Modify caloric intake when injury limits training?

[gnperdue]

Hi all - not sure if this question belongs here or in the "Managing Injury" forum, but here goes. I am a novice lifter still working through a linear progression. I strained my forearm and so I need to lay off deadlifts and press work for a week or two (hopefully no more). But I can still squat. Should I eat less if I am only squatting (three times per week)? Or eat the same? Thanks!

[Robert Santana]

You are only adding weight to it three times per week too. You'll need to get over your fear of gaining fat.

[gnperdue]

Thanks - so you say keep eating the same for just the squat, sounds fine. And yep, definitely some hesitancy about weight gain, but on the other hand I really enjoy eating. ^_^

[Robert Santana]

Lift heavy, get plenty of walking in throughout the day, and let the lifts do their job. In a few years you'll notice less fat and more muscle, with much of those changes happening in the next year.