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should i cut calories on my rest days?

dnold Posts: 104 Joined: 2004/09/25	2004/10/06, 09:34 PM I was wondering if I should cut my daily calories on my rest days and if so by how much. I am currently at 2300cals.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/10/06, 09:47 PM You should not change your diet on a rest day. Continue in your usual manner because you are actually preparing yourself for your next training session. Eat and drink well! -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/10/06, 09:58 PM rest days are actually recovery days -------------- ......quote the Andrew....nevermore
dnold Posts: 104 Joined: 2004/09/25	2004/10/07, 08:57 PM Should I decrease carbs and increase protein or just keep it the same? Also on a rest day do you do any kind of excercise or lay off of the training for that day?
DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2004/10/07, 10:56 PM you lay off for the training on for that day. It would probably be ideal to decrease the carbs and increase the protein for the rest days. Just don't decrease the carbs to much though. Your probably getting in about 300 carbs or so? You should cut back about 50 grams or so
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/10/07, 11:59 PM Your diet should remain the same on rest days. -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
deadheadted Posts: 123 Joined: 2004/05/31	2004/10/08, 12:37 AM For optimal muscle growth, you should be at least 500 calories above maintenance every day, including rest days. To avoid excess fat storage, adjust your caloric needs on a day by day basis. So on a rest day you may burn 2200 calories - that doesn't mean you need to eat the 3400 calories (for example) you ate the previous workout day.
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2004/10/09, 06:54 PM i would recommend to eat as a training day... if you want, in order for you to feel good, you can decrease a bit your carbs but leave protein as it is.
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2005/02/21, 02:12 PM Just to be sure, even if your cutting you should still keep calories the same..right?
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2005/02/21, 03:34 PM Right, because you are also preparing yourself for the next workout. -------------- Scales are for dead weight: We are not dead yet! Still trying to find out how to do the Hollywood Free Press. Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2005/02/21, 03:47 PM Did the record skip? :big_smile::laugh: ============ Quoting from carivan: Right, because you are also preparing yourself for the next workout. ============= -------------- This donut has purple in the middle, purple is a fruit. - Homer (Simpson)
morpheus1 Posts: 67 Joined: 2005/01/06	2005/02/22, 02:53 PM No, there is just an echo in here.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2005/02/22, 03:08 PM Did the record skip?:big_smile::laugh: -------------- This donut has purple in the middle, purple is a fruit. - Homer (Simpson)