Dumb calorie cycling question

awkwardly8
awkwardly8 Posts: 10
in Food and Nutrition
I'm sure this question deserves unicorn bacon, butt hurt and other cool terms I've learned in the last couple days, but I'll ask anyways. I freely admit failure in all things science.

So you lift and eat above TDEE to gain and you eat below to lose. Is there any sort of concept to eating above on lifting days and below on rest days to get similar results ( but probably at a much slower pace) or is that lunacy.

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  • Squirrel1601
    Squirrel1601 Posts: 39
    If you’re going to cycle calories, you probably want to determine your weekly intake to see whether you are over or under for the week.
  • shaunap3
    shaunap3 Posts: 206 Member
    I would just keep track and see where you're at over a week or few days. Don't stress about the daily, stress about your average.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    I'm sure this question deserves unicorn bacon, butt hurt and other cool terms I've learned in the last couple days, but I'll ask anyways. I freely admit failure in all things science.

    So you lift and eat above TDEE to gain and you eat below to lose. Is there any sort of concept to eating above on lifting days and below on rest days to get similar results ( but probably at a much slower pace) or is that lunacy.

    Yes. I don't do it personally but I know a lot of people do. It would basically cause you to lose fat and gain mass at a very slow weight I know Lyle Mcdonald has a few programs/books on it. Check out: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/
  • awkwardly8
    awkwardly8 Posts: 10
    I'm sure this question deserves unicorn bacon, butt hurt and other cool terms I've learned in the last couple days, but I'll ask anyways. I freely admit failure in all things science.

    So you lift and eat above TDEE to gain and you eat below to lose. Is there any sort of concept to eating above on lifting days and below on rest days to get similar results ( but probably at a much slower pace) or is that lunacy.

    Yes. I don't do it personally but I know a lot of people do. It would basically cause you to lose fat and gain mass at a very slow weight I know Lyle Mcdonald has a few programs/books on it. Check out: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/

    Thanks. that's what I was looking for. I must have worded my question really poorly. I will check him and his resources out.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    It's ridiculously inefficient, you're much better off just using cutting and bulking cycles. The human body doesn't really regulate calorie intake on a daily basis, it's usually more like weekly. If you're 500 calories over one day, and 500 calories under the next, it's pretty much a net zero change. There will be very slight differences, but it would take a year to get the same results as you would get in a few months of bulking and cutting cycles.

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