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If you are a tall male 3500 kcal is not professional athlete region. Hell, if you are a young male < 25 thats not a huge amount.
by jzoch 8y ago
If you are a tall male 3500 kcal is not professional athlete region. Hell, if you are a young male < 25 thats not a huge amount.
- simonbarker87 8y agoYeah, a couple of my taller buddies gave up on the gym as they saw no results. In hindsight it was clear they just weren’t eating anywhere near enough, if you are tall and active 4K+ is not insane
- dogma1138 8y agoOutside of exteeme cases it is: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/07/24/157317262/how-many-calories-do-olympic-athletes-need-it-depends https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/07/24/157317262/ho... People also tend to overestimate how much calories they consume a day when you average it out over a period of time. You can have days with 4500 kcal and days with 2500 kcal.
- cko 8y agoYup I am 170lbs and 3500 Calories a day is just enough for me to play an hour of basketball a few times a week and be able to gain a little bit of muscle.