Thread: Diet for recomp?

As I see it a recomp is not a bulk, but more clean calories than a cut cycle. Keep your carbs lower , moderate fat and protein up that will fuel the muscles for growth and your body will take the rest from current fat stores.

It also depends on where your starting from some guys say they want to recomp but there at 20+%bf. if that's the case you need to cut first or you'll never see the gains. It's easier to stay motivated when you see progress being made, if all your progress is being camouflaged by a layer of blubber you will feel like your just treading water.

So we need your stats and a few pics would be really helpfull.

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Eat carbs and proteins for pre/post workout. Rest of the day eat protein and fat.

Eat clean calories low fat no sugar. Recomp is a half assed cut. It's when you want to get in better shape but don't have the jam to go full out.

Originally Posted by gman10

How does it differ from other diets for either cutting/leaning/bulking etc.....? Just looking for a place to start w/.....is there a side that u would put an emphasis on( more lean mass then fat loss or vice versa)?.....thanks

If you take designer hormones/AAS you can "recomp" and get into contest condition (which is extreme leanness)

If you are a relatively new trainee -- you can recomp from the new stimulus of good nutrition and consistent training.

What exactly are you looking to accomplish?

-Matt

Goals are the usual shit....."burn fat gain muscle".....for me however the diet has been hard.....I am currently doing a low carb (basically a cup of oatmeal and banana w/ 6whites + 2 yolks/ 1 slice cheese and 2 oz boar's head low-sod ham omlette for meal 1 of the day) high protein(mostly chicken,tuna or turkey/broccoli 8-10 oz chick/1 cup brocc and or spinach) w/ just vegg's for meals 2,3, and 4........meal 4 is post workout(approx an hr after training) immediately after training is "ON" whey ........pre-workout is also "ON whey" w/ an apple along "muscle pharm assault".......currently natural past 6 months.....will start a test/tren and possibly either "M-sten or Halo extreme"....still deciding on what way to run the cycle and what way to diet.....until my most recent cycle I ran conservative dosages (300 test wk either alone or along either winstrol 150wk or low dose deca).....last cycle was 600-750 test w/kickstart o'methadrol extreme(original) and sdmz 2.0 last 4 weeks of a 14 week.....35yr old 5'9....got up to 247 on that last cycle but am down to 200lb even.....kept abt 70% of strenth and lean-tissue size so far........I might start cruising after this cycle(low nat T) anyways, I recently tried carb cycling for abt 8 weeks but didn't see enough to keep doing it so I went back to this low carb w/ 1 cheat meal once a week.....I want to get in the best shape ever and ultimately see how big/strong/ripped I can get w/ what I have to work with.........anyways, thanks for info,advice etc....

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What kind of body fat were you holding at 247 lbs and now at 200 lbs?

-Matt