First of all thank you for the great source of information T-Nation is.
I am 22 years old and 1m82 for 182 pounds, 13% bf. 2250 cals at maintenance. I target 2700 cal to bulk without putting too much fat on.
I’d like your point of view on a weekly calorie loading day. I saw Poloquin stated that upping your calories by 50% could lead to a better body composition.
I know about leptin stimulation on a calorie restricted phase, which stimulate a thyroidal response and increase one’s metabolism.
My question would be: Would such a practice (eg: upping calories to 3600 in my case once every week in bulking) be relevant on a bulking phase?
[quote]bsims80 wrote:
I think most people here will probably tell you to eat 3500 EVERYDAY during bulking, except for maybe off days. Why restrict the calories?[/quote]
First of all thank you for the great source of information T-Nation is.
I am 22 years old and 1m82 for 182 pounds, 13% bf. 2250 cals at maintenance. I target 2700 cal to bulk without putting too much fat on.
I’d like your point of view on a weekly calorie loading day. I saw Poloquin stated that upping your calories by 50% could lead to a better body composition.
I know about leptin stimulation on a calorie restricted phase, which stimulate a thyroidal response and increase one’s metabolism.
My question would be: Would such a practice (eg: upping calories to 3600 in my case once every week in bulking) be relevant on a bulking phase?
Thank you again,[/quote]
How did you get those numbers?
I plugged in your stats into a calorie calculator I have set up in Excel and got 3300 calories (p/c/f, in grams: 300/150/160) for OFF days and 4000 (p/c/f: 300/275/185) for lifting days, both numbers are about 20% over maintenance.