What's on YOUR plate?

[genemachine]

I've seen a few questions concerning nutrition on the boards lately, and specifically on gaining weight. For those who have seen tremendous weight gain, what was your method, and have you reached your ideal weight? I know that there are many other factors involved in gaining weight (AS) , but specifically what did your food intake look like?

I weighed in at 181 in November (2002) for the Tulsa meet. I am 6' and that makes me ridiculously thin. In the last three weeks I have gained about 25 pounds, which puts me at around 206. I have been following a JM Blakely style eating method to gain weight. Basically I eat everything I can get my hands on, and if I feel like I'm going to puke I bury that fleshly weakness in food.

AM
4:00 - 2 poptarts, Protein shake with Vitamin D milk
4:30 - 1/4 of a box of Cocoa Puffs + large glass of milk
5:30 - Workout
6:45 - 2 Bologna and cheese sandwiches + heaping pile of potato chips, 20oz Soda
8:00 - 2 frozen burritos, Large pile of potato chips 1 quart of Vitamin D Milk
10:00 - 2 peanut butter sandwiches, 1 can pork and beans, 20 oz soda
PM
12:00 - 2 frozen Burritos, chips, soda
2:00 - quart of Vitamin D Milk, 2 PB Sandwiches
4:00 - 1 can pork and beans, 20 oz soda, whatever large desert was left at work with whipped topping

Then I get home from work

5:30 - quarter box of Cocoa Puffs Large glass of milk
6:30 - Various dinner with my wife -- add half dozen eggs
8:30 - some evening snack
9:30 - Protein Shake

As long as I don't die of a heart attack this should continue to work for a while. I'll keep you posted on my weight.

 

[Liftbig]

dude i dont think you are eating enough! j/k good work youll be a SHW in no time. keep it up!

 

[spatts]

I carb rotate. I just eat a hell of alot of REALLY clean food, tailored to the times I train. The more I train, the more carbs I eat....BEFORE training. This way I keep gaining LBM, keep getting stronger, but keep the body fat in check.

Gene...how much of what you're gaining is LBM?

Not all leverage is equal.

 

[MeatHead57]

AOT

geeze thats alot of cals. how many do u think that is? i weighed 110 @ 5'4 and in a week i have went to 125 with eating 2000-2500 cals.

 

[genemachine]

Spatts,

Definately agree on that point, with a few minor exceptions. I am very under my ideal weight, and I have very low bodyfat. I'm not to worried about putting on a couple of pounds of fat, and if need be, I'll drop some of it when I get uncomfortably fat. I'll keep you posted on BF% etc. I try to balance my high glycemic carbs with my protein and non-fatty carbs, but I haven't paid too much attention yet. Could you maybe list a sample day's menu? Curious about your choice of carbs. I have a hard time finding enough clean carbs? Thanks Spatts!

 

[Imnotdutch]

I think there are only somany calories that you can get through clean eating. a couple of years ago I was trying to gain weight.........it took a full 6500 calories per day just to get above 190. I was doing that through clean eating and never seemed to stop chewing / drinking.

I carb rotate. I just eat a hell of alot of REALLY clean food, tailored to the times I train. The more I train, the more carbs I eat....BEFORE training. This way I keep gaining LBM, keep getting stronger, but keep the body fat in check.

Gene...how much of what you're gaining is LBM?

Not all leverage is equal.

 

[spatts]

I hear ya. Fortunately, I've never needed to go that high. TheProject is a hardgainer though. That stinker packs away at LEAST 6000 cals a day, NOT CLEAN AT ALL, and still never gains weight.

 

[spatts]

GM, here are some old spreasheets of my cutting and bulking diets. Remember, I rotate the carbs, so these spreadsheets represent a median...some days higher, some lower:

http://www.asylum-strength.com/spat-cutting.htm
http://www.asylum-strength.com/spat-bulking.htm

Also, last time I cut I was training at 6AM, so ignore the funky times on things. You can still get an idea of food choices.

 

[TheProject]

I hear ya. Fortunately, I've never needed to go that high. TheProject is a hardgainer though. That stinker packs away at LEAST 6000 cals a day, NOT CLEAN AT ALL, and still never gains weight.

Apparently I need to add some cocoa puffs and bologna to my diet.

 

[Imnotdutch]

Apparently I need to add some cocoa puffs and bologna to my diet.

After I while I got lazy and went for unclean alternatives for calories.............oh and growing old decreased my calorie needs by a fair amount

2 litres of milk is approx. 1000 calories.
250g of chocolate is approx. 1000 calories.