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Hey team, new member,  been lifting for ~ 6 months. I play basketball, currently doing SL5x5 and seeing dem strength gains. Stoked to join the community, good to see all the positivity on various topics. Hope everyone's workout and nutrition has been on point! Primarily lifting for basketball and aesthetics, starting my first cut, no where near big enough for it to be completely warranted, but I've never had a six pack so COME AT ME ABDOMINALS.

TDEE: 2762
Current daily caloric intake: 2200

Lifting 3x a week, cardio 2x a week
Any and all advice is appreciated!

 

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What equation are you using for TDEE? Kcals seem low for a 94kg fella

The one from this website http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

(Mifflin-St Jeor formula)

Hey bro, welcome!

Cutting can be a good way to start - it gives you a good lean base to work from, and people often say bulking is more effective from a lower body fat. Just don't cut too drastically.

You'll be just in time for summer too! Smile

My thoughts too, made reasonable strength gains on SL. Biggest thing that's changed is my views on lifting/bodybuilding, gone from a "yeah I'll be shredded af by this summer" to "maybe in a few years I'll be decent". 

What would you consider a drastic cut btw?

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Well, 500cals under the TDEE is probably ok, but borderline. But that's assuming your estimated TDEE is accurate, of course.

For perspective, my stats are much the same as yours (6'0", ~90kg, ~9%BF) and I'm eating 2700cals 5x a week on training days, and 1950cals 2x a week on non-training days. So that averages out at 2485cal per day.

See this topic I started a couple of days ago...
http://www.gymnation.co.nz/forum/diet-nutrition/best-diet-articles-i-have-ever-read

Being the nerd that I am, I put together a pretty nifty spreadsheet to work it all out. I'm just in the middle of switching computer systems at the moment, so all my files are sort of in limbo. I'll dig it out and post it up in the next day or two though.

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Well, 500cals under the TDEE is probably ok, but borderline. But that's assuming your estimated TDEE is accurate, of course.

For perspective, my stats are much the same as yours (6'0", ~90kg, ~9%BF) and I'm eating 2700cals 5x a week on training days, and 1950cals 2x a week on non-training days. So that averages out at 2485cal per day.

See this topic I started a couple of days ago...

http://www.gymnation.co.nz/forum/diet-nutrition/best-diet-articles-i-hav...

Being the nerd that I am, I put together a pretty nifty spreadsheet to work it all out. I'm just in the middle of switching computer systems at the moment, so all my files are sort of in limbo. I'll dig it out and post it up in the next day or two though.

So should I be aiming for fewer calories? Very keen to see your spreadsheet too, nutrition is such an interesting and integral part of bodybuilding

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No, my point was that with roughly similar stats, I'm eating more than you... so you definitely don't need to go lower still.

Ah got you. I'm aiming to lose around half a kilo a week. On track so far but (after a week) I assume there are the equivalent of n00b gainz in terms of weight loss too. Thank you :)

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Sup bro, nice one! Tell us more about your basketball training haha.. I just started the other way around - combining basketball with my lifting routine.

Play at a reasonably competitive level, top B-grade team (we won our league this year, woo!). Just dislocated my finger playing recently too, no more pulling exercises for a while haha. I play 3 or 4, what about you mate? Do you mean you were lifting before you started balling?

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Sup bro, nice one! Tell us more about your basketball training haha.. I just started the other way around - combining basketball with my lifting routine.

Play at a reasonably competitive level, top B-grade team (we won our league this year, woo!). Just dislocated my finger playing recently too, no more pulling exercises for a while haha. I play 3 or 4, what about you mate? Do you mean you were lifting before you started balling?

Nice man, interested in how to get in to teams, if there are even novice teams for my age lol (25+). i was lifting for last 3 years or so now just started playing a month ago though so lots to learn haha. Heard apparently YMCA got some casual regular teams might consider switching gyms to there

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Not knowing much about bball except that it helps to be black and tall, what type of training do you do ? All jumping related stuff ? Any need for upper body strength ? Can't imagine it's hard to Chuck that orange ball far as even if you're weak haha

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Very keen to see your spreadsheet too

I finally got that spreadsheet up, bro.

http://www.gymnation.co.nz/forum/diet-nutrition/best-diet-articles-i-hav...

This...this is gold!

Sup bro, nice one! Tell us more about your basketball training haha.. I just started the other way around - combining basketball with my lifting routine.

Play at a reasonably competitive level, top B-grade team (we won our league this year, woo!). Just dislocated my finger playing recently too, no more pulling exercises for a while haha. I play 3 or 4, what about you mate? Do you mean you were lifting before you started balling?

Nice man, interested in how to get in to teams, if there are even novice teams for my age lol (25Smile. i was lifting for last 3 years or so now just started playing a month ago though so lots to learn haha. Heard apparently YMCA got some casual regular teams might consider switching gyms to there

Ummm not too sure to be perfectly honest, only ever played Varsity (I'm down here for uni) but I know there are heaps of teams/clubs bro. The oldest guys I've palyed have been ~50 and they were damn competitive (read: dirty) players.

Not knowing much about bball except that it helps to be black and tall, what type of training do you do ? All jumping related stuff ? Any need for upper body strength ? Can't imagine it's hard to Chuck that orange ball far as even if you're weak haha

Recently rekt my ankle, so I'm preparing for a plyo regime over summer. General weightlifting, not even for strength particularly atm, eating at a deficit to try and cut weight so I put less stress through my knees/ankles. Upper body strength is key for doing work in the low post, deads and squats are far more important for moving yourself around (and sometimes against) opposing players though.

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