Bulk up my belly

[rbtrout]

I stand at 6' and (right now) a heavy 240#. I've been into weightlifting and body building for about 3 years now. I figure that this is the time to put on some weight. My problem is, no matter how I add in the extra calories/protein, it goes right to my belly. I can make the 6 meals a day larger or add smaller meals (up to 8 a day) and all the weight goes to my belly. I'm eating quality food, not crap, but can't get the weight off of my gut. Any suggestions?

 

[YIB]

it still sounds like you're putting on fat. this is because of diet mainly. are you doing any cardio or HIIT?

post up your diet and we can have a look at it. weight gain basically happens when there's a caloric surplus. the type of extra cals you are eating will determine what type of weight will be gained. in your case, it's fat and not lean muscle mass.

something doesnt make sense, are you sure you eat no crap whatsoever? increasing cals properly? you never know...

 

[JKurz1]

I stand at 6' and (right now) a heavy 240#. I've been into weightlifting and body building for about 3 years now. I figure that this is the time to put on some weight. My problem is, no matter how I add in the extra calories/protein, it goes right to my belly. I can make the 6 meals a day larger or add smaller meals (up to 8 a day) and all the weight goes to my belly. I'm eating quality food, not crap, but can't get the weight off of my gut. Any suggestions?

I think you might wanna consider scaling back the cals.....you're 6 and 240 bro.....and it sounds like you got a belly...........ease up...

 

[mcr]

How many cals are you eating?

 

[rbtrout]

My diet & schedule:
Mon - Fri.
4 am - protein shake w/weight gain powder - 600 cals
5 - 6:20 am - workout
6:30 - 7 am - breakfast - protein shake, cereal (fiber/raisins) - 1000 cals
9:30 am - at work - protein shake w/either oatmeal or protein bar - 600 cals
12:30 - lunch - pasta/w veggies or veggies w/chicken breast - 500-600 cals
3:30 pm - protein shake w/weight gain powder - 600 cals
6:30 pm - dinner - chicken/fish/steak w/ veggies or fruit - 500-600 cals
Sat. about the same eating, play basketball for 1.5 - 2 hours
Sunday eat a bit less, no exercise.
This is about 4000 quality cals a day, eating 3200-3500 a day, I can maintain my weight.

I know cardio is the key. The guys that I used to workout with do very little cardio (10 minutes 2 times a week). I've just changed workout partners. I"ll also change we workout around to have 15-30 minutes of cardio nearly every day.

I've seen HIIT mentioned many times, but I don't know what it is. I'd sure appreciate an explanation.

Thanks for all of the help gang.

 

[JKurz1]

My diet & schedule:
Mon - Fri.
4 am - protein shake w/weight gain powder - 600 cals
5 - 6:20 am - workout
6:30 - 7 am - breakfast - protein shake, cereal (fiber/raisins) - 1000 cals
9:30 am - at work - protein shake w/either oatmeal or protein bar - 600 cals
12:30 - lunch - pasta/w veggies or veggies w/chicken breast - 500-600 cals
3:30 pm - protein shake w/weight gain powder - 600 cals
6:30 pm - dinner - chicken/fish/steak w/ veggies or fruit - 500-600 cals
Sat. about the same eating, play basketball for 1.5 - 2 hours
Sunday eat a bit less, no exercise.
This is about 4000 quality cals a day, eating 3200-3500 a day, I can maintain my weight.

I know cardio is the key. The guys that I used to workout with do very little cardio (10 minutes 2 times a week). I've just changed workout partners. I"ll also change we workout around to have 15-30 minutes of cardio nearly every day.

I've seen HIIT mentioned many times, but I don't know what it is. I'd sure appreciate an explanation.

Thanks for all of the help gang.

'your diet need major help bro...........you need to up the protein about 3x, lose ALL THE GARBAGE weight gainer shaes and protein bars, lose the pasta, and lose the cereal....so, pretty much start over..........cardio IS NOT THE KEY, diet is....

 

[6_pak]

This is definitely considered a bulking diet. You have to remember that alot of the weight gainers have tons of sugar and terrible carbs that will definitely put weight on you. But not the LBM your looking for. I say immediately NIX the weightgainer. Breakfast eat 1 to 1.5 cups of oats and some fruit with your shake. You dont have a pwo shake?? i strongly recommend for your pwo shake- 80g dex/40g whey combo. You dont eat healthy fats???? Your fats are coming from the weightgainer, which just like the carbs, they arent very healthy. Fish and steak are the only other fat souces. You need to add efa's, omega 3/6/9, ANPB, almonds, fish/flaxseed oils. You definitely need to do more research on bulking, as this isnt a very clean bulking diet.

 

[rbtrout]

This is definitely considered a bulking diet. You have to remember that alot of the weight gainers have tons of sugar and terrible carbs that will definitely put weight on you. But not the LBM your looking for. I say immediately NIX the weightgainer. Breakfast eat 1 to 1.5 cups of oats and some fruit with your shake. You dont have a pwo shake?? i strongly recommend for your pwo shake- 80g dex/40g whey combo. You dont eat healthy fats???? Your fats are coming from the weightgainer, which just like the carbs, they arent very healthy. Fish and steak are the only other fat souces. You need to add efa's, omega 3/6/9, ANPB, almonds, fish/flaxseed oils. You definitely need to do more research on bulking, as this isnt a very clean bulking diet.

I do take 1000 mg of flax seed oil per day. I should nix the weight gainer and substitute for chicken/tuna/steak? I'm not sure what you mean about pwo shake. Thanks for the help.

 

[6_pak]

I do take 1000 mg of flax seed oil per day. I should nix the weight gainer and substitute for chicken/tuna/steak? I'm not sure what you mean about pwo shake. Thanks for the help.

PWO stands for post-workout shake. I consider that meal and the meal after pwo (PPWO) to be the most important meals of the day. It should be a staple in your diet program. You need a 2:1 ratio of carbs(dextrose/maltodextrine)/ whey protein. The PPWO, IMO, should be eaten 1 to 1.5 hrs after pwo.
Stick to the chicken/tuna/steak.