Plz critique my diet

**Vice** · 10-08-2002, 04:39 PM

Well I finally took down my diet today, In your guys opinion, is this bulking,cutting or maintaining? My stats are: 5"11, 170-175 lbs 11-14%.
Thanks guys

7:30
Protein Carbs Fat Cals
1/2 Banana .5 14 .5 63
Whey 21 4 3 120
Flaxoil 14.5 135
30g oatmeal 4.2 20 2 114
TOTAL CALS: 432

10:00

Chicken Breast 22 2 98
Whey 21 4 3 120
Salad 1 2 65
TOTAL CALS: 283

12:00

Tuna 32 1.8 146
Beans 5 40 90
TOTAL CALS: 236

1:00

Whey 21 4 3 120

WORKOUT AT 1:30 Today

PostWorkout
Whey 42 8 6 240
Dextrose 35

3:30

Chicken Breast 22 2 98
salad 1 2 65
Fish 18.8 1.2 91
beans 5 40 90
whey 21 4 3 120
TOTAL CALS: 464

5:30-6

Tuna 32 1.8 146
mayo 5.6 .8 34
salad 1 2 65
Olive oil 14 120
TOTAL CALS: 365

8:00

Chicken 22 2 98
TOTAL CALS: 98

9:30-10 (Before bed)

Whey 21 4 3 120
Flaxoil 14.5 135
TOTAL CALS: 255

TOTALS:
Protein: 331g
Carbs: 192g
Fat: 77.7g
Cals: 2500cals

**JP1** · 10-09-2002, 12:46 PM

Well it is definatley not a cutting diet, and may be a bit high for maintaining weght....I would say it is between maintaining and bulking but I don't think it is enough to call it a bulking diet. What do you want it to be??? do you want to cut or gain or maintain?

**Vice** · 10-09-2002, 01:15 PM

I'd like to stay relatively lean and put on some more muscle.....

**Warrior** · 10-09-2002, 01:18 PM

It is only 2500 calories and high protein so I would say this IS A CUTTING diet. With matched output based on your BMI you could successfully lose fat weight while preserving most muscle weight.

At 175 lbs you could stand to carve some off the top and put yourself at 2000 calories with one day a week jumping to 2500-2750. This would help preserve your matabolism and lean weight.

It does look pretty well thought out...

**Warrior** · 10-09-2002, 01:20 PM

Originally posted by Vice
I'd like to stay relatively lean and put on some more muscle.....

Than do 2500 during the week and 3000 on the weekend with adequate resistance (best at around 6PM) and cardio training (best first thing in the morning or as a 20 minute warm-up before resistance training).

**JP1** · 10-09-2002, 03:09 PM

I was always told if you want to lose weight then to times your body weight by 8= the calories to maintain then X by 10= calories and to gain weight X 12= calories...and it all depends on activty level thruout the day, for a cutting diet at your weight I see it at 1400-1600 calories, not 2500, 2500 should be good for adding muscle. and not much fat. But what works for one may not work for another so you should by now know what it takes to lose or gain weight by what you eat.