Hey guys, I've been researching SL 5x5 for a while now and I'm starting the program next week! I had a few questions that I couldn't find elsewhere on the internet.
Background:
32 yo Male. 6'1". 160lb. Roughly 15-17% body fat %.
I've spend the majority of my life not focusing on exercise/fitness and just being okay with drinking sodas and being skinny fat. Then this January something changed and I decided to get my fitness in order. I bought a Jawbone UP band for step tracing/calorie burning and I log everything I eat through the LoseIt app on my iphone. I went through Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred DVD on a caloric deficit and lost 15lbs / 3% body fat while getting some light muscle definition (can kinda see abs!!).
Now that I shaved off a bit of the fat tire in the middle and feel a bit better about my frame, I'm ready to start building strength and muscle. So I totally understand the program and what's required but I'm still having a tough time figuring out how to tweak diet.
Day to day, if I do some sort of cardio/light weight training, my UP band says I burn roughly 2,300 calories however every TDEE calculator I use online says I'm burning 2,680 calories for maintenance. Which should I trust? I definitely want to eat a caloric surplus to maximize muscle gains but I don't want to go overboard and gain fat back that I worked so hard to lose earlier this year.
Any advice on how to jigger my diet/calories? Does it matter?
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