Diet Critique

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Thank you so much, these are the kind of answers I'm looking for. Right now I'm on a bulking cycle with test and deca, nearing the end of week five. How do you feel about the 500 calories over TDEE equation in this circumstance? I've read that 500 calories above maintenance is required to gain one pound per week, but obviously I'm looking for more than that for at least the next three weeks.

BB so far in my cut ive been eating about 900 cals below my tdee (instead of 500) to lose fat (that tdee estimate tends to err to the high side of what u really need is the general belief around here).. its been working pretty good.. with the feel i currently have gained for where my body falls in with my tdee number (3100) when i decide to lean bulk ill prob start at 3000 and go from there.. i like to be conservative when it comes to adding lbs though .. the way i see it the only thing ill be losing is time if cals r too low.. if theyre too high ill be gaining unwanted and ugly bodyfat! dont know if this helps u or not..

also i dont remember seeing it but u def wanna get ur bf chekd regularly and at a place u can do it conveniently.. i have calipers at home and my wife does it every 7 days.. which is also how ill do it when bulking..

based on what u said in post 20 makes me wonder if all this time u were just guessing??? how has ur body responded? if u dont have a baseline(pre-bulk bf%) i guess u have no way of knowing for sure..

[BBrian]

BB so far in my cut ive been eating about 900 cals below my tdee (instead of 500) to lose fat (that tdee estimate tends to err to the high side of what u really need is the general belief around here).. its been working pretty good.. with the feel i currently have gained for where my body falls in with my tdee number (3100) when i decide to lean bulk ill prob start at 3000 and go from there.. i like to be conservative when it comes to adding lbs though .. the way i see it the only thing ill be losing is time if cals r too low.. if theyre too high ill be gaining unwanted and ugly bodyfat! dont know if this helps u or not..

also i dont remember seeing it but u def wanna get ur bf chekd regularly and at a place u can do it conveniently.. i have calipers at home and my wife does it every 7 days.. which is also how ill do it when bulking..

based on what u said in post 20 makes me wonder if all this time u were just guessing??? how has ur body responded? if u dont have a baseline(pre-bulk bf%) i guess u have no way of knowing for sure..

I calculated my TDEE today. Thus far I have indeed been going by feel and watching results, loosely based on information I've gathered from reading stickies and posts on this site. The only real goals I've been going by are exceeding 1.5g of protein per pound of body weight, as well as 4k-5k calories daily. I'm just staring to ascertain that these are far too many calories for my size, and what little advice Fireguy has already offered has been incredibly helpful.

As far as how my body has responded, I have gained a very impressive amount of muscle mass, taking into consideration the fact that Anadrol, test and deca does add water weight, despite using an AI to control obvious bloating from estrogen. My weight has gone from 169 to approximately 196, but my waistline has seen some fat increase, admittedly (but not terribly in abundance, especially contrasted against how much bulk my shoulders, pecs, arms and legs have gained). But the fat is most definitely a concern, hence why I have started to put forth all the extra effort to get on board with macros. I want to get it under control immediately. Where do you think I should go from here? I still need to obtain a better understanding of how many calories and carbohydrates I need to continue to bulk without adding body fat. I've only been doing cardio 1-2 times a week, but definitely have the time to do more if needed. Tonight I performed 50 minutes of high intensity cardio, followed with a healthy portion of complex and simple carbs along with quality protein.