Thread: Finally bulking again few questions!

I'd leave them the same. One day isn't gonna make a whole heaping difference. Plus, your body is still building muscle on your off days. Remember, muscle growth happens when we are resting.

Originally Posted by squanto

I'd leave them the same. One day isn't gonna make a whole heaping difference. Plus, your body is still building muscle on your off days. Remember, muscle growth happens when we are resting.

Its actually 3 days...only train 4xweek. Yea I guess I could do that...I'm use to dieting and while I cut I keep my cals higher on training days vs non training days where I lower my cals.

Originally Posted by DeadBolt

Its actually 3 days...only train 4xweek. Yea I guess I could do that...I'm use to dieting and while I cut I keep my cals higher on training days vs non training days where I lower my cals.

I always keep them the same every day, but do whatever you want. I don't think it matters either way as long as you are losing weight at the desired rate. If you don't lose enough weight, but you prefer eating a static number of calories, then you could always average the two calorie counts you use and intake that every day. The results should be very similar. For example, instead of 2200 on off days and 2600 on lifting days, you could eat 2400 calories every day.

Again, whatever you prefer.

Something I've found too, is when I take a week off of working out but I'm cutting, i lose more weight. If I'm losing weight at a rate of 1-1.5 pounds per week, and I take a week off of exercise, I usually lose more like 3 pounds. Does anyone know why this is?

I usually keep calories about the same every day, but I could see the logic in reducing food by a couple hundred calories on your days off. I guess it comes down to personal preference.

Thanks cow....but I'm bulking LOL.

how do you afford 21oz "meat " all the time?

how do you measure steak anyway?

Originally Posted by Big Rosati

how do you afford 21oz "meat " all the time?

how do you measure steak anyway?

I own a resturaunt so I get alot of supplies for free.

I measure my meats raw before cooking...just buy a scale in oz at like walmart or kmart and your set to go.

You live in north jersey eh...what part?

Originally Posted by DeadBolt

Thanks cow....but I'm bulking LOL.

bulking on 2600 calories would lead anyone to believe that youre cutting.

2600 cal sounds almost like maintainence for a 150lber.

1/2 cup of oats PWO. You may want to up that to 1 cup. At your current weight wouldn't you want to be more in the 3000 - 3500 cal range?

Those 1/2 cups of rice should probably be full cups.
ditto on the cottage cheese....you'd likely benefit more if it was a full cup.

Emma will probably straighten this out.

What was your maintenance cals? 2000?

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

bulking on 2600 calories would lead anyone to believe that youre cutting.

I'm coming off a pretty big cut so I am gradually adding in my cals not just jumping into it to keep fat storage down. To many cals to fast is bad.

Originally Posted by Gordo

2600 cal sounds almost like maintainence for a 150lber.

1/2 cup of oats PWO. You may want to up that to 1 cup. At your current weight wouldn't you want to be more in the 3000 - 3500 cal range?

Those 1/2 cups of rice should probably be full cups.
ditto on the cottage cheese....you'd likely benefit more if it was a full cup.

Emma will probably straighten this out.

What was your maintenance cals? 2000?

Sorry the CC not amout specified don't know how the 1/2 cup got there. It will probably be like 1.5-2 cups.

The cals are low b/c I was coming off of a pretty big cut so I don't wanna jump into to high of cals or else I will put to much fat on to fast.

Yea my maint is roughly 2k. Within a week or so of this I'll up my cals more and keep it going up gradually.