I really like the direction this thread has taken - its very informative. But most
importantly people are backing their stances with science and PROOF. Gasp... I
know its hard to believe but its true.
Anyways, I don't have much to contribute beyond what is already here, but it
seems not a lot of attention has been given to DEIZEL666's question, so here is my input.
DEIZEL666 said:
I'm looking for some experiences people have had by increasing there daily caloric total by increasing protein. I know for me personally that if I take in too many carbs, I get fat. Same with too much fat. Problem is I need to increase my cals to get past a sticking point. What I was thinking was adding in another 100g of protein powder to my daily diet. This would increase my total intake from 350g to 450g.
Have you always isolated what you have increased? Meaning, have you only
raised a single macronutrient while keeping the others static? I'm a firm
believer in ratios and if thats the case I'd say try raising each and every one
slightly in grams consumed, but keeping the the ratios at what you've found
works for you (e.g. 50:30:20 or whatever). This will allow you to grab more
calories, but will limit any one macro that you've found to cause fat gain to
dominate.
DEIZEL666 said:
Has anyone else done something similiar with positive results? Meaning added size without unwanted bodyfat.
I think if you are at a sticking point, and I mean really at a sticking point
(i.e. you have everything else nailed and slacking just one day on your diet
causes you to drop weight) you are going to have to add a slight amount of
body fat, unless of course you can perfectly count calories and know that
magical number where you will gain LBM. You've gotta look at what you're
trying to accomplish. You're essentially pushing your body past every point
it wants to be, continually forcing it to dynamically grow when it wants
nothing more than to be in a state of homeostasis. So, to my point, if you
are truly at a sticking point, except that to push past it that you might have
to acquire a SMALL amount of fat simply because of the inaccuracies of our
methods.