Then you should start by eating about 2500 cals a day. 40/40/20 ratio, and 6 meals a day. it takes time to gain weight, your not gonna look like Ronnie Coleman overnight. Keep eating and if you quit gaining, eat more!!!!!

Well since i started (4 weeks ago) i have been trying to eat more and i'be gained about 4.4lbs :P not much. But im gonna make more of an effort to eat more.

1.1 lbs weight gain a week, i wouldnt want to gain any more, or you will gain alot of fat.

Its not really hard eating at school. I did it for like 4 mmonths. I just eat a good breakfast, then after my first class, we get a 15 min break, and i just have my 2nd meal then. THen I have a lunch, that I pack from home. Then I go lift and come home and im all set. EASY

Ok, time for a 3 week update. I havn't noticed much of a change. I've been doing the routine evo gave as an example except wednesdays when i got to the gym i've just started going once a week. Any comments/sugestions and help are muchly welcome. I'm still very ribby so any suggestions to abolish that would be great.


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Yeah, i forgot to do leg shots but their coming along noticing them a little. I have been trying to eat lots, probably could try harder i estimated with a calorie counter that i'm eating around 2000 cals on average a day when i should probly be doing 2500 if im trying to bulk i have gained a little weight in the last 3 weeks, about 3lbs.

Have you worked out your base Maintenance (MT) line for how many calories you should be getting to maintain your weight and then upped it?

You really should do this and write down what you eat in a day as accurately as possible and make sure you are getting a surplus of calories!
You only need to write it down until you get say 3 or 4 variations. Then just choose 1 of those variations to eat every day.

So options A,B,C,D - All different but all adding up to your MT amount + say approx 500 (Well, that is what most people here will say).

You need to know your maintenance amount (Based off your height, weight, age, and activity level) and make sure you are eating more than this. Estimating calories blindly will probably never work as you always end up eating less than you think usually!

GOODLUCK
It is worth taking the time to work out these things - trust me!

Yep, read page 1 of the thread, he worked out his BMR and his maintenance level is around 1,650.

3lbs gain in 3 weeks is about what you should be aiming for although I don't think i'd do you much harm to gain a bit of fat too so don't be scared of pushing your calories up to 2,500 for a little while.

Are your lifts improving?

Yeah, their still pretty light though. When i began i was only lifting like 20kg and now im lifting 35-40kg.

huh?......

Too much protein. A more correct ratio is 20/55/25

Agreed.

You want someone who's never lifted in their life to do a 3 or 4 day split? That's completely unnecessary.

Why did you say huh?

because i didn't understand what you said

ohhhh, Yeah CCR asked if my lifts where improving.

Take it from someone who did it wrong for years: Don't bulk up using sugary weight gain shakes and/or pigging out on fast food. Eat good, clean foods and you won't have to worry about losing so much fat later on that you jeopardize a lot of the muscle you gained

Please clarify what you meant by this...