187lbs today. up 11lbs.
fullness is BACK, this is usually the time where i start to get into peak condition. extremely happy with my look right now, night and day vs 2 weeks ago.
from experience it takes me about 2 weeks to be completely full again, then another 2 weeks until i start to spill over a bit and get watery. so weeks 2-4 are always the best look-wise. ill most likely post pics during week 4 then.
everything going as planned.
gym time is intense, i LOVE it when ive got enough carbs in my system. pumps are great, pouring sweat, look is great, weights are increasing.
diet is on point. gym days around 3500 kcals, sometimes a few 100 more. rest/cardio days end up always being somewhere between 2200-3000, depending on how much i ate on gym days. i sometimes go pretty low on cardio days, because im not that hungry when im not lifting anyway and as long as i gain weight i dont care.
changed my mind on keto on rest days. wont do that. i will go zero carbs here and there but only until my cardio session, after that ill have carbs, otherwise my intensity on weight days suffers.
calories remain the same, ill still average around 3000/3500 or slightly less. might increase kcals a bit in week 3 or 4 depending on weight gain.
i debated on whether i should actually decrease kcals a bit to hold peak condition for longer, but i have the feeling that this would hamper my progress...
plus i have always been a proponent of gradually increasing everything (increase gym time, food, AAS over the course of time).
havent made my mind up on that.
with my current calories i can eat a good amount of food till im full day in day out, never have to be hungry and never be too full or bloated either. digestion runs fine. feeling good.