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I've toyed with my diet a few times the past few years to figure out what I respond well to, and what I don't to
At the base level, Surplus for growth, and your ability to recover from training = success here
Have any of you guys tried variable calorie days in an off season? I know it's a reverse diet strategy used quite often; Justin Harris had Ben P on something similar as well but for growth
So a high day on a larger/weaker bodypart= 1000+ surplus
Medium day= 5-700 surplus
Low day= Maintenance or even a slight deficit
At the end of the week, you are still in a surplus. I've done a version of this where my carbs are variable on the workload for the day, but calories have never been that variable for me.
I wonder if one might need to utilize insulin to drive the carbs on higher days. I've never personally used it, so I can't really comment; experienced folks welcome to add insight here.
I'm a high protein, high fat, and carbs in the 100 (off day)-350 (max) range type of guy. Stay full, strong, and leaner using this personally. But there's a threshold to how high I can drive up fats personally
Hoping to get some smart minds share their experience on their approaches
At the base level, Surplus for growth, and your ability to recover from training = success here
Have any of you guys tried variable calorie days in an off season? I know it's a reverse diet strategy used quite often; Justin Harris had Ben P on something similar as well but for growth
So a high day on a larger/weaker bodypart= 1000+ surplus
Medium day= 5-700 surplus
Low day= Maintenance or even a slight deficit
At the end of the week, you are still in a surplus. I've done a version of this where my carbs are variable on the workload for the day, but calories have never been that variable for me.
I wonder if one might need to utilize insulin to drive the carbs on higher days. I've never personally used it, so I can't really comment; experienced folks welcome to add insight here.
I'm a high protein, high fat, and carbs in the 100 (off day)-350 (max) range type of guy. Stay full, strong, and leaner using this personally. But there's a threshold to how high I can drive up fats personally
Hoping to get some smart minds share their experience on their approaches