cheat meals while ON

[GymIntensity]

Shit yeah. Screw cheat "meals", a Cheat Day is good. I do the same thing on Sundays. Especially being a wop, sunday dinner is unreal. And now Football season is going to start, pass the fkn pizza and wings bitch.

But scientifically speaking GymIntensity, cheat days or meals are good because your body adapts to whatever diet you use over a prolonged period of time. You replenish and trick your liver/metabolism/enzymes/hormones/ etc, to prevent adaptation and slowdown. Carb cycling does this also.

Just as an example, I'm cutting down and natural right now and have been for a while. 6 days a week I eat nothing but 180-200 grams of lean
protein and raw veggies (mostly celery/lettuce/tomato/cucumber). Day 7, I'll eat whatever the hell I want. My training and diet is consistent 6 days out of the week, and I keep on losing fat and sustaining muscle. My strength is as good as my last cycle and the "cheat day" keeps me focused on the coming week. It's a positive reward system. Being hard on yourself rarely works.

haha hell yeah bro i feel you on that one. I was just trying to decide if a cheat DAY was too bad. seems like all the bros have the same feelings on cheat meals. Thanks for all the responses bros

 

[iHulk]

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.

Totally agree. What type of look are you guys going for? Being heavy and bloated looks and retaining water looks dumb. How can you gain vascularity in your abdominals if you eat cheesecake, burgers and fries? Not happening.
Ihulk's diet is sane, easy and by all means gratifying.

 

[silverbackn]

Totally agree. What type of look are you guys going for? Being heavy and bloated looks and retaining water looks dumb. How can you gain vascularity in your abdominals if you eat cheesecake, burgers and fries? Not happening.
Ihulk's diet is sane, easy and by all means gratifying.

The truth is that you will grow better from eating quality food than you will from shoving a ton of crap down your throat, period. When I say grow I mean with muscle, not bodyfat. This is the part of the reason that people "grow" into a show. They go from eating tons of shit to eating oatmeal, chicken, lean beef, brown rice, etc. Although they are eating less calories than before they will grow because they aren't bomarding the body with a bunch of toxic shit.

 

[JKurz1]

thats why you limit it to two cheat meals a WEEK! out of 56 meals.....what is that 96% clean???

 

[silverbackn]

thats why you limit it to two cheat meals a WEEK! out of 56 meals.....what is that 96% clean???

Again I don't agree with cheat meals, clean high carb refeeds yes. It also depends on if you are dieting or trying to put it on. I am referring to dieting. If you are trying to put it on I think that as long as you are eating quality you can add a little shit on top of that.

 

[GOLUAN]

I eat anything and everything i want to eat...i still grow...

 

[JKurz1]

I was refering to bulking only....plus its clean if done 2x a week rather than daily!

 

[karachi183]

Sunday is my happy cheat day..

 

[silverbackn]

I was refering to bulking only....plus its clean if done 2x a week rather than daily!

Word. There you go. I don't plan cheat meals, but if I want to eat something in the offseason I eat it. That said I eat nothing but clean food probably 90% of the days.

 

[JKurz1]

Woke up. Ate Breakie...sort of.
- 3 bagels (cheese, plain, everything) with jam, cream cheese and PB (something with protein )
- 4 Muffins (Large ones too) 2 blueberry, 2 chocolate
- about a litre of milk, not sure what kind, probably whole
- a banana

soo that was the start to the wonderful day (complimentary breakie always a good thing)

took the subway into town and went to the Quincy Market, DAMN THERE WAS A FOOD FESTIVAL!!
So 3 hours after breakfast, I decided what the hell, its time to eat...

- Massive Bowl of Seafood Chowder
- Lobstor Roll Sub
- Slice of Supreme Pizza
- 2 huge Pretzels
- Steak and Cheese Panini
- A fresh fruit shake
- Fresh on the spot fried dough (also known as a doughnut)
- Ice Cream (Deep Purple Chocolate Tracks and Caramel Pecan)

So I was pretty full from that lunch, so we walked around town doing some sightseeing...then went to Harvard to see what all the fuss was about...and it was awesome....such a beautiful university..but it was about 4 hours after lunch, so I first grabbed a litre of SKIM MILK! (YEAH!)....and then went to a restaurant called the "Border Cafe".
Im telling you people if your ever in Harvard go to this restaurant, its awesome!!...
This is what I had there

- 5 baskets of nachos and salsa (it was free, yeah!)
- Fried Calamari
- A Huge plate of catfish with a thick creamy pecan sauce, with lots of veggies and some Jambalya...this was great.
- Half a Salad (Called "Toste Grande"), in a huge Tortilla Shell with chicken, lettuce, black beans, cheese, tomatoes, guacomole....so good, thanks to the person at the table that didn't finish it.
- 2 large margahritas, 3 coronas

Left the restaurant and of course had to get some ice cream for the dessert.
Got 3 scoops.
- Chocolate Orgy
- Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
- Mocha Almond

So that was it for the day, but it was a filling day. I didn't feel sick or anything after, but pretty damn full!
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