FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Sorry for not being very specific, I was commuting at the time hahah

So by "exact" I was referring to the nutrient timing recommendations - pro/fat meals up until the workout window then introducing carbs peri and post

By maintenance I've found I can maintain my weight at 4000 kcals so yeah, more so " exact estimation "

Within that 4k I've been having 200g pro which is slightly above 1g/lb as I'm hovering around 189-191lbs - this was sufficient to maintain and even grow a but of muscle mass in my cutting phase

I realise protein is highly thermic so I was thinking introducing kcals to create a surplus through protein would serve me well for staying lean etc. Plus dantes anecdotal evidence of very high protein diets having his trainees grow like weeds while staying lean

So yeah - maybe starting out I'll bump protein up to 300g from 200g to create a "400 kcal" surplus which may well be more like a 300 surplus due to thermogenesis and adjust from there
To keep gaining

The studies of having no changes of fat free mass with the surplus of protein kcals is really what is driving me to experiment with this super high protein intake as it will serve me well to start lean and on sky high kcals when I decide to cut down for a show (after probably 32 blasts... lol)

Sounds like a good plan overall, mainly in the you are isolating the macronutrient that is the source of the increased calories.

This should give you some interesting insight.

(BTW, I'm not sure how you count macros, but if you're just doing so by categorizing foods as being of only one macronutrient, you may be getting more than 200g of protein in actuality.)

-S