Bulking diet help please

[seriouslifter]

Im around 205 at 5'11 and want to do a clean bulk. Does this look about right? Do I need more calories? I want this to work and have diet perfect. I was trying to get my macros 40/40/20, but it seems like its not working, hard to adjust.


Meal #1 9:00am - 2 scoops ON Whey Protein 220 2 6 48
1 cup oats 300 6 54 10
1 banana 109 1 28 1




Meal #2 11:20am - 7oz lean chicken 210 7 0 35
14 almonds 97 9 3 4
Whole Wheat bread (1) 79 1 15 3


Meal #3 1:20pm - 1 whole egg 77 5 1 6
9 egg whites 148 0 3 31
1 cup broccoli cuts 40 4 0 0
2.5oz whole wheat pasta 238 1 51 10




Meal #4 (Preworkout) 3:30pm - 1 scoop ON Whey 110 1 3 24
2oz whole wheat pasta 190 1 41 8





Post workout 5:30pm - 2 scoops ON Whey Protein 220 2 6 48
1.5 Scoops Dextrose 237 0 63 0
1/2 cup oats 150 3 27 5


Meal #5 6:15pm - 7oz lean chicken 210 7 0 35
2.5oz whole wheat pasta 238 1 51 10
1 cup broccoli cuts 40 4 0 0




Meal #6 9:00pm - 5oz Top Round Steak 280 5 0 50
1 cup broccoli cuts 40 4 0 0




Meal #7 (Before bed) - Syntrax Matrix 5.0 - Bedtime 120 2 3 23
1 tbsp natty pb 95 8 4 4


Totals 3536 calories 76g fat 370g carbs 361g protein 42/37/20

[SMAN12b]

looks OK, depends on if you grow on it or not. if your not growing ,then you will have to increase calories.

I don't like using so much powder protein. you are better off with more whole foods then powder.
I only use a meal replacement shake PWO then I eat as soon as possible after that.

[taiboxa]

looks OK, depends on if you grow on it or not. if your not growing ,then you will have to increase calories.

I don't like using so much powder protein. you are better off with more whole foods then powder.
I only use a meal replacement shake PWO then I eat as soon as possible after that.

oh oh oh i just wanna add that some of the best results i have ever acquired came from not consuming any shakes... like immediatly after working out i would EAT! plus it keeps metabolic rate higher too.

[audis4]

oh oh oh i just wanna add that some of the best results i have ever acquired came from not consuming any shakes... like immediatly after working out i would EAT! plus it keeps metabolic rate higher too.

I don't know my body well enough but I switched to BCAA's/ whole foods (high GI carbs) PWO and 30min later, whole foods PPWO and keeps me somewhat full, even while cutting

[seriouslifter]

I can not get it to a 40/40/20, this is making me mad

[taiboxa]

I don't know my body well enough but I switched to BCAA's/ whole foods (high GI carbs) PWO and 30min later, whole foods PPWO and keeps me somewhat full, even while cutting

yeah i do liquied aminos pwo then 15min later i eate pasta and chicken thats been my pwo protocol for quite some time now ..

40/40/20 is lame
50/30/20 is way way better

[seriouslifter]

yeah i do liquied aminos pwo then 15min later i eate pasta and chicken thats been my pwo protocol for quite some time now ..

40/40/20 is lame
50/30/20 is way way better

why you need carbs to build muscle

[taiboxa]

why you need carbs to build muscle

really? i strive more to produce the bricks (amino's) than the brick layers
u dont need many carbs.. just WELL TIMED to get the job done

[audis4]

^^agreed, people think they need a 1:2 ratio of protein to carbs...don't think that many carbs are needed; 1:1 works great for myself.

[taiboxa]

^^agreed, people think they need a 1:2 ratio of protein to carbs...don't think that many carbs are needed; 1:1 works great for myself.

bah run protein higher and just eat ur carbs at the right time.. shud get evenbetter growth or atleast have stinkier sweat.

[seriouslifter]

its so hard to know if your really gaining properly and fully off the carbs you give your body and so on. i really think with this intake that i will get fat, but isnt that impossible to just gain fat? Thats all clean food intake.

[Suworu~Nutsuki]

could someone elaborate on when the best time to eat carbs are.... thanks