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Workout Days VS Non-Workout Days Caloric Intake?
mgaither
Posts: 115
Cross-post for me this morning.......
Good News First:
Reading NROL4W and calculating my calorie needs for workout days vs non-workout days averages the same as the calculations I did when beginning EM2WL (eating more to weigh less). Calculated average daily calories @15% cut = 1760).
Question:
NROL4W recommends that you eat a certain amount of calories on workout days as opposed to non-workout days (in my case, with a cut, this is 1592 calories on non-workout days and 1828 on workout days).
Do I vary my calories or eat the same amount every day....or am I just WAY over-thinking this whole thing!?!
Good News First:
Reading NROL4W and calculating my calorie needs for workout days vs non-workout days averages the same as the calculations I did when beginning EM2WL (eating more to weigh less). Calculated average daily calories @15% cut = 1760).
Question:
NROL4W recommends that you eat a certain amount of calories on workout days as opposed to non-workout days (in my case, with a cut, this is 1592 calories on non-workout days and 1828 on workout days).
Do I vary my calories or eat the same amount every day....or am I just WAY over-thinking this whole thing!?!
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The book recommends eating 300cals more on workout days. I personally started out just eating the same amount of calories everyday (the amount I would need on a nonworkout day at a deficit), but realized it wasn't allowing me to really get all the protein in that I needed.
I'm sure the experienced NROL4W ladies will have more insight into this. I think some just split the difference between non workout days and workout days and eat that amount everyday to make it less complicated.0 -
I set MFP to my non-workout day caloric intake. Then I log my exercise and eat those back, some days I'm over, some I'm under but I TRY to hip protein. I give myself 300 for hour of lifting and then I use my HRM to log any cardio I do.0
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I set MFP to my non-workout day caloric intake. Then I log my exercise and eat those back, some days I'm over, some I'm under but I TRY to hip protein. I give myself 300 for hour of lifting and then I use my HRM to log any cardio I do.
Ah, that's a good approach! I think I'll try that and see how it goes!0 -
i do the same.
but i started EMTWL eating a consistent cut from march, and this month i decided to give NROL4W method a try, and its working just as well, if not better.
its all in whats the easiest way for you to follow.0
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