cheat meals while ON

[truckdaddy]

i go crazy on the weekends......cant help it

 

[JKurz1]

this is in all honesty....some take it too far...if you cant control it, then refrain from it completely. If you set aside a time or 2 or even 3 if you can afford it and do it right, then it works out perfectly. Like I said, I only do it during my clean bulks...no room for it precontest.

For example:

I am going to a movie Sat. night and dinner before. I'll prob. do a fat prime rib, a loaded baked potatoe....maybe a box or two of candy at the movie, and then maybe a small frozen yogurt. DONE.

Than SUnday, maybe it'll be pizza, and a frozen blizzard or a few candy bars dipped in pb.....crazy isnt an option!

 

[Snarling Force]

For me cheating is always pizza. There is a badass gourmet pizza joint near where I live and I always look forward to doin the nasty with a couple slices...

 

[rykertest]

I agree with the sunday being my cheat day when cutting. However, I take it a bit far when cheating. I usually go out for at least 2 of the meals and get a good burgver or steak with fries and a milkshake, and usually will finish off a whole family sized roll of cookie dough before the day is over. I usually feel pretty gross on Monday morning, but it makes me want to get back to eating right, so I can make it thru most of the week without craving anything bad, then comes sunday again. I love my day of rest.

 

[FFQuads]

BULKING ONLY FOR MOI.....friday was a box of oreos at 2am............maybe tonight???

I'll second that. Saturday I ate about 15 Oreos around 2 AM with a huge glass of milk. God I love those....

2-3 cheat meals a weeks while bulking for me.

 

[instant.muscle]

When I was single I was pretty good.

Would plan cheat days and actually in comparison to today they were not even cheat days.

Being married it is impossible, my wife came home from church yesterday with a chocolate cheese cake. Can't handle it.

u tell her next time she does that she ain't gettin no luvin til the cake is gone!

 

[danymal04]

Cheat days are a must, it's hard also if you don't get to buy all your own groceries. When away at college its easier because the cafe food their are a lot of burgers and stuff but then there are lots of lean meats and veggies too. The only thing that gets me are snacks at night time... sometimes you just can't resist but I'm pretty good at finding the healthiest thing in the house.

 

[silverbackn]

Cheat days don't do anything but undermine your efforts and set you back every single week. If you can't control it walk away from it, trust me. I used to do the cheat day thing, i binged like crazy. I would put on 8-10 pounds everytime I did it, how healthy is that?

 

[instant.muscle]

while bulking there is no such thing as cheating

 

[silverbackn]

while bulking there is no such thing as cheating

I think this depends on what level you are at. If you are a high school kid I agree. If you have been training for an extended period of time you aren't going to put on huge amounts of muscle, IMHO all the extra calories will just put bodyfat on. I just eat huge amounts of clean stuff and if I want something else on top of the quality food then I have it. People tend to use bulking as an excuse to get sloppy and when they diet down they don't have anymore muscle than before they bulked because their gains were water and bodyfat. It just depends on the dude though. To each his own.