diet/time suggestions

[senor fusion]

Hey everyone, I have a few problems with my workout routine. I am in the middle of cutting at about 17% BF (6 ft. 175 lbs.-yes i am pretty skinny/fat) Lacrosse practice starts up this week every monday,tues, wed. and thurs. Should I just bulk up for the rest of the season (even though i want to finish cutting) because our practices are very intense and most likely very catabolic. And with the 2300 cals a day I eat, I think that much muscle would be lost.
Also I have a time issue. I eat at 6, 9, 12, and usually 3 oclock (school ends at 245). That means Id have to scarf down a meal and immediatley start excersizing at practice. It ends at 5:30, and I would like to go straight to the gym, but I will have to go home and eat a PWO meal. So, any suggestions, should I really clean bulk even though I have an undesired amount of fat, or continue cutting.

My workout will most likely have to be as followed:

monday-practice
tues-practice-shoulders/traps
wed-practice
thurs-practice
friday-back/tris
saturday-legs/calves/abs
sunday- chest/bis

I would like to have more rest between those 3 days of working out, but It is much easier for me to workout on the weekends and non-practice days. Please comment and help me with my dilemma(s). Thanks alot!

[Built]

Have a shake before practice. Whey digests quickly. Keep a dry shake in a cup ready to go in your backpack.

Why not just eat maintenance cals for a while? See what happens, then decide if you need to add more calories.

[spencerjrus]

I am dumb in real life.

[Manveet]

Have a shake before practice. Whey digests quickly. Keep a dry shake in a cup ready to go in your backpack.

Why not just eat maintenance cals for a while? See what happens, then decide if you need to add more calories.

This would be an intelligent approach.

Whey shakes and some powerade would be great between practices and lifting.

[senor fusion]

Thanks for the suggestions. So a shake before practice (could i throw in carbs for energy?), and carbs+shake after before I lift. I decided I will eat at maintenance and see how it goes and then most likely bulk till April. We'll see how this works, thanks again.

[Built]

Yes, toss in the carbs for the pre-practice shake. You can experiment with different kinds of carbs - either malto/dex, OR something a little slower, like powdered oats. Or both?

Good luck!

[senor fusion]

thanks again built. One last q. If im workin my way up to 3000 cals should i add 150 eevry week until i reach my designated amount of cals? Just need to make sure, thanks.

[Built]

It's a good idea to increase slowly. You basically want to think of it as compound interest - as your body grows muscle, you'll have more and more muscle to feed.

Have fun!