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I want to eat 3,000 calories a day
I like to eat, and doing 2,000 calories a day is just not cool. How much muscle do I have to gain in order to justify eating 3,000 calories a day? I'm currently at 183 lbs and about 22% bodyfat. Would it make sense to just keep bulking till I reach a 3,000 calorie day maintenance level?
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Gain muscle AND lose weight?
HELLO WORLD!!! I do seem to be stuck in a see-saw. I can only reach my strength and muscle goals when I eat a lot of calories..., I DO put on muscle, but I also get fat. When I eat less and lose fat, that's great, but I lose a lot of my muscle strength and size in the process. How do people end up doing both, I can't…
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Gambling on weight loss...
Hey peeps, I want to bet my friend $1000 that I can lose more weight then her in a given period of time.. The problem is that I weigh around 175 and she weighs about 250... So theoretically, she can lose the weight easier and faster, right? I want to go from 175 to 160 for an ideal body fat percentage of around 12%... But…
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Its not how many calories, its WHAT you eat...
I am training to be a power lifter... squatting, benching, pressing heavy weights of 300 lbs or more, etc... My coach told me that for a someone doing heavy weight training, the amount of calories you eat is not what determines your fat composition. He basically said that its the quality of the calories that matters. He…
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What are my specific calorie needs?
I need some professional help here... I cannot seem to find the right calorie level for myself currently, and I'm not losing weight on my current plan. I am 38 years old, 6 ft 1 inch, and weight is 184 lbs, around 22% bodyfat. Most BMR calculators say my sedentary rate is 1900 calories per day. I am lifting weights 3 days…
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Eating more to lose weight...fact or myth??
Would someone who burns 4000 calories a day and eats 3500 calories lose more fat then someone who burns 2000 calories and eats 1500? In other words, is the 500 calorie deficit all that matters, or do you burn more by eating more? In my situation, my sedentary BMR is 1800 calories. I walk 30 minutes a few times a week, and…
