Re-composition diet! Cut + Bulk = Culk

[JackedAJ]

Yo Fellas,

Wondering if this is plausible with what I am trying to do here with my diet. Essentially I will be cutting on off days and cardio, and going above maintenance on lifting days for growth.

Current Stats:
Weight: 159 lbs (weighed this morning)
Height: 5'8''
Bodyfat: 13-14%
TDEE: 2743

Sups:
Creatine, Multi, Joint Support, Preworkout, Egg Protein powder (Allergic to whey products).

Schedule:


Numbers are rough as I have + or - 300 calories depending on the day. Will have to fine tune as I go along. On Cutting days my protein will stay the same while carbs are lowered.

[JackedAJ]

What do you guys think? Yay or Na

[bigsiv]

The body doesn't adapt day to day at most you can record a difference in weight week to week and even then it's minimal. I like the idea but I think it's impossible. You need a surplus of calories to put on muscle and a deficiency in calories to lose fat. So you gave to do one or another I'm afraid

[JackedAJ]

Thanks for the reply, understood. I know the body cannot lose fat and gain muscle at the exact given time, but can't it be doing alternate things different days?

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

jacked it is a good idea primarily for losing fat and maintaining a lean physique. u will have to make modifications along the way and probably increase ur deficit more than u think on non-workout days.

it is the protocol im currently using and have cut from 13% to 9(ish)% in 8 weeks.

i suggest u go EOD protocol.

lift, off, lift, off, lift, off, lift, off, etc..

off days i suggest incorporating fasting (start with 6hrs after waking and increase til ur up to 12hrs) and no starchy carbs at all. eat only to appetite. when ur comfortably full stop eating and dont eat again until pretty hungry. shoot for 1000cals or less these days and get in minimum 60mins cardio.. split it into 2 sessions when u are able so u get it in twice..

lift days u can eat at maintenance or even slightly above. i think u have ur maintenance cals calculated inaccurately (assuming the tdee in ur chart is what u think ur tdee actually is)..

good maintenance formula: (LBM x 15)

for u this is: 159 x .86(%LBM) = 136.74(lbs LBM)

136.74 x 15 = 2051cals (rough maintenance)

training days u could go 2200cals
non training days 1000cals

play around with it, if u have any questions let me know. google "CPWO" (carbless post workout) - IMO u will stumble into a gold mine there..