What's your BMR/TDEE??

laserlad2010

Just wondering for comparison.

My calculations have me roughly around 3500-4000 (maintenance) for a 28 year old 100kg powerlifter who's trying to keep things together for another 8 weeks or so until the IPO Nationals :D

I've never really eaten that much before (healthily anyway) so I'm a bit reluctant to push up from the 3000 or so calories I was on, but those extra calories might help my PRs...

It has me thinking... what are your numbers? I suppose I'd love to hear from guys or girls in my own situation but all walks of fitness life are welcome.

New Goat

BMR just over 1700 but I'm a mere 70kg.

I guess I'd burn 2000 on a lazy rest day and maybe 2500 on a day with a decent walk and gym session.

How are you doing your calculations?

laserlad2010

New Goat wrote: »

BMR just over 1700 but I'm a mere 70kg.

I guess I'd burn 2000 on a lazy rest day and maybe 2500 on a day with a decent walk and gym session.

How are you doing your calculations?

I've used the NIH calculator, as well as the IIFYM and other ones that come up on google.

I go with age 28 wt 100 BF 20% (probably overstating that) and then light activity with heavy exercise (x2-2.2) as im in the gym 5 times per week with cardio around that.

It seems a bit mad to me alright!

Alf Veedersane

laserlad2010 wrote: »

I've used the NIH calculator, as well as the IIFYM and other ones that come up on google.

I go with age 28 wt 100 BF 20% (probably overstating that) and then light activity with heavy exercise (x2-2.2) as im in the gym 5 times per week with cardio around that.

It seems a bit mad to me alright!

You'd want to be doing a lot of cardio type stuff for activity levels of 2.2 or have a job where you're on your feet during work.

Not that it matters hugely cos you can just tweak as per results.

New Goat

I did the NIH calculator.

Activity set at 1.7 (Regular activities more than once a week, e.g., intense walking, bicycling or sports.), 70kg weight, said I would increase my activity by 10% to reach my goal.

Suggests I eat

• 2511 calories per day to lose 4kg in 74 days (10 weeks).
• or 2811 to maintain.

I think the activity calculators are a tad high.

Reducing the activity multiplier to 1.6 (Very light activity at work and Regular activity at least once a week, e.g., walking, bicycling (including to work) or gardening.) changes the above figures to about 2250 to lose and 2500 to maintain.

In reality I would consider myself to be more active than how described above.

Alf Veedersane

New Goat wrote: »

I did the NIH calculator.

Activity set at 1.7 (Regular activities more than once a week, e.g., intense walking, bicycling or sports.), 70kg weight, said I would increase my activity by 10% to reach my goal.

Suggests I eat

• 2511 calories per day to lose 4kg in 74 days (10 weeks).
• or 2811 to maintain.

I think the activity calculators are a tad high.

Reducing the activity multiplier to 1.6 (Very light activity at work and Regular activity at least once a week, e.g., walking, bicycling (including to work) or gardening.) changes the above figures to about 2250 to lose and 2500 to maintain.

In reality I would consider myself to be more active than how described above.

The calculators aren't hugely accurate anyway so don't rely on the figures. Base your TDEE on that and adjust as necessary.