Comments on: Dr. Weil Gives Low Carb Diets The Thumbs Up https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/ free workouts to build muscle & lose fat fast Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:02:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1458 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:02:23 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1458 Yes absolutely Fabian! Nuts are great and Almonds are one of the best. Walnuts are another great choice.
Enjoy!
Mark

]]> By: Fabian https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1457 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:59:54 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1457 Another question- Are nuts permitted on the MANS diet? I am asking because I’ve heard the argument that consuming too many nuts is bad because the carbs add up. Almonds (my favorite), seem like a perfect fit for the MANS because of it high fat content and protein content.

]]> By: bjornv https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1454 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:19:06 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1454 Thanks for that. It is a smart idea atleast to get down to a lower fat percentage before doing the MANS diet. let´s see in the summer if the time will be right.. thanks again for a great site.

Regarding forums, I think it´s a good idea and there are many free forum websites outthere which you could use to make a forum that is linked back to your webpage.

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1440 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:47:05 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1440 Bjornv,
Sorry I didn’t respond to your first comment earlier.
I would recommend you focus on losing the fat first then bulking with the MANS diet. However, you can still lift. Workout and do MANS without the carb-up session.
If you want to achieve very low body fat percentages, the strategy will be detailed in ‘Total Six Pack Abs’.
Hope that helps. By the way, losing 30k, that’s fantastic and you can definitely do it again!
Mark

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1437 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:32:22 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1437 It can still be found Bjornv.
It’s a great read, thanks for mentioning it.
Mark

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1436 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:30:47 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1436 I appreciate that Fabian.
Did you read my post ‘What If You CAN’T Get Fat On A High-Fat Diet?’ If not look it up in the archives and read it. That should put an end to the fat fear.
You should be more concerned about the carb-up period. Try low GI carb sources during this time. Here’s a fantastic website where you can search you’re favorite carb foods for GI and GL rating
https://www.glycemicindex.com/
It’s a great resource. Also consider dropping to a 24 hour carb-up.
Thanks,
Mark

]]> By: bjornv https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1435 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:27:51 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1435 If your afraid of fat than there are so many articles and books out there that should take that fear away. I am not sure if Taubes old article is available online = What if It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie but if it is then it´s a good place to start.

]]> By: Fabian https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1434 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:21:34 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1434 Another great post! I have a few questions though.
First, what type of carbs are optimal to consume during my 32 hour “carb-load ?” I have good mix of both high and low glycemic carbs.
Second, I have a giant fear of eating to much. Right now I’m 157 lbs. and in the 13-15% range in terms of body fat. Only two months ago, I was at 17% and weighed 165, so in all honesty, I’m downright scared to consume large quantities of food, especially fat. Got any encouraging words?
Again, another great post, Fabian

]]> By: bjornv https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1430 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:51:26 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1430 Very interesting news and certainly a big coup for the low carb advocates. I remember back in the day (2002) when i did low carb after reading the article from Taubes in the NYT, What if It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie?, that Dr. Weil was one of the people I HATED for being so pro carb. I did low carb for 6 months and lost about 30kg, went from 112 kg to 82 and felt so great. since then I have gained back and my plan is to go back to low carb but I like the plan you present here on this website. I did a lot of weight training back then but I would love to gain some more strength and muscle this time around, would you recommend going straight into your low carb – high carb or perhaps start by losing some weight with low carb prior to building up the muscle?

thanks for a great website, bjorn

]]> By: Mark McManus https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1427 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:38:25 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1427 That’s great Homy.
Glad you’re going to take control of your body. Yes you’ll be able to gain muscle and keep fat accumulation at bay with MANS.
Remember to eat a lot on the low carb part of the diet.
Cheers,
Mark

]]> By: Homy https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1412 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:32:26 +0000 https://musclehack.com/dr-weil-gives-low-carb-diets-the-thumbs-up/#comment-1412 That’s great news! It’s always cool when seeing more and more exposure to this way of eating. I used to weigh around 220 lbs at 6feet a couple of years ago and my bodyfat% was thru the roof. Then I tried a low carb diet and lost 64lbs in a few months with lots of excercise. Of course, i didn’t develop any muscle and then tried a couple of diets for bulking involving carbs and was never really successful.
Next week, I’ll give the MANS diet a go to try and bulk and keep my body fat% in check and see what happens! Can’t wait.

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