Macros for bulking?

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blopmiyers
blopmiyers Posts: 195 Member
edited December 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I've read that macros have to be like so:
Protein: 1g per lb of body weight
Fat: 0.3-0.4g per lb of body weight
And put the rest on carbs.

Could anyone clarify if this info is good? I really have no idea :/ for my macros it would be 140g protein, 56g fat and about 355g of carbs a day.

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  • scottburger104
    scottburger104 Posts: 90 Member
    I go 30% fat 30% protein 40% carbs on workout days and less carbs on non workout days bodyweight * 12 - 15 calories for hypertrophy
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,459 MFP Moderator
    blopmiyers wrote: »
    I've read that macros have to be like so:
    Protein: 1g per lb of body weight
    Fat: 0.3-0.4g per lb of body weight
    And put the rest on carbs.

    Could anyone clarify if this info is good? I really have no idea :/ for my macros it would be 140g protein, 56g fat and about 355g of carbs a day.

    Its actually grams per lb of lean body mass. So if a person is 200 lbs at 10% body fat, then you would based your grams on 180 lbs of lean body mass (all things not fat).
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