Maintenance calories for an 80 kg man

A 30-year-old man weighing 80 kg at 178 cm burns about 2,650 calories a day lifting four days a week with 7,500 to 10,000 daily steps, and about 2,120 with a desk job and little activity. To lose about 0.4 kg a week, eat around 2,210 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

2,650kcal/day
BMR at rest (Mifflin-St Jeor)
1,770 kcal
Activity factor
×1.50

Calorie targets

Macros for cut

Protein
176 g
Carbs
239 g
Fat
61 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 Jeor1,770 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×1.22,120 kcal
Lightly activeExercise 1 to 3 days a week×1.3752,430 kcal
Moderately activeExercise 3 to 5 days a week×1.552,740 kcal
Very activeHard exercise 6 to 7 days a week×1.7253,050 kcal
Extremely activePhysical job plus hard training×1.93,360 kcal

The calculator above starts at 80 kg. Change your age, height, steps and training days for your own number.

TDEE by height and activity at 80 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 80 kg
HeightSedentaryLightly activeModerately activeVery activeExtremely active
160 cm1,9852,2752,5652,8553,145
165 cm2,0252,3202,6152,9103,205
170 cm2,0602,3602,6602,9653,265
175 cm2,1002,4052,7103,0153,325
180 cm2,1352,4502,7603,0703,380
185 cm2,1752,4902,8053,1253,440
190 cm2,2102,5352,8553,1803,500
195 cm2,2502,5752,9053,2303,560

Calories to cut, maintain or bulk at 80 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 80 kg
GoalCalories a dayWeekly change
Fast cut1,990−0.6 kg
Cut2,210−0.4 kg
Slow cut2,430−0.2 kg
Maintain2,650None
Lean bulk2,870+0.2 kg

TDEE by age at 80 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 80 kg
AgeBMRSedentaryModerately active
20 years1,8202,1802,815
30 years1,7702,1202,740
40 years1,7202,0602,660
50 years1,6702,0002,585
60 years1,6201,9402,505

How much protein at 80 kg

Most of the research on lifters lands between 1.6 and 2.2 g of protein per kilogram of bodyweight a day. At 80 kg that is 128 to 176 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 an 80 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 2,650 calories, so a cut sits near 2,210 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 an 80 kg man eat to build muscle?

A lean bulk gains about 0.25% of bodyweight a week, which at 80 kg is a surplus of about 220 calories a day. That puts a man at 178 cm who lifts four days a week near 2,870 calories a day, with 128 to 176 g of protein.

How many calories does an 80 kg man burn at rest?

At rest, a 30-year-old man at 178 cm and 80 kg burns about 1,770 calories a day: that is the BMR. With a desk job and little exercise, the total for the day is about 2,120 calories.