Bulking startling results

[iljs]

After reading and informing myself via these forums, I decided to try a clean bulk as sitting on my ass and eating dominos for 5 months didnt work. I am a true ectomorph and started at 6'6" and 163 lb. After 2 weeks of eating just about all the chicken, steaks, weight gain shakes and egg whites i could and working out 6 days a week along with 3 days of 2 hours of cardio (basketball) I have gained to 180lb. My calorie consumption was 4000-4500 a day, with 150g protein. This was insanely startling to me, as ive been a hard gainer my whole life. I checked the scale, but it is the same scale we use to weigh boxes at work so it always zero'd and accurate. Is 17lb unreasonable? I know the gains should taper off as i gain more, but I don't think I even wanted to gain that much so quick. Physically I barely look different, but on a 6'6" frame at 163lb you could dump rosie o'donnell on me and probably not notice.

[Ajc330]

good work on the clean diet, but it can't all be clean pounds, i'm sure there is water weight

[flyguy7]

you say you're eating all the "chicken, steaks, weight gain shakes and egg whites" you can get your hands on- but you're only taking in around 150g of protein on a 4500 calorie diet? If that's true it sounds like you might have too many carbs in this diet (in my opinion). 17 pounds is a lot in two weeks, i'm sure that will slow down, and is prolly a lot of water like ajc said

[sorel_C]

I agree 150 grams of protein for an 180 lb guy trying to gain seems on the low side, unless if you are at a high bodyfat% which then i wouldt see the purpose of bulking

[Prada]

Out of you 4000-4500Cals you are getting only 600cals from protein. That represents 15% or <. That is way to low, you should be getting around 40% of your cals from protein.