I just weighed 122.6 (all-time low) this morning after a 2k calorie day. I'm thinking the fact that its deload week is a factor as my weight dipped similarly during the last one. Do you just deflate immediately during short layoffs from training? I know it would all come back anyway, just curious.
AJ/Aidan,
"Enough" protein for my body weight is 101g (
0.84g/bw). I'd like to pay a bit more attention to meal/protein timing now that I have the luxury of a surplus, so at least 4 and probably 5 >25g protein meals. I've been getting 140g at 1900, so I'll probably bump that up slightly at 2300, with most of the surplus coming from carbs and fats like Aidan suggested. So, 2300 calories, 145-150 protein, as many carbs as possible but not actively restricting fats too hard. So basically making sensible choices like (still) never eating french fries or fried noodles, but having a good amount of rice, potatoes, breads, etc. along with a decent bit of animal and dairy fats.
I'd rather start at significantly higher calories than I am instead of gradually acclimating to it because of something I heard Mike Israetel say on a podcast about applying the overload principle to dieting. If you're trying to cause an adaptation (in this case, to increase muscle mass and body weight), you're better off shocking the system a bit instead of titrating the dose of the stimulus so the body can adjust to it more easily without needing to upset homeostasis. Sounds slightly broscientific, but he's the guru I've chosen *shrug*!
Last edited by Renton555; 05-28-2017 at 01:46 AM.