CALORIE CONFUSION???

MickyCrispDipper
MickyCrispDipper Posts: 41 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I started off with a cut and was happy with the results got down to 11% BF, now I am lean bulking 3050 calories a day Carbs 396 Fat 82 Protein 182, I am 35, 6 foot, 165 lbs, and I lift a minimum 3 days a week and I’m fairly active most days, but my I’m losing muscle and gaining fat, surely 3050 can’t be too much, I’ve tried to work out my maintainance calories at 2750, any pointers, advice????

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    What makes you think you are losing muscle? How much are you gaining per week?
  • MickyCrispDipper
    MickyCrispDipper Posts: 41 Member
    I use the Boditrax machine once a week, and I’m tracking my weight every morning, it’s slowing rising, but don’t feel like I’m getting stronger in the gym, it could possibly be in my head
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I would say that machine is not very accurate, so take your results with a grain of salt. If you are gaining weight, I would say very unlikely you are losing muscle. If you are gaining significant muscle may be a different story.

    What lifting program are you following?

    When you say you aren't getting stronger in the gym, do you mean your lifts aren't going up? Weight, volume, reps? How long have you been lifting, would you say you are a beginner or more intermediate/advanced? There should be a progressive increase over time, you may not be adding weight to the bar every week but there should be some kind of progression (more reps, less rest between sets, more volume etc) especially with more calories.

  • MickyCrispDipper
    MickyCrispDipper Posts: 41 Member
    I’m doing Push Pull Legs, I’d say I’m intermediate/advanced, been lifting for a few years. I think it’s taking what Boditrax says too literally is my problem. I think I am getting stronger, possibly having high expectations.

    My main concern is that maybe I’m a lot more active than I realise, every gym session I bike it (20 minutes) there and back, I play football once a week, and I’m constantly running around with my son. I’ve been told to track weight every morning for 2 weeks, if it goes up cut calories, if it goes down raise.

    It’s the common problem of being scared of gaining too much fat back
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Cardio and being active is great... but sometimes too much can interfere with muscle building goals. You biking to the gym can become taxing on your legs and can cause your workout performance to suffer, which in turn will affect your muscle building results. Just something to think about.

    Also to keep fat gains at bay, make sure you aren't gaining too fast, 1lb per week or less max. Some fat gain will come with it, but it shouldn't be outshining the rest of your growth. Besides using the scale to make sure you are heading in the right direction, I would use the mirror, photos, measurements and gym performance to track your progress.

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