How reliable is the tdee calculator? According to the site I have to eat 200g protein per day when bulking. Is that roughly correct? https://tdeecalculator.net
Unless you’re on steroids or are over 100kg, that’s vastly overshooting how much protein your body can make use of. Excess protein is simply converted into energy no different than carbs.
Natural lifters don’t benefit from more than 1.6(+0. 2) g/kg, bulking doesn’t change that.
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Natural lifters don’t benefit from more than 1.6(+0. 2) g/kg, bulking doesn’t change that.
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Likely not very accurate, but maybe a good starting point. I recommend using an app like macrofactor. You log your intake, your weight, and your goals, and it will adjust your target calories accordingly. You can also customize the protein targets based on preset options (low vs high protein) or a custom target.
The app doesn’t work without play store. Too bad the guy who wrote it didn’t take that into account.
I used another phone. Looks like 200 is at the upper end of the recommendation. Meaning, tdee isn’t really too far off.
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It’s incredibly expensive for a nutrition tracker. 10 bucks per month? Waistline is can also track it. No recommendations within the app but tdee was alright for that
These kinds of calculators are useful for getting a starting point for your TDEE, but protein intake is simple enough to do on your own. 1g/lb of body mass is a good time of thumb, and will already overestimate your protein needs in the greater majority of cases. If you want to be extra certain that you’re getting enough, you can always eat more. The only negative effect of doing so will be on your wallet.
