Uh, it’s actually something that has been gaining traction recently. I believe SuffolkPunch for instance is currently doing full body 5x a week and has talked about it quite a bit.
Right below my post in my forum signature you’ll notice 3 hyperlinks. The top link is the program in question (Fierce 5) the bottom link is the thread on calculating calories and macros.
You’ve been following Fierce 5 novice routine exactly as written including all progression and deloading (when necessary) protocols? What were your starting weights when beginning F5 and what are you...
I mean, it’s kind of self-explanatory. You just mentioned your maintenance is 1600-1700 calories and you are talking about eating 3000 calories a day which is a HUGE surplus. And you say this right...
Just to make sure there isn’t any confusion, in the future you will want to take your lifting during a cut just as seriously as you do during a bulk. Had you done that, we’d be having a slightly...
There are other reasons for the +100 cals a week. In general, you don’t want to transition immediately from a cut to a bulk. I’m not sure if Layne Norton coined...
I’m actually going to amend my stance and agree. Either direction would probably be fine but seeing a picture would be the best way of giving a more tailored response.
I would advise against eating in a surplus when you are 19% body fat. That as a blanket recommendation instead of analyzing on a case by case basis is a bit silly.