Am I Eating Enough to Gain?

[Virturam]

I agreen with FLEXANDEX. Back in my younger years i experimented with Whey in the morning, after workouts, and casien before bed.. i personally think the casien before bed helped tremendously. I noticed some really nice gains in less time. I think its important that you actually figure out how much your body is using in terms of cals, then go from there. In the morning i'd add 4 egg whites, and maybe a little less powder. When you eat your tuna, dont be afraid to put a tablespoon, or maybe even two of real mayo. I do that and also add 5 wheat ritz crackers, makes it delish.

I agree with Mar-Vell, it seems pretty light. This is reminiscent of diets i do when im cutting down.. up protein so i dont lose muscle, lower carbs, lotta rabbit food/tuna. My advice is to sit down and calculate up total protein/carbs/fats and overall cals that your taking in, you may be surprised that you're only inching over 2000cals per day even eating as much as you already are. To really get enough cals and everything else you need start eating whats gonna give you the biggest bang for your buck, especially when loading up. Yes, its better to stay lean, but i find if i pack on a little more fatty weight i generally lift more = more muscle.. it comes at a price cause i dont look cut and rough.. but it doesnt take long to get it off. Personally, im a huge fan of brown rice/black beans/lima beans/potatos/tuna/chicken/ and at times 1/4lb of beef on a piece of bread. I'll give you a mock meal of mine at one point while loading.

Breakfast.
6:00am
5 egg whites
1 1/2cup steel oats
banana
protein shake

9:00am
2cup lima beans
12-14oz potato
9oz tuna

11:00am
1cups blackeyed peas
1 1/2 cup brown rice
5 corn tortillas
1 kiwi, 1 apple

1:00pm
carb supplement, something near 30-40g
6-oz of yogurt
protein shake -20g


2:00 - workout

3:30 - post workout
Protein shake
3oz chicken
12-14oz potato
2cup brocolli(or some green vegetable)

5:00
1cup corn
8oz chicken

8:00
8oz meat of my choice
4cup mixed veggies
1cup brown rice
2cup black eyed peas

10:00
protein shake
1cup black berries

Thats a mock meal when weighed around 185ish. It seems like alot, but its alot of veggies/carbs fiber and shit to keep me feeling full. Thats not to the exact T.. but its pretty damn close. Im sure i'll get flamed for that mock meal, who knows.. whatev. It worked quite well for me, put on pounds and kept me some what lean. Some people would eat tons of other things, its just finding your tastes. I'd normally alternate meals every two days, so on day three my meal would look totally different than that.. diff meats, veggies, fruits, etc etc.. but all kept close to the same cals/protein/carbs/fats. But as you can tell i pounded food like that for 4 straight months to put on pounds.. and i wasnt on a cycle. I was lucky enough to have a job where i was able to eat like that consistently, and that comes in to play. I had all my meals prepared for 3 days in advanced each meal basically bagged up with everyhthing combined together. If it contained meat it was cut into pieces so i could spoon it from the bag quickly. I never bothered with heating shit up either. In my mind.. if you're serious about getting bigger and all that the way you eat will change, taste will be the last thing on your mind, cold/hot meat/veggies seperate it wont even matter, you'll be eating so damn much you'll need to get each meal out of the way quickly.

[HeMan21]

I agreen with FLEXANDEX. Back in my younger years i experimented with Whey in the morning, after workouts, and casien before bed.. i personally think the casien before bed helped tremendously. I noticed some really nice gains in less time. I think its important that you actually figure out how much your body is using in terms of cals, then go from there. In the morning i'd add 4 egg whites, and maybe a little less powder. When you eat your tuna, dont be afraid to put a tablespoon, or maybe even two of real mayo. I do that and also add 5 wheat ritz crackers, makes it delish.

I agree with Mar-Vell, it seems pretty light. This is reminiscent of diets i do when im cutting down.. up protein so i dont lose muscle, lower carbs, lotta rabbit food/tuna. My advice is to sit down and calculate up total protein/carbs/fats and overall cals that your taking in, you may be surprised that you're only inching over 2000cals per day even eating as much as you already are. To really get enough cals and everything else you need start eating whats gonna give you the biggest bang for your buck, especially when loading up. Yes, its better to stay lean, but i find if i pack on a little more fatty weight i generally lift more = more muscle.. it comes at a price cause i dont look cut and rough.. but it doesnt take long to get it off. Personally, im a huge fan of brown rice/black beans/lima beans/potatos/tuna/chicken/ and at times 1/4lb of beef on a piece of bread. I'll give you a mock meal of mine at one point while loading.

Breakfast.
6:00am
5 egg whites
1 1/2cup steel oats
banana
protein shake

9:00am
2cup lima beans
12-14oz potato
9oz tuna

11:00am
1cups blackeyed peas
1 1/2 cup brown rice
5 corn tortillas
1 kiwi, 1 apple

1:00pm
carb supplement, something near 30-40g
6-oz of yogurt
protein shake -20g


2:00 - workout

3:30 - post workout
Protein shake
3oz chicken
12-14oz potato
2cup brocolli(or some green vegetable)

5:00
1cup corn
8oz chicken

8:00
8oz meat of my choice
4cup mixed veggies
1cup brown rice
2cup black eyed peas

10:00
protein shake
1cup black berries

Thats a mock meal when weighed around 185ish. It seems like alot, but its alot of veggies/carbs fiber and shit to keep me feeling full. Thats not to the exact T.. but its pretty damn close. Im sure i'll get flamed for that mock meal, who knows.. whatev. It worked quite well for me, put on pounds and kept me some what lean. Some people would eat tons of other things, its just finding your tastes. I'd normally alternate meals every two days, so on day three my meal would look totally different than that.. diff meats, veggies, fruits, etc etc.. but all kept close to the same cals/protein/carbs/fats. But as you can tell i pounded food like that for 4 straight months to put on pounds.. and i wasnt on a cycle. I was lucky enough to have a job where i was able to eat like that consistently, and that comes in to play. I had all my meals prepared for 3 days in advanced each meal basically bagged up with everyhthing combined together. If it contained meat it was cut into pieces so i could spoon it from the bag quickly. I never bothered with heating shit up either. In my mind.. if you're serious about getting bigger and all that the way you eat will change, taste will be the last thing on your mind, cold/hot meat/veggies seperate it wont even matter, you'll be eating so damn much you'll need to get each meal out of the way quickly.

Guys this is brilliant!!! Think this may be the most helpful site I have ever been on. Thanks for the sample got some good ideas out of it. I have gone past careing about taste as you can probably tell from all the tuna. I just eat Just for the nutrition and muscle gain now. Going to did around the supermarket to try the Black Beans and have a big cook up this weekend to prep some new meals

Cheers