A Beginner's Guide To Counting Macros (that's Fats, Carbs & Protein) When it comes to food, the fittest women don’t rely on guesswork, they use maths. Welcome to macro counting. Here’s a scenario for you: you eat pizza, chase it with a glass of red, then seal the deal with a slice of cake. By the week’s end, you’ve lost weight and you can see that lovely bit of muscle you’ve been after the past six months. This is the dream scenario for most of us.
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My strength has been improving, but I plateaued on weight loss, so I just knocked 100 calories off my intake in hopes of losing again. Current macro targets are 125g fat, 40g carbs and 205g protein on rest days, 165g fat, 70g carbs and 205g protein on training days.
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I'm trying to gain muscle but try to avoid as much fat gain as I can. My TDEE is 2100-2200 calories, so on workout days I eat 2400-2500 calories and on rest days I eat 1900-2000. My macros are somewhere along the lines of 30/45/25 (protein, carbs, fat).
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People who eat clean tend to stick to their list of clean foods and don't allow anything from off the list (except on a cheat meal or two a week) Counting Macros - The percentage of 40/40/20 is a very common macro guideline for dieters. This means you will distribute 40% of your calories to protein, 40% to carbohydrates and 20% to fat.
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I personally fit my cheat meal (once per week) into my macros. I think in order to maintain my clean eating I need to be able to induldge once in awhile. I know that pizza and ice cream are not the best choices (although ice cream and pizza can be clean) I like to have the “bad” kinds sometimes.
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Macros is basically shorthand for macronutrients, a term used to describe the three key food groups we all require for our bodies to function: carbohydrates (to fuel energy), fats (to keep you satiated) and proteins (to build and repair muscle).
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Lifting 3 years. of which only 1.5 years of training big 3, of which .5 years tracking lifts to ensure progression. Been using flexible dieting for almost 2 years on mfp. Experience is good. Have had to increase 75 carbs in 5 months to keep gaining.
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Pretty much every macro is tied to this. The easiest way to track your daily intake is with an app. My Fitness Pal has an extensive list of foods, with macronutrient ratings, while Fitocracy Macros is simple – both are free. It takes a bit of trial and error to find your ideal macro ratio, but it’s worth it.
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I'm sure both options work, but the macros method seems to be a bit more relaxed and maybe more of a lifestyle than a strict clean eating diet. There's a great video about this subject by BioLayne HERE.
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Eating Clean vs Counting Macros. Hey guys! So I'm always researching and trying to learn the most I possibly can about fitness and nutrition. I've come across a topic that is super interesting to me.
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what are macros in fitness
Macros are carbohydrates to fuel energy, fats to keep you satiated and proteins to build and repair muscle in fitness. Macros is a term that describes the three key food groups we all require for our bodies to functions, carbohydrates, fats and proteins.