Calorie surplus to gain muscle, but...

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aalhasan
aalhasan Posts: 104
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Hello everyone,

To gain muscle, the person has to eat in a calorie surplus.
What kind of food the person has to eat to gain muscle? If there's a specific kind (eg. High protein food), would the other kinds of food be converted to fat instead of being used to repair muscle?
Excuse my poor knowledge on this subject.

thanks!

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  • stt43
    stt43 Posts: 487
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    Take in 200-500 more calories than you body needs to give it the fuel to build muscle. Make this out of around 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight, 0.3-0.5 grams of fat per pound of bodyweight, and then fill in the rest with carbs. Any excess calories will turn into fat, whether they are protein calories, carb calories, or calories from fat.
    Hope that helps.
  • aalhasan
    aalhasan Posts: 104
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    Take in 200-500 more calories than you body needs to give it the fuel to build muscle. Make this out of around 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight, 0.3-0.5 grams of fat per pound of bodyweight, and then fill in the rest with carbs. Any excess calories will turn into fat, whether they are protein calories, carb calories, or calories from fat.
    Hope that helps.


    Thanks!
  • SniffTheSweat
    SniffTheSweat Posts: 23
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    Don't take the title line too seriously either.
    Your body can use the meals you're eating and turn it into muscle while partially fueling itself off fat reserves.
    The you can't build muscle line only really matters for people doing weight lifting rather than normal exercise.
    I.E. You cannot build large volumes of muscle without a surplus. But the line itself is wrong.

    Eggs, chicken and fish are handy for protein. You could also get some whey protein and mix that with drinks.

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