Calories look correct?

SlavicStrong

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Trying to lose fat, I'm 16, 5'10, and 208 pounds. Most of my weight isn't fat, a decent amount is muscle, as I've gone up from a weight of 158 since last May. Anyways, does 2,538 calories seem like enough for a cut on training days, and 2,130 on off days? I currently work out 6 days a week, on a PPL routine.

Besides calories, how many carbs would you reccomend for both training days and none training days?

Supplements include
HMB-Ca ( testing how recovery is and it's supposed anticatabolic props while on cut)
Creatine
Rice Protein Powder
Multivitamin

First time cutting, about 4 days into it, looking to fix my carbs and calories mostly.
 
Have you done a tdee calculator and a macro calculator online to find out what each are? If you do those you can find you base and then adjust from there. Supplement stack looks fine. You could always throw in some fish oil as well.
 
LeanEngineer said:
Have you done a tdee calculator and a macro calculator online to find out what each are? If you do those you can find you base and then adjust from there. Supplement stack looks fine. You could always throw in some fish oil as well.
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Just checked again..for cutting it says 2,915..!? That seems insanely high for a "cut". Also 146-364 carbs depending on what type of carb options you choose. But 2,915? That can't be right. Also, forget to mention, I use krill oil.
 
You used a calculator?
Lots of room for error, all you can do is try it and monitor weight shift until you pinpoint your TDEE.

Carbs vs. Fat is your call. As long as you hit calorie goal and protein minimum do whatever you prefer for the rest. I usually end up at 40/35/25 P/C/F

We can't suggest supplements to you as you are under 18
 
Driven2lift said:
You used a calculator?
Lots of room for error, all you can do is try it and monitor weight shift until you pinpoint your TDEE.

Carbs vs. Fat is your call. As long as you hit calorie goal and protein minimum do whatever you prefer for the rest. I usually end up at 40/35/25 P/C/F

We can't suggest supplements to you as you are under 18
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I was doing as low as 2140 the first few days, but I feel like 2530 might be better on training days. 2,900ish seems way too high.
 
Driven2lift said:
You used a calculator?
Lots of room for error, all you can do is try it and monitor weight shift until you pinpoint your TDEE.

Carbs vs. Fat is your call. As long as you hit calorie goal and protein minimum do whatever you prefer for the rest. I usually end up at 40/35/25 P/C/F

We can't suggest supplements to you as you are under 18
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This. A calculator is going to be inaccurate. I would use a calculator to find out maintenance. I would eat there for two or three weeks to see if weight stays the same. If it does, you know that is what you need to maintain your weight, if weight goes down, then you know you would need more to maintain and vice versa.

Have you thought about carb cycling?
 
AntM1564 said:
This. A calculator is going to be inaccurate. I would use a calculator to find out maintenance. I would eat there for two or three weeks to see if weight stays the same. If it does, you know that is what you need to maintain your weight, if weight goes down, then you know you would need more to maintain and vice versa.

Have you thought about carb cycling?
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Not at all, it's my first time using weight, I'm actually approaching my one year anniversary of being at the gym lol. But yeah, I'm thinking 2100-2500 is fine, since maintenance is around 3000-3500.
 
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