Nah, eat it up and the water bloat will make you feel hooge or fat.
I'm hoping someone here could lend some insight. I've been trying to reach a conclusion on what I should shoot for as far as my daily caloric needs go (trying to shed belly fat), and I'm having a hard time buying into what a lot of the BMR/TDEE calculators online are telling me. The numbers just sound so high, and I think part of my confusion is in how to define my activity level.
FitnessFrog.com's TDEE calculator lists these categories for activity level:
- Little or no exercise (ex: desk job)
- Light exercise (ex: exercising 1-3 days/week)
- Moderate exercise (ex: exercising 3-5 days/week)
- Heavy exercise (ex: exercising 6-7 days/week)
- Daily exercise (ex: exercising 7 days/week and working a physical job)
Although I do work a desk job, I've been going to the gym every day and doing just over an hour on the stationary bike. What's causing me confusion is they don't clearly say what defines the various exercise levels -- duration, intensity, etc. -- other than the frequency.
Thoughts?
Well, that's not entirely true even though I appreciate it. I just take advantage of a stall. If one lift stalls I rework it while pushing the other ones harder.
I think the sedentary number from the TDEE calculator I noted is 2185, so adding my typical cardio calorie burn, it's around 2600. When I tell the calculator that I work out 6-7 days a week though, the number it gives me is 3140. I'm just concerned that if I shoot for some percentage under that 2600, it might actually be double or triple the deficit I'm shooting for. Won't I risk my body going into ketosis mode and burning muscle instead of fat if the gap is too large?
Number two for sure. Otherwise you couldn't have zero rest days.
Thanks guys, much appreciated. Just to clarify, I do normally squat in a rack but stepped out to get a better view on the clip
Knee shoving is a really good tip, l have started to practice it and it really helps engage parts I didn't know I even had. Obviously need more practice.
Breaking at the hips sounds new to me. I guess its feels sort of pushing the butt backwards before the knees descend. I will practice it.
Upper back is my worst weakness, it ruins my deadlift form too (although many insist upper back rounding is not dangerous in deadlift it still makes it look crap so I want to strengthen it, a lot).
I'm by no means an expert, just going off of the info I've stumbled across. Everything I read was saying that our bodies hold onto fat stores no matter the cost, and muscle is what it goes for first when the body needs energy. That seemed to be the common point across all of the various resources I found.
I've got no idea how much protein I get, but I generally eat things which are supposedly high in protein. What I'm looking at on an average day is two large fried eggs on brown toast, a bowl of muesili with fruit and nuts, two bananas, an apple, yogurt and a main meal with chicken breast or minced beef. On top of that I'll have a bottle of beer and a mini ice cream
I'm not really sure what the quantities of protein are in each, but I'm going to start looking at the contents next time I go shopping. I assume chicken/veg stir fries are a good option?
Thanks for the advice!
If you can don't take them straight but work in between so I would say number two would definitely be better.
Huge respect. A true survivor.
I can't help with your program that much but I say that stick with at least two rest days to have the best results. If you can, three gym times is better than two but just make sure you get enough rest. Also plan your diet well, especially on the days you are working hard.