What kind of caloric intake do I need for...?

Question

I'm eating meals suggested by the Abs Diet book from Men's Health magazine. I know that if you want to really bulk up you need to exceed your normal caloric intake (eat a lot more). But I'm 24, 5'5" tall and about 145lbs. I don't want to be one of those really bulky short guys, I just want lean muscle, with nice definition. So I do want to add some muscle mass, just not a crazy amount. Should I still be eating at that increased caloric intake? How important is counting the calories you consume in a day to how you want to train your body?

Answer 1

just eat normal or a little but more.

Answer 2

It really depends, are you defined to start with and just trying to bulk up a little bit to add mroe muscle? Or are you not so defined and trying to get defined?

Findout your caloric intake by entering your info in here

http://www.myeatingdisorder.com/myeating...

that is to maintain you current weight, you'll wanna increase it a little, and make sure you are lifting weights to add muscle mass. Don't increase it much if you just want to tone :)

Hope this helps =)

Good luck, Toni Lynne