Please critique diet

[Samson"the nazarite"]

I am 5'10 185lbs 30ys old (desk job) I am about 15%bf

Currently I am trying to bulk up and here is my diet:



Cal Carbs Pro Fat

Meal 1 7am
2 waffles/syrup 285g 53g 5g 6g
Oatmeal w/ raisins 290g 64g 5g 2g
1 banana 105g 27g 1g 0g
Muscle Milk (2scps) 350g 12g 32g 18g
Sub-total 1,030g 156g 43g 26g

Meal 2 10am
Bagel/Cream Cheese 370g 61g 12g 10g
6 oz turkey breast 180g 0g 39g 1.5g
1 cup of grapes 62g 16g 1g 0g
3 oz carrots 38g 9g 1g 0g
Sub-total 650g 86g 53g 10.5g

Meal 3 2pm
1 Baked Potato 145g 34g 3g 0g
6 oz roast beef 270g 0g 39g 9g
2 slices bread/mayo 290g 38g 8g 12g
2/3 cup of mixed
vegetables 60g 11g 2g 0g
Sub-total 765g 83g 52g 21g

Meal 4 5pm
3/4 cup Penne Rigate
with Alfredo Sauce 260g 43g 8g 6g
6 oz Ground Beef
with sauce 319g 5g 37g 19g
1 dinner roll 87g 15g 3g 2g
Sub-total 666g 63g 48g 27g

Meal 5/PWO
Orange juice 140g 33g 2g 0g
¼ cup of raisins 130g 31g 1g 0g
Yogurt 170g 33g 5g 1.5g
1 pear 98g 26g 0g 0g
Muscle Milk (3scps) 525g 18g 48g 27g
Sub-total 1,063 123g 56g 28.5g

Grand Total: 4,174g 511g 252g 113g
60% 30% 10%

I just finished 30-day cycle of creatine
and I am just going with 10g of glutamine and BCAAs
I am also experimenting with Tribulus Terrestris

I have been on my program for about 6 weeks now. I started at 175lbs and am at 185lbs. I do have muscle memory as I have trained in the past and I just recently added the muscle milk to my diet.

My goal is to add about 20lbs of muscle and then switch to a cutting diet. I figure to add about a pound of muscle a week and obtain my goal in about 5 months.
Please give as much criticism as possible...Thanks!!!

[*Alex*]

horrible diet plan,imo. cut out all the waffles w/syrup,cram cheese,mayo etc. too much fruits and juices in one serving as well,(i know its nautral sugar but too much of good thing is bad) spred your fuit intake though out the day.also i would sub yogurt for cottige cheese (low fat or even better fat free)

[*Alex*]

get some egg whites in your first meal and get some wheat pasta in there or brown rice insted of dinner rolls.

[Samson"the nazarite"]

cool thanks!!!

[*Alex*]

let me look for my diet , i have posted it here a year ago. maybe you can get some ideas.

[*Alex*]

ok this is mon thru fri.
1)8:30 2 scoops whey protien shake with banana. (blended with water)
2)9:30 bowl of oats and fat free cottege chesse ,mixed together w.spenda
3)12:00 about a pound 4% ground beef cooked,mixed with brown rice .salsa for taste(sometimes i do ground turkey . 1.5 %fat, extra lean )
4)3:00 SAME AS MEAL # 3
5)6:00 2 SCOOPS OF COMPLEX PROTIEN WITH BABY OATS BLENDED
(LIFT FOR 1 1/2 HOUR AND CARDIO ABOUT 20 MIN)
6)8:00 2 SCOOPS WHEY PROTIEN MIXED WITH L-GLUTIMEN.
7)8:30 2 CANS OF TUNA WITH TWO SLICES OF WHOLE WHEAT BREAD,OR BROWN RICE.1 CUP FAT FREE COTTAGE CHESSE BEFORE BED.
* MEAL # 7 ,SOMETIMES CHANGES . GRILLED STEAK OR CHICKEN! I GRILL T BONE OR NEW YORK CUTS!WITH BROWN RICE. ALSO I GET ALL MY MEAT FROM TRADER JOE.CUZ THEY CARRY EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF AND THEY GOT COOKED BROWN RICE!



here is my diet, pretty simple and boring.

[Samson"the nazarite"]

Should I be changing my diet periodically as you would a work-out regime???
For the purposes of bulking..

Funny. my friend was just telling me about shopping at Trader Joe's,, I guess I will too now!!

[*Alex*]

Should I be changing my diet periodically as you would a work-out regime???
For the purposes of bulking..

you can so you dont get sick of the food you are eatting. try getting as much "clean food" as you can, by clean food i mean if you are going to eat a chicken breast , eat a chicken breast dont put gravy or ranch dressing on it. avoid empty calories, protien , complex carbs thats what you are after.

[*Alex*]

Should I be changing my diet periodically as you would a work-out regime???
For the purposes of bulking..

Funny. my friend was just telling me about shopping at Trader Joe's,, I guess I will too now!!

trader joe's is king.

[barondumonde]

Dude, Alex is pretty good on this topic. You don't need your meals packed with such high-glycemic foods unless you are a natural ectomorph.

Plus, keep an eye out for proper food combinations, since mixing the wrong foods together can be hard on your digestion, which means that you won't even absorb the food as well as you should be.

For example, fruits should always be eaten on an empty stomach--whatever that means in your case.

[Samson"the nazarite"]

I believe I am a natural ectomorph. Before I started lifting, I was skinny with long muscle bellies. When I stop lifting, I could lose as much as 20lbs. But now that I am 30 my metabolism has obviously slowed down. I am taking Alex's advice and will revise my diet and add egg whites in the morning and brown rice and whole wheat pasta. And most importantly, start shopping and Trader Joe's.

As far as egg whites, should I hard-boil them or can I scramble them??
Does it matter???

[FallenWyvern]

I like to scramble them. I might put in one whole egg just for color. I also like them in the blender raw, this isn't recommended though.

[Samson"the nazarite"]

Scrambling is how I do it