Adjusting Calories

**tunedx** · 09-09-2008, 08:44 AM

How do u determine u need more calories on your diet I know for mass diet if u are not gaining weight u should up your calories. How would this work if u are cutting and gaining muscle how would u determine weather or not u should adjust your calorie intake.

**AdamGH** · 09-09-2008, 09:01 AM

Their is a formula you use to tell what your calorie intake should be. What are your stats? height, weight, age?

**tunedx** · 09-09-2008, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by AdamGH

Their is a formula you use to tell what your calorie intake should be. What are your stats? height, weight, age?

5'9", 173lbs, 30 Not sure bf % yet will be performing a fit test this week.

**AdamGH** · 09-09-2008, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by tunedx

5'9", 173lbs, 30 Not sure bf % yet will be performing a fit test this week.

Your approximate daily caloric maintenance level is: 2735 calories (kcal)

Your daily caloric goal in order to lose weight should be between: 1735 to 2235 calories(kcal)

Your daily caloric goal in order to gain weight should be between: 2985 to 3235 calories(kcal)

**DSM4Life** · 09-09-2008, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by tunedx

How do u determine u need more calories on your diet I know for mass diet if u are not gaining weight u should up your calories. How would this work if u are cutting and gaining muscle how would u determine weather or not u should adjust your calorie intake.

You have to get your BF checked.
Then decrease 500 calories from your maintenance level of calories.
Try for a week or so and get your BF checked again and see where your at.

Repeat.

**Johny-too-small** · 09-09-2008, 07:21 PM

Here is the simple and best way. Eat a complete meal (EFAs or fats/carbs/protein). When your body tells you that its hungry then eat again. You think a standard formula or a clock knows what your body needs and when? HA!

Eat this: 1 piece of fruit, a cup of green veggies, 1 tbls olive oil, and a chicken breast. There you go. Eat like the pros do.

**DSM4Life** · 09-09-2008, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Johny-too-small

Here is the simple and best way. Eat a complete meal (EFAs or fats/carbs/protein). When your body tells you that its hungry then eat again. You think a standard formula or a clock knows what your body needs and when? HA!

Eat this: 1 piece of fruit, a cup of green veggies, 1 tbls olive oil, and a chicken breast. There you go. Eat like the pros do.

Fruit, oh the sugar rush !

**Johny-too-small** · 09-10-2008, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by DSM4Life

Fruit, oh the sugar rush !

Not if you eat it with greens and EFAs, brother. If youre a bodybuilder, fruit will do you more good than a grain source will. Take a look at the G Index and G Load of fruit, and then look into what the your liver does with the "sugars" in fruit. Peace out, whisker bisquit.