Need help on my macros for cutting please!!!

[thatoneguy24]

Okay I have started my cut last Monday and have lost 2lbs (not sure if its all body fat but I do drink exactly a gallon a day, so im not thinking its water weight because I have a lot of water in me.) nonetheless, I wanted you guys to check out my diet and tell me what I need to work on.

Maintenance: 3452 Calories
Exercise every day:
Lift for a hour (7 days a week)
30 minutes of fasted hiit cardio in the morning (5-6 days a week)

I want to maintain muscle and build some while burning fat.

23 Y.O.
6'1
201.8 lbs
14%bf


Diet so far is:
270g Protein
118g Carbs
81g fat (I took 10 away from the picture because I trim all the fat off the chicken breast and bake them)

[thatoneguy24]

anyone?

[tarmyg]

The more water you drink the less you retain, just FYI.

Is your maintenance 3452 calories? You're in a different league than me so I do not have much input!

Thanks
~T

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[--->>405<<---]

3450cals is maintenance? how did u come up with maintenance calorie numbers??

[thatoneguy24]

3450cals is maintenance? how did u come up with maintenance calorie numbers??

Its actually 3604

[--->>405<<---]

Its actually 3604

that answer the first question. how bout my second question?? that amount of cals to maintain ur amount of lean mass seems very unlikely to me.

[thatoneguy24]

that answer the first question. how bout my second question?? that amount of cals to maintain ur amount of lean mass seems very unlikely to me.

BMR based on activity level.

[--->>405<<---]

BMR based on activity level.

betcha its too many calories for you!

[thatoneguy24]

How so? I workout 7 days a week with hiit cardio every morning plus I play in a basketball league with games every wed night for a hour

[Back In Black]

Have you eaten at this caloric level for a couple of weeks and noticed your weight staying the same?

[--->>405<<---]

How so? I workout 7 days a week with hiit cardio every morning plus I play in a basketball league with games every wed night for a hour

U ought to take one day off per week.

3600 is a high maintenance number for a guy with 173lbs lean mass. This is why I asked how u arrived at ur maintenance number. Judging by ur posts im guessing thru a formula. In my experience the formula it looks like u used is usually high ...

[bass]

How so? I workout 7 days a week with hiit cardio every morning plus I play in a basketball league with games every wed night for a hour

you're not supposed to do HIIT cardio every day, it becomes counterproductive. it should be done eod.

[thatoneguy24]

Ya lost 6 pounds since last monday while drinking a gallon of water a day so it wasn't water weight.

[thatoneguy24]

I decided to clean bulk til January. This is what it looks like so far. Eating 3300 Calories.

[thatoneguy24]

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Ya lost 6 pounds since last monday while drinking a gallon of water a day so it wasn't water weight.

dude u know when u run low carbs u will lose water due to the depletion of muscle glycogen? Drinking a gallon of water per day will increase the likelihood that u do not hold water. It will not ensure that u do hold water.

I decided to clean bulk til January. This is what it looks like so far. Eating 3300 Calories.

Ur kind of all over tha place. We hadnt established the accuracy of ur maintenance cals (although i think 3600 is too high) and ur already pulling a 180 by running a bulk? Plus according to u 3300 will still have u in a deficit.

3300 will prob be a bulk for u though. Good luck ..

[tarmyg]

Bulk, Cut, or Maintain? Let me know when I can help once you have decided on your goal.

Thanks
~T

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[thatoneguy24]

Thanks guys, I did a bmr calculator and it said maintenance was like 3604 which does seem high, I'm thinking the thing was wrong I'm sure my maintenance is like 2900 but I should bulk on 3300 calories I'm sure.

[Back In Black]

It's all individualistic. The only way to know for sure is to eat at your presumed maintenance for a wee and check the scales and amend accordingly and go again for a week until you get it right. But most people don't have the patience they are too busy rushing into a bulk or cut.

FYI we have very similar stats. I lift 4 days a week and do 2 hours cardio. My actual maintenance is around 3200cals. Now, Mr 405 up above is actually a little heavier than me but his maintenance calories are around 1000 LESS.

So, literally, go figure.