A Show Of Hands

How many of you have gained weight in the past few weeks with the quarantine shit that’s been going on?

Let me see a show of hands.

Wow, that many of you!

Alright, you can put your hands down.

Whoa, why are even more hands going up?!

Damn, you folks really let yourselves go!!!

Okay, since so many of you are looking to lose weight, here’s a quick tip to help you figure out how many calories you need to eat.

What you do is take your current weight and multiply by

•13 if you don’t exercise at all;

•15 if you exercise a few times per week; or

•18 if you work out five or more days.

Then subtract 500 from that number.

Presto!

What you now have is a ballpark figure of the amount of calories you have to eat to lose at least a pound per week. Because the total is just an approximation though, you may have to make some adjustments, as well as refer to some of the FREE resources here to help you along with other shit, like figuring out your macro ratios and what foods to eat.

Hold on, I know what you’re thinking…

Yeah, that’s a lot of advanced math. Who the fuck has time for that? And adjustments? Who the fuck has time for that?! And figuring out what to eat? Who the fuck has time for that?!?! If that’s the case, you could always just hire someone to calculate your exact calorie needs and design a meal plan for you.

Since I’m a coach and I’m the one writing this, that someone you may want to hire is ME!!!

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Monster Longe

Monster Longe is a personal trainer in San Diego. He has been lifting weights for +25 years and training clients in the gym and online for about half of that time. When not working with clients or making content that's easy to read, understand, and apply to everyday life, he enjoys long walks and leaving buildings crushed and entire city blocks decimated in his wake.

A Show Of Hands

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