Show HN: Lean bulk, cut, body recomp. Calculate maintenance calories
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(garmin/apple watch/whoop etc...)Traditionally, people often use static TDEE calculators which often over or underestimate for some by 100s calories.Chatgpt and TDEE calculators like Calculator.net or TDEECalculator.net use the same formulas, so they share the same limitationIf a beginner asks ChatGPT, "What are my maintenance calories?", ChatGPT can give them a number.
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But ask how it arrived at that number, and it will usually explain that it used a formula like Katch McArdle, Harris Benedict, or Mifflin St Jeor to calculate BMR, then layered activity on top using an activity factor, PAL, or...
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