How do steroids change calorie needs?

[maxbrokeneck]

About to begin a winter bulking cycle(that time of year again) and I'm calculating my cals/macros for the bulk.

I've always eaten 10-20% over maintenance when bulking without gear and 20-30% over maintenance with gear, but this is more out of a phobia that if I eat at a moderate surplus, i'll be "wasting" the cycle.

Do I need sufficiently more calories on cycle than I do off?

 

[OldSchoolLifter]

When your on, Your protien synthesis is increased, allowing you to utilize more nutrients, as you grow the need for more food increases.

I always tend to eat more when im "on" rather than my cruise anyway.

 

[heckler7]

when you eat for bulking your maintanence cals should be for the weight your shooting for not the weight your at.

 

[justhav2p]

much more protien. I love chicken!