Whether your goal is to get lean for the summer or bulk up to play a sport what you eat and when you eat is very important.
If your goal is Weight Loss you want to be at a calorie deficit by the end of each week while still maintaining your hard earned muscle. Timing your protein intake around your workout is a good way to do that while still losing fat.
Calorie Deficit: Write down the total amount of calories your eating in a day. Then cut that by 250 calories. If (when lol) your weight loss plateau, lower your calorie intake by another 250 calories.
If your goal is Muscle Gain your body needs to be at a calorie surplus as to get enough nutrients for growth. Eating a meal rich in protein and carbs before and after training will speed up that muscle growth.
Muscle Gain: Eat, Eat, Eat lol. If your goal is to be at 160 pounds, eat 40 grams of proteins and 40 grams of carbs about 90 mins pre - and post - workout. While the protein is more important for gaining muscle keeping the carbs in your meals will help you hit your daily calorie gain easier. You should be eating a little over 2300 calories a day. If your on a fairly aggressive resistance training program and burn calories really fast like I do add 250 to 500 cals a day to that.
If your goal is to bulk up I suggest trying out the BodyBeast program. It has instructions for just getting bigger and just getting leaner while gaining muscle.
If your goal is Weight Loss you want to be at a calorie deficit by the end of each week while still maintaining your hard earned muscle. Timing your protein intake around your workout is a good way to do that while still losing fat.
Calorie Deficit: Write down the total amount of calories your eating in a day. Then cut that by 250 calories. If (when lol) your weight loss plateau, lower your calorie intake by another 250 calories.
If your goal is Muscle Gain your body needs to be at a calorie surplus as to get enough nutrients for growth. Eating a meal rich in protein and carbs before and after training will speed up that muscle growth.
Muscle Gain: Eat, Eat, Eat lol. If your goal is to be at 160 pounds, eat 40 grams of proteins and 40 grams of carbs about 90 mins pre - and post - workout. While the protein is more important for gaining muscle keeping the carbs in your meals will help you hit your daily calorie gain easier. You should be eating a little over 2300 calories a day. If your on a fairly aggressive resistance training program and burn calories really fast like I do add 250 to 500 cals a day to that.
If your goal is to bulk up I suggest trying out the BodyBeast program. It has instructions for just getting bigger and just getting leaner while gaining muscle.
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