Maintenance calories for a 125 kg man

A 30-year-old man weighing 125 kg at 178 cm burns about 3,325 calories a day lifting four days a week with 7,500 to 10,000 daily steps, and about 2,660 with a desk job and little activity. To lose about 0.63 kg a week, eat around 2,640 a day.

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About you

Body fat is optional.

Sex
years
kg
cm
Training sessions a week

Your phone's weekly average is the honest number. Steps move your TDEE more than gym days do.

%

Adds Katch-McArdle and Cunningham, which work from lean mass instead of total weight.

Your TDEE

3,325kcal/day
BMR at rest (Mifflin-St Jeor)
2,220 kcal
Activity factor
×1.50

Calorie targets

Macros for cut

Protein
275 g
Carbs
220 g
Fat
73 g

Your BMR by formula

Without a body fat %, only Mifflin-St Jeor can run. With one, the lean mass formulas join in and Katch-McArdle sets your TDEE.

Mifflin-St Jeor2,220 kcal
Katch-McArdleNeeds body fat %
CunninghamNeeds body fat %

Your TDEE at each activity level

The classic multipliers most calculators use, applied to your BMR. Use it to sanity check the steps and sessions estimate above.

Activity levelMultiplierTDEE
SedentaryDesk job, little exercise×1.22,660 kcal
Lightly activeExercise 1 to 3 days a week×1.3753,050 kcal
Moderately activeExercise 3 to 5 days a week×1.553,435 kcal
Very activeHard exercise 6 to 7 days a week×1.7253,825 kcal
Extremely activePhysical job plus hard training×1.94,215 kcal

The calculator above starts at 125 kg. Change your age, height, steps and training days for your own number.

TDEE by height and activity at 125 kg

Worked out with Mifflin-St Jeor for a 30-year-old man. Find your height, then read across to how active you are.

TDEE by height and activity at 125 kg
HeightSedentaryLightly activeModerately activeVery activeExtremely active
160 cm2,5252,8953,2653,6304,000
165 cm2,5652,9353,3103,6854,060
170 cm2,6002,9803,3603,7404,120
175 cm2,6403,0253,4103,7954,180
180 cm2,6753,0653,4553,8454,235
185 cm2,7153,1103,5053,9004,295
190 cm2,7503,1503,5553,9554,355
195 cm2,7903,1953,6004,0104,415

Calories to cut, maintain or bulk at 125 kg

Targets for a 30-year-old man at 178 cm who lifts four days a week and walks 7,500 to 10,000 steps a day, with the pace set as a share of bodyweight.

Calories to cut, maintain or bulk at 125 kg
GoalCalories a dayWeekly change
Fast cut2,295−0.94 kg
Cut2,640−0.63 kg
Slow cut2,985−0.31 kg
Maintain3,325None
Lean bulk3,670+0.31 kg

TDEE by age at 125 kg

The formula takes 5 calories a day off resting energy for every year of age, so the same body burns a little less each decade. Worked out at 178 cm.

TDEE by age at 125 kg
AgeBMRSedentaryModerately active
20 years2,2702,7203,515
30 years2,2202,6603,435
40 years2,1702,6003,360
50 years2,1202,5403,280
60 years2,0702,4803,205

How much protein at 125 kg

Most of the research on lifters lands between 1.6 and 2.2 g of protein per kilogram of bodyweight a day. At 125 kg that is 200 to 275 g a day, with the top of the range most useful during a cut.

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Frequently asked questions

How many calories should a 125 kg man eat to lose weight?

Start from maintenance and take off enough to lose about 0.5% of bodyweight a week. For a 30-year-old man at 178 cm who lifts four days a week, maintenance is about 3,325 calories, so a cut sits near 2,640 a day. Weigh in daily, compare weekly averages, and adjust by 100 to 150 calories if the trend is off after two to three weeks.

How many calories should a 125 kg man eat to build muscle?

A lean bulk gains about 0.25% of bodyweight a week, which at 125 kg is a surplus of about 345 calories a day. That puts a man at 178 cm who lifts four days a week near 3,670 calories a day, with 200 to 275 g of protein.

How many calories does a 125 kg man burn at rest?

At rest, a 30-year-old man at 178 cm and 125 kg burns about 2,220 calories a day: that is the BMR. With a desk job and little exercise, the total for the day is about 2,660 calories.