Eating your Strength training cals?
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TayJoMama
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Just wondered if a person doing strength training a few days a week, should eat into those calories on those days or not? Thanks!
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Actually, those are the only ones I do (usually) eat back. There is no reason for it, except maybe because they are much lower than cardio cals, but that is what I do and it works for me.0
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I think they are the same as any other cals. Exercise calories. What is your thinking on them?0
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You should eat back your exercise calories, whether it's cardio or strength training. But that goes double for strength training. You can't build muscle if your operating at a deficit, so the more you eat, the more it will help with muscle development.0
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You need protein to aid muscle recovery , in general this would require more calories , this is pretty much essential to get any benefit from strength training , if you can do this without going crazy with calories then it would probably be best however if the decision is protein or calories then protein should be priority0
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I think they are the same as any other cals. Exercise calories. What is your thinking on them?0
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oops.0
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