bulking question

[jfalco]

I'm on a clean bulking diet, 40/40/20 3200 cals. I'm gaining strength, but my weight is pretty stagnant at 155. Should I just add calories until I start gaining again? How many calories should I add at a time and how long do I wait to see if I'm gaining again before I add more?

I was thinking of bumping it up to about 3500 and giving it a week or so, and then see where I'm at.

I got on the scale for the first time in about week today and I was sure I would be up, but instead I was down 2 pounds. I look bigger, so the loss is all fat and water (probably mostly water). I don't understand how you big guys do it. I can barely stuff down 3500 cals a day.

[l2elapse]

how long have you been doing the 3200 cals

[garythompson]

if you maintained weight at 3200 cals a day, and kicked it up to 3500 cals a day you would gain less than 1 pound a week. 3500 cals surplus per week will put 1 pound a week on. bulking is hard im finding...

[Phate]

I'm on a clean bulking diet, 40/40/20 3200 cals. I'm gaining strength, but my weight is pretty stagnant at 155. Should I just add calories until I start gaining again? How many calories should I add at a time and how long do I wait to see if I'm gaining again before I add more?

I was thinking of bumping it up to about 3500 and giving it a week or so, and then see where I'm at.

I got on the scale for the first time in about week today and I was sure I would be up, but instead I was down 2 pounds. I look bigger, so the loss is all fat and water (probably mostly water). I don't understand how you big guys do it. I can barely stuff down 3500 cals a day.

after you get to around 4000cal per day, if it's clean, then normally will have to either add good fats(which are heavy in calories) or add a little less clean food

write out your diet so we can see what is looks like

what is your TDEE

[garythompson]

total daily energy expendatures?

[Phate]

total daily energy expendatures?

total daily energy expenditure=TDEE

[garythompson]

total daily energy expenditure=TDEE

that's what i thought it meant