Bump Up Exercise / Bump up Food Intake?

dxtra30
dxtra30 Posts: 498 Member
edited January 18 in Fitness and Exercise
If I bump up my workouts from 3 days a week to 5 days a week I'm assuming I need to bump up my calorie intake for food as well?Just making sure.. Thanks!

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  • BflSaberfan
    BflSaberfan Posts: 1,272
    If I bump up my workouts from 3 days a week to 5 days a week I'm assuming I need to bump up my calorie intake for food as well?Just making sure.. Thanks!

    what you eat on your workout days should be more than what you eat on your non workout days, if you are trying to lose weight, I'm not sure what your goal is ?
  • dxtra30
    dxtra30 Posts: 498 Member
    If I bump up my workouts from 3 days a week to 5 days a week I'm assuming I need to bump up my calorie intake for food as well?Just making sure.. Thanks!

    what you eat on your workout days should be more than what you eat on your non workout days, if you are trying to lose weight, I'm not sure what your goal is ?

    My bad.. Yes losing weight is my goal.. I should have clarified..
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    If I bump up my workouts from 3 days a week to 5 days a week I'm assuming I need to bump up my calorie intake for food as well?Just making sure.. Thanks!

    yep!

    you should be netting your calorie goal, so the days you work out, you have more calories to eat!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    If I bump up my workouts from 3 days a week to 5 days a week I'm assuming I need to bump up my calorie intake for food as well?Just making sure.. Thanks!

    I assume you're using the MFP method...in that case, you should always eat your exercise calories back...or at least most of them.

    If you're using the TDEE method, you'd also need to make an adjustment as an increase in exercise makes your previous formula invalid.
  • dxtra30
    dxtra30 Posts: 498 Member
    If I bump up my workouts from 3 days a week to 5 days a week I'm assuming I need to bump up my calorie intake for food as well?Just making sure.. Thanks!

    I assume you're using the MFP method...in that case, you should always eat your exercise calories back...or at least most of them.

    If you're using the TDEE method, you'd also need to make an adjustment as an increase in exercise makes your previous formula invalid.

    Ok thanks!
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