Quote Originally Posted by Sgt. Hartman View Post
I am planning a very clean bulk after the first of the year, have a good idea of my macro % (probably 40 - 40 - 20) and foods I will be eating but am a little confused about my TDEE.

I have been eating what I think is my maintenance calories for the last 6 months which is about 2600 and have stayed the same weight and BF % (or so I believe). All of the calculators however have my TDEE above 3000, some almost 3100. I'm planning on eating at least 500 possibly up to 1000 (thanks baseline) over my TDEE and am undecided on where to start. I will be on a conservative AAS cycle and doing cardio 5 days a week.

Any thoughts or advise?
There are two main areas where people overestimate their TDEE.

One is in the activity level they choose, the other is using total body weight instead of lean body mass.

Activity level even for someone who works out 5 days a week with cardio 4 days a week is "lightly active". The only way you should be above that level is if you have a job that requires energy expenditure on a daily basis, or do some other type of physical activity all the time.