Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below hello, I'm new to bodybuilding and this message board,after reading other posts it seems like there's alot of you that know your stuff,i don't, hoping someone will take the time to read and help me out. I'm 5ft9 and 155lbs. I have good muscle tone as i've been cutting lawns this summer and work hard but would like to be less cut and a little thicker.The only thing i do understand is that i must take in more calories than i burn.i'm not even sure how many calories i should be taking in. I have a very fast metab. very fast.my bodyfat is nexted to nothing,i'm guessing i need around 5 thousand calories or so a day(really have no idea). for the past 3 weeks i've been taking several meals to work.I also bought meal replacements and weight gainer.Problem is that I struggle to get these meals down my throat,by late afternoon,it takes everything in me and a whole bottle of water just to swallow a tunafish sandwhich snack after eating four previous meals ealier not including my shakes. I also feel bloated and tired when I work,i want to sleep all the time.Then i have to come home after work and eat even more. Is this the price i must pay to gain weight? is everyone else trying to gain weight going through this sluggish feeling?Are my meals unbalanced? What I'm doing doesn't seem right.Eating has become a nightmare for me,it's like my body doesn't want me to eat anymore,is it really healthy to literaly force the food? I'ts only been 3 weeks,is my body just adjusting or will it always be this way? I now have mad respect for those who can eat 6-7 meals a day,mabye I'm just being a bitch,I don't know, I never thought it would be this hard to eat this much. I'm also lifting as heavy a weight as I can with good form when i workout with low reps.Not even sure if this is right,frustrating diving into something you know nothing about,thanks for reading,any advice or encouragement would be greatly appreciated. Can post exactly what I'm eating in another post if anyone wants to seriously help me. My meals must be unbalanced. Doesn't seem right to be sluggish like this.
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Burning_Inside
Elite Mentor
first things first:
See a doctor and get a complete blood scan.
2: read all of mr.x's stickies at the top of this page.
See a doctor and get a complete blood scan.
2: read all of mr.x's stickies at the top of this page.
Toozee
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At first, its hard for your body to get used to processing so much food. It's sometimes best to increase your food intake by about 500 cals every week or so, until u get to your necessary cal intake. After awhile your body gets used to it and you don't feel full all the time. As a matter of fact, you get hungry if you dont eat every 2-3 hrs! So this is good news.
Usually 18-20 x current body weight will allow lean weight gain.
Get at least 1 x bw in protein. So, your intake could look similar to this:
155lbs x 20 = 3100 calories per day.
155lbs x 1 = 155 g of protein per day.
---As for the other macro nutrients, just eat them man! If your metabolism is so incredibly high your body will make use of all the food you can eat. Just stay away from junk food.
Mr. X's bulking articles 1 & 2 go into pro/ carb / fat breakdown more and will give some more info. If you need any more specific ?'s answered just ask someone here will help .
Usually 18-20 x current body weight will allow lean weight gain.
Get at least 1 x bw in protein. So, your intake could look similar to this:
155lbs x 20 = 3100 calories per day.
155lbs x 1 = 155 g of protein per day.
---As for the other macro nutrients, just eat them man! If your metabolism is so incredibly high your body will make use of all the food you can eat. Just stay away from junk food.
Mr. X's bulking articles 1 & 2 go into pro/ carb / fat breakdown more and will give some more info. If you need any more specific ?'s answered just ask someone here will help .
great way to get extra calories:
drink lots of milk (if you can handle the lactose)
consume extra fat - preferably healthy fat like flax or olive oil.
spread out your meals....8 or 9 smaller meals a day.
make 2 or 3 of them liquid meals - mrp or protein shake
toozee makes a good point about gradually increasing your food intake.
drink lots of milk (if you can handle the lactose)
consume extra fat - preferably healthy fat like flax or olive oil.
spread out your meals....8 or 9 smaller meals a day.
make 2 or 3 of them liquid meals - mrp or protein shake
toozee makes a good point about gradually increasing your food intake.
Thanks for the advice guys,i thought i would need more than 3100 calories a day toozee,if thats sufficient,it's encouraging,i would like to cut back on the amount i am eating,like i said,i don't enjoy force feeding myself,your right jerkbox,it would make sense to spread my meals out over a longer period but my job is hectic,were always on the road going job to job but i will try it,i hope my body does adjust soon. I've read that alot of pro football players use isopure for their protein intake. this would be convenient as i can mix or shake it up on the road without a blender. they claim it has something like 50g of protein. Is this a quality product? waste of money?would any of you guys depend on it to suppliment your protein intake?thanks for your help and reply's----
