One of the great things about a cyclical diet is the potential to build muscle and burn fat simultaneously.
The title of this article is based on the experience of bodybuilder Hugo Rivera.
30 Day Anabolic Diet Challenge
These are his results on The Anabolic Diet from Mauro DiPasquale: (the diet that my MANS diet is largely based upon)
A great example of the awesome results of this type of diet in just 30 days!
In summary, his results were:
* 1 inch added to his arms
* 2 inches on his legs
* 1 inch added to his calves
* 3.5 inches added to his chest!
* 2 inches off his waist
And a total weight gain of 10 pounds! As Hugo’s waist actually decreased in circumference I think it’s safe to say that these 10 pounds are all muscle. Actually since fat was lost, the actual net gain was probably more than 10 pounds.
Hugo says of his results,
“this is no joke and remember that Dr. DiPasquale is not paying for my testimonial”
With results as impressive as this I can understand the skepticism of some people. Skepticism is healthy but if it stops you from experimenting with something that could potentially benefit you tremendously, it’s a dumb exercise.
I also liked this quote from Hugo,
“In my opinion, this diet did indeed provided me with higher testosterone levels and faster recuperation capabilities. The results speak for themselves. I also got increased strength gains, increased energy and focus, and increased fat loss as I was putting on enormous amounts of muscle in a very short period of time. I also noticed that I was able to eat more without getting fat.”
This is exactly what I have been saying about this ‘phase-shift’ type of dieting:
* More Testosterone (naturally)
* More Growth Hormone (naturally)
* Increased Strength
* Accelerated Muscle Growth
* Muscle Gains without fat gains (or even fat loss)
Are you ready to try MANS yet? If you are, remember:
eat, workout hard, eat, workout hard, eat, workout hard and then eat some more.
Stay Motivated,
Mark McManus
image credit HugoRivera.net
Hey Mark, I love the site!
But I have to say that such fast gains can’t be good for the body. . . . although it might work for Hugo, I don’t suggest everybody try for such drastic gains in such a short period of time. . there’s no way it can be healthy.
Mark, I think it’s also worth noting that Hugo is far from the average guy wanting to gain muscle. This guy, as well as other professional bodybuilders, are genetically primed for gains. And from reading some of his articles at bodybuilding.com, I’d be surprised if he wasn’t also supplementing (naturally that is) heavily during this time. So, a guy with average genes, which is the majority of us, will be foolish to think that they can replicate similar results by simply following a CKD-style diet.
So…if I don’t lose 2 inches off my gut and gain ~10 lbs of muscle in 30 days…can I have my money back? 😉
But seriously. I echo the sentiments of those posting ahead of me. There isn’t, perchance, some kind of “average” amount so we “average” guys know what to expect, is there?
Sure you can Andrew, but I didn’t charge you anything 😉
10lbs in 4 weeks is 2.5 lbs per week. This is do-able especially if you’ve been training for less than six months. It depends on how intense your workouts are and how good the diet is.
Don’t ignore leg work and apply all the ‘commandments’ in the 8-12 | 6-9 program.
Why not shoot for half this, 5 lbs in 4 weeks, just over 1 lb per week. Weight yourself on the same day every week. This is a very achievable target.
Cheers,
Mark
hey mark,
Just a question I had in mind. Since testosterone is dramatically increased during the low carb/high fat/high protein days, wouldn’t that also increase the factor of acne production? Is there a way to prevent breakouts?
and also-
When going from a high fat/low carb to a high carb/low fat, would that stop the ketogenic process during my high carb day? Will I have to start over the fat adapted transformation again? Or will I continue to burn fat during my high carb day?