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Anyone trying to feed the muscle? Finding it hard to get in those calories? I'm at 3,200 on rest days and 3400 on work out days, I'm eating basically every 1-2 hours. It's exhausting! Anyone else having difficulty or know what its like to stuff your face all day every day??
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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    Yea eating so much can be a pain sometimes. I really limit my cardio and NEAT so it helps
  • GainsLevelIncreased
    GainsLevelIncreased Posts: 73 Member
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    Not too exhausting for me, I eat every 2 to 3 hours... 4-6 meals a day.. For the most part I keep it pretty simple, most exhausting part is going food shopping every week
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    I only get 2400 cals right now on my bulk and I'm hungry all the time. Very jealous that you get more. I could easily eat 3400 every day.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
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    I am a short person I don't get 3000+. I am thinking my bulking goals in the future are to be able to eat that amount plus. I sure do love eating in a bulk.
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    I am a short person I don't get 3000+. I am thinking my bulking goals in the future are to be able to eat that amount plus. I sure do love eating in a bulk.

    Oooohhh...new goal!
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
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    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    I am a short person I don't get 3000+. I am thinking my bulking goals in the future are to be able to eat that amount plus. I sure do love eating in a bulk.

    Oooohhh...new goal!

    I will be me one day.. its attainable. lol
  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
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    I only get 2400 cals right now on my bulk and I'm hungry all the time. Very jealous that you get more. I could easily eat 3400 every day.

    Why not up the cals then?
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    Seth1825 wrote: »
    I only get 2400 cals right now on my bulk and I'm hungry all the time. Very jealous that you get more. I could easily eat 3400 every day.

    Why not up the cals then?

    Because I'm not interested in gaining more fat than necessary.
  • jdog022
    jdog022 Posts: 693 Member
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    3400 here at 5-9 178 (started 168 in Sept). my NEAT is pretty high with an infant and toddler but I feel like I could eat 4500 easy
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    I did by accident. Luckily I was training like an animal so we'll see.
  • 99JT
    99JT Posts: 59 Member
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    3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.
  • jdscrubs32
    jdscrubs32 Posts: 514 Member
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    Seth1825 wrote: »
    Anyone trying to feed the muscle? Finding it hard to get in those calories? I'm at 3,200 on rest days and 3400 on work out days, I'm eating basically every 1-2 hours. It's exhausting! Anyone else having difficulty or know what its like to stuff your face all day every day??

    Just start bulking last week again. Want to do a slow bulk throughout the year. At the moment not finding it too bad eating all the foods but when (not if) I start increasing the calories more, will probably feel like this.
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
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    Up to 270 lbs right now. Wondering when to start the cut or how long to let the feast go on. lol
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
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    I just got done with a 4 month bulk. I don't find eating exhausting. I would bulk all year long if I could
  • need2belean
    need2belean Posts: 353 Member
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    99JT wrote: »
    3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.

    This is how I feel. The more you get to eat during a bulk, the harder it is to cut. I used to eat 1300-1600 calories and it was manageable. Now, I find it hard to eat less than 2100. ugh
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    99JT wrote: »
    3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.

    This is how I feel. The more you get to eat during a bulk, the harder it is to cut. I used to eat 1300-1600 calories and it was manageable. Now, I find it hard to eat less than 2100. ugh

    I agree. Cutting at 2000 makes me sad.
  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
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    99JT wrote: »
    3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.

    This is how I feel. The more you get to eat during a bulk, the harder it is to cut. I used to eat 1300-1600 calories and it was manageable. Now, I find it hard to eat less than 2100. ugh

    I'm trying to do everything slow and gradual now. For me, I don't mind being on the bigger side so if it means I'm bigger for awhile while cutting slowly so be it. I was doing the bulk quick and cut quick, but only ended the same size I started out essentially. In fact I will probably just maintain once I get too big for my frame.
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
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    Seth1825 wrote: »
    99JT wrote: »
    3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.

    This is how I feel. The more you get to eat during a bulk, the harder it is to cut. I used to eat 1300-1600 calories and it was manageable. Now, I find it hard to eat less than 2100. ugh

    I'm trying to do everything slow and gradual now. For me, I don't mind being on the bigger side so if it means I'm bigger for awhile while cutting slowly so be it. I was doing the bulk quick and cut quick, but only ended the same size I started out essentially. In fact I will probably just maintain once I get too big for my frame.

    I am thinking of doing that too myself. I figure, I'll cut starting in April (because I want to look lean for september when I travel), but after that, I will be bulking and maintaining once I reach a heavy weight that I like.