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Pickles11
Pickles11 Posts: 310 Member
edited November 12 in Social Groups
I have been working out consistently for about 6 months now, but I am finally realizing I need to do strength/lifting, so I start CLX tomorrow.

I also run about 25k a week, and will continue that.

My current maintenance calories are about 1900, and I eat at 1490. Can I still continue to eat at 1490, or will that stop me from getting good results with this program? I am really confused about how much to eat with strength training because I eat my calories back but I know HRM burns for strength aren't supposed to count. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

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  • nmoreland
    nmoreland Posts: 183 Member
    I always count my calories burned when doing CLX, and eat back a part or all of them. In the burn phase, it was usually over 300 per workout. Calories burned are calories burned, no matter how.
  • philosohoe
    philosohoe Posts: 272 Member
    I agree, I use my HRM to measure my calories burned and include that in my food for the day. I'm shooting for about 1lb per week loss, so I figure I should have about a 500 calorie deficit everyday. However, with the strength training, it has really helped that I starting getting more lean protein. Just as a point of reference my macros are set at 50% Carbs/30% Protein/20% Fat. If I eat about 3 times more protein grams than fat grams, I'm getting closer to that range. It has really helped my muscle endurance.
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