[dougz]

Doesn't seem like the plan is working.

Did you read the part where I did a hypertrophy program for a month?

I've only just begun doing SS again (2 weeks or so into it)..

He says that for a moderately overweight (not obese and not average) person you can lose 2-3lbs a week and not compromise muscle loss.

Wow, really?

I always here don't go more than 1 lb a week..

I really respect Alan's opinion, though, and will definitely sign up for his newsletter..

Sounds like I should definitely cut my calories by another 100, and add some more post WO cardio (10 min. or so), as well maybe one HIIT session a week, on an off day..

The avatar is from 230..

I should take some more pics here, soon..

You said that you think Alan said to not get less than 160g of carbs.... Sheesh I wish he said that. I would LOVE to have 160g of carbs a day on my cut

I forget where I read it, but he did write it, I'm almost positive..

I just don't know for what weight that carb floor was for, or for what program he was prescribing that for..

It just stuck in my head, so I aimed to do that..

If you are endurance athlete you need more carbs than if you are coach potato.

Well, I ain't an endurance athlete..

This will answer your question pretty definitively I think and help you to dance around all the mis-information out there.

Yup, sounds good, thanks..

I am thinking you did not all of a sudden develop the need for less calories as you suggest.

Well, my reasoning was I was basing the 2700 on an approximation of what I needed for calories at 230, based on a moderate activity level (WO 3x per week)..

Now I'm 20lbs lighter and I'm thinking a 100 cal drop isn't such a radical shift..

Dougz I have found that all methods of measuring bf% really suck for determining if a plan is working or not.

Agreed..

The only measurements I am going by is body weight..

I'm starting to stall out a bit, and am wondering whether I should maybe tweak the macros a bit (less carbs, for example), and/or cut calories a bit more..

And yes, add some more dreaded cardio..

The question I have for you is are you progessing? Are you able to lift more reps or higher weights than you were before?

This is hard to say as I'm just getting off a month of a hypertrophy/endurance program (NROL break in, to be precise), and I got off it after I did a bf measurement and it appeared as if I was losing as much muscle as fat..

People were saying perhaps that's why (my switching to a hypertrophy program while eating at a deficit)..

So I started SSing again (3x5, bench, chin ups, squats, rows, OH press, deads), and am just now clawing my numbers up to what they were before..

Looks like I'm stalled on my bench, as a matter of fact..

The fact that I'm eating at a defecit may well be the culprit..

But at least I know I haven't LOST any strength, and hopefully that follows that I haven't lost any muscle..

I say do one set of upper and one set of lower in the strength range and one in the hypertrophy range and keep your diet completely on target

What I HAVE done is I've started doing 1 or 2 backdown sets on squats and bench press and shoot for 7-8 reps..

Thanks for all the comments, fellas!