Can i build muscle with only 1800 calories a day?
I think it is ok if you eat only 1800 and make enough exercices. You will gain muscles at a lower rate but it is still good for your body. Figure out how many calories you burn a day here: http://www.calotor.com/
How many calories do i need to build muscle?
Too much calories can make you gain weight, but not necessarily muscles. therefore, one must take in the right calories, and these are calories from health foods such as wheat and protein based products. vegetables are great too for nutrition, however for muscle building, you must ingest proteins and also, take a look at this link, i'm sure it will help you a great deal. http://www.howtobuildmusclefast.net/protein-powder-recipes.html/
Can I build muscle on 2500 calories a day?
Sure as long as 2500 calories is more than you burn.To build muscle as fast as possible you need to eat a surplus of calories. You main gain some fat while building muscle but try not worry about that too much in your muscle building phase (commonly known as bulking). Eat somewhere between 500–800 extra calories. This phase should last for 30 - 45 days.After you bulking phase you can focus on losing the fat and showing off your gains (commonly known as cutting).Ask The Muscle Prof: Is Bulking Really Necessary?Bodybuilding.com - Huge Online Supplement Store & Fitness Community! and Strength Training, Bodybuilding & Online Supplement Store | T Nation are great resources for bodybuilding information.
Do I have to count calories to build muscle?
No. To build muscle, you must exercise—and also eat healthful foods. Losing weight is almost totally driven by food choices (what and how much). Exercise (such as walking, running, weight-training, and the like) is excellent for fitness and strength and for making sure that the weight you lose is fat and not muscle, but exercise contributes very little to weight loss. Running a mile burns less than 200 calories, so if you ran two miles a day, and then had a donut to celebrate (450 calories)—well, you see the problem.My current diet advice is here, and it’s simple, easy, effective, satisfying (you won’t feel hungry), involves no calorie counting, and offers an easy transition from weight loss to weight maintenance, always tricky. And the food choices encouraged by the method are very healthful.It will probably take a couple of weeks to get the hang of it, but stick with it for two months and see then what you think. As noted at the link, it helps if you cook your own food: you not only gain a useful skill, you control exactly what you eat.
Can I build muscle eating 1300 calories a day?
No when you gain muscle you will burn fat. When you are on 1300 calories a day you will also be burning your muscle as well as fat which is not good: muscle needs food to form. Eat healthy foods and lots of them to gain muscle- you'll gain fat from bad foods like candy, sodas and sugary things.
Can you build muscle on a calorie deficit ?
Maybe you cannot get a straight answer because you’re not asking a straight question. Do you mean that a 2,000 calorie diet would be a calorie deficit for you? A 6 feet tall, 20 years old 185lbs guy would not even need that much. What is your BMR? (your Basal Metabolic Rate depending on your gender, weight, height and age). How much would be that calorie deficit? How much fat reserves do you have? Men: BMR = 66 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) - ( 6.8 x age in years ) Men: BMR = 66 + ( 6.23 x 185lbs ) + ( 12.7 x 72 inches ) - ( 6.8 x 20 years old ) Men: BMR = 66 + 1,153 + 914- 136 = 1997 Do not expect any right answer without providing enough data, like your age, weight, height, your calorie expenditure and your calorie intake, and the percentage in your diet of carbs/fat/proteins.
Calorie surplus to build muscle?!?
Both are probably right right. For maximum muscle gains, serious body builders and so on consume large quantities of protein and carbohydrate to fuel the repair their muscles need. Their size and musculature requires larger amounts of energy and logic suggests that having a calorie deficit could reduce their muscle gaining abilities. But spend any time at the gym and you will notice that you can actually increase muscle size and strength even with a caloric deficit or with large amounts cardio (something body builders also don't recommend). Over the past few months I've been carrying out a little experiment to get to the bottom of this very question. With a little fat to lose anyway I began to visit the gym regularly doing long sessions of low impact medium-high intensity cardio exercises for between 60 and 120 minutes, followed by strength training of my upper body only. Alongside this I've been following a diet of some lean protein (usually fish), fresh vegetables, some fruit and pulses/grains. I've been keeping my carbohydrates low, but I also haven't been loading up on protein either. I've dropped a jeans size but also built up considerable muscle on my legs (where my gains have been biggest). My biceps, triceps are noticeably bigger and better defined, as are my pectorals and the muscles in my forearms, back and shoulders. There is endless amounts of conflicting data on what you should and shouldn't do to achieve good gains (i know, I've read them too) and while what works for some people might not work as well for others, in my experience a varied diet of adequate amounts of protein and carbohydrate and regular exercise is all anyone really need to build lean muscle mass and get a better body. It may not be the fastest or most efficient way, but it seems pretty fast to me, my flexibility and strength has increased dramatically and I'm looking great, running faster and for longer for it. What's more, I'm not taxing my kidneys with all that extra protein.