Just a quick one
Just a quick question guys. If im going to raise my calorie intake from 3000 per day to 4500, do i do it in one go or am i better raising abit each day? I ask mainly for health reasons.
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A 1500 cal jump is a bit much to do at once.
I'd say do it in 250-500 cal jumps per week. Since you're already eating at 3000 cals, doing the 500 cal jumps shouldn't be too bad. So that would be, 3500/day for a week, then 4000/day for a week, then up to the 4500. The 'safer' side (to prevent fat gain too quickly) would be in the 250 cal addition on a weekly basis. That would be one week of 3250, one week of 3500, one week of 3750.. etc. til you hit 4500. Up cals to a certain degree, see how you feel on that jump, then go from there. |
thanks for that ironkitten.
going from 3000 to 4500cals in one day did seem abit much, but even if i did do it in one day, would i still put fat on, if my diet was low fat? infact very low fat?? |
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Essentially, a 1500 cal jump in one day, regardless of what kinds of foods you eat, is a bit much for your body to keep up with. If your body's used to getting one level of cals, and then there's a dramatic spike, one way or the other, your body's going to fight you. Meaning you'll be more apt to store a lot of those cals, which = fat gain. Ramping up slowly is always the best method. And why are you trying to go VERY little fat? Healthy fats are good to have. |
i am now eating the good fats, when i said low in fat i ment low in the bad fats. im bulking at the moment, would you recomend i do a little cardio? its not that im carrying any fat, i just dont want to gain any?
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A little cardio during a bulking phase is good in the respects of keeping up on cardiovascular health. But rememeber that doing cardio puts a dent in your caloric totals for the day (since you're burning calories by doing cardio), so you'll have to make sure you're eating enough to keep you in a caloric surplus by day's end. 2-3 short sessions of cardio a week is sufficient to keep cardiovascular health up without putting too much of a dent in your calorie expenditure. I'd say no more than 20 minutes per session. |
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