MACROS - HOW MUCH OF EACH?

By getting this to point, ideally we should have spent a decent amount of time tracking our calories, and have been mindful of the amounts of each macro that we've been eating. 

What this does is allow us to develop better habits in relation to our foods, and ensures that we're sticking to the things that matter the most and will ensure the biggest amount of progress. Which is our deficit or surplus, once we're consistent with that, we can ensure further progress by setting up some macro targets. 

The video below explains these. 

Macros 

Now we've got a really good starting point to work off, whilst we're still aiming to be consistent. 

If our goal where to change, say going from a surplus to a deficit, we now know that we can adjust our amounts according to the goal. 

Similarly, if we were to want to start training more, for example starting double day sessions, we can make adjustments for that within the gym, as these can be a little trickier to navigate and require more individualisation and adjustment. 

Consistency is king

There is little point in hitting one single macro target, if you're drastically under/over your calorie target. 

Think rocks, pebbles and grains of sand. 

Your calories are the rocks, the big important bits that take up the majority of the room. 

The macros are the pebbles, they're a lot smaller than the rocks, they're still there, and are important but in terms of developing habits, are a lot smaller in comparison to the rocks. 

The grains of sand of sand, again are still important, however, not as much as the rocks or the pebbles, these are the micronutrients and supplements, which are worth knowing about about, but not worth spending a massive amount of time on (which is good, because we've condensed them right down into a quick video guide!)