Hey Im new to MFP

jpr0530

But I have noticed that there is very little for people trying to GAIN weight. My name is John, I am 5'6, 141 lbs 12% bmi. I am tying to bulk and get to 160lbs in muscle. I am having trouble reaching my calorie goal of 2770 everyday, because even though everyone always jokes about how much I eat, I apparently can not eat enough. I am currently taking Syntha-6 2-3 times a day. I have a beach body coach and then and a friend of mine is a personal trainer. I go to the gym as often as I can between work, but when I can't, I do Insanity, p90x, or if im in a real hurry 10 min trainer. I have never done a whole program before. My girlfriend said the thing that helps her most reach her goals (She is trying to lose weight) is having a lot of friends on her news feed and people to talk to. So I am currently looking for people who would be interested in helping me out, giving me advice on bulking, because I am new to this. Thank you and please add me if you are interested

ouija86

But I have noticed that there is very little for people trying to GAIN weight. My name is John, I am 5'6, 141 lbs 12% bmi. I am tying to bulk and get to 160lbs in muscle. I am having trouble reaching my calorie goal of 2770 everyday, because even though everyone always jokes about how much I eat, I apparently can not eat enough. I am currently taking Syntha-6 2-3 times a day. I have a beach body coach and then and a friend of mine is a personal trainer. I go to the gym as often as I can between work, but when I can't, I do Insanity, p90x, or if im in a real hurry 10 min trainer. I have never done a whole program before. My girlfriend said the thing that helps her most reach her goals (She is trying to lose weight) is having a lot of friends on her news feed and people to talk to. So I am currently looking for people who would be interested in helping me out, giving me advice on bulking, because I am new to this. Thank you and please add me if you are interested

Feel free to add me if you want. I've been the super skinny dude trying to gain muscle, it's hard.

But basically, all you have to do is eat tons of food and lift hard.

p90x and insanity will not help you build muscle. It's great cardio, and if you were a fat slob it could def help tone you up, but it will do nothing to build the body you want.

Hendrix7

extra virgin olive oil
butter
coconut oil/milk
salmon
full fat dairy
nuts

All very calorie dense, you only need a few tiny servings per day and you can easily add on 300-500good quality calories.

jpr0530

Thanks for the good advice guys. I will definitely stop doing p90x and insanity and just stick to lifting in the gym. I also thought when doing p90x I was burning too many calories, but I was also trying to make up for not being in the gym.

Does anyone have any good ideas for days when you can't make it to the gym?

wackyfunster

Thanks for the good advice guys. I will definitely stop doing p90x and insanity and just stick to lifting in the gym. I also thought when doing p90x I was burning too many calories, but I was also trying to make up for not being in the gym.

Does anyone have any good ideas for days when you can't make it to the gym?

The standard is LISS cardio e.g. walking or very low intensity elliptical. It will help you keep the fat gain down. Definitely don't overdo it on the higher intensity cardio... it's hard enough to gain LBM as it is. You should only need 3 days/week (4 tops) of lifting.