Food choices

[Phastroh]

I am looking to start a 2nd cycle and so during my first cycle I used only Test and DECA. I have no want to use anything else this time around as I got pretty big from it. Doses and length aside, I didn't really eat the way I should have but I gained roughly 25lbs and people were like dude you got large.

I was already large so while I could sort of tell I was like ok lol just going heavy. I was too, I was lifting very heavy for my abilities and I was like 6 days a week, 12 exercises a day, 30-40 reps depending on my sets.

So I never really understood the whole calories and where to get them from. I just are my regular decent diet and pounded a few more protein shakes a day. This time I don't want to be a bitch. I want no junk food or winging it. Having kids it's like yum Swiss roll or something.

With the Test/DECA mix I'm looking to find out if I have to raise calorie intake for better results and just run as much as I can. I am already a 10-15 mile a week slow jogger. I guess I want to not just eat calories to eat them.

I didn't gain any fat that I know if last time. My shirts fit better but were tighter in the right spots if you know what I mean. I even walked a bit different.

A list of foods would be the best place to start but what are my general guidelines as far as calories and frequency with these compounds.

[Phastroh]

That's 30-40 reps per exercise heh

[novastepp]

Look at the stickies at the top of this section of the forum. There is a "gain lean mass" sticky that would be an excellent place to start.
Your diet will be the single greatest asset you have to help gain mass during a cycle. I greatly encourage you to hold off until you feel you have the diet prepared and regular eating on point.

For the most part, you want to calculate your daily caloric need and add a few hundred to it at least. Choose lean protein sources for each meal and combine those foods with carbs or fats, and eat every 3 hours. If you can do that, with the help of the stickies I mentioned, create a plan and post it here along with all of your stats and your training plan.