FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Hi guys,

Before my question here's a quick recap of the situation :

I just finished a 19th weeks prep for three BB shows 4 weeks ago.

I am currently in the reverse diet phase. During the cutting process I wasn't doing FT but a more typical split.

Now I'm back at it (I was looking forward to it ).

At the end of the prep I was on 1 300 cals / day.

Now on training days I'm around 2 300 cals (310 C / 150 P / 45 F) and I gained just around 3.5 / 4 lbs.

The FT program has gave my metabolism a HHHUUUGGGE boost, so big that it's very hard to stay on my planned macros (I was planning on adding 20 / 30g carbs per week).

I'm always hungry, don't know how to explain, it's like my body's racing
This period is almost harder than prep.

Here's my question (finally ) :

If the program has speed up my metabolism, should I use this as an opportunity to shovel a maximum of food / calories and hope to put on muscle, regardless the slow calories upgrade that I planned ?

Or should I restrain myself and stick to the plan?

Thanks

I would incremental add kcal on the training days (as you have been) and see if that gives you positive gains in size (minimal in fat).

Going slow here is a good idea in general, as you're more likely to gain fat in a dieted down state. The counter to this, of course, is training and that your increased caloric expenditure is due to the training itself speaks strongly to the notion of nutrient timing around the post-workout recovery period.

(Also, if you just came off all your fat burners or whatever might have cause an reduction in appetite, this can explain some of why you're so hungry.)

-S