I am quite experienced in macro counting, as I did it for years consistently and years on and off. But this video still taught me heaps! Thanks guys 🙌🏽
I'm a little confused! How do you get "pounds of body fat from your bmi" to know what your "lean body mass" is??? This video is the bomb!!! I'm so glad I found you Natalie Matthews!!! I've been weight-training for about 1 year now and have been vegan for 9 years (August) and I've been taking part in 1st Phorms Sprint Challenges for a year now and I feel like they always put my protein way too high and carbs way too low. I'm feeling lethargic and am really missing beans, and veggies. Lol those are considered "carbs" to them, not protein sources =( My current macros are at: 1226 cals/day, 133g protein, 88g carbs and 38g fat. I feel like that's way too low on carbs! So I'm trying to do this on my own now and you guys have this awesome video and I was doing great up until the point where I need to figure out my "lean body mass" lol. I know I'm 144lbs, 5'4" and 46 yrs. old. I also know my calories to "lose" body weight are in the 1200's. So that would make my "maintenance" calories in the 1700's. I'm stumped after this point. Oy Vey! ='-(
Hi thank u for showing us newbies how to work out macros with simple to understand explanation. I would love to see a simple explanation on how to build muscle and staying relatively lean.
Thank you so much for posting this! So helpful! I had to rewind a bit because there was great information I needed to digest and do my own math for while you both were talking. Thanks for the motivation and encouragement!
Please please make a video on how to figure out your macros for muscle gain ! I am happy with my weight yet I am so lost on how to calculate my macros for muscle gain. Please help! I want to know my macros so I can begin to meal prep properly. Thanks!
Great informative video you two. Thank you so much for explaining in such detail. Natalie, I just recently stumbled across your RU-vid Channel and it has instantly became one of my favorites. I too am a vegan and I love your different recipe ideas. You keep it fun and interesting! George, you are funny as can be. Your “mean mugs” to the camera when Natalie is recording are hilarious! Regardless of what Natalie says! Keep up the great on screen chemistry. You two are a cute couple. Not annoying LOL! Love it!
Loved this! Thank you for solving that for me with such a simple explanation and for combining my 2 favourite things: fitness & Math (nope, not joking even a little).
Love your channel, I went fully back to a vegan diet, I’m 5’7 and got down to 98 pounds from lupus and ulcerative colitis . I put them into remission after going back to plant based diet, but unfortunately the doctors prior made me gain weight with whey protein , now I’m 115 and skinny fat. I need build lean muscle and get my body fat back down. Can you put a menus for meal plans that’s easy ? ❤️❤️
I enjoy d video. . I’m still trying to figure it out. I will watch it a few more times. This is d best explanation by far I’ve seen. Thanks for making this video.
Hello. I just came across your website and RU-vid channel. I really love the resources that you give. My question is about carbohydrates. Is 46% high? I am on a muscle building program, lean phase, and the carb count is 27%. I'm so confused about carbs and losing fat. Could you provide thoughts? Thank you! Love your website, love your channel, and I'm looking forward to downloading your cookbook.
So do u recommend to start off by using an online macro calculator to give us our macros, from there test it out for 2-4 weeks? And adjust it depending if ur gaining weight? But what if ur loosing to much? Add 3,500 back onto the calories given? Just wanna clear it up before i give it a go
Great Video! Thank you for this great explanation. Just one question, how did you come up with the number of lean body mass to calculate your protein intake?
I follow you like a nut, I am always struggling to build my meal plan for the week, keep it simple and hit my protein and calorie needs. Do you do a nutrition plan that helps people with a meal plan roadmap?
Isn’t the maintenance calorie calculation get thrown off by variability in activity? What if I hike one day, run the next and lift the third day? Is there a way to account for that when trying to find your maintenance calories? Based on my personal experience the calories burned during exercise in MyFitnessPal overestimate how many calories I’m burning.
This computer must have been reading my mind! I was wondering what Macros were when I found this video. I will have to watch this again! ( I have terrible Math skills) anyway, thanks for sharing.
You won’t be bulky if you are a woman unless you are on purpose working hard to gain all of that muscle. It’s not something you should have to worry about. You can still weight train and you will not have ‘bulky muscle’.
This is a great video! I don’t know if I’ll ever use this information, but maybe someday if I ever get serious about losing the last bit of weight. I feel I’m permanently 10 pounds over weight. I’m at 150lbs at 5’7”
how often should I train? Do you recommended 2g protein for 1kg bodyweight? Maybe you can do this video also for weight gain? What if I don't know my lean body mass? :/
The measurements vary so much, especially when you are really lean. The best way is probably just to take progress pictures or look at some examples online and compare results.
Yes to building muscle video please . Also my coach uses .8 to 1.2 per Kilo not pounds . Is that also correct even though the number is completely different ?
It's pretty consistent. Less than 40g fat per day makes you lose weight or atleast maintain. Add a little carb to lose weight add a little protein to gain weight. This is why people can't lose weight because they take so much protein in and a lot of the time protein ingested by non vegans is high in fat
Hi I’ve also seen a picture of you with Q&A on using Crissi Carlvaho vegan fitness food.. do you have any recommendations on using her ebook?? Before I purchase it I’d like to know what you think ? And which one would you suggest this one or the one with the link on your RU-vid channel?? Thanks a bunch
I love both books for different reasons. Crissi's book focuses more on meal prep recipes. Danis Book (Flexible dieting for vegans) shows you all the basics for tracking macros as a vegan. I highly recommend both. They are great resources full of valuable information.
Please tell me how is macro setting different when you are doing heavy weights and low reps than when when you are doing lighter weight high rep, time under tension kind of workouts? do you need to change calorie intake and calorie allocation?
I eat tofu, beans, seitan, veggie burgers, rice, potatoes, veggies, fruit, bean chili, lentil curries, salads, oats, etc... I have never cut carbs. Carbs are what keep me fuel through my workouts.
Squeak's Buffeteria I was vegetarian for about 9 years. I was a cheeseaholic! I use to say: “I would never go vegan, I can’t live without cheese” lol...George went vegan first and I followed shortly after. Never say never! Going vegan was the best decision I’ve ever made. We both been vegan for a little over 5 years. 💚
I started training for my first show I year before I ever stepped on stage January (2016). I stepped on stage for the first time March 2017, I competed 5 times last year. I'm hooked!
It only took you 2 years of training? You were not doing exercises befor? When you started to decide to do this? Do you have cheat days sometimes? Its important to have a day in the week for a little treat
Natasha Lapierre I’ve been an athlete my whole life. I use to do competitive surfing before bodybuilding. I trained a lot, but not focused on muscle building. I was focusing on endurance training to improve and support my surfing. I started weight training in 2016.
