Calorie target - exercise calories

BoxerBrawler

Hello all...
I am doing a competition in June and am going to start a long and slow prep. My comp coach gave me the suggested calorie and macro targets and told me to stick to those numbers but don't take into account my calories burned through exercise. I'm not sure this makes sense since most days I'm burning well over 500 between my workouts and number of steps... what am I missing here? I'm going to discuss with her further but thought I'd get some opinions as well. I only have to drop about 20 LBs to get stage lean so not a biggie. It's just as an avid tracker I've always taken my exercise/step calorie burn into consideration.... thoughts?

rybo

Your coach may already be including calories burned working out. Especially if your workouts are pretty consistent. I actually think this is a good way to go.

sijomial

Sounds like your trainer is using the average TDEE (minus a percentage) method.

Both methods work, personal preference if you prefer same every day goal or a variable goal in line with that day's exercise as per MyFitnessPal.

I do really long / high burn cycle rides so naturally chose the MFP method but for you it's six of one and half a dozen of the other.....

BoxerBrawler

Thanks both for the replies. Makes sense. When it comes to numbers I like to be very specific... I am sure I'm not alone there. I like to keep the same targets/goals every day... I don't do well with cycling and re-feeding and carbs today not tomorrow and high/low calorie days BS. Consistency is key for me! My workouts and targets remain fairly consistent so I'll trust her process. Thanks again!

cwolfman13

Probably using TDEE as it is a more common method...exercise is factored into the calorie target in that case.