Calories intake for bulking?

Solidd · Nov 23, 2006

I have read a lot of different views on this subjet there are guys that eat up to 8000 calories when bulking and some eat about 4000 calories, how do i determine how much calories i should be eating for a bulking diet??? and since it's bulking i know that i will be eating a lot of foods that are dense in calories, keeping in mind that i'm trying to eat somewhat clean, what are some examples? I'm 5'9 185lbs and about 10% bf. My goal is to reach about 200-210lbs by the end of february or even march. any help would greatly be appreciated.

Mini Monster · Nov 23, 2006

bulking

A buddy of mine use this method:example{mutiply bodyweight in pounds by 17 20 if your very active. ,but 17 is the general formula}200pounds times 17=3400 and 200pounds time 20=4000 that is the maintain level no losing or gaining add 300 to 500 calories a day to that.weight gain shakes are good for this

gettnlarge01 · Nov 23, 2006

How many calories a day do you eat now?

Dad · Nov 23, 2006

One approach might be this:

Weigh and write down everything you eat - grams of protein, carbs, and fat - for 7-10 days.
Weigh yourself at the beginning and end of the 7-10 day period.

If your weight at the end of the 7-10 days has stayed within 1-2 lbs of what you weighed at the beginning of the 7-10 days, you'll know what maintainance caloric intake is for you.

Now, you can add 300-500 calories per day to this. Yuo'll then have to monitor what happens. If you find your bodyfat increasing too quickly, you'll cut back a bit on the extra calories. In "bulking" (which I've never had much use for) you're going to gain a little bit of bodyfat, and "smooth out" a bit - this is ok. But, if you're natural, and gaining more than a pound or so a week, especially starting at 185, it highly unlikely that this gain is quality muscle.

Try for 1 1/2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight (maybe as high as 2 grams per pound if using AAS), keep the fats low and use things like Flaxseed oil for most of it, the rest can be carbs, but try to stay with low-glycemic carbs rather than simple.

You'll have to adjust and fine-tune as you go.