Feast phase calories
Feast phase calories
For example, during the first 3 days of feast I would need 20X body weight in calories and 1.5g protein per pound of body weight. For me that equals 4000 calories with 300g protein. Does it matter how I obtain these goals? There's a "clean/healthy" way and a "not-so clean/healthy way". In other words: choosing pizza over steak, fried chicken over baked....etc.
Great question...
The answer is.... not really. For the first 3 days, your rebound is extremely efficient given the enzymes that store fat are still quite inactive. As time goes on (after a week or so) there is SOME up regulation and a gradual building of these enzymes, which is why I have you spriral the calories down.
As with everything else, the body gets very efficient in adapting to a stimulus. In this case, a caloric excess kept up for any length of time programs the body to store those calories as fat. Short term though... no such worries.
Hope that helps!
The answer is.... not really. For the first 3 days, your rebound is extremely efficient given the enzymes that store fat are still quite inactive. As time goes on (after a week or so) there is SOME up regulation and a gradual building of these enzymes, which is why I have you spriral the calories down.
As with everything else, the body gets very efficient in adapting to a stimulus. In this case, a caloric excess kept up for any length of time programs the body to store those calories as fat. Short term though... no such worries.
Hope that helps!