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desiresdestiny
desiresdestiny Posts: 175 Member
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Hello

I know this prob been asked before but I'm still a bit confused. For a Recomp, I know it takes time but my confusion is do I eat at maintenance or at a deficit?

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  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    edited October 2015
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    desiresdestiny wrote: »
    Hello

    I know this prob been asked before but I'm still a bit confused. For a Recomp, I know it takes time but my confusion is do I eat at maintenance or at a deficit?

    Go to the recomp thread run by usmcrp. Use the search feature. There's a wealth of information on there.
  • jmule24
    jmule24 Posts: 1,382 Member
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    desiresdestiny wrote: »
    Hello

    I know this prob been asked before but I'm still a bit confused. For a Recomp, I know it takes time but my confusion is do I eat at maintenance or at a deficit?

    typicall you'll eat at maintenance.......
  • desiresdestiny
    desiresdestiny Posts: 175 Member
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    jmule24 wrote: »
    desiresdestiny wrote: »
    Hello

    I know this prob been asked before but I'm still a bit confused. For a Recomp, I know it takes time but my confusion is do I eat at maintenance or at a deficit?

    typicall you'll eat at maintenance.......

    Thanks, I figured that's what I got as I scrolled through past posts but it was unclear. Thanks again
  • desiresdestiny
    desiresdestiny Posts: 175 Member
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    snowflake954 wrote: »
    desiresdestiny wrote: »
    Hello

    I know this prob been asked before but I'm still a bit confused. For a Recomp, I know it takes time but my confusion is do I eat at maintenance or at a deficit?

    Go to the recomp thread run by usmcrp. Use the search feature. There's a wealth of information on there.

    I did but I was seeing both maintenance and deficit. Thanks I will keep looking
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    It doesn't have to be precisely at maintenance, a little over or a little under (depending on your actual weight goal) would still really be recomposition.
    Recomp is "typically" at maintenance but really it's describing the simultaneous losing of fat / increasing LBM.
  • desiresdestiny
    desiresdestiny Posts: 175 Member
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    sijomial wrote: »
    It doesn't have to be precisely at maintenance, a little over or a little under (depending on your actual weight goal) would still really be recomposition.
    Recomp is "typically" at maintenance but really it's describing the simultaneous losing of fat / increasing LBM.


    Thanks
  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
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    sijomial wrote: »
    It doesn't have to be precisely at maintenance, a little over or a little under (depending on your actual weight goal) would still really be recomposition.
    Recomp is "typically" at maintenance but really it's describing the simultaneous losing of fat / increasing LBM.

    Yeah, pretty much that. I chatted with Chase Karnes about a year ago and he indicated he ate about 500 calories over maintenance on training days and I believe he said 500 calories under maintenance on non-training days. He writes, or at lleast use to write, for EliteFTS and I thought he posted his plan so it might be worth Googling.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
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    Sam_I_Am77 wrote: »
    sijomial wrote: »
    It doesn't have to be precisely at maintenance, a little over or a little under (depending on your actual weight goal) would still really be recomposition.
    Recomp is "typically" at maintenance but really it's describing the simultaneous losing of fat / increasing LBM.

    Yeah, pretty much that. I chatted with Chase Karnes about a year ago and he indicated he ate about 500 calories over maintenance on training days and I believe he said 500 calories under maintenance on non-training days. He writes, or at lleast use to write, for EliteFTS and I thought he posted his plan so it might be worth Googling.

    Great information - thanx!

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