Hello !
I am starting a new program with pillar and I want to make sure I have all I need in my body to grow. Pillar offered to lay the macronutrients out for me but I don't have the money, so I guessed I would do it myself. Or at least try. Until now, I was making sure I ate 5 times per day a good meal with enough proteins, I wasn't really tracking anything.
I used this thread : http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981 to calculate my needs in term of calories and nutrients.
Katch-McArdle to calculate BMR :
BMR = 370 + (21.6 x ([total weight (kg) x (100 - bodyfat %)]/100))
So my BMR is : 370 + (21.6 x (92 x (100 - 12) / 100 ))
BMR = 2118 Calories
I am not sure of my weight, could be a bit less...
Calculating TEE :
It's for the next step that I am unsure. I train hard, that's sure, but I do have a desk job. I also know I have a fast metabolism (my body handles very well a week of fast-food and sodas :32 (1): ).
I chose to use "1.7 = Very Active (Physically demanding lifestyle & Hard exercise 6-7 days a week)" because I will be training 4 times in lifting and 3 times in MMA.
So my TEE would be 3600 calories.
If I add 15% to bulk :
Addition of 540 calories, I end up at 4140 calories.
This amount seems huge to me, did I make any mistake ?
Once I get some opinions on this amount, i will calculate the macronutrients I need to eat. thank you everyone for your help
I am starting a new program with pillar and I want to make sure I have all I need in my body to grow. Pillar offered to lay the macronutrients out for me but I don't have the money, so I guessed I would do it myself. Or at least try. Until now, I was making sure I ate 5 times per day a good meal with enough proteins, I wasn't really tracking anything.
I used this thread : http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=121703981 to calculate my needs in term of calories and nutrients.
Katch-McArdle to calculate BMR :
BMR = 370 + (21.6 x ([total weight (kg) x (100 - bodyfat %)]/100))
So my BMR is : 370 + (21.6 x (92 x (100 - 12) / 100 ))
BMR = 2118 Calories
I am not sure of my weight, could be a bit less...
Calculating TEE :
It's for the next step that I am unsure. I train hard, that's sure, but I do have a desk job. I also know I have a fast metabolism (my body handles very well a week of fast-food and sodas :32 (1): ).
I chose to use "1.7 = Very Active (Physically demanding lifestyle & Hard exercise 6-7 days a week)" because I will be training 4 times in lifting and 3 times in MMA.
So my TEE would be 3600 calories.
If I add 15% to bulk :
Addition of 540 calories, I end up at 4140 calories.
This amount seems huge to me, did I make any mistake ?
Once I get some opinions on this amount, i will calculate the macronutrients I need to eat. thank you everyone for your help