Are your calories the same on lifting days?

[troubador]

I guess the title says it all. Do you eat the same total calories on workout days as non-workout days? In other words, do you lower the rest of day's calories to compensate for your PWO shake?

Does it even matter or is weekly average all that matters?

 

[efp11]

I eat the same.

 

[GMO]

Same for me as well...I may tick my carbs up a bit, but other than that I eat exactly the same.

 

[bobdylan]

I usually eat a bit more on lifting days.

 

[x~factor]

I definitely eat more on gym days... it could be because I'm cutting and need the energy for a good workout.

 

[troubador]

I'm transitioning back to bulking and realized that the 400 cals (50g protein/50g carb) in my pwo shake is a significant amount of calories and didn't want to over do it(get fat).

 

[smaj210]

no i eat the same food every day but on lifting days have post shake as well about 320 extra calories

 

[Nightowl]

I am having to increase as the catabolic state is nothing to shrug too....I love my absence of meals as a joke to the mind's eye...nothing eaten, nothing gained

I have to learn to increase, for the fuel is the most important.

Good luck!

 

[naturessand]

For me, whether its a lifting day or not, I eat the same diet. I concentrate on eating a healthy nutritious and a balanced diet throughout the day.