OK Zee here we go...
Q. Ok I will just focus on the first 5 days whihc is the famine phase. Off my head I remeber itys all about depleting your energies and muscle in the gym, training 3 days that week . and keeping calories really low each mealk should be felt as still hunger in stomach. keep protein and carbs low as 50grams a day. How does this sound.
A. Almost. You want calories at 8x bodyweight and yes, you should be quite hungry. You want protein low, BUT most of our calories should come from carbs from fiberous fruits and vegetables.
Q. What foods would i need for this week? I dont think thats improtant here right as I would be eating many vegetables an fruits and fruit drinks mainly no protein or weight gainers to help support muscle growth. Also my meals will be more based on chappatis and curry. I beleive there hardly any protein in that as a meal, But yeah there maybe some carbs as the chappatis are made out of carbs as its flavour..
A. You've answered your own question. Fruits and vegetables! The foods you mention sound fine. Unsure what chappatis is but provided it's low protein and consumed in small/moderate amounts....good to go!
Q. OK just read the Ideas for the FAMINE phase in the BP.
It says to do 1 hour cardio aswell. So If im training saturday monday wednesday as the 3 days for famine phase. when shall i do the 1 hour cardio on the 2 days off or after the training. But what bout after the training im tight on time. is 30mins slow jog enough on the traedmill,?
A. I see cardio as optional during this time It's likely more necessary if you have a mesomorph/endomoph leaning somatype (naturally carry more bodyfat and muscle than most). These folks gain fat AND muscle very easily.
Q. By cardio does it mean to do all the cardio mahcines for shoulders running machines, rowsing machine etc etc? or just any 1 machine for 1 hour with medium speed do the job?
A. Any one activity is fine. You needn't over-think this as it isn't "crucial". The weight workouts though, are..
Q. It also says fasting a few hours trhought the day will also help alot. That wount be hard for me to do as im used to fasting for full days thats 14-15 hours sometimes.
A. I'd leverage this then. You can fast most of the day, have a small piece of fruit preworkout and your big meal after the workout. That in fact, would be optimal for many people. See the Warrior Diet mentioned on page 26 in The Blueprint:
"Diet suggestions include The Warrior Diet (warriordiet.com). In a nutshell, this radical strategy calls for fasting during the day, a small pre-workout meal of 200-300 calories from fruit, the depletion workout recommended and then eating the balance of your calories for the day during your post workout meal. Yes, it's difficult, but it does seem to do the job (and do it nicely) given our objective. Ease into it by fasting until noon day one, and add an hour or so each day.
Man that author really did his researh
Q. 1 more questions, still have a slight flu do you think I can still start the prgram. I have hayfever it comes on goes then get like a running nose. would that still be ok. If it happens on the day I start the BP?
A. No, it's not OK to start with any such system. We're trying to disrupt homeostasis and slight flu is not homeostasis. It could also worsen the symptoms. If I value anything more than your gains, it's your health. I can't say this enough
"If you're feeling sick, excessively run down or otherwise not right....STOP. I value your health above your gains. So should you."
Q. as of the strips you can also smell your body oddur while training rite, If you smell more then normal, lol,. then your in the right state, but would I smell anything on the first day or will it take 2-3 day time to build up?
A. This is an extra question and I'm charging you $1 for any more
JUST KIDDING!
The odor is usually present from day 3 onward an usually occurs during workout #2. Some get it outside the workout as well. I personally like it because friend inhibit gains. JUST KIDDING!
Yes I need to buy some fruits and vegatbles as this will be my foundation meals on the 5 days of this phase..
Most important I have to lower the calories..
Q. Why is it important to measure resting heart rate?
and how do you do this?
A. You're up to $3 in fees now
It is important to measure resting heart rate because it's an objective measure to evaluate the success we're having in disrupting homeostasis. It doesn't happen in EVERYONE but in general, it's a very reliable indicator. Your bodyweight loss, multistix(tm), smell of ammonia, general mood, hunger etc are all signs I/you can use to know when you're "there".
Q. Also on these first 5 days I must not take energy pills and creatine. as its about weaking your body and not strengthng it up and feeling strong..
A. Caffeine/thermogenics are appropriate IF you don't have any pre-existing conditions and IF you tolerate them well. I don't know if you're allergic to nuts, let alone powerful thermogenics. You probably get my point. Creatine is a definate no-no. You want to avoid anything that "puts" back in terms of energy substrate.
Q.Please check all the above and see if I havent missed anything out.
A. That was pretty comprehensive
thanks
Q. P.s I think If I got throught the Bp step by step it would be easier to learn and understand..
A. Agree. Once you've been through it once, things become MUCH clearer. Look at Draco/Brain etc.. Shining examples...
