-03-2008, 13:34
- Eat protein (most need about 0.6-0.8g per lean lb bodyweight)
- Lift Heavy, short rests, high volume
- Decrease Insulin Resistance, increase insulin sensitivity
- Eat more fats (raise T-levels and have nitrogen sparing effect)
- Lose the bodyfat (more fat = more estrogen = less Testosterone)
- Eat Broccoli, Cauliflower and cabbage (lower estrogen)
- Less Cardio (or just shorter more intense versions for high GH)
- Time carb+protein in pwo window with max insulin sensitivity
- SLEEP (muscles grow in recovery mode...not in the gym)
- Workout less (2-3x a week is all you need if you workouts are intense enough)
- Eat Steak and Eggs (as Pavel T says "Eating chicken makes you weak!"). Eggs/Steak are high in Sat Fat, Cholesterol, and Zinc...all provide higher T-levels

goddamnit, maybe Narc is right about chicken
Icepick
11-03-2008, 13:48
How about the basic rule on the internet.

always provide the source when using quotes. :120:
ATZ
11-03-2008, 13:54
5 Ways to Boost Testosterone (http://www.t-nation.com/article/most_recent/5_ways_to_boost_testosterone) by Chad Waterbury
ATZ
11-03-2008, 13:55
^^^Another argument for High Fat, moderate protein, low carb eating. I'm heading more and more towards eating like this.
chi
11-03-2008, 14:03
its a summary the author posted on the performance menu from this blog entry

http://projectfit.org/iflifeblog/2008/03/10/building-muscle-101-master-the-basics/
Narc
11-03-2008, 18:23
goddamnit, maybe Narc is right about chicken

:045:
Narc
11-03-2008, 18:27
However, that list is ****ing bullshit. Eat Broccoli? Oh yeah, anabolic as **** the old Broccoli...
It says 'basic' then it lists lowering estrogen through eating Cabbage as one of the fundemental principals.
The 'basic' rules of muscle building are twofold..
- Lift weights
- EAT
PikeKing
11-03-2008, 18:33
god i hate Chad Waterbury
Sloth
11-03-2008, 20:55
The 'basic' rules of muscle building are twofold..
- Lift weights
- EAT

i agree.


- Eat more fats (raise T-levels and have nitrogen sparing effect)
- Lose the bodyfat (more fat = more estrogen = less Testosterone)

and on this note, im phoning dominos :023:
ATZ
11-03-2008, 23:05
god i hate Chad Waterbury
How come? While that article is nothing groundbreaking its some good advice on eating and lifting big.
madcap
11-03-2008, 23:57
brother needs to get his ass to KFC
Icepick
12-03-2008, 03:42
How come? While that article is nothing groundbreaking its some good advice on eating and lifting big.

somehow I'm just not convinced on low carbing and lifting big. I doubt that most of the althetes going to beijing olympics this summer are low carbing.
666
12-03-2008, 09:11
People genetically gifted enough to be going to the Olympics are a different kettle of fish to us though.
the block
12-03-2008, 09:25
also surely his advice is aimed at 'joe blogg' the recreational trainer and not professional athletes?
plateau2
12-03-2008, 09:43
I doubt the majority of those going to the olmpics are overweight, and need to worry about their weight.
ATZ
12-03-2008, 10:37
somehow I'm just not convinced on low carbing and lifting big. I doubt that most of the althetes going to beijing olympics this summer are low carbing.

True that, although how many of us have time to be training twice a day like those olympic lifters?

Also, define low carb? I've been reading a fair few journals elsewhere recently of people on low carb, high fat diets (couple of which are PL) and it doesn't seem to have effected their performance once fat adapted. Having said that most are on circa 200g carbs a day, but if thats part of a 4000cal diet its still only 20% of their total dietary intake. For me low carb would be 100g or below.

How were your strength levels when cutting as I know you went low carb high fat?
Icepick
12-03-2008, 10:57
True that, although how many of us have time to be training twice a day like those olympic lifters?

Also, define low carb? I've been reading a fair few journals elsewhere recently of people on low carb, high fat diets (couple of which are PL) and it doesn't seem to have effected their performance once fat adapted. Having said that most are on circa 200g carbs a day, but if thats part of a 4000cal diet its still only 20% of their total dietary intake. For me low carb would be 100g or below.

How were your strength levels when cutting as I know you went low carb high fat?

Throwing the word 'low-carb' around suggests something like 50g/day. I dont think 200g is low carb, People tend to reckon they are on low carb because they are not taking any carbs in rice,bread,etc. However they forget to realise that the carbs in vegs/fruits really adds up.

As for my stength levels when low carbing, I held on to most of squat/deadlift strength but the bench went way out of the windows, I remember missing doubles at 110kg! but that was due to change in levers/rom tbh. i would go low carb/high fat again and everytime when I want to cut up, but I dont think I can maintain on it. It is very hard to get stronger or grow on it imo.
LA
12-03-2008, 11:40
As for my stength levels when low carbing, I held on to most of squat/deadlift strength but the bench went way out of the windows, I remember missing doubles at 110kg! but that was due to change in levers/rom tbh. i would go low carb/high fat again and everytime when I want to cut up, but I dont think I can maintain on it. It is very hard to get stronger or grow on it imo.

Sounds similar to me that. Although low carb for me was 200g on training days and 100g on non training.