Eating More Calories and Protein is a Game-Changer
TranquilWaterfalls
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I've been struggling with my weight for decades and just got back into working out. Normally try to eat 1500-1800 calories a day but apparently that's where I've been going wrong.
Recently I've been following a bunch of bodybuilder podcasts. They are always saying stuff like "to make gains at the gym, you have to eat more calories and protein to fuel your workouts and muscle growth." It's all male-focused channels, but since I've started following that type of meal plan (by eating more) I've had so much more success. It's honestly been a complete game changer. I never would have imagined that I could eat 2500-3000 calories for weight maintenance. It's like some weird alternate universe.
Any recommendations on women strength training or bodybuilding podcasts or Youtube channels would be greatly appreciated.
Recently I've been following a bunch of bodybuilder podcasts. They are always saying stuff like "to make gains at the gym, you have to eat more calories and protein to fuel your workouts and muscle growth." It's all male-focused channels, but since I've started following that type of meal plan (by eating more) I've had so much more success. It's honestly been a complete game changer. I never would have imagined that I could eat 2500-3000 calories for weight maintenance. It's like some weird alternate universe.
Any recommendations on women strength training or bodybuilding podcasts or Youtube channels would be greatly appreciated.
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I just finished reading the book „thinner leaner stronger“ by Michael Matthews and would recommend it. I wouldn’t say it’s body building specific but covers strength training and nutrition and how to calculate macros etc. nothing entirely new, but a bit of everything neatly wrapped up in one book.
Anyhow, I listened to it as audiobook, so my figures may be off. I think for cutting he recommended tdee -20%, bulking +10%
Might also be worth reexamining your activity level and recalculating tdee etc.
I’m waiting for the (actual) book with the training plan (and some equipment) before I jump into testing the theory, but already on day 2 of „just logging foods to count calories and see where my macros are at“ I ran into MFP telling me I was allowed an additional 1000 calories because my garmin tracked activity level was higher than what I had set in the app. Wowza, slight discrepancy. Guess I better check my numbers too 🤣
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Dr Stacie Sims on YouTube is brilliant. She did a Ted talk I think called ‘women are not small men’. She explains the impact of women’s hormones on the whole process. She’s an athlete herself but also studied nutrition extensively. She’s done a podcast with Stephen Bartlett that was interesting if you want a summary1
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I followed the Thinner Leaner Stronger weightlifting program all throughout the pandemic and since then by working out in my basement. Now I'm following the "mens" version, Bigger Leaner Stronger and going to a gym. The TLS focuses on lower body and it seems the BLS focuses on upper body! I'm switching from 5 days to 4 days and adding a yoga class once a week. If I didn't lift weights, I would feel like mush! NOW, I need to really focus on my food to lose 5 pounds a month starting this month, April 2025!😎
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Agree with the comment on S. Sims….a perspective on women's strength training that we are not used to hearing…put down the pretty pink 5 pound weight and start lifting,
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