Hi Scott! I hope you had a Great Christmas and Lovely new year!
I'm struggling with losing weight and feel like I have plateaued...... I fell victim to the dirty bulk / Healthy Eating cycling which hasn't helped at all.
In terms of Muscle, I feel like I have a good frame currently as I used to play rugby and American football at university but due to the on-field positions I played, it was needed for me to bulk up quickly but also gain muscle in the right areas...it worked but I gained fat in the process...
After an injury, the bad habits of dirty bulking took president over my healthy eating and I was just fell into the fat cycle.
The reason I feel like I have plateaued is I have set my Calorie goal at 2,200 a day but I don't see any results.
I feel like I've worked out my calories wrong and I have got confused between your two macro videos. I most recently watched the one where you discussed BMR at Rest and BMR at Motion. Although the general premise of the video is clear where I got confused is where does the day to day calorie intake come in? on your meal plan, it gives a total calorie figure for the day?
I'd say I'm an experienced lifter as I did a lot of powerlifting and strength conditioning in my college years (4 years ago)
Height : 5ft 11
Weight: 210
Body Fat % : unknown but ill say around 25/30%
I Train 5/6 Days A week
Calorie Goal a day is : 2016
Macros
P: 151
F: 67
C: 202
My Current Routine:
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Arms or Rest
Wednesday: Quads, Hams & Calves
Thursday: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Friday: Back, Traps & Biceps
Saturday: Cardio 20 Minutes then Core
Sunday: Arms
Repeat.
I feel maybe the level of training I do doesn't warrant the low-calorie intake, however, I haven't seen a loss in Fat. I have had my blood work tested and nothing came back that would indicate a slow thyroid or overactive thyroid.
Anyway thank you for your time and hope to hear from you soon.
Cheers
James