Nedd help

sushilprad
sushilprad Posts: 15 Member
edited November 27 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hey i am currently 150.40 and my goal is 170. Mfp said to consume 2900 calories daily. Any suggestion would be helpful.

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  • sushilprad
    sushilprad Posts: 15 Member
    Also i forgot to mention that i have high metabolism. Been like that my whole life
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Eat the food.
    Re assess your calorie goal every 5lbs gained.
    Lift heavy things so it isn't all a fat gain.

    Cheers, h.
  • sushilprad
    sushilprad Posts: 15 Member
    What kinds of food though? I read the post on the hard gainer thread and it says to stay away from clean foods? Does that mean it is ok for me to eat fast foods? That is what i was consuming before this journey. Also, if i lift heavy, will i bulk up? Because i am not trying to bulk. Im just trying to get lean...not concentrating too much on gaining muscle except for on my legs because i have chicken legs lol.
  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    Assuming you're wanting to build muscle to get to 170, here's a good read by Lyle McDonald on the limits of muscle gain requisite caloric surplus. https://bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/muscle-gain-math.html/

    In short, there's a limit to how much you can gain in a given amount of time based on many factors. If you try to gain weight faster than that limit anything you gain on top of that will be fat.

    Strategy I suggest:
    - Figure out your actual TDEE
    - Eat at a surplus requisite to your lifting level as detailed in the linked article (around 200 cal/day if you're a beginner)
    - Follow a proven resistance training program that incorporates progressive overload. There's a stickied thread with a big list, however I prefer the more concise list in the wiki at r/fitness. r/gainit is probably a good resource to check out as well and you'll be able to connect with others who have similar goals.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/wiki/index
    https://www.reddit.com/r/gainit/wiki/index

    Good Luck!
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    sushilprad wrote: »
    Also i forgot to mention that i have high metabolism. Been like that my whole life

    No you dont.

    Unless you have some sort of metabolic altering illness or disease. You just dont eat enough. 2900 calories is nothing for gaining weight. I'm at 3300 just to maintain. The moment you get the notion of having a high metabolism out of your head the easier this will be.

    Eat whatever you want. Foods you enjoy. Just make sure to hit your goal. Every. Single. Day.
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