Calorie surplus vital for recovery?
So I have an interesting observation.
I was following a high fat diet with carbs only backloaded after the workout. While it has allowed me to lean out significantly; with a loss of around 10 pounds, my libido/ erections really took a beating.
However, yesterday I just had a big ass cheat day where I indulged in pizza, burgers and ice cream. I thought I may have pushed myself back.
However, today as I woke up, I could recall more erotic dreaming, my morning wood returned, although still fairly weak, and I feel the need to watch porn and fap, which was non-existent for the past 2,3 weeks when I was on the diet.
So this begs the question, should we be on a calorie surplus if we are to recover from pfs?
Calorie surplus vital for recovery?
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Originally Posted by
jacknap
I think a mild calorie surplus yes. As caloric defecit I think is very harsh for androgens and more for aesthetics. I rocked 8% bf for 5+ years but I put on a bit more mass 10-12% to give me adrenals a rest. (I maintaned my lean look with 330mg+ of caffeine daily to blunt my appetite.)
Jack what do you mean? what is the relation between bf, mass and the adrenals?