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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Was just thinking of this so I did the math in my head: assuming a daily run of 10K, or some other strenuous exercise, burning around 800 calories for the average male, added to basic caloric needs of maybe 2000-2500 (depending on other daily considerations) for a total of 2800-3300. I would say you can have a more flexible diet, but certainly not calorific meals all the time. And that is probably a lot more calories than the average gym goer burns in a work out as well.
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This is very true. Few people run 10K/day. I run 10K once a week, plus two 5K runs, plus two weightlifting sessions, and most days I'm not burning an extra 800 calories. The average guy that goes to the gym to lift weights, but spends half the time on his phone or chatting probably only burns around 300 calories in a 45-minute workout.