blank! said:
please explain something to me....how do you expect to get 5000cals WITH ONLY 3 CARB FEEDINGS PER DAY?? even if those carb meals are 100g apiece (which is super high) we're talking:
300g carbs = 1200cals
400g protein = 1600 cals
~100g fat (on the high side) = 900cals
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3700cals - and i tried to run the numbers HIGH
not to mention that PWO carb feed will be entirely simple carbs, which do little to nothing to support energy and anabolism later in the day.
not a chance you'll catch 20lbs on the cycle unless you loosen the diet. also consider the apparently strong connection between carbs and SD, you're asking for small gains only.
unless i missed something? are you really far from genetic potential, or...?
OK I'll spell my diet out to you.
I eat 400g protein per day minimum, probably closer to 500.
I'm very carb sensitive so I only eat carbs on workout days and breakfast on non workout days. This keeps me lean and gives me about 2lb's of muscle gain per week naturally.
workout days
protein 500*4 = 2000cals
carbs
breakfast 100g carbs, 2 hours before workout 100g carbs, post workout 200g of carbs over a 2 hour window consisting of mostly white rice, dextrose and maltodextrin.
carbs 400*4= 1600
fat 170*9 = 1530
total 5130
off days
protein 500g*4= 2000
carbs 100g*4 = 400
fat about 250g*9 =2250
total 4650cals
This is a very rough estimate. I don't get fat from fat so I eat lots of avo, cheese etc and drink lots of olive oil and cream and flax oil.
The fat gives me energy and I use them to up my cals and put my body in overdrive.
However I need the carbs to gain muscle, so this is what I came to with my dietitian and help from the internet and it's been working very well.
I'm up 7 pounds in 3 weeks naturally sinch I ended my cut, just to give you an idea.
If your asking if I'm skinny then no.
I am however 6'3 and thus I believe I can get to above 300lbs in due time, so yes I'd say I'm far from my genetic potential.