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Am I eating enough
Wardnow
Posts: 13
Really confused on how much i should be eating i ate about 2000 cals yesterday and woke up a 1lb lighter, I lift almost every morning, and do 30mins of (HIIT) training tues-thurs 3-10min rounds with 15 sec rest in between rounds at boxing class, I really need to gain weight im 130lbs and want to be 145 for MMA, HELP PLEASE!
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Hey,
as a bloke, right off the bat your recommended daily calorie intake for weight maintenance is between 2000-2500. You seem pretty active, so you'd maybe want to look at eating around 2800 -3500 calories daily. Start on the lower end of the scale and work up if you are not seeing any significant changes.
On a clean bulk, you should be able to put on 15lb of muscle in around 6 months (without supplements) This may be a little quicker if you are supplementing with creatine or beta-alanine,0 -
Thank you im really active but my brain dose not want to admit to myself I am for some reason especially when it comes to food, than you very much for the response, any chance you know how to calculate some accurate macros for me?0
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Myself I've just kick started my bulk again and I try to get in about 1.5g of protein per pound of body weight. Some folk like to do 2g per pound, but it's personal preference, the difference wwon't be astounding.
I like to breakdown my macros' to around 30% protein 30% fats and 60% carbs. I am on quite the dirty bulk myself though, you could up the protein and the fats and drop some carbs for a leaner approach. (Olive oil is a great way to get some good healthy fats into your system, cook everything with it)0 -
ive been using coconut oil give that a try mane!0
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