Dear Lyle, I just read an article about protein cycling at http://www.testosterone.net. In it, the author (who’s an MD AND a bodybuilder, so he must know his stuff) recommends reducing protein intake to 20-40 grams per day for up to a month, saying that it’ll help me get bigger. He also said that it’s possible to […]
Nutrition
Weight Training and Fat Loss on a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
Lyle, I’m wanting to maximize my results on a CKD (BodyOpus) diet. I have the diet down to a science where I can start first thing Monday AM & enter ketosis by Tuesday afternoon. In addition to doing cardio work, I also try and throw in a couple of extra circuit weight training days. I […]
Best Diet to Gain Muscle
Dear Lyle, I have now been training for almost two years but unfortunately I have reached a plateau. I have become desperate to put on some mass but nothing really seems to work. As a result I tried to read everything I can about various mass boosting diets and the Anabolic Diet seems to be […]
Gaining Muscle on Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
Lyle, I want to gain LBM with a BodyOpus type diet. Can you give me your best diet/workout schedule to do this? I need to stay lean while increasing LBM. I used insulin twice with BodyOpus with good results – if you think it will help please advise. Thanks! First let me say that I […]
How Does Iso-Caloric Diet Compare to the Bodyopus Diet?
Would like to ask a few questions about the Iso-Caloric Diet. How does it compare to BodyOpus? At preserving LBM? Is it better than the High-carb Diet? A: It seems like most naturals definitely tend to do better in terms of sparing LBM with a more isocaloric diet compared to a high carb diet (though […]
Does Flax Oil Help Fat Loss?
Hi Lyle, Thank you for your June article on flax oil. I was hoping you could answer some further questions on the topic. I’ve read several purported benefits of flax oil supplementation – Dan Duchaine has stated that the EFA’s in flax oil may have protein uncoupling properties (I know you have experience with that […]
Is Protein Cycling Effective for Bodybuilding?
Dear Lyle, I just read an article about protein cycling at Testosterone.net. In it, the author (who’s an MD AND a bodybuilder, so he must know his stuff) recommends reducing protein intake to 20-40 grams per day for up to a month, saying that it’ll help me get bigger. He also said that it’s possible […]
Does Creatine Add Muscle?
I am fairly new to using supplements. Everybody seems to be using creatine. In one of you responses you mention that it adds strength and water. It doesn’t add muscle mass?How quickly are strength gains seen from creatine? One week? Two? A: No, not in terms of actual contractile tissue, at least not in the […]
Does Creatine Have Any Side Effects?
Does creatine have any side effects? Do I lose all / most my gains that I got from creatine if I stop using it? Is there any problem taking creatine with protein? How many grams I need to take daily to get the best results from creatine? A: Do you consider weight gain and strength […]
How to Use Glutamine
Dear Lyle, I’ve read a number of differing opinions as to the correct amount of glutamine to take, anywhere from 2 grams a day to 15 grams a day. Some opinions are that more then 2 grams a day lowers growth hormone production, whereas other opinions are that anything less then 15 grams consumed at […]