
Originally Posted by
Martano666
Well, depending on your size, I personally feel too much focus is put on calories. The main reason you need carbs is to give you energy to lift the weights. The majority of your calories should be protein (to build the muscle) Too many carbs will not neccesarily help you gain muscles, but fat instead. So you can still gain muscle as long as your protein intake is around 200 - 250 grams per day. Some people say you need more than 300 grams a day, but I feel that is waaaaaay overkill. I have always had good results and have NEVER exceeded 3500 calories per day. (I am only 5' 9.5" and weigh 185 lbs).
Though, to break the 200lb mark, you probably need more. But again, the protein needs to go up, NOT the carbs. Again, this is ONLY my opinion. I am new to using gear so things may be different on cycle.
Here is my daily diet:
1- Bowl of oatmeal, handful of almonds , fistful of rasberries, flax seed, dash of skim milk,
and a protein shake consisting of 1 cup of skim milk, 2 scoops of choco protein powder.
Contains 50g protein.
2 - Can of Salmon, about 12 Triscuits. -50 grams protein
3- Mixed greens in a salad with 6 ounce chicken breast. 43 grams protein.
4 - Plain Yogurt with spoon of berries added, plus a scoop of protein powder mixed in.
I usually have 2 of these. -40 grams protein.
5- Home made burger. -27 grams protein.
6 - Scrambled egg sandwich consisting of : 4 whole eggs, 1/2 cup of egg whites, 1 slice of peameal bacon, 4 little cubes of chedder low fat cheese on 2 slices of whole grain bread. 35 grams protein.
7- 1/2 cup cottage cheese on 12 triscuits. Wash it down with some liquid egg whites.
30 grams protein.
* This is an example of what I eat in a day. It changes, but not by much. I usually stock up on liquid egg white in a carton so if a meal is lacking protein, I just drink a few large gulps of that stuff and it tops up my protein levels. I watch my carbs because they stick to me pretty easily for some reason.