How Many of You Reduce Protein/Calorie Intake?

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Using the Eating for Size method I started eating for size starting with my 15s and didn't change anything until after my cycle was done, which ended with about 4 weeks of 5s.

But the 5s are where I really made my gains in LBM. So does that mean I can reduce my protein intake during my 15s and 10s and still maintain my muscle mass while working up to the 5s?

That would make sense to me as I'm not gaining anything during that time.
 
im not familiar with "eating for size"

whats the basic idea? from the title im guessing its maybe ....eat....a lot....make sure a good bit of it is protein.....eat some more.... until you are big.

seriously, im sure there is more to it then that but those details would help.

keep in mind all types of folks repond all diff ways to all the diff approaches that are out there. if your getting results from "eat for size" when you hit the 5s (by results i mean muscle growth and strength gains not just wgt gain) i wouldnt start looking for ways to cut back or change it up. again, this would all depend on what the program is all about but if looking to gain muscle/strength i say a minimum is to eat at maint. for the 15s and at a cal excess for the 10s, 5s and beyond. protein at @1g per lb of bw (minimum) is a good general rule of thumb for most until your diet experience tells you otherwise.

be carefull with the notion of not gaining anything during the 15s and 10s. again, its hard to comment without knowing any details but most exper their best gains in the 5s (not surprising) but it is all usually set up by good w/os in the 15s and 10s (prog. load, no skipped w/os) and good diet for the weeks leading up to and during the 5s (allows for some growth and good recov. and overall health). otherwise we would all just go right to the 5s (and some do) and get to growing muscle right away.

good luck
 
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(bluejacket @ Oct. 02 2007,02:39)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">im not familiar with &quot;eating for size&quot;

whats the basic idea? from the title im guessing its maybe ....eat....a lot....make sure a good bit of it is protein.....eat some more.... until you are big.

seriously, im sure there is more to it then that but those details would help.

keep in mind all types of folks repond all diff ways to all the diff approaches that are out there. if your getting results from &quot;eat for size&quot; when you hit the 5s (by results i mean muscle growth and strength gains not just wgt gain) i wouldnt start looking for ways to cut back or change it up. again, this would all depend on what the program is all about but if looking to gain muscle/strength i say a minimum is to eat at maint. for the 15s and at a cal excess for the 10s, 5s and beyond. protein at @1g per lb of bw (minimum) is a good general rule of thumb for most until your diet experience tells you otherwise.

be carefull with the notion of not gaining anything during the 15s and 10s. again, its hard to comment without knowing any details but most exper their best gains in the 5s (not surprising) but it is all usually set up by good w/os in the 15s and 10s (prog. load, no skipped w/os) and good diet for the weeks leading up to and during the 5s (allows for some growth and good recov. and overall health). otherwise we would all just go right to the 5s (and some do) and get to growing muscle right away.

good luck</div>
Umm, it's one of Bryan's articles...you HST buffs should know that
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BTW, the broken links in the articles need to be fixed. I assume they have been like that for a year since the last ikonboard revamp/update that JV did.
 
Thanks for the responses. Yes &quot;Eating for Size&quot; is one of the great articles on this website.

Thanks Colby for the response and that article you posted in your thread (link in your signature). It has shed new light on what I should start from as a good guideline.
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