as most of you know, this is my main concern as of now
currently, being on the UD 2.0, it has worked great for a week (thought, that is too short a time to tell), no strength decreases yet
on a moderate diet the weights already started decreasing by the end of the first week
so i can say its working

it’s a time-taxing diet however, i sometimes don’t have time to go the the gym some 6 hours a week
not to mention, friends and the girlfriend think its way too much training/detract from personal life

the PSMF however, is much easier to do
dieting can be done passively and i have to workout maybe 2 - 2 and 1/2 hours a week

however, as anoop and anatoly have said before, the PSMF is not so good for muscle keeping
http://forums.lylemcdonald.com/showthread.php?t=4083&highlight=muscle+loss
lyle however, says that no muscle loss can happen?

if i were to follow it exactly like the book, in 7-14 day spurts with refeeds at the end as well as a 2g/lbm protein intake, could I get by with no muscle loss (and consequently, no significant performance loss)

the UD 2 works, and if i have to i will do it. it’s just awfully stressful to balance work, the personal life, and academia with this diet. I’d rather have another option. open to suggestions, guys. thanks in advance.

as most of you know, this is my main concern as of now
currently, being on the UD 2.0, it has worked great for a week (thought, that is too short a time to tell), no strength decreases yet

the UD 2 works, and if i have to i will do it. it’s just awfully stressful to balance work, the personal life, and academia with this diet. I’d rather have another option. open to suggestions, guys. thanks in advance.

I was thinking about when you posted the log. Is it really necessary for you to go that extreme.

I would say pick a diet which is practical for you. Try the PSMF a or the intermittent fasting or just regular carb cycling.

And about category 1 not losing muscle mass, I don’t know. It’s a lot of anecdotal evidences. And even if you lose 1-2 lbs, I don’t think, you would know the difference.

And doing UD2 during finals is not a good plan anyways.

anoopbal - 15 May 2010 03:30 PM

as most of you know, this is my main concern as of now
currently, being on the UD 2.0, it has worked great for a week (thought, that is too short a time to tell), no strength decreases yet

the UD 2 works, and if i have to i will do it. it’s just awfully stressful to balance work, the personal life, and academia with this diet. I’d rather have another option. open to suggestions, guys. thanks in advance.

I was thinking about when you posted the log. Is it really necessary for you to go that extreme.

I would say pick a diet which is practical for you. Try the PSMF a or the intermittent fasting or just regular carb cycling.

And about category 1 not losing muscle mass, I don’t know. It’s a lot of anecdotal evidences. And even if you lose 1-2 lbs, I don’t think, you would know the difference.

And doing UD2 during finals is not a good plan anyways.

I agree, it is not.
Can you give me an example of where to find info on “regular carb cycling”?

I’ve had a really hard time cutting past this point without muscle loss. I guess what i’m worried about most is that between bulk/cuts, I will have made no improvement because I will be losing muscle and gaining fat, putting me at exactly the same weight/bf% as before.

Anyway, thanks for the help as usual, Anoop!

Hi Mumford,

check this article: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/par49.htm

And how do you know you are losing muscle? Are you losing strength in your diet?

Yes to the latter. My strength drops.