Not exact matches
While I'm eating tons of food and calories daily they just didn't
fit into my
macros and I didn't want to set back my competition preparations for some pancakes.
I switched from following a very rigid «bro» diet
while competing to a now enjoyable style of eating called If It
Fits Your
Macros or «Flexible Dieting.»
The whole thing started in a bodybuilding forum a
while back when a powerlifter and former bodybuilder, tired of new lifters asking if they could eat this or couldn't eat that, said, «if it
fits your
macros, eat that sh*t».
Rather than restricting yourself to just broccoli, sweet potatoes and chicken
while trying to eat healthy, the IIFYM approach allows you to eat whatever you want as long as it
fits into your allotted
macros for the day.
This can be a great plan to start with to get some in depth professional guidance on planning meals to «
fit your
macros» and optimize your nutrition
while leaving room for fun recipes and occasional indulgences.
These bites can satisfy anyone's sweet tooth,
while still
fitting macro and micronutrient needs.
While it might seem that «
macros» are just a cheap excuse people use to justify their pre-workout pop - tarts, popularized by the «If It Fits Your Macros» camp, counting your macros is actually an extremely effective way to hit your body composition
macros» are just a cheap excuse people use to justify their pre-workout pop - tarts, popularized by the «If It
Fits Your
Macros» camp, counting your macros is actually an extremely effective way to hit your body composition
Macros» camp, counting your
macros is actually an extremely effective way to hit your body composition
macros is actually an extremely effective way to hit your body composition goals.
While it doesn't roll off the tongue quite as well, IIFYMMAF (If It
Fits Your
Macros, Micros and Fiber) is a better diet label than IIFYM.
But
while chasing performance is a terrible move, so is sticking with a bad strategy or a strategy that is likely to be a lousy
fit in a given
macro environment (i.e. owning bonds in an inflationary environment or owning gold and commodities in a severe disinflationary environment).