my girlfriend is dieting and her bodyfat has gotten to a nice point, but she has been at a plateau for a while. I was wondering what you ladies think about having her go on a CKD diet for a little while to help her pass this plateau. I have a degree in execise physiology, and am a certified personal trainer so I know about the basics, but I am more used to dealing with men, any help is appreciated.

Okay, well, i think u should put some EFA's in there somewhere cuz that's a pretty low fat diet. Try to get in two tablespoons of flax, hemp, or Udo's Oil in there somwhere. split it up between her shakes or you can put it in some salad dressing. The above diet looks like it contains about 100g of protein, so I would up it a little(maybe another 20-30 grams) she has no veggies in there, so let's try to put a couple of servings of veggies in there somewhere. The CKD diet works well, but what I would do is see what she can do just cleaning it up a little and adding in those few things She wants to drink a minimum of 12 glasses of water a day as well. Hope that helps!

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actually she takes in a tbsp of udos with each shake, I obviously left that out. I will see about working on tweaking this diet a bit and seeing where we go from there. she also drinks 1 gal of watrer per day. I really just wanted to see if throwing her ckd is an ok idea with her being a female and all, or if any of the ladies had any opiions about that. Thank you Fyre for your help.

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Quote: yes.. CKD is good.. i use it often, esp to blow past a plateau.. jsut remember to refeed!! That is so vital when carb depleting.. Lyle McDonald revolutionized this idea.. and being a female is just fine... A good plan is either 3 days down, 1 up or 5 down 2 up.. IMO, the 3 down 1 up works better for keeping strength and energy up in the gym.. 5 down is too long a stretch and by the 5th day you are delirious lol Also, if going low carb.. make sure she does get her fiberous carbs like broccoli and dark greens in and keep her vitamins high.. also i suggest black coffee pre workouts or rely on a fat burner for a little extra boost.. Hope that helps and was the answer you were looking for luv super Page 1 of 2 1 2   Bodybuilding » Bodybuilding discussion forums » Discussions about other sports