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By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:04:27 +0000

Hey Mark, i totally agree with you on this, but do you really think that eating 500 or 600 calories extra a day is too much when entering a bulking period (about 1 pound of extra weight per week).

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Son of Grok » Blog Archive » Weekly Summary 1/11/09 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:20:08 +0000

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By: Sean Cook

Sean Cook — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:30:35 +0000

Right on Mark! Eating 5-7 small meals throughout the day keeping within your caloric needs will do the trick. Pre- and post- workout meals are the most important along with getting enough quality protein. It is the % of Protein/Carbs/Fat the each one needs to figure out for their own unique situation.

By: kenny

kenny — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:23:43 +0000

great info mark.cheers

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:07:28 +0000

@ Johnny. On a TSPA Cut, the workouts are structured slightly differently to allow ketones alone to do he job. I notice no difference in workout performance despite the glycogen depletion.
@ Andrew. Water is so important. Hydration impacts upon strength, strength obviously impacts upon workout performance.
@ Yavor. Depends on the diet too. I keep updating my testimonials section with new emails from people who are not only staying lean but oftentimes building muscle and losing fat at the same time
@ SP. Exactly, thanks!

By: SupplementPricing.com

SupplementPricing.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:10:11 +0000

Very well put. I think it’s a mistake for people to just assume that they have to eat 3500 calories or something to gain weight. It makes a lot more sense to calculate what you need and then try to stick with that.