How many calories to build muscle NOT fat?
Is true that you need for men 3000 calories in order to build muscle instead of 2500? Wont that make you fat instead?
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Is true that you need for men 3000 calories in order to build muscle instead of 2500? Wont that make you fat instead?
How Many Calories Do You Need? Nobody can tell you how many calories you need. It depends on your muscle mass, body-weight, activity levels, etc. Start with body-weight in lbs x 18kcal daily and experiment from there. Lose Weight. BW x 16kcal. Measure your body fat weekly using a fat caliper. Eat the same amount of calories as long as your body fat improves. Cut 500kcal when you don’t progress. Examples. 4000kcal/day for someone weighing 100kg like Gary is fine if you eat healthy & exercise. I weigh 73kg/160lbs & workout 3x/week. I eat 3000kcal/day to maintain my body-weight.
you need to work out burn all that calories not just eat.
Hi Dear
500 extra calories are recommended as you have to burn them with weight training and hence you will not put on fat.
Have a Balanced Diet rich in proteins.
Bodybuilders generally either bulk or cut. Fat is inevitable if you want to bulk properly, but can be easily cut off later.
During a bulking cycle, one eats as many as 6500 cal/day. This is most effective in building muscle mass (as long as there is plenty of protein in the diet). No cardio, cardio is the enemy of someone trying to put on muscle mass.
During a cutting cycle, one eats only enough calories to sustain their lean muscle mass. The number of calories varies for each individual, but is usually 2500-3500. Half your workouts should be cardio, the other half weight training.