Subtract calories burned from your daily intake?

[TiGeR AK]

if you go workout at the gym.. or do a little cardio..

the approx. calories burned should be subtracted from your daily intake when counting calories.. correct?

sorry if that's a dumb question.. just wanted to make sure

[bradley]

Originally posted by TiGeR AK
if you go workout at the gym.. or do a little cardio..

the approx. calories burned should be subtracted from your daily intake when counting calories.. correct?

sorry if that's a dumb question.. just wanted to make sure

The calories burned during exercise vary to a great degree, depending on factors such as intensity, duration, type of exercise, etc.

Another approach would be to follow a training program and adjust calories based on the results you see from week to week. For example, if you are training 3x a week along with cardio 3x a week, and you are losing too much weight each week, then obviously you would need to increase your daily calorie intake.

[TiGeR AK]

Originally posted by bradley


The calories burned during exercise vary to a great degree, depending on factors such as intensity, duration, type of exercise, etc.

Another approach would be to follow a training program and adjust calories based on the results you see from week to week. For example, if you are training 3x a week along with cardio 3x a week, and you are losing too much weight each week, then obviously you would need to increase your daily calorie intake.

well the reason why i ask this is because on RARE occasion i go over my "cutting level" calorie count... so i try to burn some of them off by lifting weights or doing cardio..

is that a reliable method?

[Big John]

" NO "The odd day over does IMO no harm, you should know your dayly requirements ( Toatal cals), Stick as close to this as is possible, weigh your self Once per week, and adjust from there. Big John

[bradley]

Originally posted by TiGeR AK


well the reason why i ask this is because on RARE occasion i go over my "cutting level" calorie count... so i try to burn some of them off by lifting weights or doing cardio..

is that a reliable method?

If you want to throw in a little extra cardio, then I think that is fine, but don't worry about going slightly over your daily calorie intake. One day above maintenance is not going to negate days/weeks of dieting.