Calories required for a lb of muscle

[Bonkme2]

Is there a specific number?

Let's say I wanted to attempt to put on a lb of muscle every 10 days. Is there a specific number of calories and/or protein that a person should ingest to reach that type of goal?

I realize that muscle is made up of primarily protein...so is there 1000g of protein in a lb of muscle? And I'm sure it takes energy to build muscle, aside from the protein requirement, but how much?

I'm asking because people are amazed (myself included) at the amount of food I can eat and not get fat. I try to explain that with the gym and all the protein, that the energy is used to help build muscle moreso than anything. I'm just looking to put some numbers to the argument.

(The numbers above don't really mean anything...I'm just trying to explain what I'm asking)

 

[Tom Treutlein]

You need to be in a surplus of 3500 calories to gain a pound of weight. Thusly, 500 calories over your maintenance would be adequate over a 7 day period. You could gain a pound in a day but that would be

A) Unhealthy
B) Mostly fat

The lean muscle will take some time to develop.

 

[Bonkme2]

I've heard that 3500KCal number before, but I wasn't sure how it specifically applied to muscle.

So how much of that would be protein? I'm not looking for a 35/35/30 type of diet answer. Just what goes into building a pound of muscle?

 

[Tom Treutlein]

That I honestly can't tell you, sorry man.

 

[imkrayzie]

a pound of fat is 3500 calories... I don't think muscle is the same

 

[Misys]

dont think there really is an answer

 

[chewyxrage]

I would think genetics/metabolism would play a big part-

hardgainers would need more cals to build a pound of muscle than an average person (I would think)

 

[bran987]

a pound of fat is 3500 calories... I don't think muscle is the same

a pound of fat is 3500 calories just as a pound of muscle is. The difference is muscle is 3x as dense, so it takes up 1/3 of the space a pound of fat does.

just like a pound of gold be more dense than a pound of acme brick.

 

[wrynomad]

fat = 9 cal/gram * 435g/lb = 4077 - water

muscle (protien) = 4 cal/gram * 435g/lb = 1812 - water

just some math