Do I need to eat more calories when I do strength training?

leannem7
leannem7 Posts: 3 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I’ve recently started adding strength training to my workout routine. I do 3 X 1 hour strength training sessions a week plus 3 X 30 minute cardio sessions per week.
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  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,220 Member
    What are your goals?
  • leannem7
    leannem7 Posts: 3 Member
    Loose weight and tone up
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,847 Member
    edited March 16
    Up to a point. Lifting doesn't burn many additional calories, maybe 200-300 per hour. You should definitely increase your protein, to at least 0.7g per pound.
  • leannem7
    leannem7 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you 🙏🏼
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,214 Member
    Also you want to be spreading your protein intake evenly in your waking hours. A minimum of around 30g's for each meal (centered around 3 main meals) seems to maximize muscle protein synthesis and can be up to 50g's depending on the person, and the real bonus is when you add exercise like lifting. Basically it's proven sub optimal to get most of your protein in the last meal of the day, so spread it out. It's important especially when a person might eat in a slight deficit to make sure we maximize the effect protein can have especially when weight training. Personally I'm 185 lbs 71 yrs old play hockey and lift and I consume around 150-180 g's a day.

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