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2004/03/05, 03:36 PM
So I got more vascular this past year but now at 6'2" 205 lbs i want to bulk up. I have been overeating the past week consuming about 1500 more calories a day and I also cut my cardio from 5 30 minute running sessions a week to 3 20 minute sessions. I have been eating a lot of steak, burgers, chicken, and protein shakes with some veggies and bread thrown in there. I want to gain about 30-40 lbs before I cut again any suggestions if this will work and not just make me a fatty.
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2004/03/05, 05:08 PM
If you increase your clories too fast it will cause fat gain.
Look through fit buddy for relevant posts, the topic of bulking or mass gain is a popular one.
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2004/03/05, 07:02 PM
Asimmer is right, bulking up is great, but not at the cost of too much fat! Increasing your calories 1500 per day is way too big a jump, and will put on a pile of fat quickly. Proceed with a sensible amount, like 300-500 max. Stay there till the weight gain stops, then proceed again up. This will add mass, more at a rate of about 2 lbs. per week. Anything more than that and you may be happy at the scale weight, but it will be that much more fat you will eventually have to take off.:big_smile:
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2004/03/05, 08:03 PM
ummm thought it depends on how much calroies your burning, I mean if your eating 1500 mroe calories a day, but burning 2000 more a day shouldnt really matter should it? I dunno, hehe.
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2004/03/05, 08:50 PM
:big_smile: Well, of course it does. But he stated he just increased his calories by 1500 per day, whilst also cutting back on calories burnt(cardio sessions). The deal with a smart increase is knowing your maintenance calories, and then increasing smartly. Just to tack on 1500 calories is asking for big trouble(fat accumulation).
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Quoting from Hellscream:
ummm thought it depends on how much calroies your burning, I mean if your eating 1500 mroe calories a day, but burning 2000 more a day shouldnt really matter should it? I dunno, hehe.
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
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2004/03/10, 10:53 AM
Thanks everyone I'll take your advice bb1fit.
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