Do you lower cals on off days?

[slimshady01]

Title says it all,

If yes or no is the answer the same regardless if on cycle?

[Windex]

Title says it all,

If yes or no is the answer the same regardless if on cycle?

Sort-of a generic question. Depends on your goals, how close you are to your goals, and how many calories exactly your cutting off.

In a vacuum, I wouldn't eat a PWO meal on a day off since well...your not working out.

[MR-FQ320]

i try to lower carbs to just breakfast if possible on off days, with regarsd to being on cycle the same still applies IMO ( after my last time out anyway).

[slimshady01]

Yeah like right now I'm on a bulk, I pretty much cut my carbs in half on off days.

[MR-FQ320]

^^^^ seems rea\sonable to me, dont want to be adding excess fat on do we ?

[gbrice75]

I drop my carbs to <50g on off days, which cycles/lowers calories by default. However, i'm cutting bodyfat, i'm very carb sensitive, etc. If I were truly bulking and the diet wasn't causing me to store any noticeable bodyfat, I wouldn't necessarily reduce calories with the exception of a PWO meal as mentioned above... which should only drop them somewhat.

[cue_artist]

On my off days I only consume starchy carbs instead of my complex carbs which definetly lowers my total calorie intake .

[gbrice75]

^ ^ huh?

[Gucks]

On my off days I only consume starchy carbs instead of my complex carbs which definetly lowers my total calorie intake .

starchy carbs..? starch IS a complex carb? u have ur 2 basic kinds of cabrs: sugars and starches. biology 101 :P

[cue_artist]

i meant fibrous veggies . my bad

[InsaneInTheMembrane]

The only thing i drop on off days (in a bulker) is the PWO shake, which has a hefty dose of dextrose. Automatically, my kcals and simple sugar consumption goes down (my other carbs are from low GI sources anyway)