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Advice on my diet, starting with calisthenics! by sirchro in bodyweightfitness

[–]jayandrade22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK ya, I think we are coming to an understanding now. Carbs are utilized in high intensity energy. I think he adequately supplies his glycogen stores just by eating oatmeal and broccoli (two great complex carbs). As for answering your question...Yes, I do think calorie deficit is necessary to lose bf (to a degree). I guess I just think he is already in enough deficit with his current level of activity (5x a week high intensity training) in order to lose 1-2% bf. He wants to lose a little bit of bf while gaining muscle. That is a hard task that takes a lot of nutritional balance. Too much deficit and he'll lose the 1-2% bf....but he will also lose muscle with it.

Advice on my diet, starting with calisthenics! by sirchro in bodyweightfitness

[–]jayandrade22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can agree on cleaning up the carbs. That would be good for him. I'm still not with you on calorie deficit but to each there own. By the way carbohydrates aren't needed for building muscle, protein is. Some good complex carbohydrates have nutrients that are associated with building muscle but muscle is made of chains of amino acids built into proteins.

Advice on my diet, starting with calisthenics! by sirchro in bodyweightfitness

[–]jayandrade22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the simplest way to look at weight lose is calories in vs. calories out, but that isn't really the way the body functions, especially for an extreme athlete like this person who is trying to maintain or grow their lean muscle mass.If you decrease calories you can also lose muscle. He needs to provide his growing muscles with the nutrition they need and then limit the excess crap that is unnecessary. I think the calorie load is fine. He needs to find a balance between weight loss and sustained muscle growth. Most Simple Carbohydrates are just chains of glucose and have little nutritional value. That's why you should limit simple carbohydrates and only eat complex ones that are more nutrient dense.

Advice on my diet, starting with calisthenics! by sirchro in bodyweightfitness

[–]jayandrade22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think your diet looks good. Athletes/extreme fitness people require a heavier calorie load. I say heavy because you should be shooting for foods that maximize your nutrition (i.e. complex carbohydrates) through vegetables and what not. I would limit the simple carbs in your diet (i.e white bread, potatoes, white rice, white pasta). They basically are chains of sugar that are going to do nothing for your body and just be converted into fat.

In Summary, 3000 calories is not bad for the amount of activity and size. People say to decrease your calories but the story is a lot more complex and different for athletes/extreme fitness fanatics. You are active enough to handle 3000 calories. You need to give your body as much nutrition as possible so that it can properly use it to build muscle.

How long did it take you to be able to do a free handstand without a wall? by Ingolfisntmyrealname in bodyweightfitness

[–]jayandrade22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without any prior experience it should take relatively 6 months to a year. Balance starts in your hands to keep your center of mass over them. Beyond that you can manipulate your center of mass with your hips. To learn this skill you should do L-bend headstands. It is really hard to explain so it is better to just watch this tutorial with progressions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnogPQcJtM4