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I ordered the TNT diet book, hoping it will be the key to get me off of my plateau. That said, I was wondering if anyone could give their views/reviews on it, particularly from those who have or actually do use it. Thanks in advance for replies.
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Easy to follow, founded on good research, Adam is a great guy and will answer any questions you have ... a good way to eat which is easy to follow for life ...
But really, ask Roland ... he's been doing TNT for a long time ...
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I just bought the book as well. I am in my last week of NROL Fat Loss II (2 more workouts to go) but have been stuck at around my same weight 196-200lbs. I am certain it is my diet so I was hoping to get some diet ideas from this book. I wonder if I can combine the eating portion of TNT while doing the Hypertrophy I workouts in NROL?
I just bought the book as well. I am in my last week of NROL Fat Loss II (2 more workouts to go) but have been stuck at around my same weight 196-200lbs. I am certain it is my diet so I was hoping to get some diet ideas from this book. I wonder if I can combine the eating portion of TNT while doing the Hypertrophy I workouts in NROL?
That's exactly what I'm doing - Hypertrophy I + TNT... Going to do the first lower body workout today so will see how that goes.
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That's exactly what I'm doing - Hypertrophy I + TNT... Going to do the first lower body workout today so will see how that goes.
Cool. I will keep an eye on your log. I have my next to last NROL FL2 Workout today. (I have fallen behind on my log posts but hope to update my log page today after my workout).
Cool. I will keep an eye on your log. I have my next to last NROL FL2 Workout today. (I have fallen behind on my log posts but hope to update my log page today after my workout).
My suggestion would be to start TNT just after you complete FL2. Then your body can start transitioning to low carb in your rest week.
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Hello everyone, I have been reading up on this diet plan and I want to give it a try, both for myself and my gf. My questions:
1) This seems to be a low-carb diet, which is fine, but once you obtain your goals, how do u transition back to a regular carb diet, ie, 60-20-20.
2)If its a low carb diet, what impact will it have on aerobic workouts. I mention this because my gf loves doing cardio, she has recently started doing weights, (NROL), but her main focus is still cardio (running for 45mins, cardio kickboxing) As for me, I love cycling, and even though I dont push it, I am still looking forward to doing a Century ride this year, so how would this diet affect my workouts when they're mostly endurance sports ???
I hope this all makes sense. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
Really looking forward to see how this diet works out
1) This seems to be a low-carb diet, which is fine, but once you obtain your goals, how do u transition back to a regular carb diet, ie, 60-20-20.
There's a chapter in the book on TNT for life. It covers a variety of strategies for transitioning to maintenance mode. Either staying lower carb or strategically adding carbs at certain days or meals as you like.
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2)If its a low carb diet, what impact will it have on aerobic workouts. I mention this because my gf loves doing cardio, she has recently started doing weights, (NROL), but her main focus is still cardio (running for 45mins, cardio kickboxing) As for me, I love cycling, and even though I dont push it, I am still looking forward to doing a Century ride this year, so how would this diet affect my workouts when they're mostly endurance sports ???
It's different for everybody, but a lot of people do just fine on low carb and cardio. Earlier in the year, several of us did TNT before the book was released. Jenn and I both did lots of cardio, intervals, etc. on low carb without a problem. She did kickboxing and traditional boxing, as well. No issues.
The caveat is that you HAVE to know and accept that the first week or more is an adjustment period. You may feel week or slow at the beginning, but it gets better.
As to your Century, I don't know. Check out the TNT forum over at MH to see if anyone does long distance sports. Seems like there were a few.
Hey everyone, I'm finally on the TNT diet, and so far its quite simple to follow, stick with meats and veggies for the most part, no breads, pastas, no fruits, no sugars. Drink water or sugar free drinks, that's not too complicated.
What I would like to find more info on is what qualifies as an acceptable vegetable, because the list on page 44 of the book is pretty limited. Does anyone know what to look for in an acceptable vegetable ?!?!?
Thats my only hang-up so far.
Hey everyone, I'm finally on the TNT diet, and so far its quite simple to follow, stick with meats and veggies for the most part, no breads, pastas, no fruits, no sugars. Drink water or sugar free drinks, that's not too complicated.
What I would like to find more info on is what qualifies as an acceptable vegetable, because the list on page 44 of the book is pretty limited. Does anyone know what to look for in an acceptable vegetable ?!?!?
Thats my only hang-up so far.
"no fruit"? Yikes! I'm assuming this is only for a limited time or special circumstance.
I've been considering buying the book and trying the diet but no friut would be a deal breaker.
My suggestion would be to start TNT just after you complete FL2. Then your body can start transitioning to low carb in your rest week.
Unfortunately I didn't do that and instead waited until the day I started NROL: Hypertrophy I. After 2 days I felt really strange and weak.
TNT seems like a scary thing since it goes against what I we have been told what is good and what is bad. Especially since before I started to workout my Cholesterol and Triglycerides were high. It would be strange to switch to eating things with fat in them and giving up carbs (or most carbs).
So far so good - energy levels have pretty much returned to normal, and workouts have been going well (I'm doing H1 too.) Apart from that the only drawbacks are having to be a bit more creative with meal planning and creation, as well as having to watch out for hidden carbs (like where flour or cornstarch is used as a thickener). I'm closing in on a month on plan A, and it seems like my pants are indeed looser than when I started.
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It's the difference between night & day. Go TNT, don't even hesitate. TNT has a surprisingly descriptive exercise section as well. Adam & Jeff did a great job of coming across with simplicity & effectiveness.
I lost a lot of weight on Atkins. It was great. I lost a lot of muscle too. I didn't look so great.
Adam & Jeff have taken pains to marry the best of low carb diets with muscle retention/building protocols. You'll be happier if you end up looking buff rather than scrawny.
I've never done "low-carb" before, but it's reassuring hearing such good things about TNT....which I just started. I was having a very difficult time eating enough food to be at the proper calorie level following the PN program. But, with TNT, it's been much easier hitting my calories without feeling like I have to eat the whole fridge! I'm anxious and excitied to see how I do over the long haul!
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I bought some of the Abs Diet books but decided to do TNT instead. I found it humorous when looking at one of the Abs Diet books where it lists a bunch of evil foods and they listed "Pork Rinds" as being one of them. Interestingly enough TNT lists that as a valid food on the diet. Both books are Men's Health (Rodale Press) books. I wonder what the Abs Diet author thinks of TNT and visa-versa?
cheese and cut up veggies with dressing for the dip
salad with chicken
nuts and cut up veggies
steak, fish, or chicken with salad and broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, or okra.
hardboiled eggs or nuts.
On Plan A, it's the same, but I add in the workout drinks around the workout times. Sometimes, that cuts out a snack.
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I bought some of the Abs Diet books but decided to do TNT instead. I found it humorous when looking at one of the Abs Diet books where it lists a bunch of evil foods and they listed "Pork Rinds" as being one of them. Interestingly enough TNT lists that as a valid food on the diet. Both books are Men's Health (Rodale Press) books. I wonder what the Abs Diet author thinks of TNT and visa-versa?
Each book's authors seem to acknowledge that the other diet will work. It's not that one won't, both work fine if you follow the rules of that diet. It's mixing and matching that is the problem.
Saturated fat, for instance, can be bad when combined with a large amount of carbs. So, in the abs diet, they have you watch the sat fat intake. Without the sugary carbs, sat fat isn't so bad, so it's not a concern.
I forgot I set it to "banned." I wanted to see if there were any restricted titles and I never changed it back. That was weeks ago and no one's noticed until now? Not feeling the love...
I've been doing it for a while but find the cravings for carbs really bad, i've cheated a few times TBH, when everything is planned out and prepared it's not too bad. But if I get in from work late, or forget my lunch etc it's too easier to pick up a quite sandwhich etc. I also used to eat a shed load of fruit so struggle keeping that out completely.
The other thing I've found is that since i'm not a big fan of eggs or fish my meals are getting very samey. Plus snackwise I think i'm eating too much cheese and nuts
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I'm just finishing up Plan A and have found it pretty easy to stick with.
My days look like this:
Pre and Post WO: Low Carb Grow
Breakfast: two egg omelet, microwaved w/ cheese and pre-cooked greens
Morning snack: string cheese or some nuts
Lunch: meat or fish with cooked vegetables and mixed greens
Afternoon snack: same as morning, or half a sandwich worth of deli meat and cheese
Dinner: same as lunch (often I'll pack up leftovers from last night's dinner as lunch)
Late night snack (optional): some instant miso soup, or low carb hot chocolate
Throughout the four week strict induction phase I never consciously cheated. I only had acorn and butternut squash a few times not knowing that they're as high carb as carrots. I had beets once too, and maybe some bbq sauce once...but as cheating goes that's pretty minimal I'd say. I also abstained from alcohol during these four weeks (not because TNT told me to, just because I wanted to).
Isn't this diet really just Mauro Di'Pasuale's Anabolic Diet? Just adding Berardi's Post Workout Nutrition into the mix?
Regardless, I love it, and have eaten this way for almost a year now. Despite the fact that I haven't been exercising much lately, I can always keep my bodyfat down and my abs visible.
I am in the middle of Ketosis hell. My body is still getting used to the no carbs...Easy enough for me to follow, just waiting for the headache and the lethargy to leave...Plus my neck and head hurt.
I am in the middle of Ketosis hell. My body is still getting used to the no carbs...Easy enough for me to follow, just waiting for the headache and the lethargy to leave...Plus my neck and head hurt.
How long have you been doing it?
I tried to start it this past Monday although I didn't get good sleep the night before and I think that might have messed me up. I got up an hour before my workout, 15 min later I had 20g of protein shake, then after my workout I had another 20g of a protein shake then a short while later I had another 40g shake. For lunch I had grilled chicken and 2 servings of steamed brocolli. At that point in the day I was feeling very tired, I started getting a headache and I went home and feel asleep for about 4 hours. When I woke up I still had the headache and my neck was also sore. I had thought maybe I slept in a position that made my neck sore.
For the time being I am not on TNT and will give it another go after Thanksgiving.
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