First week of bulking.. Worried

[MIH]

Hi guys.

Im a bit worried since I just started bulking last week. I then weighted myself today and realized I had gained 4.2 lbs should I be worried about this being fat or is it water weight?

Starting stats:
162lbs
6'1 ft
Age 22

Never been bulking before and I just started lifting properly for the first time in my life doing ICF 5x5

Calories intake on bulking days 3100 with carbs 45% proteine 35% and fat 20% around that atleast.

And then I take out my pwo shake and bananas to lower carbs and calories on offdays.

I mainly eat linses, brown rice, chicken, tuna, cottage cheese, green veggies, whole wheat bread, peanut butter, oatmeal and skim milk.. And ofcourse my proteine shake

[Back In Black]

It's fairly normal in the first week or 2 of a new diet as you fill the muscles with glycogen and all that extra food can sit inside of you.

Don't get bogged down in macro splits at all.

1.5g pro per lean lb of body mass
0.4g fat per lean lb of body mass
The remainder should come from carbs.

At 35% protein you are eating too much but I think your fats are about right.

[smeeto]

a fluctuation of 4 pounds is pretty normal even for a regular person eating at a normal maintenance diet, i wouldn't worry about it. If you weigh yourself every week and you are gaining 4 pounds a week for a month, then I would be concerned, but never let a single weigh in bother you too much.

[hawk14dl]

Yeh man. . My weight can vary 4 lbs at any given time of day. And like bib said, glycogen stores can affect it as well

[Mr.Anderson]

Nothing to worry about, man. Carbs retain water, weigh fluctuation is common.