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As i am looking through all these forums, i keep seeing people talk about that they calculated so many grams of fat that were needed to do a certain diet. And i was wondering where can i find a gadget that will calculate how much fat i need to intake for the MANS diet. It says high fat and high protein diet but i am not sure how much fat is considered high fat. So if anyone could help me out i would greatly appreciated it.

Chase Andrepont

Hi Andro,

Welcome to the forum!

I suggest you take a look at the diet and nutrition sections in Mark's THT (other than 4.0, which doesn't address diet) or Total Six Pack Abs ebooks. The formulas for calculating your protein and fat intakes (in grams and calories) are there, as well as many other details.

In order to calculate your lean body mass, you'll need to do a fat test. While not the most accurate route, the most cost-effective and easiest to repeat method is to purchase a good pair of calipers, which are available at any health/vitamin store or online. Since it's recommended to take body fat measurements weekly to adjust your dietary macros, the calipers will be a wise investment of about $20.

Does that help?

Cheers,

-LH