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Building muscle = 300 calories above maintenance, a slow clean gain. Cutting = 500 below, about 1 lb of fat a week. Aggressive = 1,000 below, about 2 lb a week — hard to hold onto, and not where beginners should start. Hit the calories first, protein second.
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Apply for coachingYour calories come from the Mifflin–St Jeor equation, the standard dietitians use:
Men: BMR = 10 × weight (kg) + 6.25 × height (cm) − 5 × age + 5
Women: BMR = 10 × weight (kg) + 6.25 × height (cm) − 5 × age − 161
That's what your body burns at rest. We multiply it by your activity level to get what you burn across a full day, then add or subtract for your goal. These are estimates — weigh in weekly and adjust. General information, not medical advice.