The low carb thing just works for me, might not work for other people, diet is an individual thing. I had rice and tuna for dinner last night as it's one of my favorite meals and I haven't had it for months.Yesterday's macro breakdown according to mfp was 132g fats 122g carbs 340g protein, carbs a little higher than usual because of rice. Fats make up for lower carbs
Edit: lifts are coming along just fine. I am in no way opposed to carbs and will eat them, I just have to watch when for most types.
The foods listed, I usually average less than 100g carbs per day. I'll have a burger or something on the weekends because I know I feel crap after. Had pizza last night.
Somethings causing the bloating, try cut out different foods and see what changes.
I get bloated from bread, pasta, rice, milk, etc haha pretty much only eat eggs, meat, veg and nuts
I understand the point you're putting across, which is also right.
The one I was trying to make us that it doesn't matter if he makes the lift as long as something is learned from it.
If he'd have done say 225 and made it he may not have pursued the research that showed he needed to change the start position slightly, which will benefit him later on
My point was he got the 220, got the 230 above the knees. Yeah he could have just chucked a couple kilos on 220 and made the lift. But now he knows his limits and sticking points. Unless it's a comp it doesn't really matter if you miss a lift.