I’ve been using Leangains 16/8 approach as my lifestyle for a while now, sitting around maintenance and I love it.
I want to put on some more size now, and minimize fat gain. So, thinking about doing -10% of TDEE on rest days and +20% of TDEE on training days, while training 4 days per week.
TDEE = 2864 kcal
LBM = 150.5 lbs (68.4 kgs)
Rest Day: 2578 kcal (= -10% of TDEE)
Training Day: 3475 kcal (= +20% of TDEE)
T-Days: Protein 200g / 800 kcal
Fat 99g / 895 kcal
Carbs = 455g / 1821 kcal
R-Days: Protein 200g / 800 kcal
Fat = 154.6g / 1391 kcal
Carbs = 96g / 386 kcal
I considered doing +30% on training days, but really it would just mean an extra couple hundred kcals of carbs.
Also, I’ve calculated this along the lines of reading carb cycling recommendation, having high carbs / low fat on training days and vice versa on rest days. But I’m not too sure about this, I’m up for keeping carb’s at a minimal on rest days, however on training days would it be okay just to mix highish carbs & fat, as long as I meet protien intake and stay within the realm of the kcal target? Means I could continue with the whole milk, mature cheese etc along with rice etc.
How does this look?