Calculating TDEE but on cycle

[marcus300]

Nothing is set in stone, I find daily or weekly adjustment are needed depending how you are reacting to training and the current diet, sticking to some calculations are muscle suicide imho but they are a good base to start from. One thing is for sure don't hold back on food, that's one thing I can truly say you wont become a freak eating like a women, eat like a beast and train like one and the results will shine but daily or weekly adjustment are needed to keep building to achieve your goals

[GearHeaded]

Nothing is set in stone

absolutely true. but you have to have a starting point. especially with clients. you have to give them some fixed numbers to work off to start things out and see how their body reacts. if you change things too fast you'll never know whats working. after a few weeks, I may up fats and lower carbs for example. so yes nothing is set in stone, its all subject to change and adjustment over time..

AND of course with myself, I can make those changes way way quicker and on the fly, like you suggest, but with clients it takes lots of photos, feedback, and small adjustments over time.
thats just my personal experience

[Notpretty]

Thanks for the feedback.

Yeah, I need abase to work from and that’s really what I’m asking...in the context of the cycle and data I discussed above. I hope I can learn some of the tweaks and carb cycling and workout day versus non workout day focus. I have a general sense of that.

The one basic thing I’ve learned from my last cycle and how my body reacts is that I need to eat more calories period. At the end of the cycle I increased them by a third (yes a third) and the gains went through the roof. I added whey protein post workout after a breakfast high in protein...egg whites...at the same time. I did gain some body fat but not much. So I think I know about what my base is given a similar cycle and my training level. But after this next cycle which is bulking, I want to cut. And as you said that’s another ball game. I need to learn how to cut but not reduce the calories too much. I also need to know how aerobic changes affect the cutting process and diet. Yes, I’m learning. I’ve read many of the stickies and several others but each often presents me more confusion and more questions.