Buddy for macro counting

MeightyMax

I just started the app... I always been a thin guy but I managed to gain about 45 lbs in 8 years and now I'm looking to start the dietary part on a serious level.. I've always tried to eat clean and lots of protein but never have I tracked it.. Would be cool to meet someone who is starting the same thing or had experience in it and can offer guidance to reach my fitness goals.. I'm trying to get bigger but don't want to gain it in the wrong places.. I work out 7x a week at this time...

MiikeCholas

My advice is find your calorie intake needed to maintain the current weight you are at ... then simply add 300 cals to that depending on how much weight you want to gain a week you can always had more cals or less...but being at a calorie surplus you will defiantly be gaining weight. Also a good starting out split for macros is 30/30/40 which is 30% protein 30% fat and 40% carbs. You should be tracking your weight week by week adjusting your cals/macros as you go. This is a excellent split for building muscle and even cutting out a bit of fat!

Jams009

Feel free to add me; I've been doing it for nearly 3 years now and love talking about macros and exercsise and stuff.

I see a lot of people calculating macros using percentages. I'm sure it works fine, but to me it seems inaccurate and always ends up with excessive amounts of protein. There a bunch of different ways to calculate macros but I use 0.8-1g of protein per lb of lean body mass, 0.45-0.7g of fat per lb of lbm. Then the rest of my calories are made up from carbs.

Check out the IIFYM calculator to get a starting point. You'll get a better idea of what your tdee actually is over time by watching your weight in relation to how many calories you eat.