[quote] 1 Man Island wrote:
Milk is probably the cheapest way to go, but it can get kind of sloppy. Some folks prefer half and half because of the macro ratios.[/quote]
Sorry, what do you mean by “half and half” ?
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Also, after a bulk/cut, you generally want to maintain that weight for a month or two so your body can reestablish that new weight as a sort of baseline, or risk losing your gains… even then small changes (2-5 percent) are recommended to sort of ween off the intake levels.[/quote]
Ah this is something I didn’t know. How would I go about a recomp then? Pretty clueless on that aspect. Thanks for your help.
[quote]1 Man Island wrote:
Milk is probably the cheapest way to go, but it can get kind of sloppy. Some folks prefer half and half because of the macro ratios. [/quote]
Sorry, what do you mean by “half and half” ?[/quote]
It’s a dairy product in the US made with half milk, half cream.
Doing a bit of research… it looks to be equivalent to mixing skimmed 0% milk with ~35% whipping cream.
Yup from your lifts it was easy to tell you have very little muscle.
Sorry for being blunt man, but if you start cutting you will look like a victim of starvation. Spend the next year gaining weight and getting much stronger.
[quote]Flight1 wrote:
I now weigh 68Kg. 3Kg more than the beginning of April which is good.[/quote]
That is pretty good, nice work.
But to put it in perspective, you’ve gained about 12kg in a little over a year. If you decided to cut, you’d lose a good chunk of that weight in just a few months, making all that time and effort in between pretty wasted.
Whole milk. Whole eggs. Tuna salad. Baked potatoes. Pasta. Burgers/chicken sandwiches from the dollar menu at any fast food place.
As mentioned before, it’s just not a good call right now. Forget about hitting a certain percentage, keep your head down and keep your momentum going. Your target is about 10 weeks away. Another 2 or 3kg of muscular weight will do more for improving your appearance than trying to get closer to a 6-pack. Worst case scenario, you can look into some pre-vacation diet tweaks just a week or two prior, but not a full cut now.
[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:
That is pretty good, nice work.
But to put it in perspective, you’ve gained about 12kg in a little over a year. If you decided to cut, you’d lose a good chunk of that weight in just a few months, making all that time and effort in between pretty wasted. [/quote]
Thanks,and I get what you mean. I’ll continue bulking for now then.
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Whole milk. Whole eggs. Tuna salad. Baked potatoes. Pasta. Burgers/chicken sandwiches from the dollar menu at any fast food place. [/quote]
Been having a lot of Whole Milk/eggs and pasta. As well as lots of homemade wraps/burritos. Is it ok for me to be having burgers then? I’ve been trying to eat cleanly.
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As mentioned before, it’s just not a good call right now. Forget about hitting a certain percentage, keep your head down and keep your momentum going. Your target is about 10 weeks away. Another 2 or 3kg of muscular weight will do more for improving your appearance than trying to get closer to a 6-pack. Worst case scenario, you can look into some pre-vacation diet tweaks just a week or two prior, but not a full cut now.[/quote]
Hey guys, got a question: I’m gaining a little too much fat at the moment, if I reduce my caloric intake to say ~250 above my TDEE will I still improve on my lifts? My TDEE is ~2700 and I’ve been hitting around 3100 and been gaining too much fat. Would you suggest doing this? Or should I cut out all “dirty” foods from my diet? (I’ve been including them to help hit those numbers)
[quote]1 Man Island wrote:
Eating cleaner never hurts, as long as you’re getting your cals/pro[/quote]
Sure will do, although won’t be able to lift for next 2 weeks. I’ll do it when I’m back. Now I’ve already gained the fat, what do i do? Just leave it? It isn’t loads of fat at all, just a tad chubby.
What’s your weight up to now? Would you be up for putting up another pic, to compare to the June 1 pics a few posts up?
[quote]Flight1 wrote:
if I reduce my caloric intake to say ~250 above my TDEE will I still improve on my lifts? My TDEE is ~2700 and I’ve been hitting around 3100 and been gaining too much fat. Would you suggest doing this?[/quote]
If you shave 200 calories from what you’re currently eating, that’d be like dropping 50g carbs per day. That could/“should” be enough to do some damage control without interfering in other progress, but play it by ear. Generally, we want to reduce calories in small-but-not-too-small increments.
Are there many “dirty” foods in your regular daily diet? If the only “dirty” stuff you eat is a once-a-week PWO meal of soda, McD’s burger, and ice cream, then no, it wouldn’t make sense. If you’re blending Oreos into your protein shakes every afternoon, then yes, I’d snip them out.
[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:
What’s your weight up to now? Would you be up for putting up another pic, to compare to the June 1 pics a few posts up?
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72kg.
There’s probably no difference and I’m exaggerating but my mum pointed it out and I wasn’t sure http://i.imgur.com/dMd8B1l.jpg
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Are there many “dirty” foods in your regular daily diet? If the only “dirty” stuff you eat is a once-a-week PWO meal of soda, McD’s burger, and ice cream, then no, it wouldn’t make sense. If you’re blending Oreos into your protein shakes every afternoon, then yes, I’d snip them out.[/quote]
I’d say they contributed to about 600 calories a day as I was struggling to meet the TDEE.
Sorry for the late reply. I was in Turkey for a week, (since I wasn’t lifting I ate less and swam about 400m a day to stay in shape). Should I continue with the program or change things up? Should I post my current lifts?
