3k calorie intake right for me?

optionsguy88

I’m 29, 6ft 172lbs. Trying to add muscle. GW 185-190 with 10% body fat.

Is 3k caloric intake ok if I’m working out 5 days a week?

Davidsdottir

Probably. I'm 5'5"ish, 136.2 lbs and eating 2700.

cwolfman13

Who knows...try it and see what happens. That's about maintenance for me so my guess is that it could be a bit more.

deputy_randolph

I'm 5'3, 140ish, 38 year old female and maintain around 2200 calories. My last bulk ended around 2600 calories. 3000 for you is probably right.

Did you use a calculator? If you gain weight too fast or "feel fat," just cut back and reevaluate.

cwolfman13

deputy_randolph wrote: »

I'm 5'3, 140ish, 38 year old female and maintain around 2200 calories. My last bulk ended around 2600 calories. 3000 for you is probably right.

Did you use a calculator? If you gain weight too fast or "feel fat," just cut back and reevaluate.

OP is male though...a moderately active male can easily maintain on around 3,000 calories.

Davidsdottir

Nm.

kazane1

I'm 5'5 and I weigh 128lb and I consume 3,089 calories a day and I'm trying to bulk

Movemoreguy22

Maintained around 3500 maybe more.... 5ft 7" 152Ibs.. I bulked on 4500

fb47

optionsguy88 wrote: »

I’m 29, 6ft 172lbs. Trying to add muscle. GW 185-190 with 10% body fat.

Is 3k caloric intake ok if I’m working out 5 days a week?

Nobody can tell you that, it all depends on the calories you burn throughout the day, the only way to find out is to try it for 3 weeks and see your result...then adjust if necessary. There's more to it, but I suspect you learn about how to find your maintenance, bulk or cutting calories through youtube. I remember watching a video by Matt Ogus on this explaining how it works, even Michael Kory did one.

billkansas

My guess is that this isn't enough calories for you.

LivingtheLeanDream

That sounds ok, trial it for a few weeks and see.