One day "off" per week

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MustLoveCats21
MustLoveCats21 Posts: 137
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Will it hurt my progress (of building muscle) if I have one day a week where I don't care about my macros and eat what I want (still in my calorie goals)?

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  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
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    Not sure what you are asking, but if you divide 6 days by 7 days, you will see that one day a week will make your plan 15% less effective.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited February 2015
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    It wouldn't hurt your progress if you took 7 days off a week and stuck to your defecit

    It might hurt your nutritional balance maximisation

    But I've spent 8 months just on calorie defecit with only a nod towards trying to ensure adequate protein of 100g per day

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    MustLoveCats21 wrote: »
    Will it hurt my progress (of building muscle) if I have one day a week where I don't care about my macros and eat what I want (still in my calorie goals)?

    Hang on I misread...you're bulking sorry ...assumed you were cutting

    In which case protein and surplus but it won't matter that much
  • MustLoveCats21
    MustLoveCats21 Posts: 137
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    rabbitjb wrote: »
    It might hurt your nutritional balance maximisation

    But I've spent 8 months just on calorie defecit with only a nod towards trying to ensure adequate protein of 100g per day

    This is what I mean, on that day my protein (and overall nutrition) may or may not be adequate.

    Will that hurt overall progress if it's just one day a week?

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