Ok, so I did the formula to get my BMR, which comes out to 2098 calories. Multiplied that by 1.5 (my activity level, went with a median from light to moderate activity) to get 3147. Multiplied that by 115% to get 3619.

For additional info, I'm male, 17 years old, ~193lbs, 6'2".

Does this not seem like an absurd amount of calories to eat in one day?!? I'm skeptical that I wouldn't be putting on pounds of fat eating so much.


Here is my lifting routine (done in the form ABxABxx, e.g. Upper on Monday and Thursday, Lower on Tuesday and Friday):


UPPER:

* Bench Press
* Seated Row
* Pec-Fly
* Pulldown
* Military Press
* Lateral Raise
* Triceps Extension
* Curl
* Shrug


LOWER:

* Squat
* Straight-Leg Deadlift
* Lunge
* Seated Leg Curl
* Calf Raise
* Decline Sit-Up
* Hanging Leg/Hip Raise
* Side Bend


What do you guys think?

2300-2500

If your maintenance really is 2000, 3600 = 2+ lbs of fat a week.

My maintenance is 3147 using the BMR and the Harris Benedict formula

Then where did you get 2098 from?

2098 is my Basal Metabolic Rate...have to take that and multiply it by your activity level. Since Light = *1.4 and Moderate = *1.6, I went with the middle and multiplied 2098*1.5 to get 3147, which is my maintenance supposedly.

No, it's not a lot. For bulking, that is. Calculators can be wrong, though. Have you been maintaining weight consistently (for a period exceeding two months) at a particular caloric intake? If yes, eat 500 calories more than that a day. If no, try what the calculator says and see how it works.

Basically, shut up and eat.

It takes a little trial and error. Don't expect a formula to work perfectly for you. I'm 6'1 185 and I maintain at about 3800, most my size would eat more than 1000 below that. I was recently sick and lost a few pounds so I'm currently eating 4200

Yea, the shut up and eat plan is what's going to end up working for me


I'll stick with this for a few weeks, and if I'm not liking the results, just adjust in either direction? Makes sense. 3600 just jumped out at me


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Also, I'm kinda playing on the safe side to avoid accumulating a bunch of excess fat... I (according to the calculator) should probably be eating around 3700 to gain.

Is that 60 to 100 less calories I'm missing out on going to hurt my muscle gains severely?

Off the top of my head that number seems about right, I'm 6'2", 225lbs and maintain weight at about 4,000 Kcal a day so your 3,600 seems reasonable to me