Ok, so I’m new to Huel and I don’t think I will be 100% but it has introduced me to all the ideas about calorie counting ( sorry I have been living under a rock). Anyways, when figuring out my goal number of calories a day I’m not sure if I should be gaining or loosing weight. I do a bit of aerial training which means I am trying to make holding myself in the air easier by more strength and less body fat.
I am not bodybuilding or trying to gain unnecessary mass, just strength but I don’t want to impede strength training by not consuming enough calories
Also do you consume a fairly constant number of calories or add an extra meal on days with intense workouts?
If you’re comfortable with it, hit us with your height and weight and activity level. Do you work out every day? Much cardio? Do you have an active job?
If you don’t want to gain mass, I’d probably sit on the edge of caution and eat at “maintenance” for a month. This is the point between deficit and surplus, the point at which you maintain your weight.
If you’re new to training (which I suspect you’re not from the OP) you’ll see plenty of noob gains just in your Central Nervous System adapting. After that I guess it’ll be a slight surplus to fuel up the muscles ready for both training and recovery.
Thanks for your quick response.
I’m 5’8 150 lbs. I’m a student so very sedentary during the year but in the summer working I am standing/moving all day. I try to work out 2-3 times a week but minimal cardio ( a mile run warm up tops)
Different calculators gave me different estimates between 1800 and 2100. Does that sound accurate?
