Injured and Inactive!!! How would you maintain your size and condition???

[SouthernLord]

Say you're faced with an injury that causes inactivity. No strength training and very limited cardio activity. How do you adjust your kcals and macros to keep your hard earned LBM while staying as lean as possible? Obviously this would be a serious issue. You would have to be super strict with every calorie consumed, even more so than when active and in the gym 100%. Thoughts on this?

 

[mwm5]

wtf did u do now?!?!?!!?!

 

[SouthernLord]

I hurt my back. I should be fine, but it will be a while before I'm 100%. I am hoping to turn this bad situation into something good. I am going to start a food log and really nail this diet thing down. I was thinking....

Adjust my Kcal total to meet my BMR and (in)activity levels

After finding this number adjusting my my macros to best suit my situation

I was thinking something along the lines of 50/20/30

Keeping protein high and starches low should keep me somewhat lean. My carbs will be coming from fruit and veggies. The fat will be mainly from EFAs and fish oil. I am hoping the high protein and healthy fats will help preserve muscle mass.

Anything else??? Is there a better way???

 

[mwm5]

sounds pretty decent. the back issues suck, i have been having issues with my lower back for some time. i had to take two weeks off a few months ago to let it rest. most morning i'm stilling hurting when i first get up but it seems to get better as the day goes on. very annoying, good luck with recovery.

 

[needtogetaas]

I was thinking 60/20/20 lol.. I mean unless you are going to stay active some how. Walking something shit.

 

[SaiBoT]

Bro I spoke with a powerlifting and olympiclifting coach friend of mine, he suggested something like 50% protein, 40% carbs from veggies and fruits even though he said some cereal wouldn't harm you; 10% fats and yes he told me that EFA and fish oils are perfect!

He also said with this you can maintain size for 3 weeks and after that some loss would be inevitable.

Good luck

 

[aquatic_glories]

wtf did u do now?!?!?!!?!