RMR

RESTING METABOLIC RATE (RMR) TEST
Who should take it Anyone
What it tells you The number of calories your body burns at rest ...

Therefore, if you are 130 pounds, 18% body fat and holding 107 pounds of muscle mass, your RMR is 1070. Let's say you are very active.

Age-related decline in RMR in physically active men: relation to exercise volume and energy intake. American Journal of Physiology, E281, 633-639
2. van Pelt, R.E., Jones, P.P., Davy, K.P., Desouza, C.A., Tanaka, H., Davy, B.M., & Seals, D.R.

In addition, Andrew Hill (2004) has shown that diet-only programs can lower a person's resting metabolic rate (RMR) by 20% (which may mean that approximately 300 fewer calories are expended per day).

Resting metabolic rate (RMR)
The body's metabolic rate (rate of energy use) early in the morning after an overnight fast and a full eight hours' sleep. This is different than Basal metabolic rate.

Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)- Number of calories expended to maintain the body during resting conditions. Also referred to as basal metabolic rate.

Hi Steve
Any idea how many calories you should be eating on this?
I suppose it depends on your RMR?
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If I were to use an equation, Mifflin-St Jeor is probably the best for estimating RMR, and multiplying by an activity factor. Or you can use the National Academy of Sciences equations for estimating total daily energy expenditure.

first step to a productive muscle building diet is calculating the amount of calories you need to consume and what foods you need to eat. Vince gets down to the technical details of just how to come up with the starting point for your diet (from RMR ...

The routines are designed to address the requirements of the cardio-respiratory system, muscular strength, anaerobic metabolism, basal metabolism and RMR or resting metabolism.

See also: Muscle, Fitness, Fat, Work, Calorie