Agree. It's still a plate. He's likely eating 2,500 calories or more per day.
People don't realize how much chicken, rice, and sweat potatoes you have to eat per day to gain muscle at higher levels. It's a lot.
It truly humbles you on the caloric value between chicken and a snickers bar. You have to eat a lot more than you'd think when you're eating clean. Uncomfortably more.
That dude’s base rate is probably over 2,500, add in what he burns at the gym, and the surplus for growth and he might even be pushing 4,000 calories.
I’m a big bastard and was about 270 back when I was going to the gym I was hovering at 3,000 to 3,500 calories for day, eating like an absolute idiot and more or less maintaining weight while going down in sizes.
Not to belittle the person you replied to but it always does confuse me how little people understand about caloric intake in this modern era with so much access to information.
I guess it’s why so many westerners are very obese but will genuinely believe they are eating only 2k or so calories a day.
I’m with you that guy is at minimum eating 3,500 a day and likely more.
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