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my progress on af products thus far
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ok. i'm thinking i'm gonna start my first bulker (naturally) come the second week of january. i was wondering how many calories i should eat for each pound i weigh. i've heard anywhere from 16 to 20 kcal per lb. i was also wondering if these numbers are multiplied by complete body weight or just lbm? any insight guys? also, i was thinking of doing mr. x's recommended nutrient split of 40p/30c/30f. has anyone experimented with this split? any comments? all tips and comments are appreciated. happy holidays.
macrophage69alpha
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really depends on your metabolism and only lean mass should be considered in the multiplier ( a relatively hard thing to do).
also take into account whether you will be increasing (or even perhaps decreasing- which many do when bulking- though dont reccomend it) activity level
also take into account whether you will be increasing (or even perhaps decreasing- which many do when bulking- though dont reccomend it) activity level
macrophage69alpha
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ok guys. went a little overboard during the holidays. gained a little weight but wasn't that big of a deal. i decided i was thin enough to start a clean bulk, only using 16*bw because i'm very sensitive to food. i'm gonna use creatine, gplenish, and a little trex and more lrex to try to bulk cleanly. no cardio. only a little light cardio before lifts. i'm doing needsize's 5X5 routine, that works both slow and fast muscle twitch fibers. i'm not doing all the excercises he listed but most of them, since i'm sure i can benefit from just the core ones with this routine, good food, supps, hard work, and time. this is all considering the fact that i have never really trained that well before and still consider myself a beginner.
also, given macrophages reply, with my tanita body fat measuring scale, i figured out my lbm was 130, by multiplying my body fat percentage to my weight, and minusing that number from total weight. my original setup was 16kcal per lb of weight, which is about 2500. with only lbm in this equation, it would be about 20 kcal per lb of lbm. is this too much? its all clean eating. any thoughts?
this is part bump, *for the answer to my last question, and part update. i have started my first natural bulker. i eat 2500 calories a day in 6 meals. i have to say, i didn't know you needed to eat THIS MUCH to gain. but i feel much healthier and much more satisfied, although a bit satiated with all the not too tasty food. i feel like i shit everytime i eat. you could time a clock by it i'm sure. i got neurogenix in the mail, and haven't noticed much yet, but i read it was susposed to take a month for effects to take place. i also got p7, rala, and some more lrex. i am using needsize's 5*5 routine. i have to say i like it so far. obviously hasn't been long enough to notice results, but i'll keep everyone posted. i'm also not doing so many arm movements on tri/bi day since they get such a workout the rest of the week. my weight is now 157 at 16% body fat and 5'11.5". got my creatine in the mail and my allthewhey strawberry too. too excited to see the things to come. my new years resolution: gain 25 lbs lbm. i hope it works. i'll keep everyone posted.
theALPHAone
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is the Gplenish really helping you that much?
well, my intake of milk is definitely impairing my recovery time with all the lactic acid, but i won't be able to tell about the gplenish till i finish the first few weeks of my cycle and see how far i progress beyond my personal bests. to maximize growth in the first few weeks, i'm making my negative's real slow and exploding my positives, much like dc training recommends. once the load on the bar is too difficult to do that, i will return to doing controlled movements. i just wanted to make this first month count. is this a bad idea or not? any suggestions?
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