Activity level

britneyy32

So, I have been bulking for a few months and I plan to cut now.. so I need to calculate how many calories I should eat to do so. I am trying to do it based off of my TDEE using Scooby's calculator. What would my activity level be considered if I lift about 5 times a week, and do kickboxing & boxing 3 - 5 times a week?

Also, by using this method, I would eat the same amount of calories everyday, even when I'm not working out?

Nadoriel

Hey ^^

You probably use this spreadsheet. It seems a bit more accurate than the Scooby's calculator I think:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/961054-spreadsheet-for-bodyfat-bmr-tdee-progress-tracker

You're probably the best one to know.. but I think it could fit between moderate and strenuous level on the Scooby's calculator anyway. Depends on the hours you spend.

And the idea, from what I read, is eating always the same amount of calories a day, unless you burn more than the difference between TDEE and BMR.

heybales

So, I have been bulking for a few months and I plan to cut now.. so I need to calculate how many calories I should eat to do so. I am trying to do it based off of my TDEE using Scooby's calculator. What would my activity level be considered if I lift about 5 times a week, and do kickboxing & boxing 3 - 5 times a week?

Also, by using this method, I would eat the same amount of calories everyday, even when I'm not working out?

If you kept good records of how much you ate to bulk, and plan on doing the same workout as you've been doing already, best to base it on results already obtained.

It turns out studies shows it takes the same 3500 calories to get a pound of LBM, which would include muscle mass in there. Obviously you got some fat too.

So find out how much you ate daily on average over a 3-4 week time period where you gained some weight.
How much did you lose over that same time period.

Eaten daily - (3500 x gained / days) = TDEE for whatever the exercise was during that time.

TDEE - probably 15% for a week, then 10%, so you don't risk losing your hard work.

jaeone

So, I have been bulking for a few months and I plan to cut now.. so I need to calculate how many calories I should eat to do so. I am trying to do it based off of my TDEE using Scooby's calculator. What would my activity level be considered if I lift about 5 times a week, and do kickboxing & boxing 3 - 5 times a week?

Also, by using this method, I would eat the same amount of calories everyday, even when I'm not working out?

Based on the scooby doo calculator activity levels, I would say strenuous, if you working out at least 1 hour each day. Now if you have a sit down job or are not on your feet a lot and not moving around the rest of the day you could used the moderate. Start at 10% cut. And yes eat that amount daily.