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Bulking and Calorie Help

Chancellor2015
Chancellor2015 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
looking to bulk and need help
I'm 178cm, 92kg, 18% bc
Set a goal of 2800 calories per day.
Carbs 40%
Protein 30%
Fats 30%
Mostly inactive during the day, apart from weights session.
MFP adds about 900 calories to my daily goal after my workout, so I'm assuming I need to consume this extra

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  • helennoldham
    helennoldham Posts: 1 Member
    I would add the extra calories, focusing mainly on carbs and protein immediately after your workout. I am bulking at the moment and will eat the extra calories I burn and more on top. I find bulking a lot harder than cutting, the extra food is nice, but trying to squeeze it all in when you don't want food is difficult!
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    I assume you are male from your weight/bodyfat. At 18% bodyfat you should not be bulking as you your body is not in an optimal condition to build muscle.

    You should either eat at maintenance and "recomp" or cut to a good bodyfat (sub 13%) and then consider a bulk.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,438 MFP Moderator
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    I assume you are male from your weight/bodyfat. At 18% bodyfat you should not be bulking as you your body is not in an optimal condition to build muscle.

    You should either eat at maintenance and "recomp" or cut to a good bodyfat (sub 13%) and then consider a bulk.

    According to the profile, OP is a male and I would agree. A bulk is not a good thing for a person whose body fat is that high. If anything, i would cut or recomp at the very least.
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