Caloric intake when bulking

[tical]

I'd like to get some input on how many calories you guys go over maintenance when bulking and on the sauce...

I was going to go with about 1000, which would put me around 3500 cals a day... anyone reccomend more? less?

 

[Bruce]

i need 5000 cals to grow signifigantly 4000 i don't get big at all. 5000 is the norm for bulking

 

[tical]

thanks man, you been a big help lately

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You must spread some Karma around before giving it to bruce410 again.

 

[Outtlaw]

I only need to go 500cals over maintenance to make steady gains. Unfortunately my maintenance level can be quite high. Im sure you could get by with 500 over. You could do 1000 if you want, probably just increases your chances for fat gain.

 

[jumpshot]

How are you determining your caloric maintenance intake?

 

[tical]

How are you determining your caloric maintenance intake?

I'm trying to look for the doc now, but about 7 months ago I was at the doc and they hooked me up to some machine that i had to breathe into for about 15 minutes.

It calculated all of it from there and i remember it was around 2500 maintenance

 

[borg4902]

Im takin 3300 and im 4 week out. lol

 

[buttbeater]

If you are trying to get as big as possible just eat as much as you can, of whatever you can. If you are looking for "quality gains" and are scared of a little fat then keep counting your cals.

 

[cbeaks]

I'm trying to look for the doc now, but about 7 months ago I was at the doc and they hooked me up to some machine that i had to breathe into for about 15 minutes.

It calculated all of it from there and i remember it was around 2500 maintenance

Wow, I have never heard of a machine like that. That is pretty cool. What kind of doctor was it?

 

[tical]

Wow, I have never heard of a machine like that. That is pretty cool. What kind of doctor was it?

Was at an endocrinologist... I'm assuming that a big part of the docs day is dealing with overweight patients. Anyway here was the machine used

http://www.korr.com/products/reevue.htm

here is what the printouts look like

http://www.korr.com/products/reevue_printouts_info.htm