Quit Career to start SS, advice sought to make the most of it
Good Day SS,
Note that I have resigned from my career and as such I have 90 days to fully dedicate towards improving health :)
3 years ago I began crossfit – after a 34 years of poor nutrition and bad exercise advise.
For the time, CF was good to me: through tracking macros/micros and 3 days/week CF I dropped from 227 pounds down to 167 and an estimated 15pbf (male). It also allowed me to put on a small amount of muscle, and I no longer spend every day in chronic pain due to weak glutes/hams/etc.
By the time I reached 167 pounds I switched from a cutting diet of 200/148/33 (protein/carb/fat) to bulking. My ego felt great at this point, however I was obviously lacking some very important muscle development.
Where CF was good for shedding fat, it has failed to train any noticeable strength gains / muscle mass. Despite running a milk bulking diet of 172p/243c/52f all I’ve accomplished the last 9 months is to jump up to 195 pounds and 20-25pbf.
My question for you fine folks is, do I stick to a maintenance diet of 2,300 calories while I recomp: 195p/244c/59f and then scale up to the bulking diet (below) as the linear workload grows and recover fade/fatigue sets in...
OR do I run a at 45% ABOVE my TDEE bulking diet of 3,307 calories to get close to the book recommended 3,500: 200p/439c/84f
I have a bunch of food issues (genetic) so meat, beans, and veggies are it. No dairy, soy, eggs, or grains I am afraid. This I have down to a science (along with weighing foods, and tracking via MFP).
And a side comment – it feels very odd to be starting at phase 1 without cleans or chin-ups.
Thanks folks!
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