Diet

[Creation]

Now that im about to finish up school i was getting together my diet since ill have more time to cook etc. I use this book Power eating by susan kleiner for my nutirtion info its a super awsome book if you havent read it..

After doing my numbers heres what according to her book is good for bulking up with 5+ worksouts a week

protein - 320g
carbs - 770g
fat - 150g

total - 5700 calories

im 245lbs, 6`2

what you guys think about this

I workout 5 days a week 3 on 1 off 2 on 1 off and i do cardio 6x a week.

 

[gelatine]

What's your BF % look like now? If you're fairly lean, your maintenance is going to be what, like 4500 max with your activity level?

For starters, I'd drop out 2-300g of carbs.

If you're on a cycle, add 200g of protein.
If not, add 100g of protein.

Try to eat clean

Maybe you're just really really carb tolerant, I know your plan would make me instantly fat though.

 

[Pekkerwood]

Creation:

All "bulk" is not good bulk. I agree with gelatin, that those macro would make me insta-fat. The odds on getting your proper macros together out of a book are slim. Also please note that for a lot of people the idea of "bulking and cutting" has morphed into just constantly growing with a clean diet with many even "growing into the show".

I would search more threads b4 I embarked on that diet. BTW for general purposes I would cut the carbs and get more calories from protein and fat.

 

[Gators]

damn, i gained 10 lbs of fat just reading the thread

 

[tkav1980]

i would drop the carbs by a good 200 grams. when you do that pay attention for the first 2 weeks as to what your body is doing. once you establish a baseline you will be able to manipulate your macro's to get the results you want out of your diet. its all trial and error. at least you have a plan and thats a good start.

 

[Creation]

k, I only eat complex carbs as well ie brown rice, whole grain bread, oatmeal, fruits and veggies..
and my BF is 13%

 

[pesty4077]

k, I only eat complex carbs as well ie brown rice, whole grain bread, oatmeal, fruits and veggies..
and my BF is 13%

Your Bf would be even lower, if you cut some carbs and fats and raise the protien, just my.02

 

[shawnkarbabacz]

WOW

Only 13% with a diet like that, you must be toting quite a metabolism bro! I eat that many carbs in like 4 days and our stats are FAIRLY close to the same (im a little lighter but a little leaner). I agree with what these guys are saying. With that much fat you dont need that many carbs. I drop it at least a couple hundo and maybe jam up the protien to 400....its a pain gettin it all in sometimes but thats what shakes are for

 

[Lenny]

Carb Heavy.... mess around with that macro and getting it to come down to suit a more efficient bulk. If your body really needs carbs to grow, take your weight and multipy that by 2. If you are getting too bulking in a bad way, adjust those numbers. We are all sensitive to different macro's in all sorts of ways, figure that with your body...trial and error it.