Hi Jordan,
Just over a month ago, I was forcing myself to eat 4000+ calories/day and to add 5lbs to the bar every workout. Fast forward to now and I’m following the beginner template, eating less, doing cardio 3x/week and walking more. Before I get into my questions: thank you for helping me change my focus from strength to health
Now that I’m aware I can still make great strength gains without having to gain body weight, I’ve since been trying to improve my relationship with food. Previously, I’ve obsessed over calorie counting, and have let it control my life more than I would have liked, so right now I’m trying to move away from that.
At this moment in time, I am eating 3 meals/day, each one consisting of about 800-1000 calories depending on how hungry I am. I wouldn’t mind losing a bit of fat now that the summer is here, but I’m really not bothered what happens with my physique as long my waist doesn’t starting creeping upwards.
My stats:
23yo 6ft3 M, 207lbs, 33inch waist
Q1) from a performance and recovery standpoint, is it ok to just focus on getting enough protein, lots of fruit, veg and fibre, and not worrying about my specific calorie intake?
Q2) is there a point during the full 12 week program where the workload has increased so much that I will need to be more mindful of my calories such that I don’t regress?
Q3) after finishing day 3 of each week, do you recommend taking two full days off or can I just rest one day and start the next week? I’m enjoying training a lot right now and don’t like taking too long off.
Q4) any plans for the BBM team to come to the UK? You can count on my being there if so.
Thank you for your time,
Andre