Army son wants to Bulk Up

Armymom44

My son went and bought some supplments from Gnc pretty high price he wants to bulk up any ways that he can ? All info will help Ty so much

SeasideOasis

Protein...Protein...Protein...I think "real" food always works better that supplements.

gameovergt

going to be tough with all the cardio they do. eat more much & heavy lifting.

warmachinejt

It's not about supplements. It's about eating until throwing up. I was eating over 1000 calories two hours before sleep on my bulk.

_Bro

The key to bulking up is calorie intake.
Approach should be based upon your body type -- some people have a very fast metabolism and burn off calories like crazy.

Protein is essential for building muscles. I would opt for whey after a workout and food at all other times.
Eat, eat, eat -- lean chicken, egg whites (no yolk)..

Multiple meals (6 per day if possible) - whey protein only stays in the blood stream for 3 hours, so multiple meals do the trick for many reasons (blunts insulin response, thermogenics from food, and so on)

Skip the expensive casein supplements and opt for fat free cottage cheese before bed.
Casein, is slow digesting and takes about 8 hours to digest - eat this before bed and you'll make sure that you've got a good stream of macros during your longest fast of the day (sleep)!

_Bro

Also gnc tends to be a bit gimmikie with there pricing
Bodybuilding.com typically has a better price- search the forums and you can always save (10% or so)