Originally Posted by aham23
What? 3500 calories a day is ton of cals! I guess it could be right, but I am curious how you arrived at your numbers. 5000 is off the charts unless you are riding a ton.
I'm a pretty big guy, I'm 6'6" and about 205 lbs. I did the hydrostatic fat % test a few months ago to determine as precisely as it can be measured my basal metabolic caloric needs which came out about 2400 calories. A moderate lifestyle adds another 1000 calories. All the online calculators also give me a 3500 measure as well. When I played volleyball in college, I was on a 4500 calorie diet.
On days when I ride hard for a couple hours, I tack on an extra 1000-1500 calories to make up the difference.