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    reddragon4954 is offline Member
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    How many calories for lean bulk?

    If I want to put on mostly lean muscle how many calories should I take in a day?
    Would say if I were to take in an extra 1000 cal a day I would gain 2 pounds a week, would ot be mostly lean?

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    u'd gain alot of fat off a 1kCal excess intake.. lol
    also u shud goto the diet forum where people actually like to answer these Q's

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    It really depends on your weight and bf%.

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    Quote Originally Posted by testisbest
    It really depends on your weight and bf%.
    yeah but 3600 cals are in 1lb of fat.. 1k cal .. excess ED .. i see some chub starting to form..anyways most people start at 500kCal daily excess and gradually increase intake as their gains start commin on

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    I add 500 more cals a day for the first couple of weeks then raise them or lower them as needed.
    Last edited by testisbest; 03-15-2007 at 10:35 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by taiboxa
    yeah but 3600 cals are in 1lb of fat.. 1k cal .. excess ED .. i see some chub starting to form..anyways most people start at 500kCal daily excess and gradually increase intake as their gains start commin on
    I know what you mean, ive been intaking about 3500 and started to notice more bf appearing!!!

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