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#1
08-27-2009, 07:18 PM
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PWO calories on a cut
i'm on a cut, intaking about 2000-2100 cals a day. I think my maintenance is somewhere around 2500.
my breakfast is 500 cals. I workout after work, around 6-7pm. Aside from my whey, my PWO meal is about 400 cals. is that enough? am i giving my body enough cals after the gym even though i'm on a cut? the more cals i add to that the less my deficit will be. any help is appreciate... thanks in advance  
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#2
08-27-2009, 08:26 PM
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I"m a bit confused. You say your PWO meal is 400 Cals apart from Whey. The PWO should really only be simple-carb+whey. Are you getting 100g of simple carb? Or are you getting 400 Cals from a combo of fat/carbs?
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#3
08-27-2009, 08:29 PM
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sorry i should clarify. after i workout i drink a whey shake. it's also dinner time for me so i have a meal as well, which is usually 300-400 cals. in my meal i will have some simple carbs.
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#4
08-27-2009, 08:59 PM
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I think the 400 cals in addition to the Whey shake is enough. However, I believe the current thinking is to have Whey + simple carb ONLY for post-workout ... minimal or no fat. The amount depends on cut/bulk.
I would say for a cut 400 Cals in addition to the Whey is more than enough. Your first meal is 500 cals. You are having Whey IN ADDITION to the 400 cals (I'm assuming about 25g worth of Whey) bringing your total there to 500 cals. I am assuming you are following the Optimal Meal/Protein Frequency protocol outlined on this site, which means you should be getting a total of 7 or 8 meals per day. With the PWO Cals and your breakfast you are up 1000 Cals, leaving 5 or 6 (possibly 4) other meals in which to get 1100 total.
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#5
08-27-2009, 10:27 PM
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yep, that's right. i go to the gym after work so afterwards i'm hungry, plus it's time for dinner anyway. i am not living alone so i can't just skip dinner.
right now i have a 500-cal breakfast, then 300cals at 10, and 200 cals at noon, 2, 4, about 300-400 cals for dinner (6/7pm)(plus a whey shake if i go to the gym), 200 cals at 9, then finally 100 cals worth of cottage cheese at 11 before i go to bed. all meals are pretty accurate with calories with the exception of dinner, but i try to keep it in the 300-400 calorie range.
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#6
08-28-2009, 08:18 AM
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not sure on the concensus but when cutting i like to have BCAA for/during workout and whey +40/50g of oats afterwards as main goal is fat loss not really muscle building, i used to have carbs then a carb meal for a more anabolic effect but i seem to be doing better this way round
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#7
08-28-2009, 01:32 PM
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yeah like i said i am not eating alone so i prefer to actually have dinner with my other half.. that being said i can't be too anal about what i am having as a post-workout meal, aside from the whey
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