So, I've been lurking since I bought NROL, which I start-stopped on a few times. Picked up the idea for TNT here, was very skeptical, as I have always done bodybuilder diets before, but I figure, I've never tried hard-core low-carb + hard-core exercise, why not see if it works?
My program, which I expect to have criticized for being over-aggressive, but which I will not change for at least 4 wks barring injury or overtraining, is:
TNT Program A
NROL FB I 4x/wk (mon/tues, thurs/fri).
Running 5x/wk (Sun, Tues-Thurs, Sat (long run))
When I started (monday), I was 197 (5'6"), about 23-25%bf (according to totally unreliable, but useful for trend purposes, tanita)
Goal is to lose 25-30 lbs over the next 3-4 months using FB/HT lifting protocols and hard interval running most of the run days (steady state only on the saturday run), then transition into hyper/strength lifting while shifting most of the runs to steady state, to prepare for the NYC marathon in early November. (I ran last years marathon, then gained about 20 lbs).
I'm assuming that I will need to shift to one of the more carb-friendly TNT plans after the first 4-8 weeks, and go even carb-heavier when I'm doing hard-core long runs in the last couple of months before the marathon. But right now, I'm just focused on cutting the fat and maintaining muscle/strength till I'm at fighting/running weight.
So far, so good. 5 days in, 7 rounds of exercise (4 NROL, 3 interval run), perfect compliance w/ TNT, 2 pounds lighter (I know that means nothing, but its a nice boost), energy has bounced back after a drag days 2&3, feel better than before. Think I need to start fiber supplementing though - I can't eat that many vegetables. Any recommendations on that? Am I going to mess with the insulin/glycogen if I do?
Also, I take lithium, which some have suggested would mess with ketosis and scotch this whole plan. I guess we'll just have to find out.
Hopefully, I'll be updating on the regular, and get into a groove here.
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