New proposed diet (would like to gain mass)

[RoadToRecovery]

My TDEE is 2699.48, I would prefer not to put on to much fat hence why I added approx an extra 200 cal on top of my TDEE. But if any of you think I should go higher on the cals just tell me.

I think 200 calories is a bit conservative.

A guideline I have always used for my clients is (3/4 x LBM (lbs)) + TDEE =Bulk or TDEE - (4x LBM) (lbs) = Cut

Edit: if you notice the 3/4 you can use 3 or 4 depending on your size. Use at your discretion.

Some schools of thought recommend 2kcal per lbs of body weight. Its really up to you what you deem necessary but from my experience 200 kcal is a bit low. I feel the minimum should be at least 400

[frodo89]

With a diet like that,pity your not using abit of test

I have a good mate of mine that is going for a cheat meal everyday that follows a leg or a back day too. But poor guy, you should see him train, it's like he is having a cardiac arrest every time he is about to hit his 10th rep. But that diet must have worked for him pretty well considering what he's accomplished.

haha, as for the test, I'm probably going to have to go to Mexico and get it over the counter or something the dollar bills send them loco. Only way I know that it's actually going to be test in the bottle not olive oil.

looks pretty good to me---where does ur workout fall? between meal 3 & 4?

Thanks mgs as long as I know I'm kind of on the right track that's good news. Yea my workout is in between meal 3 and 4, Im trying your complex carbs PWO for a while see how my body takes it and will try compare it to the simple carbs PWO.

I think 200 calories is a bit conservative.

A guideline I have always used for my clients is (3/4 x LBM (lbs)) + TDEE =Bulk or TDEE - (4x LBM) (lbs) = Cut

Edit: if you notice the 3/4 you can use 3 or 4 depending on your size. Use at your discretion.

Some schools of thought recommend 2kcal per lbs of body weight. Its really up to you what you deem necessary but from my experience 200 kcal is a bit low. I feel the minimum should be at least 400

I thought 200 might be a bit to low from what I was reading, but I dropped 20 mins of cardio PWO and I am just doing 20 as opposed to 40 minutes when i was eating close to and bellow my TDEE.

I just started this diet today, so I'm not to sure how I'm going to go with just 200 cals. Do you think I should wait about 2 weeks before I increase it and see how my body reacts before I add another 200 or just go for gold and up it another 200 now?

What do you think I should increase if I did put on the extra 200 cals? Mabey another meal in there somewhere or just increase the other meals. Thanks RTR.