So to deal with least possible Unnecessary harm towards fat loss aka damage control, is it better to Eat at An AYCE buffet or an AYCE resturant style offer. For example a classic chinese buffet vs AppleBees 12.99 all u can eat riblets and tenders and fries and such. I ask this because resturants usually hide really bad things like over 2000mg sodium in 1 dish and extremely high calories so if you eat about 5 servings thats wayy over 6000 calories. But also at a buffet you really dont know whats in each dish so i mean some might be high in calories but authentic food usually isnt hidden with undercover sodium sugar and calories like resturants such as cheesecake factory applebees tgi friday etc… just my thoughts. Any opinions? Which would be better
Are you coming off a bodybuilding show or is regular gorging part of your nutrition plan?
Which would embarrass you more–repeatedly waddling up to a buffet in front of everyone, or asking an ever-more-disgusted waitress to bring you yet another plate of food? Because whichever one that is, that’s what you should do.
Or better still, don’t do all-you-can-eat cheat meals.
I don’t think worrying about these details will make a difference.
You are a long way off having to worry about “damage control” from your cheat meals.
EDIT: I’ll be more specific. You started a thread about how your bench is stuck at around 140lbs. Gaining muscular bodyweight is a surefire way to fix that, for which you need to eat more, as I’m sure you already know.
Try not to let fear of getting fat hamper your mass-building efforts.
If you’re truly fat and cutting then these types of cheat meals are destructive. I used to have a cheat meal planned into my week. I ate so much crap (lots of sodium) that it’d take all week to get back to where I started.
If what @Yogi1 says is true then you need to eat to gain 1-2 lbs per week and work hard at the basics.
Most of 2017 and before I hung around 220 lbs. I couldn’t bench over 285 at that weight. I started gaining weight at the start of 2018. I’m up to 238-240 now and I put up an off balance 305 in June.
Gaining weight has drastically improved my pressing strength.
I eat a lot of “cheat meals”. I’ve managed to stay lean and strong this time.
I eat 3 meals a day. That’s 21 meals a week. Out of the 21 meals I would say 4 of them are meals I eat outside. If you make 17 of your 21 meals and make sure they are CLEAN and you are working out hard, chances are you won’t get fat even with those other meal eaten outside.
That’s just my opinion though.
How many of the 4 are all-you-can-eat gorge-fests?
All you can eat? Maybe 1-2 (usually Friday after work with the wife or Saturday night at a friends house). But besides that the other 2 meals are just a meal (burger with fries, tacos with gauc, etc.)
Pro Tip.
If you’re going to order the bucket of fried chicken, with the mashed potatoes and gravy, and four biscuits, then chase that with apple pie a la mode?
The next day you eat one grape, followed by least two hours on the stepmill.
You’re welcome.
I personally think AYCE buffets = super recovery
Once a week for a hardgainer can be a good catchup meal for weekly calories. And if you won’t be able to eat much unless you’ve eaten light throughout the day.
Personally, I’ve considered AYCE once a week when I wanted to gain weight, and this is something I would certainly do.
Just keep in mind that you’re best off eating proper meals and building good habits, and it’ll probably save you the gastrointestinal stress too.
I’m cheating every day now but the difference is my goal. It used to be to maintain a six pack. Now I’m eating to grow.
I think I saw you post that your goal is performance so you’re eating strategy makes sense to me.
Now if you’re chasing a six pack and your cheat meal is a large pizza followed by a large chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard (1600+ calories by itself) then you’ll find yourself in the territory I described.
Just thought of a place for my bday celebration
So maybe i should do this cheatmeal after a chest day?
nice
I think this kinda cheatmeal is great after your hardest session of the week.
If that happens to be chest, great! But… if you want to build your chest, why do you only have one chest day? I personally suggest something else than a body part bro-split
I do chest/shoulder/triceps on monday and thursday and back/biceps Tuesday and friday and legs Wednesday and Saturday
Context is important. If you’re a strength athlete trying to push the upper weight classes and your weight isnt budging then great. If you’re a competitve bodybuilder and you’re just off a show which had you in a world of suck for 6+ weeks, no problems as a once off.
Most other situations, it’s hard to make a case against distributing those 6000+ kcals throughout your week and being a bit sensible on this cheat meal over trying to tear your stomach open in one sitting.
All you can eat.
Where else can you get that amazing brown pudding?
I thought it was gravy…