previous to “cutting” i was eating 6000 clean ass cals a day. think about that for a moment and digest it, no pun
during my prep i was eating the exact same foods for the most part, things moved around but the cals were 3200-3400 for 18 weeks. didnt change the diet the entire time besides water intake the last week.
as for engery and feeling better and knowing i was more healthy below the 245 i was at, think about this…i got my gf preggo.
twice a year i get my blood work, and twice a year its perfect. but never have i been able to get someone preggo (for obvious reasons and if u dont know dont ask)
so my energy was great and strengh only went down a hair. for ex i was benching 315 for 10-12 reps incline bench when i was 240+, and a week before my show i was still hitting it for 6 reps