Is it true that teenagers have a higher metabolic rate and need to eat more calories? A little buddy of mine I have taken under my wing (15 years, 123lbs, 5'8) wants to gain weight- online calorie calcs give him numbers like 2600, which is a good 800 abovve what he has been eating. Is this legit? Do kids have fast metabolisms?
>I wish I could go back
>>42249653
Yes it's true but they can still get fat easy. Though the worst thing teenagers can do for their future selves is go on a cut
Teenage boys on average need 1,800 to 2,600 calories a day if they're 11 to 13 years, and 2,200 to 3,200 calories a day if they're 14 to 18 years of age.
Teenage girls need more, too: 1,800 to 2,200 calories a day if they're ages 11 to 13, and 1,800 to 2,400 calories a day if they're age 14 to 18.
Just make sure he's eating healthy food with lots of protein (like your cum) and he should be fine.
>>42249653
not really. it all comes down to how active they are. TDEE calculators you find on web are shit because of that activity modifier.
>>42249673
yeah I know
>>42249696
interesting
>>42249715
but even when I put him at the lowest setting he's around 2200
Is it healthy for a 17 year old manlet to cut 500 below maintainance or will it stunt growth
>>42249653
Isn't that the vegan gainz faggot
Nigger needs more hanging L raises
>>42249901
Go for it, unless you're like a kys tier manlet (5'5>) then you should just drink a ton of milk everyday and pray to whatever god you believe in to show you mercy.
>>42249653
yes you moron. teenagers are still growing and so need more energy than adults
>>42249901
you're likely done growing but yeah it would not be healthy if you were like 15 and not fat
>>42249673
Why?
>>42250062
Im Like 5'6 and a very late bloomer I think, My voice just dropped, No facial hair, just started noticing armpit hair, I look like a kid. If im still blooming should I be eating maintenance or Bulk?
>>42250168
bulk if you're not too fat. you can shed the excess weight whenever when you get a year or two older. It's not worth it now
kids should never aim to loose weight unless they're fat, you need nutrition to grow
>just lift and be confident bro
>>42250168
Bulk and lift hard dude. Went from 5'9 to 5'11 from 18 to 19 when I started lifting
>>42250163
Because it's retarded to deprive yourself of nutrients when your body is going through the biggest period of growth and development it'll ever have.
>>42249769
calculate it yourself, it's not rocket science
>>42250233
>>42249673
I fucked myself out of 2 inches doing keto
>>42249653
is he a curlbro or is that god tier biceps genetics?
>>42249901
>17 yo manlet
>worrying about stunted growth
a little late there, bub. might catch 3 or 4 inches max, but don't expect to go from 5'6 to 6'anything. Whole Milk, Spinach, and Carrots was 75% of my diet and I'm 6'5 now.
>>42250250
I genuinely believe I fucked my growth up by doing this shit when I was 17.
OP here, is my boy fucking himself out of inches? We want him to be aesthetic, not fat, but we need to make the boy grow.What do?
>>42250233
>>42250329
this is him rn
>in b4 child pornography
>>42250211
>>42250239
Ok ill take your advice Im not obese but used to have a gut so loads of insecurities but ive cut down to 120lbs. so I think im at a healthy weight even though all the skinny fat on my stomach isn't gone yet. I've been doing keto for 2 weeks at end of month ill start bulking.
>>42250389
I know men keep growing late into life and 3-4 is more than enough to make a difference.
>>42249653
this vegan fag seriously has a yellow/green tinge to his skin tone