FT Questions....

[marcheoucreve]

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

Thanks for your response Doc!

I will take your advice and listen to my body needs and increase cals at the post workout window.

At the starting point of the reverse diet, I was keeping my cals lower on non training days, like it was during my cutting phase.

But since I moved to the FT program, I noticed that is during my "rest days" that my hunger is through the roof.

Since I train at night, the next morning I'm already able to eat an elephant.

Like you say in the book, for the people who train at night : "carbs in breasfast as needed".

I will implement that.

In fact, I want to try keeping the same macros during training / non training days (just removed the intra traning drink - currently 40g carb) and see how it goes.

And no, there wasn't any fat burners involved during the prep.