marshalmax
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Hi all. New to forum. Looking forward to reading more and getting to know people.
I have a question about calories.
I am 40 Male and weigh 75kgs. Been gyming for 3 years a began at 68kgs. Target is 80kgs with low body fat.
Problem I have is I cant eat much.
I eat a very natural good diet.
What I struggle with is this. My base caloric requirment for maintenance calculates to be around 2500 calories.
Based on this I need to take on 3000 calories when bulking and 2000 calories when cutting.
My problem is I struggle to get to 2000 calories on a good focused day let a long a day during my bulking cycle. The result of this is that I am very very slowly shredding month to month year to year. This is not what I want. I want to stack on during bulking and shred during cutting.
QUESTION 1
If I am getting less than even 2000 cals per day normally, then why and I not shredding at a faster rate? Could it be that my more realistic caloric requiremnet for maintenance is closer to 1500 than 2500?
QUESTION 2
I am looking for ideas on how to get 3000 calc per day and I am not open to eating 4 chicken breasts. I already eat chicken and brown rice and tonnes of veges per day along with tuna, salmon and lean meats. Is there really any good meal replacement shakes that dont have nasty things in them that I could take 2 or 3 times a day?
Being 40 I need to be aware that excess cals will go straight to my belly before anywhere else so I need to be careful.
I have a question about calories.
I am 40 Male and weigh 75kgs. Been gyming for 3 years a began at 68kgs. Target is 80kgs with low body fat.
Problem I have is I cant eat much.
I eat a very natural good diet.
What I struggle with is this. My base caloric requirment for maintenance calculates to be around 2500 calories.
Based on this I need to take on 3000 calories when bulking and 2000 calories when cutting.
My problem is I struggle to get to 2000 calories on a good focused day let a long a day during my bulking cycle. The result of this is that I am very very slowly shredding month to month year to year. This is not what I want. I want to stack on during bulking and shred during cutting.
QUESTION 1
If I am getting less than even 2000 cals per day normally, then why and I not shredding at a faster rate? Could it be that my more realistic caloric requiremnet for maintenance is closer to 1500 than 2500?
QUESTION 2
I am looking for ideas on how to get 3000 calc per day and I am not open to eating 4 chicken breasts. I already eat chicken and brown rice and tonnes of veges per day along with tuna, salmon and lean meats. Is there really any good meal replacement shakes that dont have nasty things in them that I could take 2 or 3 times a day?
Being 40 I need to be aware that excess cals will go straight to my belly before anywhere else so I need to be careful.