Thread: Caloric intake

Details:
205lbs ~18-22% bf
Train 1 1/2 - 2 hours 5 days a week (balls to the wall)
Test e 2 x 250mg / wk (12 wk protocol)

I gained about 4lbs of muscle on SARMS on a short cycle at a caloric deficit. I was previously eating 2300-2600 calories daily, but upped that to 2900 calories for the past month. With that being said I am still at a deficit. I hover around 3100-3400 calories burned per day. Will I still make the 15+ lb lean muscle gains with a slight deficit? I consume right at 190-200g of protein per day (no protein shake as I prefer to eat food).

Maybe another brother can chime in. For gaining you need to be at a surplus if gaining is your goal. I am currently eating around 3500-4000 a day with a maintenance of 2800 and the progress is slower than I would like. But I am running 2 more compounds also. So everything I gain is lean.
As the story go’s to be big you must eat big. I eat every 2 hours myself.

I have been successful in gaining muscle at a deficit previously. I have plenty of body fat to consume since I am definitely above 18%, but I want to understand how much more successful I will be with a minor deficit. I would like to gain as little fat as possible and I consume about a 1:1 protein to body weight ratio (typically you eat for your goal and I am eating above my lean body mass goal)

I do use my Fitness pal, but my appetite just has not been up to where I need it every. Much of the time I have to force myself to eat enough. I have a pretty bad relationship with food, because in high school I was eating 4000-500 calories while swimming and since then I just don’t enjoy food. How should I adjust my split? I am looking at 200g protein 240g carbs and 115g fat average for the last 3 weeks. Most of my fat has come from nature valley bars that have a ton of fat in them so that is fairly easy to adjust.

Thanks!