Does it matter how much calories intake when bulking...

[lightout]

Hi
I am currently bulking i just wanted to know 1 thing: If i eat clean(No junk) ex:chicken breast,tuna,wholewheat/grain pasta and bread,brown rice,cottage cheese,almond butter,etc...Can i eat as much as i want?or i still have to count my calories.
Because i am a BIG eater.i am 31, 6'2'' 208 lbs so for example if i eat one day over 5500-6000 calories is that o.k. or its too much?
As long as i get my 350-400g of protein a day does it matter how much GOOD carbs i am taking in? thanks

 

[Cutt29]

only you will know, if it looks like your puttin on some fat, cut back on some cals (as little as 500)

 

[NJL52]

I would count calories to get an idea of what you are actually eating. You have no idea how many people think they eat huge but in reality don't eat enough to even maintain their weight.

And if you did eat 6000 calories a day, you would be gaining a good amount of fat, so I'm willing to bet you aren't as high as you think.

 

[javaguru]

Short answer, of course it matters.

 

[rdel85]

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[poysyn]

Jesus..if you can eat 6,000 clean calories a day then you are a machine. I have trouble eating 3,000 calories (clean) a day sometimes..

Eating 6,000 clean calories is certainly a hell of a lot better than eating shitty ones, but the same fundamentals apply..what you don't burn will be stored..and all of it will not turn into muscle..

 

[gettnlarge01]

If you're clean bulking it all matters

 

[get456]

i dont care how clean you eat... if you are eating 6K calories per day, you are eating too much

at your weight you are approx triple your BMR, not accounting for individual metabolic rate or your exercise intensity

 

[gettnlarge01]

Those BMR charts are only a guide and some times not close to what a person really needs.

 

[javaguru]

Those BMR charts are only a guide and some times not close to what a person really needs.

Yep.....

 

[get456]

approx triple your BMR, not accounting for individual metabolic rate or your exercise intensity

just pointing out exactly what I said

my intention was to say that 6K calories is EXTREMELY high, and clean or not clean, that is too many for most people that arent competitive open class power lifters or running 500000 miles per day

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Jesus..if you can eat 6,000 clean calories a day then you are a machine. I have trouble eating 3,000 calories (clean) a day sometimes..

Eating 6,000 clean calories is certainly a hell of a lot better than eating shitty ones, but the same fundamentals apply..what you don't burn will be stored..and all of it will not turn into muscle..

I used to go as high as 9K a day. LoL

 

[Deleted member 33117]

However I would not recomend that unless one is well over 200 lbs, on lots of gear, and with a high metabolism.

Yes bro you intake matters. If you are just trying to gain natural, I would say break down all your activity in a day using an online calculator, estimate how much you total caloric expenditure is for an entire day and eat around 500 calories surplus and adjust from there.