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Bulking tips

tday96
tday96 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hey guys I'm a 21 year old guy here around 5'11" and I weigh about 165 pounds. I'm wanting to try to bulk and build muscle. I've never done it before so need all the tips I can get please.

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  • ecjim
    ecjim Posts: 1,001 Member
    Look at Starting Strength or Strong lifts or Grey Skull - pick one and follow it as written for3 months or so - then reassess where you are - figure out your maintenance cals and start by adding 300 per day to that - eat your body weight in protein - 165 gms per day. Eat carbs, rice, potatoes etc and veggies - increase you cals so you are gaining 1-2 lbs per week - If you are lifting hard -
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300326/most-helpful-posts-goal-gaining-weight-must-reads#latest
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    Be consistent. Both with your lifting - regardless of what program you choose to start with and with your surplus. Unlike cutting where you can bank calories, bouncing back and forth from deficit to surplus is a great way to slow down progress when bulking, imo.
  • jdog022
    jdog022 Posts: 693 Member
    Couple hours a day? Stop
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