Please critique diet before my first cycle

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35 male
5"8
173 lbs
14% bf

The plan on doing my first cycle next month and wanted to get some feedback on my diet.

3,500 -3,700 cal
320 g protein, 280 g crabs, 65 g fats

8:00 AM - 1.5 scoop Protein Shake

8:30 AM - 2 whole eggs, 4 egg whites, 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 3 turkey slices

11:00 AM - 1 cup of instant quaker oats with 1 scoop of protein and frozen blueberries

1:00 PM - I usually get a healthy takeout option i.e. subway turkey sub or chicken salad

4:00 PM - chicken breast with 1 cup of brocolli or a protein bar

7:00 PM - lean protein (chicken breast, beef or white fish) with a sweet potatoe and brocolli

7:45 PM - pre workout shake 1 scoop of protein, creatine, gluatamine

10:00 PM - post workout shake 2 scoop of protein, maxy waize, creatine, gluatamine

11:00 PM - 1 cup of cottage cheese with fruit

12:00 - 1 scoop Casein shake

[jngymrat]

What are your specific plans with your cycle? Albeit, it doesn't appear to be a cutting cycle. What are your goals? And what are you cycling with?

[Buddhabody]

I would possibly say lower bodyfat somewhat before a cycle and if its a bulking cycle, I would re-think this diet. Best of luck

[pointblank]

What are your specific plans with your cycle? Albeit, it doesn't appear to be a cutting cycle. What are your goals? And what are you cycling with?

This is a bulking cycle and and the end, I hope to net l0 lbs of LBM.

I know I may regret saying this but I only plan on doing one cycle in my lifetime so I plan on running the following;

12 Week Cycle
1 - 4 Dbol 30 mgs ED
1 - 12 Test E 500 mgs
1 - 11 Deca 400 mgs
1 - 12 Adex 0.5 mgs ED

PCT
2 weeks after last injection
Day 1 - Clomid 200 mg + Nolva 40 mg
Next 10 - Clomid 50 mg + Nolva 20 mg
Next 10 - Clomid 50 mg

For my first cycle, I would prefer to run just Test but as I mentioned, I only plan on doing one cycle in my life.

[pointblank]

I would possibly say lower bodyfat somewhat before a cycle and if its a bulking cycle, I would re-think this diet. Best of luck

Please elaborate on re-thinking this diet as it is a bulking cycle.

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^^

here is pic that i took yesterday for reference.

[gbrice75]

Ignore the troll above... he's been banned already anyway.

Personally, i'd work on lowering the bodyfat before starting a cycle. I would get in the 10-11% arena before considering it again. Your choice, obviously. You appear to have a GREAT base to work with, so there's no issue there.

As for the diet, you're a relatively small guy and I suspect a 3500-3700 calorie diet would make you fat. Chances are you don't need that many calories, but I could be wrong. The good news is the macros you listed in the beginning don't add up to that. They have you at roughly 3000 calories which i'm willing to bet is much closer to what you need. However without macros listed for each meal, we have no way to know which is correct, i.e. the calorie range, or the macro totals.

There are definitely a few changes i'd make to tighten the diet up (like taking fruit out of the evening meal for one, wtf??!!) but overall not too bad. Repost w/ accurate macros for each meal and we'll take it from there.

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double

[pointblank]

Ignore the troll above... he's been banned already anyway.

Personally, i'd work on lowering the bodyfat before starting a cycle. I would get in the 10-11% arena before considering it again. Your choice, obviously. You appear to have a GREAT base to work with, so there's no issue there.

As for the diet, you're a relatively small guy and I suspect a 3500-3700 calorie diet would make you fat. Chances are you don't need that many calories, but I could be wrong. The good news is the macros you listed in the beginning don't add up to that. They have you at roughly 3000 calories which i'm willing to bet is much closer to what you need. However without macros listed for each meal, we have no way to know which is correct, i.e. the calorie range, or the macro totals.

There are definitely a few changes i'd make to tighten the diet up (like taking fruit out of the evening meal for one, wtf??!!) but overall not too bad. Repost w/ accurate macros for each meal and we'll take it from there.

Thank you for your reply.

I am not too worried about my bodyfat as I put on 23 lbs over the last year and a half without increasing my bodyfat percentage too much (i think i was 12% before). This is with doing no cardio what so ever.

My workout routine consist of hitting the gym 4 or 5 days per week for about an hour doing a body part per session.

Note taken about having a high glycemic carb late at night with the cottage cheese. Are almonds a better option?

Here is repost of my diet along with the macros as per caloriecount.com

Calories\Carbs\Fats\Protein

3,769\339.5\72\411
or
3,280\285.5\56\379

:00 AM - 1.5 scoop Protein Shake - 180\4.5\4\36

8:30 AM - 2 whole eggs, 4 egg whites, 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 3 turkey slices, fat free cream cheese (forgot to add) - 539\42\16\51

11:00 AM - 1 cup of instant quaker oats with 1 scoop of protein and frozen blueberries - 455\36\7\34

1:00 PM - I usually get a healthy takeout option i.e. subway footlong turkey sub or chicken salad (McDonald's Southwest salad) - 750\94\26\44 or 320\30\9\30

4:00 PM - chicken breast with 1 cup of brocolli or a protein bar - 339\11\7\57 or 280\21\8\30

7:00 PM - lean protein (chicken breast, beef or white fish) with a sweet potatoe and brocolli - 517\52\6\60

7:45 PM - pre workout shake 1 scoop of protein , creatine, gluatamine - 120\3\1\24

10:00 PM - post workout shake 2 scoop of protein , 2 scoop maxy waize, creatine, gluatamine - 520\76\2\48

11:00 PM - 1 cup of 1% cottage cheese with fruit - 229\18\2\33

12:00 - 1 scoop Casein shake - 120\3\1\24

[Buddhabody]

Why the healthy takeout at 1pm everyday?

[pointblank]

Why the healthy takeout at 1pm everyday?

It gives me a bit of a break from eating the same things over and over again. Plus, it is quick and inexpensive way to have a healthy main meal.