more carbs or protein when bulking?

[Elite_Fry]

hey... what's the final verdict?
cos i did a search and it seems half the people say you should get more protein and the other side say eat more carbs
im confused

 

[diamonddiceclay]

always more protein-carbs a close 2nd when bulking

 

[cure]

i would do a 40-40-20 split.

 

[Grizzly]

Yeah, pretty much what Cure said. Eat shitloads of both. Hell, eat shitloads of everything. Fat won't kill you. Carbs won't kill you. Protein won't kill you. Eat 'em all!

 

[Blood&Iron]

From trial and error I've come to the same conclusion as Cure and Grizzly. 40% protein, 40%carbs, and 20% fat seems to be best at minimizing fat gains while bulking. Usually my gains end up being about 1/3 fat and 2/3 muscle.

 

[proxy]

You will never grow up with 40/40/20 diet...If you are bulking you need to keep your carbs 60-65 % and up to 20 % carbs ....I will repeat...you will never grow up on 40/40/20 .......

 

[Grizzly]

You will never grow up with 40/40/20 diet...If you are bulking you need to keep your carbs 60-65 % and up to 20 % carbs ....I will repeat...you will never grow up on 40/40/20 .......

That's completely wrong! Wrong, wrong, wrong! Look at the perfect example of the 40-40-20...Arnold Schwarzennegger. Of course, I suppose he never really grew up and it was an illusion. I will add, however, that if you need extra calories, I would up the carbs before anything. Get your baseline protein 300-500 depending upon bodyweight and then add in carbs and fat until you hit your desired caloric intake. I've utilized the 40-40-20 many times and I've always been pleased. However, recently, my carbs have been much higher than my protein and I'm liking that too. Mainly because I just need an extra 500-1000 calories and that's the most convenient method for me. Tastiest, too. So, now, I guess I'm on a 50-30-20 diet.

 

[FitnessFrk]

60-65% carbs..Ah yea

I would start out doing the 40/40/20 then if gains don't come work your way up to a 30/50/20. Depending on what your diet is now I would start out at 350 calories a day over maintenance levels then work you way up from there.

don't forget to keep doing some mild cardio, it's a good way to minimize fat gains also.

carbs are definetly the most important nutrient in a true bulking cycle.

 

[proxy]

Arnold has spent his whole bodybuilding life on anabolic steroids.In that case 40/40/20 works great.But dont forget he's fucked up his heart and who knows what else.But we will hear that soon.He is sick..
My 02 ......

 

[Blackalpha]

When you consume many calories (up to 4000) go for 40-40-20.
50-30-20 can work too but it depends on how your body reacts to carbs.(bloating,'slin sensitivity etc)