Extra calories
allother94
Posts: 588 Member
The app tells me how many calories I use. The more I exercise, the more it goes up. When bulking, do I eat more calories than the number I burn or just more calories than my base line without exercise?
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I'm not sure if this answers your question, but you are supposed to eat back the exercise calories.0
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If you are trying to gain I would eat back the exercise calories. There might be some inaccuracies but overall it will be a good idea especially if you tend to overestimate intake and have a hard time gaining.
Alternatively, which some people who are gaining might find easier is using the TDEE method where you calculate your total energy expenditure (you can use a calculator or past data as a baseline) and eat above that amount each day, even on days you don't exercise, it takes into account your average cals burnt.0 -
So if I need 2000 to maintain without exercise, and I burn and extra 500 calories a day exercising, do I eat 2500 or 2800 each day if I want to “bulk”. Thanks!0
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So you would eat above 2500 to gain. 2800 is fine with a surplus of 300cals per day. Track your weight over time since sometimes maintenance numbers can vary.0
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Thanks!0
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Just use this calculator and eat the same amount of calories everyday: https://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/
Less confusing this way.0
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