I know that your supposed to eat 1-2x your bodyweight in protein a day...what about fat/carbs. I am trying to gain weight (muscle). I put what I ate yesterday into a calorie counter website cause I was curious, and my intake consisted of 48% carbs, 29%protein, 22%fat. Is this way too much carbs?
So far today I'm at 62% carbs, 34% protein, and 4% fat.
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09-23-2008, 03:39 PM #1
Percent of Carbs/Fat/Protein per day
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09-23-2008, 03:46 PM #3
It really depends on what kind of diet you're trying to follow.
Personally, I think too much weight is given to macronutrient percentages. Nothing magical happens when you have a nice even distribution of 40/30/30 or 60/30/10 or whatever.
Your body recognizes the TOTAL amount of macronutrients - nothing more. It's not a computer.
There's no way I could tell you if that's "too many carbs" without knowing a host of factors:
1. Your activity level
2. Total caloric intake
3. ****totype
etc. etc.
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09-23-2008, 03:49 PM #4
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"Micros Matter Dont Eat Like A Dumba**" (hydrogenated oils, shortening, mono and di-glycerides don't fit in my macros)
Does Not Count Macros Crew
"Think in terms of limits and the result is limitation
Think in terms of progress and the result is progression"
my day:http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=156294333
Training Philosophy to be strong: 1. Pick Weights up off the ground 2. Squat them 3. Push them over your head
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