So you are saying to drop calories to around maintenance...approximately 3900...on non-workout days, which will be cardio/abs days really, and eat a bit more freely on workout days to target my daily higher calories, just don't over do it obviously. I know me and that I will do my damndest to eat as clean as possible still, but like eat whole eggs, more nuts, more carbs...clean carbs on workout days?
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Yeh man. That's pretty much what I'm saying, though I have to admit that I don't see how your maintenance cals are at damn near 4k, unless you are figuring in cals burned during activity also.
Regardless, if you prefer to eat clean all the time then go for it. Do whatever works for you. Nobody knows your body better than you. As for me, I like to live life and I will never miss out on foods I enjoy and miss out on eating what the rest of the family eats because its not clean enough. I always eat clean on my cardio days, but workout days anything goes as long as I hit the macro and cal targets. Pizza, burgers, ice cream, cookies, whatever....bring it on. If I was in contest prep I would have to change that, but I'm not and I can maintain my current condition (my avi) by eating all those things.