[quote]Evolv wrote:
Option 1)Find out what how many calories you need per day. Use an online calorie counter, there are some articles on here with some formulas you can use, there are many out there. Play around with your daily calorie intake and find what works for you, this takes some time as you might guess. However finding a baseline to where you can gain a slow amount of muscle over time is what you are looking for, over gaining the fat.
Option 2)You can try cycling your carbs. Research and read. But generally carb cycling I think is a pretty cool thing. You can adjust your low/high days or whatever for your needs.
Option 3) Just control your carbs.
You shouldn’t really worry about counting your leafy greens and what not, I consider those freebies. Bread, pasta, beans, fruit, etc.-- that is the stuff to be counting. Check out a book about dieting and how your body uses food if you want to know more about carbs, it is actually pretty interesting stuff.
Other things, do a little cardio in the morning, masturbate 12 times a day, etcetera. I mean… not sure if this is what your looking for, but not being a fat ass isn’t that hard, but for some it may take a little extra work. There is a ton of info out there, and you have to STICK TO A PLAN and figure out what works and what works for your lifestyle and body. Something that you can stick to is the most important.
Just to add, I have no idea what your body fat is or what you are looking to get at it in regards to your BF. Personally for me, I stay around 12% through most of the year, and drop to 9% during the summer. I do that mainly out of it is nice to be leaner, but I perform a lot better with a little body fat and I gain it uniformly over my body-- so I just lose a little definition-- big deal. My workouts are more intense, make better gains all around, and I have more energy with the added food, but that is me. I quickly reach 9% with a little carb cycling if that helps any. Good luck with figuring it all out.[/quote]
I’m the exact opposite when it comes to which season I drop bf%. I traditionally started training at the very end of summer for wrestling in the fall/winter. I too can manipulate my bf% very well. Staying lean has never been an issue, puting weight on has been an all out war for me. BTW, that’s a badass avatar.
That’s what PX was getting at TS. you’ll never find two people with the exact same scenario when it comes to stats, diet, metabolism, and so on. You yourself should know what works best for you, we can’t help you w/o knowing what you’re working with. You’re in the right place to get the help you need though.