2842: How to Calculate Your Macros ; The Complete Beginner to Advanced Guide
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What are macronutrients and why do they matter?
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Today's episode, how to calculate... macros. This is for you, whether you want to build muscle, burn body fat, what are macros and how do you calculate them? By the way, we have a calculator online that gives you a nice general number on what macros you should be consuming.
How can you calculate your optimal macro ratio?
How many grams of proteins, fats, and carbs?
Why is protein intake crucial for body composition?
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What are common misconceptions about tracking calories versus macros?
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What role do carbohydrates play in your diet?
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If you've paid attention to nutrition advice for more than five seconds, you've probably heard the term macros. What are macros? How do you calculate them? Are they important to track for your progress? If you want to lose body fat, build muscle, doesn't matter. What are these things? And should you pay attention? We're going to talk about that today. How to calculate your macros.
This dates us a little bit, but it makes me think of like, can you recall when you first heard this term? There's two terms that are thrown around in the space like crazy that there was a time when I never heard what either one of these were. PR and macros. I had no idea what that was 25 years ago.
So I knew the term macronutrient. Well, of course. But not the macros.
Yeah, yeah. People would say macros. And you'd be like, macros? I have no idea what the hell.
That wasn't that. Well, maybe.
It was IFYM that made it popular.
Yeah, it was probably like 10 years ago. Yeah, yeah.
That's what I mean. Macros.
CrossFit had all these other acronyms.
And CrossFit. Like AMRAP. Yeah, AMRAP. That's another one. AMRAP and PR. Yeah. And wads were words that I had never heard anyone say just 20 years ago.
Yeah, the first time I learned about – so macro is short for macronutrient. So when you look at food, just kind of like break down the basic here. When you look at food, food is made up of nutrients. And you have micronutrients. And a micronutrient would be like a vitamin or a mineral, for example. And then you have what's called a macronutrient. So micro, small, macro, larger. And there's three macronutrients that you'll find in food. One of three, two of three, all three in food. And that's protein, fat, and carbohydrates. So when you hear someone say macros, what they're referring to are proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. That's basically it. Yep. And macros are what make up the calories.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:07
2
What are macronutrients and why do they matter?
0:07–0:18
3
What is rabbit starvation and what does it teach us about nutrition?
0:18–0:34
4
How can you calculate your optimal macro ratio?
0:34–0:36
5
Why is protein intake crucial for body composition?
0:36–0:52
6
How does dietary fat impact hormones and performance?
0:52–1:00
7
What are common misconceptions about tracking calories versus macros?
1:00–1:07
8
What role do carbohydrates play in your diet?
1:07–26:43
Speakers
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