uphillclimb
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Actually, if his activity level and body fat levels are true, 3200 isn't too out of the ball park for a moderate calorie surplus. I'd be interested to see what he's eating and when though. I'm 202 and in the 8-10% range at 5'7" I only train 4 days a week and work a desk job. So, my activity level is moderate at best. My maintenance is around 3200, and I "bulk" around 3500. That way I grow without adding tons of BF. There's no reason to add 1000+ calories to your diet to grow.
I'm also not a BB'r nor do I drill down my macros....and when prepping for a lifting meet, it's a little more essential for my training for the extra cals IMO. I'm also adding in a surplus of compounds too....4k isn't a typical daily intake when I bulk but on squat and deadlift days it is.