Starting Occam’s Protocol workouts
Well, the time has come for the next phase of our Four Hour Body experiment. Having gone through a fat loss phase, using the slow carb meals and nothing more, we’re moving on to more exercise, some supplements, and dietary changes.
Here’s a short list of what’s going on:
- Exercise – Occam’s Workouts with optional abs and kettlebells
- Limit of 2 cardio sessions/week
- Expected lean mass gain of 2.5lbs/week (for Luke)
- Food – Slow carb, plus protein shake, and quinoa in 2 meals/day (Luke)
- High protein, whole grains, low sugar (Kat)
- Supplements – PAGG Stack (from Pareto), L-Glutamine post-workouts, Creatine (Luke)
So, that’s quite a few changes, but they seem easy to add-on, especially when we’re not juggling lots of tablets. The Glutamine and Creatine are only included due to previous success, and I do recommend them, but I know it’s not necessary. 2 years ago I had successful muscle gains of approximately 10 lbs using creatine over 3 months, and a workout design for Adrian Brody that took him from lean to strong. It was a mixed, high intensity program, with a low number of activities, but more sets and reps than Occam’s. I can see how Occam’s works.. but the proof will be in the muscles, and the measurements. I will post before and after measurements as I go.
How are you finding your progress on your Four Hour Body? Are you doing kettlebells, PAGG, slow carb or another combination? I’d love to hear more about other approaches, as mine is approximately 50% diet, 30% supplements, 20% exercise.
All the best!
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What was the tipping point for you before deciding to start with Occam’s? A certain body fat percentage? An elapsed amount of time?
Hey Stewart, sorry for the delay in replying to this.
The tipping point for me was weight – I was down lower than I have been for years, and for my height I felt I was really pushing the lower limits of what was healthy (149lbs at 6′ tall). I was at around 12% bodyfat at the time, so I just didn’t want to lose any more body mass before adding muscle as I was starting to really feel a lack of strength.
It can be different for different people; if you are losing a large amount of fat, then it’s likely you already have quite a good base of lean body mass underneath it all. As someone who hadn’t ever built up a lot of muscle previously, I was quite lean, but carrying fat.
All the best,
Luke