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Originally Posted by hrdgain81
You know dave i'm dam glad you posted that. for some reason I've been lookin at it like this ... i'm 225, i want to be 210, so i'll eat like i'm 210. but i shouldnt be, it should be i'm 225, 210 of that is muscle, so i should eat like i'm 200. And as the weeks progress i'll adjust downward for that.
I've dropped tons of fat before, always to have it come right back. My thought process this go around is, slow and steady, and keep it off. So small adjustments in diet, cardio, iron is how i'm gonna go at it.
thanks for the feedback guys.
oh an 0311, wait till you see my bulking cycle come feb/march. I promise it will be a site to behold.
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no prob... glad to see that I can help. Another approach that I also like is start at your whole weight for the first week. In the following week take 10-15 lbs. off your weight, and redo your numbers. Do this each week until you reach your lean body weight, while you are adding cardio and what not. This will help your metabolism from become stagnant. and don't forget to add a bulk day meal every 7-14 days once you reach your LBM weight and make sure that day is a workout day so you give more energy to your metabolism.
Example:
you weigh about 225 and you said in one of your posts that your bf% is about 13%-15%. so we will say for calculation purposes 14%, which would put you at about 193 for lean body weight so go like this.
weight used for calculating cal.
week 1: 225
week 2: 210
week 3: 200
week 4: ~193
week 5: ~193 (with one of the last days your bulk day)
week 6: ~193
and so on.
adjust your weight on weeks 5 and on if you gain more mass.
I like this approach because when I'm doing lots of cardio and eating a lot, I'm giving what my body wants and that is lots of energy for the amount of work I'm doing, which aids in upping my metabolism. tapering off like this will help in not losing muscle.