Caloric formula for calories into muscle?

[ximor]

I was reading Arnolds Encyclopedia and he mentions that while in caloric excess 3500 calories equate to one pound of fat stored. And while in caloric restriction 3500 calories needed that are not present represent one pound of fat lost. My question is while under intense weight training and regimented diet, is there a formula for how many calories would yield one pound of lean muscle?

Thanks in advance
-Brian

 

[bottleneckblooz]

I think 1 pound of muscle has 600 calories.

 

[StRoNg_WoN]

He is saying that 3500 calories (mixed of P/C/F) is = 1 lbs of body fat...

1g fat = 9 cals
1g carbs/protein = 4 cals

so...

3500 / 7 = 500... or 500 calories.. meaning if you ate 500 cals less a day (or 3500 less a week) you SHOULD lose a lb of weight... a week... 500 more, and you should gain a pound... obviously this is raw math, and not specific... a lot of things come into play... but I would say that eating 33/33/33 or 40/30/30 and 500cals a week less then maintenance should yield a 1lbs loss a week... the opposite holds true for gaining...

 

[Sim882]

This is a good question - muscle is 3/4 water; storage fat is 2/9 water. Therefore, one pound of muscle, at 4 calories per gram, has 450 calories, suggesting a calorie surplus of 60-70 calories per day to gain a pound of muscle.

This doesn't appear to work like this though - I know normally they suggest eating 10-20% above maintenance, which is far more than 60-70 calories