Hi, im beginning my bulk next week. just a diet check if anyone wants to comment. But before i begin, is it possible to reachthe sweet spot?
i have been dieting since june last year and gone from a 38" waist to a 29" waist and a 24/7 visable 6 pack (success! ). ive tapered off my cals to 2100 now (maintance).
im 5ft 10 150pounds or 68kg consuming 2100cals this week. next week it will be 2350. my prediction is i will continue like this till around the 2900cal. the way i see it, every 2 weeks i measure my waistline and how heavy i am. im aiming for 1kg a month or 500g per 2 weeks, if my weight goes up but my waistline stays the same…
should i consume more cals the next week or should i maintain until the weight increase slows down? can it be possible to find the sweet spot where you only put on muscle and very little fat so my next cut wont have to be as grueling? or will i have to consume loads anyway to get my muscle?
My sups = cod liver oil, multi vit. i also have a casein/isolate low carb protein blend and a post workout drink consisting of a 2:1 carb protein ratio.
So from next week
Meal 1| 3 slices burgen bread + 300ml of egg white. kcal 500
Meal 2| pre workout 45g oats with water + 150g of chicken + tomatoe kcal 400
Meal 3| post workout 2 scoops of my whey/carb blend + banana kcal 400
Meal 4| sweet potato or wholemal basti rice (usually sweet potato) + 3 portion of veg + good portion of meat. kcal 500
Meal 5| Fish usually tuna/salmon/cod/sardines sometimes from a tin / frozen + some mixed veg kcal around 300 - 350
Meal 6| 1 tub of cottage cheese (250g) with 1 scoop of whey kcal 270
On none training days i reduce the starchy carbs on meal 2 and eat more veg usually 100-200cals less.
On none training day meal 3 will usually be some fruit/veg+fish similar to meal 5 100-200cals less.
And basically to bulk i keep the same format but beef up the portions gradually on each meal.
let me know what you guys think! i dont usually have cheat meals (i find these meals very tasty anyway, sometimes add a little bbq/tomatoe ketchup/herb/spices anyway), my last cheat meal was over 4 weeks ago.
any feed back will be great!