Bulking-high carb or fat?

I've seen variations of Macros when bulking but most often I've seen a 40/40/20 split (protein/carbs/fats) or a 35/50/15 split. You'll need high carbs to bulk.

I'm 5'9" and 160. I also bulked around 3000. My average TDEE is 2600.

All I paid attention to was protien. I tried to eat about 120-140 grams of protien a day and filled the rest in with whatever I could. Don't be afraid of the carbs!

Also, are you doing a lot of cardio to get your high TDEEs? That could be sabotaging any muscle gains you want to make. While bulking, cardio should be low to moderately low in intensity.

I can't help you much, But when I was gaining weight I was on about 2300 + exercise cals (so 2500-2600 usually - which was a 1lb a week gain, or less sometimes) I'm not particularly active, just have an insane metabolism. I'm back on maintain for a while now, I have mine set up to 45c/25p/30f, it seems odd, but at my current calorie level (1900) that amount of protein is still over 1g per lb of totally body weight and 1.5 per lb of lean body weight, so I'm happy with that. I keep the carbs higher cause I personally burn though them, and the fats keep me feeling fuller for longer. I think set your protein goal first so it suits you, and figure out the carbs and fats from there.

I have seen lots of tiny girls needing upwards of 2500-3000 to gain. Its not at all unusual.

(note it took me over 3 months to gain 10lbs)

So according to myfitnesspal I'm getting ~200p/179c/150f. Thanks for the help!

Yeah, you've got a whole buttload of room to change this.

You don't need nearly that much protein or fat.

You could go WAY lower on both but I'm not sure you would want to make a massive change all at once. This is just my opinion as a starting point:

150p
100f
375c

And even still, you could further reduce both protein and fat and further increase carbohydrate.

Thanks! Should I expect a water weight gain or not with the carb increase?

I would expect you to see some as it's a pretty big hike in carbs. I would also get other opinions. As far as minimums I wouldn't go below about ~100g pro and 50g fat. I'm posting this just to give you an idea of how much wiggle room you have to toy around with it.

The part I'm NOT sure on is what effects you'd have from making that massive of a change in macronutrients in the short term.

My expectation is water retention and more energy.

TDEE x 1.1 - 1.2
Protein 1.1 - 1.2 g/lb (as you are a woman)
Carbs: 2 - 3 g/lb
Fat: 0.4 - 0.5 g/lb

Tweak as necessary depending on results. You could go by % macros as well but the above is a good starting point (nicked from Lyle McDonald IIRC)

ETA: link:http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/the-baseline-diet-part-2.html

So I'm currently bulking and taking 3000 cals a day. Should I go high carb or fat? I'm a 5' 7 female weighing 122lbs any tips?

The beauty of a bulk, you can do high everything :-) just keep your surplus within a reasonable range to minimize fat gain.

You have to try out different macros. Everyone is different. Some people really do not do well on high carbs, some are fine. Try it out. But it doesnt matter much on a bulk.

I just do high everything