Bulking up programs - diet tips
By following the diet tips of the nutrition home page
your should have a good idea of what is required for good bulking up
programs Here we are going to recap some of those points and have a look at some
basic muscle building meals and plans.
Remember: To gain weight
you must consume more calories then your body burns.
To calculate how many calories you need you can find out your bodybweight in lbs and x 20 this will tell you how many calories you need to gain weight.
200lb bodybuilder x 20 = needs to consume 4000cal a day to
gain weight.
For acurately calculating my daily calorie needs for
muscle gain or fat loss i used the calorie calculator on maximuscle's
website its free to use and gives you a reading as shown
below:
This is based on our 200lb bodybuilder wanting to gain
1lb of muscle a week for his bulking up programs.
should try to eat
calories per day,
divided into meals of
calories per meal. Since
your lean mass equals
pounds, try to get at
least this many grams of protein each day.
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After you have conducted one of their calorie counters you can use the results to plan your diet using the diet plans. These are easy to do and if you dont like the templates you can create your own. This is all free to use.
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