yeah 400 lol. also calories are about 4000 maintenance at this point. the thing is, it is not genetic. i have tried and used hundreds of supplements over the years and finally found what works for me. i don't follow any rules or laws of bb but do it intuitively. i know i need to manage my insulin sensitivity and estrogen, otherwise i would look a lot worse on 3000 calories.
i have also started formulating supplements for a uk company based on my own experiences. i found out that i need to work with my body not against it, i am still breaking prs from a time i was 35lbs heavier, because i am not restricting my nutrient intake but rather optimizing my metabolism.
i see guys doing cardio daily and eating lowcarb diets, taking in maybe 2000 calories and i know they are harming their bodies. if they learnt how to make their body use nutrients in the best way and had a feel for the reasons that keep them from achieving their goals they would not have to put themselves through that torture. it is simply through my knowledge and the feel i have for my body that i can look like this without what others think is necessay.
i simply know when i have an insane appetite for a cinnamon bun, or apple pie, or whatever, that it is not greed for pleasure but my body lets me know exactly what it wants. sometimes i only need 3000 cals, sometimes 5000, the body is dynamic and doesn't work the same every day and i have learnt to listen to it. same with supps and aas, if something feels wrong, i throw it out instead of using it because i spent money or i made a 20 week plan, because i know it will not do me any good. so i don't plan cycles or nutrition but do it all very dynamically.
i think having a chronic neuroimmunological illness also has taught me to understand the signals much better. for example i wanted to workout today but my body just was saying NO, and i have matured enough to leave the ego out and take the day off.
my supplementation also plays a big role but people will always take this as advertising for my products. for example, i know that i need more endorphins, serotonin and norepinephrin and less acetylcholine and dopamine. also i can tell the effects of various substances apart while taking them simultaneously. must be from years of practicing intospection and self awareness. sometimes i will have a bad workout or some other kind of bad day o experience, but in retospect it is because i didn't pay attention to the signs, one knows a lot more than we are consciously aware of. then afterwads i realize i knew this was the wrong way to do something but i tried to use my intellect over my intuition and that always goes wrong.