Eating to get Big

[Zander1983]

Fat gain is inevitable, so accept that from the outset. Run a search/browse threads for the word "swaining" and all its derivatives. That is how you get big and strong

 

[BUGZY]

If your a skinny guy working out what do you eat to gain mass? How many times a day do you have to eat (im trying for about 7 or 8 times)?

Should they all be 4 course meals or little snacks spread out over times? Proper food combinations? By the4th meal Im out of ideas of things to cook.

And in the process of eating like crazy will I end up with a gut?

 

[slobberknocker]

Eat a meal every 2-3 hours. Make sure you're taking in adequate protein from meats, dairy, and even shakes. After that, anything is fair game. You need protein, but you also need overall calories for mass.

I take in a lot of liquid calories in a day. 1 gallon of sweetened iced tea and 1 gallon of whole milk is approx. 3800 calories. I get another 4k or so cals from food on top of that. That's me. Adjust up or down depending on your own specific needs.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

bump

 

[jubei]

Holy shit slob, your eating 8k calories a day?

Personally I think eating alot of clean food works well. Tons of Meat, rice, potatoes, eggs, etc. Don't limit your carbs when gaining but try to stay away from sugar.

 

[BIGBANGSingh]

http://www.hypertrophy-specific.com/HSreport/iss04/eat_size.html

 

[needsize]

I never eat less than 7 times a day, and each serving has to have at least 30 grams of protein in it. When bulking I'm not too concerned about what source it comes from

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Ok, while I may believe in low carb bulking, there are a couple of points to remember when trying to gain lbm, regardless of what type of diet you do.

1) protien. Amino acids are the building blocks of your muscle tissue. You need to take in large amounts of complete protien to gain lbm at a rapid rate. Incomplete protiens do not count. I would say 1.5 g of COMPLETE protiens (don't count vegetable based protiens) per ibs of bw.

2) calories. It takes alot of calories to fuel intense training and feed a growing body. It is also metabolically expensive to build new muscle mass. If you are not getting enough calories to handle all of these needs, all of that complete protien you are eating in point #1 is a waste. Much of it will be burned as fuel, and will not contribute to gains in lbm.

3) meal frequincy. Never go more than 3 hours without eating when trying to put on size (other than sleep, however getting up and eating a small high protien meal in the middle of the night would be a good idea). That means at least 6 meals a day. 9 or 10 is better. Higher meal frequincy not only ensures that you get a continual intake of calories for fuel and protien for building new tissue, but also keeps your metabolism higher and blood sugar levels more stable, which can help reduce gains in bf. Also bear in mind that if one consumes 10+ meals a day, you can eat smaller 500 calories meals and still get over 5000 cals a day. By eating smaller meals in one sitting, there is a much lower chance of extra calories spilling over and contributing to gains in bf.

Of course there is much more to gaining lbm than your diet, but that is beyond the scope of this thread. Just remember nutrition, training and rest are all of equal importance for putting on size. If any of the 3 is lacking, it will severly compromise your progress.

 

[MrRTTB]

Ok, while I may believe in low carb bulking, there are a couple of points to remember when trying to gain lbm, regardless of what type of diet you do.

1) protien. Amino acids are the building blocks of your muscle tissue. You need to take in large amounts of complete protien to gain lbm at a rapid rate. Incomplete protiens do not count. I would say 1.5 g of COMPLETE protiens (don't count vegetable based protiens) per ibs of bw.

2) calories. It takes alot of calories to fuel intense training and feed a growing body. It is also metabolically expensive to build new muscle mass. If you are not getting enough calories to handle all of these needs, all of that complete protien you are eating in point #1 is a waste. Much of it will be burned as fuel, and will not contribute to gains in lbm.

3) meal frequincy. Never go more than 3 hours without eating when trying to put on size (other than sleep, however getting up and eating a small high protien meal in the middle of the night would be a good idea). That means at least 6 meals a day. 9 or 10 is better. Higher meal frequincy not only ensures that you get a continual intake of calories for fuel and protien for building new tissue, but also keeps your metabolism higher and blood sugar levels more stable, which can help reduce gains in bf. Also bear in mind that if one consumes 10+ meals a day, you can eat smaller 500 calories meals and still get over 5000 cals a day. By eating smaller meals in one sitting, there is a much lower chance of extra calories spilling over and contributing to gains in bf.

Of course there is much more to gaining lbm than your diet, but that is beyond the scope of this thread. Just remember nutrition, training and rest are all of equal importance for putting on size. If any of the 3 is lacking, it will severly compromise your progress.

EXACTLY my point of view on this...

FREQUINCY is more important that the total amopunt of calories or even priotein per day. If you eat 1 big meal per day with 5000calories I would think you would mostly gain fat and not gain much muscle as the body needs food every now and then.

I never focus anymore on cals or proteinamopunt. The reason is some days I get up late and some I get up early. Some days I do not train and I do not belieeve I need the same amopunt of calories if I have had 3 days OFF from working out in the gym as if I had been workoing out the day before.

Also, do not focus on proeinpowders. With my job I, unfortunetly, eat lots of casein/whey as I drive a lot and are on the road all day long.

I get up at 05.30, eat a meal with 60g protein, 80g carbs, 10g fat
then, if I worked out the night before, I will eat again in 2 hours about 30g carbs, 10g fat and 40g protein, then again in another 2-2½ hours I will eat and so on.

 

[louden_swain]

Eating is an excellent way of getting big and strong!!!

We need to bump B Folds thread . . . someone find it .

 

[theoak01]

read my thread at the top

 

[BUGZY]

More specifically what types of things do you eat? Is fast food okay? How do you prepare your meals?
Do you eat the same amount of food on non-workout days that you do on days working out?
Heres a sample of my eating schedule

Meal 1:Scrambled Eggs w/ ham or Oatmeal, Milk, OJ, Whole Grain Toast w/butter

Meal 2:Tuna Sandwich, milk

Meal 3: Chicken Burrito w/ Rice and beans

WORKOUT

Meal 4: 2 hamburgers with baked potato

Meal 5: Sandwich w/ cold cuts

Meal 6: 6 drumsticks w/ rice

for the next two or three meals I've run out out of ideas. And what kind of shakes should I make? Home made? Whey, Weightgainer...thanks.

 

[theoak01]

for me I am on a very tight budget so I cant spend alot on food, I mainly eat tuna,chicken,whatever beef I can make, and I eat alot of chilli,the canned kind from campbells is really good and yeilds about 30g of protein 12 fat and 50carbs per can and I throw pasta in whenever I can with rice aswell

 

[Deleted member 33117]

for me I am on a very tight budget so I cant spend alot on food, I mainly eat tuna,chicken,whatever beef I can make, and I eat alot of chilli,the canned kind from campbells is really good and yeilds about 30g of protein 12 fat and 50carbs per can and I throw pasta in whenever I can with rice aswell

I hear you man. The key to eating on a budget is buying in bulk and looking for sales on the stuff you need. It pays to shop around and see which stores carry certain items at the best price. Until I finish school, I'm going to have to budget my food pretty tightly.

 

[theoak01]

I have it fairly easy compared to most,I still live at home and I just give my mom 50 bucks when she does groceries and she buys the things I need but it still isnt enough most of the time.
but I get 2500-3000cals a day on a good day

 

[WalkingBeast]

Fast food will work Look for buffets though Atleast that works for me

 

[eurorides]

i read somewhere that bb'ing was 70-90% nutrition the other % is movin the weight up and down.....makes total sense cant build muscle if you arent feeding the muscles you just broke down.

 

[Singleton]

Digesting your food is another important part of eating. Just eating does not qualify.

Some people like milk. Others get stomach problems from it. Same thing with meat and cheese. I have problems with a lot of cheese, like the amount you'd get in one or two slices of pizza. I used to have some serious problems with meat, but the problems ceased several years ago when I stopped eating it. I am fine with milk.

Pick foods that you can digest.

Some of the easiest to digest foods are eggs, fruit, and fruit/protein smoothies.

 

[sk*]

Okay, this is gonna be my diet starting sept 1:

1. 5 Egg whites and 2 Cheese on bagel
2-3 Glasses of Crystal Light

2. 2 Ginger Root
Protein Shake (60g protein, 50g Carbs, 15g fat)
1 Glass of water

3. 2 Ginger Root
Protein Shake (60g protein, 50g Carbs, 15g fat)
1 Glass of water

4. Glass of cranberry juice
1.5scoops whey + 1/2 table spoon coffee + 1 equal

5. (Half a gallon of water during workout)
2 Ginger root
600mg ALA
2 scoops whey + 1 scoop isopure + 1 banana
1 Tyson Chicken
1 Baked Potatoe
Glass of cranberry juice
1 Glass of water

6. 10 whole eggs
2-3 Glasses of Crystal Light
1 Glass of water

7. 3 Tyson Chicken
2-3 Glasses of Crystal Light
1 Glass of water

8. 2 Ginger Root
Protein Shake (60g protein, 15g fat)
1 Glass of water

I hope to gain muscle with this with minimal fat gains.

I will change it up a bit since college is about to start as I will be forced to eat cafeteria food. I will most likely replace the shakes with cheese burgers (no bread). I added protein shakes in there as "placeholders," since I am not completely certain on the cafeteria food.

I planned the diet so I don't eat any carbs in the last 3meals of the day. Also, no fats during pre and post workout.

Also, this is what I ate today:

11:00: 1 Glass of Cranberry Juice
11:45: 2 scoops whey + 1/2 table spoon coffee + 2 equal
01:45: 3 Tyson Chicken
03:15: 400g steak and 2 large baked potatoes
04:30: 1.5serving Natural Peanut Butter
06:00: 2 scoops whey + 1/2 table spoon coffee + 2 equal
07:15: 6 ovenmade chickens and 3 potatoes
09:15: 1 serving Peanut Butter
11:00: 5 Whole Eggs

Will get in one more meal today.

-sk