Calorie question??

[ExFatty]

I am an easy fat gainer but gain muscle preety easily too. Right now I am eating around 2400 cals/ 63g fat/ 215g protein/ 235 carbs on work out days and 2100 cals/ 63g fat/ 214g protein/ 181g carbs on days off and my diet is extremely clean. According to the nutritional calculator I need to be eating 2600 cals a day but I have been making mass gains with 2400 cals a day with very little fat gain but it has been really slow and I haven't been getting any stronger but I am afraid if I up it anymore then the fat will come really fast. I tend to gain in my stomach really fast. I used to be extremely over-weight (300lbs) and I am really carb sensitive. I have heard as long as you eat enough protein enough cals to maintain that you will grow. Any recommendations?

 

[tucker01]

Basically it comes down to Calories. If you are happy with the progress you are making then don't worry about changing

 

[Biggly]

Does that 2600 take into account your lifestyle? If you're a bit of a couch potato when not working out then you may already be at your max and adding extra would just be fat.

The obvious answer is to experiment, try 2500 and see what happens? Having said that getting consistently within 100 calories is not easy anyway.

You say you're carb sensitive and you're very consistent. Mmm. This may sound crazy but try it, go low protein for a couple of days. Yes, you'll lose a tiny bit of lean mass but you'll re-prime your body to respond to protein. If you're actually too good and too consistent, be it low carb, low fat, low protein or anything else, your body gets used to it and alters it's biochemisty to suit.

So just for a couple of day throw it out of balance, go high carb, low protein (not workout days though).

Then cram yourself with protein and work out hard, max 6 reps, all over.

Return to normal and monitor yourself closely. That kind of sudden jolt to the system is MUCH more effective than simply changing exercises to "shock" the muscles. Ever seen a surprised muscle? Me neither but a shocked metabolism can break you out of a flat spot.

My 2 cents anyway



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