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Originally Posted by kfisherx
LOL! No what you said that was funny was that it was a piece of cake to do... But then you went on to say how you had to eat until you nearly puked (force feed). That is not a "piece of cake" in my book. That sucks!
The 40, 40, 20 thing refers to the macro nutrients that I consume by percentage for my daily intake. I do 40% protein, 40% carbs and 20% fat as a rule. This is a level of detail that many people do not feel the need to get into but I think it is needed as a bber. At least all the bbers that I know understand food to this level. Actually they do grams more than percent. In any case it is important when you do a cut to understand what works for your body in order to avoid hard crashing. It is also helpful to do a clean bulk I think. Every body is different so everyone will require something different but most people need minimums of each macro nutrient to excel. It just gives you more knowledge and that will give you more power in the long run.
My cut BTW is running smooth as butter right now due to the fact that I had so much understanding of my body and food and how I am working presently. I am losing at a rate of 1lb a week very purposefully and without having any serious hunger or strength issues. I am able to lift pretty hard still so am keeping up that part while I drop. It is a balance game in the cut and I am learning how to do that now. So far, so good.
I would be very interested to see if you can do this bulk thing with just whole foods. My guess is that you will need to do a gainer of some sort at least once to do it.
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I only count grams, but I do agree that more knowledge is better. However, I notice that the ones who spend all the time making ratios rather than eating are the ones making the least progress (you are not one of them). Knowing your body, both with food intake and mind-muscle connection is the most important thing along with consistent heavy lifting and eating to a bodybuilder. It should be the foundation.
I disagree about the gainer, and the reason why is that I will just go through another force-feeding phase. Sucks, but I'd rather rely on my appetite than a gainer.