Week off, Keep eating??

[CrazyBassGuy]

Hi,

I am 8 weeks into a 12/16 week clean-ish bulk.

I just had the worst chest/tri day I can remember, sore shoulders, tired, generally unmotivated and crappy feeling. :dunno:

I am going to take a week off and hopefully give my body a chance to catch up (maybe I'm fighting some illness off, dunno really)

The question is, should I carry on eating lots during my week off (I guess ill put on a bit of fat cos im not working out, but I worry if I cut down my food I will be starving my body of something it needs to recover as i'm just not on form!!!:damnit1:

Any comments / ideas?

 

[Nitrox]

Cut calories back by what you would normally burn in a workout - a few hundred per hour for the avg guy.

If you are not counting calories or measuring portions then it probably doesn't matter...

 

[R1balla]

i would keep eating like u would in a clean bulk and do cardio at home if u are able to

 

[Ricky5145]

KEEP EATING!!

 

[CrazyBassGuy]

Cheers Guys.

Your comments made lot of sense, I've dropped my afternoon (pre w/o) shake as I'm not working out but gonna keep the rest of my food the same.

I try to keep a count of my cals and macros but my scales are out of batteries so I'm playing it by ear a bit anyway......

If I feel more perky tomorrow might do some cardio, I hate sitting around on my ass doing nothing!

Shoulders don't hurt today so hopefully will be back in the game next week

 

[Type O Hero]

You could eat a little less than what you normally do since you're not exercising, but I wouldn't cut it down too much. Keep your protein high!

 

[bezoe]

Its good to take a break every so often, but sometimes its just a lousy day. If your adamant on taking a week off, keep your calories up and just throw in a little cardio if you feel like your'e putting on fat

 

[lonewolf0420]

KEEP EATING!!

Yeah, don't cut back too much....you still have to maintain.

 

[Ironhyde]

EAT!!!

 

[getbig1989]

yea same thing is happening to me ive been feeling very tired lately and dont feel like working out so i might take a week of too but i dont want to loose weight.... should i keep drinking weight gainer too??? i usually drink it twice a day

 

[lonewolf0420]

As long as your caloric intake, is within maintenance numbers.

 

[ianm4208]

I will also have a week off here soon. So, i will cut back in calories a bit, since i have been bulking for a while. Should i do an even cut? Cut carbs only? Ect...