My diet on non-workout days - need help!

[gbrice75]

I bumped my calories 500 above maintenance to start trying to add some mass. I am eating 3000 cals/day on workout days at a 40/40/20 (p/c/f) split. I am new to dieting to gain, so this is all trial and error for me. Here's what i'm doing on non-workout days, please let me know if this sounds ok, or if i'm way off somewhere:

Dropping to 2400 calories, 100 under maintenance. Dropping carbs down to 100g/day (they're normally at 300g/day on workout days) and eating them only during my first 2 meals, dropping protein to 250g day (normally at 300g/day on workout days), and bumping up fat to 110g/day (normally 65g/day on workout days).

Does this sound solid, or stupid?

[jjfman]

I'm no expert but I'd say it sounds stupid lol

I've always been taught a consistently good diet will but much more beneficial.

[gbrice75]

I'm no expert but I'd say it sounds stupid lol

I've always been taught a consistently good diet will but much more beneficial.

Give me some insight as to why you think it's stupid? I'm not arguing, just curious.

When you say consistently good, what do you mean? Good as in quality of the diet? If so, what looks wrong with this? All I really did was lower overall calories, lower carbs (and protein to a lesser extent), and bring up the fat to maintain energy. I'd love to hear your thoughts...

[binsser]

up the fat but not that much bud try uping it to 90 if ur only on 65 110 is a big jump and u might not get the desired effects u wont m8!

[gbrice75]

So you think I should drop the fat by 20g and then up protein by 40g to make up the diff. in calories? What I don't want to do is go above 100g w/ carbs on these days.

[jjfman]

By good diet I just mean sufficent in tailoring to your goal, I see that you want to add mass. So I'd just advise consistent high calories and not droping below maintinence. But like I say I'm no expert just my opinion mate good luck

[gbrice75]

By good diet I just mean sufficent in tailoring to your goal, I see that you want to add mass. So I'd just advise consistent high calories and not droping below maintinence. But like I say I'm no expert just my opinion mate good luck

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification. I'm no expert either, by any means, but from what i've read, staying at consistent calories would be a bad idea for the following reasons:

1) switching up calories keeps your body/metabolism from adjusting, basically keeps it guessing

2) Bodyfat - without a break in the above maintenance calories, one would be more likely to add bodyfat quicker. Also, the reduction in calories can actually help when you go back to the higher calories - as your body is trying to adjust to the lower caloric intake, you are once again 'overfeeding' (but not by much) and creating an anabolic environment.

Again, this is from various things i've read, I do not know this to be factual.

[jjfman]

Hummm interesting I think I'm gna do some research on this. If you find a solid answer please post it or pm me with the info.

[gbrice75]

Will do. Anybody else? I'd love to hear from some of the vets on this.