05-02-2019, 05:44 AM
(05-02-2019, 12:30 AM)Scott Stevenson Wrote: I cover this in my BYOBB Coach book.
Context is everything here, as well as one's genetic proclivities, of course, when it comes to how fat intake (amount, source and kind) affects cardiovascular risk.
You're shooting in the dark without some idea of your own current CVD risk and how that tracks with body fat, glycemic control, etc.
Replacing saturated fat food sources with omega-3 rich sources and using more monounsaturated sources would be my thought here, generally speaking. You can also go with more grass-fed vs. grain fed meat sources.
As far as your diet, I'm not sure how you've set it up, but I'd put in more carbs (peri-WO) to increase kcal vs. sat. fat sources on non-training days.
You're really asking for generalizations here, it seems, when what's most important is your particular situation (CVD risk, changes with diet and body comp, and the specifics of your dietary strategy, as well.)
-S
Gotcha, I'll give a little more context on my personal situation to make it easier to answer.
I'm 24 years old, 6'0'' 176 lbs at roughly 13% BF starting my first blast of FT. The noteworthy medical info here is that I'm type 1 diabetic, and I've noticed in the past that saturated fat intake tends to inversely correlate with my insulin sensitivity. My glycemic control is pretty good for a T1D though. This is also a reason I'm hesitant to include lots of Peri-WO carbs: keeping close track of blood sugar while consuming high-glycemic carbs, dosing insulin to cover them, and exercising at the same time is difficult. I can really try and hammer the carbs post-WO though, I seem to have glossed over the fact that your calorie recommendations are significantly higher for training days the first time I read through the program.
Never had problems with lipid profile, I'm susceptible to High BP if I get lazy with exercise and diet though (I've got some family history of this as well).
Didn't want to give too much specific info just because I feel like an asshole asking you to evaluate my specific situation if I'm not paying for coaching, but if you have any immediate thoughts here I'd love to hear them. Think I'll buy your book too depending on how my first few blasts of FT go, I've listened to many of your interviews and I respect your approach and knowledge-base a hell of a lot. Thanks again!