Question

Jake is 20 years old professional video gamer. he is 5' 11" (1.8 meters) tall and weighs 175 pounds. his total caloric intake is 3226 calories per day including 158 grams of protein. what is jakes estimates basal metabolic rate?

Answer 1

To calculate Jake's estimated basal metabolic rate (BMR), we can use the Harris-Benedict equation, which takes into account age, sex, height, and weight.

For men, the equation is:

BMR = 88.362 + (13.397 x weight in kg) + (4.799 x height in cm) - (5.677 x age in years)

First, we need to convert Jake's height from feet and inches to centimeters:

5 feet 11 inches = 71 inches
71 inches x 2.54 cm/inch = 180.34 cm

Next, we need to convert Jake's weight from pounds to kilograms:

175 pounds / 2.205 = 79.37 kg

Finally, we can plug in the values into the equation:

BMR = 88.362 + (13.397 x 79.37) + (4.799 x 180.34) - (5.677 x 20)
BMR = 88.362 + 1064.262 + 865.23 - 113.54
BMR = 1904.314

So Jake's estimated basal metabolic rate is about 1904 calories per day. Note that this is just an estimate and does not take into account the energy expended during physical activity.