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Protein is essential for repairing and regenerating body tissues and cells, a healthy functioning
immune system and manufacturing hormones. Protein is essential for muscle tissue growth and
repair. Under “stress” (exercise) your muscles tear and thus you need to intake high protein meals
after your workouts to help with new tissue growth and to repair the “damaged” muscles.
Fats are an essential part of a healthy diet. They improve brain development, overall cell functioning,
protect the body’s organs and help you absorb vitamins. Fats help with brain development and
normal hormone function. For women, we need to keep a stable fat intake because our body fat
composition determines our monthly cycle, fertility, skin issues and overall hormones.
Alcohol is considered a “non”essential macro. However, it still contains calories thus it should be
tracked into your calorie intake even if it is an occasional drink or two.
The first step towards calculating your macros would be figuring out your goals.
Finding out your body mass index or BMI would be a good way to guide your calorie
or macro goals.
A BMI of 25-29.99% is considered to be overweight, or 25-30 pounds above the
recommended weight for ones height. A BMI higher than 30 % would
classify a person as obese, or more than 30 pounds above the
recommended weight for their height. The the healthy BMI range is 18.5
to 24.9%.
Health is MORE than looks, and having a high body mass index can put
you at many risks for diseases. Knowing your BMI can better help guide
your macro calculation. So let’s figure it out! Based on your answer here
are your appropriate approaches:
BMI LOWER THAN 25 = SURPLUS
BMI BETWEEN 25-30 = MAINTENANCE
BMI HIGHER THAN 30 = DEFICIT
To determine your current “maintenance” intake you should take your
current weight in pounds and multiply it by your current activity level.
During a maintenance phase, you won’t gain or lose weight, but you can
gain strength and lose fat with using progressive overload (the gradual
increase of weights used for your workouts over time).
If your goal is to gain strength, muscle mass and fat you will opt for calculating your
macros for weight gain (SURPLUS CALORIE INTAKE). This would be recommended for
someone who is thin and wants to gain weight overall.
If you want to lose fat while gaining muscle definition (not muscle size) and lift/make
your booty rounder not necessarily bigger and tone your legs/overall body, you will
calculate your macros for maintenance.
If you want to weight (mostly fat and some muscle) and tone your legs/overall body, you
will calculate your macros for maintenance.
If you want to gain weight add 300 calories to your “maintenance” calorie amount. Eventually as weeks
pass by (2 weeks) you can add 100 extra calories every 2 weeks. I recommend this so that you don’t
overwhelm yourself with food and so that you don’t gain a lot of fat while trying to gain muscle.
To determine your current “maintenance” intake you should take your current weight in pounds and
multiply it by your current activity level.
Curing a maintenance phase, you won’t gain or lose weight, but you can gain strength and lose fat with
If you want to lose weight drop your calorie intake by 300 calories for steady weight loss. For a more
aggressive approach you’d drop it by 500 calories.
You can also pick a number in between and decrease it by that amount.
(I don’t recommend less than 1,600 calories per day!)
EXAMPLE FORMULA:
Your body weight in lbs x 1 gram (if you’re under 180 lbs) = protein intake
The recommended fat intake for women ranges between 25-35 % of their daily
calorie intake. I recommend opting for 25% of your calorie intake to come from fats.
Fats help regulate hormones and brain function so it is essential in your diet, and no
consuming fat wont make you “fat” when consumed moderately. In my case I am
supposed to consume 2,100 calories daily, so to figure out how many grams/
calories of fats to eat I would multiply 2,100 by .25 (represents %.) and the amount
this equals to is the amount of calories I should intake from fats. 2,100 calories x .25
= 525 calories
EXAMPLE FORMULA:
Then you would move onto determine how many grams of fat to consume by
dividing the calorie amount (525 for me) by 9, since 1 gram of fat = 9 calories.
Example: 525 calories / 9 calories = 58.33 grams (round to nearest whole number)
so 58 g of fat is what I would consume daily.
FINAL FORMULA:
Your cal intake x .25 = Fat calorie intake / 9 cals = Fat intake in grams
Carbs are essential in your diet. Low carb diets will slow down your
progress when gaining muscle is a priority, so consuming carbs
moderately is the best option in my opinion.
To determine your carb intake you will subtract from your original calorie
intake goal the calories consumed from fats and protein, the amount of
calories remaining is the amount of carbs you should intake.
In my case that would be 2,100 goal cals - 600 cals (protein ) - 525 cals
(fat) = 975 calories worth of carbs would be my carb intake and to
determine the amount in grams I would divide 975 calories / 4 calories
(since 1 gram of carbs = 4 cals). Leaving me with 975 / 4 = 244 grams of
carbs when rounded.
So remember: To calculate your carb intake you need to figure out the amount of fats
and protein you are consuming first, the remainder is carbs.
Final Formula:
Entire cal intake - (FAT CALS) - (PROTEIN CALS) = CARB cals / 4 cals =
CARBS in grams
PRE WORKOUT ROUTINE
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
G1 BANDED KICKBACKS
B1 DUMBBELL ROWS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
E1 DUMBBELL CURLS
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ABS - PLANKS
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WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
E1 TRICEP KICKBACKS
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ABS - BICYCLES
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ABS - V UPS
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WARM UP
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WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
F1 DUMBBELL ABDUCTION
B1 DUMBBELL ROWS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
E1 DUMBBELL CURLS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
ABS - PLANKS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
F1 BANDED SQUAT
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E1 TRICEP KICKBACKS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
ABS - PLANKS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
ABS - V UPS
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WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
G1 BANDED KICKBACKS
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WARM UP
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F1 DUMBBELL ABDUCTION
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G1 BANDED KICKBACKS
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A1 DUMBBELL ROWS
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E1 REVERSE FLYS
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ABS - PLANKS
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ABS - BICYCLES
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HITT - BURPEES
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WARM UP
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F1 BANDED SQUAT
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E1 TRICEP KICKBACKS
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ABS - PLANKS
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ABS - BICYCLES
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HITT - BURPEES
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WARM UP
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F1 BANDED FIREHYDRANTS
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G1 BANDED KICKBACKS
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HITT - BURPEES
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WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
NONE MOVE
FIRE 2 12 PER DOWN
BODY WEIGHT WITH BAND AROUND KNEES
HYDRANTS LEG
BADED FROG 2 12 REPS 30 SECS BODY WEIGHT WITH BAND AROUND KNEES
PUMPS
A3 ABS - AB CROSSOVERS
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A4 HITT - BURPEES
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WARM UP
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BANDED HIP 2 20 SECS NONE BODY WEIGHT WITH BAND AROUND KNEES
THRUST
A1 DUMBBELL WALKING LUNGES
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A4 HITT - BURPEES
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WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
SET 1 - VERY HEAVY 4 SET 1 - 5 REPS 60 SECS FOCUS ON HAVING A NEUTRAL PELVIS.
SET 2 - HEAVY SET 2 - 10 REPS
SET 3 - MEDIUM
DECEND IN 2 SECONDS, SHOOT UP IN 1.
SET 3 - 15 REPS
SET 4 - LIGHT SET 4 - 20 REPS FORM STRAIGHT LINE AT TOP AND HOLD 2
ADD MORE WEIGHT
THAT LAST WEEK
SECONDS
F1 DUMBBELL FIREHYDRANTS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
A4 HITT - BURPEES
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WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
NONE MOVE
BANDED 2 12 REPS DOWN
BODY WEIGHT WITH BAND AROUND KNEES
FIREHYDRANTS EACH LEG
E1 HAMMER CURLS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
F1 DUMBBELL CURLS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
A4 HITT - BURPEES
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WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
A4 HITT - BURPEES
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WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
E1 ABDUCTIONS
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G1 KB SWINGS
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A4 HITT - BURPEES
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
NONE MOVE
BANDED 2 15 REPS DOWN
BODY WEIGHT WITH BAND AROUND KNEES
FIREHYDRANTS EACH LEG
E1 HAMMER CURLS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
F1 DUMBBELL CURLS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
WARM UP
EXERCISE SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
E1 ABDUCTIONS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
G1 KB SWINGS
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS
A4 HITT - BURPEES
WEIGHT SETS REPS REST COMMENTS / INSTRUCTIONS