Thread: During your injury...

this is really a diet section question but i'll answer it anyway since i'm such a nice guy.

depending on your goals you'll want to maybe drop the total kcals but keep protein the same to compensate for a lack of caloric expenditure so you can keep bf at bay. if you're trying to bulk and muscle is the most important part for you right now, keep the kcals the same to prevent muscle loss as much as possible. i'm assuming of course a short lay off (3-4 weeks of limited w/o's) cause long term there isn't much you can do to stop atrophy, use it or lose it.

Thanks dude...yea its a short time off - 2-3 weeks. my bad on the wrong section.
would like to hear wat others did whem they got injured

when i take time off i keep my calories about the same. for some reason, i drop weight even at maintenance calories when i take time off. i've heard of other people having similar results, but i don't know why.

plus, you are still working out. cardio + leg workouts is still a decent amount of work, and isn't going to make a huge difference as to the amount of energy you need.

Originally Posted by squanto

when i take time off i keep my calories about the same. for some reason, i drop weight even at maintenance calories when i take time off. i've heard of other people having similar results, but i don't know why.

plus, you are still working out. cardio + leg workouts is still a decent amount of work, and isn't going to make a huge difference as to the amount of energy you need.

I m ostly agree with this. But I'd keep cal's maybe 200 over maintence and continue with cardio and working legs.