deli_conker
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I spent March through May cutting. Now I am getting ready to do a HST cycle. My question deals with the amount of calories I should consume while going through the cycle. I know, I know; eat, eat, eat. But the last time I did that while doing HST, I got a decent amount of muscle and a lot of extra fat.
While cutting, I put myself into the habit of eating clean, weighing everything, and counting every calorie. I have no problems continuing this and I think it's a good habit for me. But I do have a few questions about bulking.
I am getting a bodygem BMR done at the end of my current SD (yes, I did a cycle while cutting and it actually helped the process a lot). I should be able to deduce my maintenance calories from my BMR. What I am wondering is how much should I overeat throughout the cycle? Just about everybody has their best gains after the 10's. Should I eat around maintenance during the 15's and slowly add calories as the cycle progresses? For instance start at maint and add 150 calories per day per week (week 1= maint+150, week 4=maint+600).
And how about off days? Should I be eating the same amount of calories or should I back it off a bit and only eat big on workout days?
And there's the whole question of SD. Bulking is fine, but I like being lean. I'm planning on getting my BMR done again at the end of my cycle. Is there any problems with using SD as a short cutting phase?
It took a lot of effort to lose the excess these past few months. I want to increase my muscle mass, and I know some fat will come with it. I just want to minimize this as much as possible.
While cutting, I put myself into the habit of eating clean, weighing everything, and counting every calorie. I have no problems continuing this and I think it's a good habit for me. But I do have a few questions about bulking.
I am getting a bodygem BMR done at the end of my current SD (yes, I did a cycle while cutting and it actually helped the process a lot). I should be able to deduce my maintenance calories from my BMR. What I am wondering is how much should I overeat throughout the cycle? Just about everybody has their best gains after the 10's. Should I eat around maintenance during the 15's and slowly add calories as the cycle progresses? For instance start at maint and add 150 calories per day per week (week 1= maint+150, week 4=maint+600).
And how about off days? Should I be eating the same amount of calories or should I back it off a bit and only eat big on workout days?
And there's the whole question of SD. Bulking is fine, but I like being lean. I'm planning on getting my BMR done again at the end of my cycle. Is there any problems with using SD as a short cutting phase?
It took a lot of effort to lose the excess these past few months. I want to increase my muscle mass, and I know some fat will come with it. I just want to minimize this as much as possible.