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In a perfect world, we would get all the vitamins and nutrients we need from the foods we eat.

And in a doubly perfect world, we could eat whatever we crave to fortify a healthy body.

But for those of us who live in a somewhat imperfect world, and are trying our best to follow a sensible bodybuilding meal plan, there are supplements.

Do you know how many calories you should eat in a day? If you haven’t heard the names Katch and McArdle, then you’re probably wrong about your energy needs.

The number of calories your body needs to function at a basic level every day is called your Basal Metabolic Rate, or BMR. This is the key piece of information you’ll need when creating a meal plan to support your fitness goals and is easy to determine, but the standard methods often produce inaccurate results.