This might help you: My friends and I mapped out a route where we could hit an all-you-can-eat buffet once a day, 7 days a week. If you’re serious about getting huge, you might try hitting one of those an hour after your PWO Surge. 40 lbs? You’ll be a small continent after a year of that.
-Sab
Mate I’ve put on just over 20 pounds in 6 months using the Scrawny to Brawny programs so 40 in 12 months should be possible - just make sure you follow the eating plans consistently, don’t skip meals and work out hard with the compound movements.
Going from not eating much you’ll probably find some of the eating hard work, (i ended up being sick a few times!)but after a while it will be become second nature and you won’t be able to go without eating every couple of hours…
Good luck and stick with it
[quote]suby1996 wrote:
Going from not eating much you’ll probably find some of the eating hard work, (i ended up being sick a few times!)but after a while it will be become second nature and you won’t be able to go without eating every couple of hours…
Good luck and stick with it[/quote]
I think this is important and wish that maybe an article was devoted to it here. The eating is hard work the first few weeks without a doubt and if you aren’t walking around with your stomach protruding like you are pregnant then you aren’t pushing it.
It does get easier however as your metabolism will catch up and you’ll start to wonder how you DIDN’T eat like this before.
Also to be noted is the eating that will get you from your starting weight to 40 lbs plus is not the same eating thatll likely keep you moving up larger. Eating is just like training and if you want to keep getting bigger you have to progressively increase it over time. It’s not fun but it gets results.
It’s always the skinny kids that struggle to eat a lot, for us FFB’s the rules are slightly different, but often we get caught up in this and end up getting fat again.
I think tveddy’s deal about dumping the number is right on. People get themselves in trouble like this. Shoot for a certain scale weight in a certain time frame and you run the risk of eating yourself into excessive fat gain by just trying to keep the number rising.
It’s better in my opinion to eat and train for maximum lean gains which will bring some fat with it, but once you’re growing as fast as you can, eating more isn’t going to get you anything, but fatter.
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
I think tveddy’s deal about dumping the number is right on. People get themselves in trouble like this. Shoot for a certain scale weight in a certain time frame and you run the risk of eating yourself into excessive fat gain by just trying to keep the number rising.
It’s better in my opinion to eat and train for maximum lean gains which will bring some fat with it, but once you’re growing as fast as you can, eating more isn’t going to get you anything, but fatter. [/quote]
do you remember the article “why periodization doesn’t work” I think it applies to almost everything.
[quote]Sabastian525 wrote:
This might help you: My friends and I mapped out a route where we could hit an all-you-can-eat buffet once a day, 7 days a week. If you’re serious about getting huge, you might try hitting one of those an hour after your PWO Surge. 40 lbs? You’ll be a small continent after a year of that.
-Sab[/quote]
I thought that was a pretty good idea. Buffets are a nice way to get mad calories, but you have to make sure you don’t OVERdo it. I just prefer honestly sticking to the 2-3 hour rule, and carrying extra food around with me.
As for using a number, yes they are superficial to some extent, but for instance, I have set numbers for myself so that I have something to shoot for. My ultimate goal is 220, which is 50 pounds heavier than the 170 I started at, and I’m about 9 pounds away after less than half a year.
There are things you have to do to help ensure that the gains are going mostly toward muscle, and you have to help keep these big gains by maximizing anabolism and reducing catabolism, but I really wouldn’t get involved with anything illegal. If you can get the gains more naturally, they should be easier to maintain (not easy, though).
PM me if you want to come up with some routines and/or nutrition/supplement combos.
[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
It’s definately possible. I started less than half a year ago and gained 40 pds. and remained the same waist size. I’m now 180 pds. No juice. Just do heavy loading lifts (ie: deadlift, bench, chins, cleans) and eat a crap load. [/quote]
Yes, and you’re also a child. Notice I mentioned growth spurts.
[quote]RycaltoR wrote:
I have barely any fat with my 35 pounds, the 14% is a fairly liberal estimate, based off of REALLY hard pinches for the caliper tests, just because I’d rather think I have more BF% (keeps me motivated to tone).
The ironic part is that I was out for a month since May because of getting hit by a car at one point and breaking my collar bone, but I’ve gone from a non-lifter at 170, to a 250 bench and ~208 pounds, mostly all lean.
You can speculate all you want, but I train with several powerlifters, including Nebraska’s Strongest Man (do weekend strongman stuff, too), and have at least 30 other people who know for a fact that I’m legit. I do have quite a few supplements these days, but I have made the personal decision never to venture into the realm of steroids.
-R[/quote]
Sorry, kid. 14% is a hell of a lot more than “barely any fat.”
And it doesn’t matter who you work out with. Their achievements don’t mirror your own. The proof in that is your 250lb bench-press. I shit more than that in a week, and weigh less than you.
By the way “Hard” pinches using calipers wield LOWER bodyfat than you realistically have. Go look at the instruction booklet.
[quote]Contrl wrote:
Sorry, kid. 14% is a hell of a lot more than “barely any fat.”
And it doesn’t matter who you work out with. Their achievements don’t mirror your own. The proof in that is your 250lb bench-press. I shit more than that in a week, and weigh less than you.
By the way “Hard” pinches using calipers wield LOWER bodyfat than you realistically have. Go look at the instruction booklet.
[/quote]
LOL What a moron.
[quote]tveddy wrote:
Tiribulus wrote:
I think tveddy’s deal about dumping the number is right on. People get themselves in trouble like this. Shoot for a certain scale weight in a certain time frame and you run the risk of eating yourself into excessive fat gain by just trying to keep the number rising.
It’s better in my opinion to eat and train for maximum lean gains which will bring some fat with it, but once you’re growing as fast as you can, eating more isn’t going to get you anything, but fatter.
do you remember the article “why periodization doesn’t work” I think it applies to almost everything.[/quote]
i do as a matter of fact, but can’t remember who’s it was. It was like 6 or 8 months ago.
[quote]RycaltoR wrote:
Contrl wrote:
Sorry, kid. 14% is a hell of a lot more than “barely any fat.”
And it doesn’t matter who you work out with. Their achievements don’t mirror your own. The proof in that is your 250lb bench-press. I shit more than that in a week, and weigh less than you.
By the way “Hard” pinches using calipers wield LOWER bodyfat than you realistically have. Go look at the instruction booklet.
LOL What a moron.[/quote]
LOL What an underachiever.
[quote]Contrl wrote:
RycaltoR wrote:
Contrl wrote:
Sorry, kid. 14% is a hell of a lot more than “barely any fat.”
And it doesn’t matter who you work out with. Their achievements don’t mirror your own. The proof in that is your 250lb bench-press. I shit more than that in a week, and weigh less than you.
By the way “Hard” pinches using calipers wield LOWER bodyfat than you realistically have. Go look at the instruction booklet.
LOL What a moron.
LOL What an underachiever.[/quote]
You are sorely mistaken. I’m 24, have served in the toughest of all the branches of the military, have fought for over a decade, and started lifting in MAY of this year. For the first time. And, I got hit by a car in July (on my bike) which broke my collar bone, so I was set back in strength for a bit. So I’d hardly equivocate that to under achievement, nor would anyone else I know. You’re just one of those guys who is pissed at himself for something and goes around ripping on people you know nothing about because its the only power you can find.
Oh well, good luck man
I’m just curious , how many Calories should one consume per day if they want to bulk?
[quote]handthatfeeds wrote:
I’m just curious , how many Calories should one consume per day if they want to bulk?[/quote]
More than you burn. If you’re not gaining increase calories by 5%-10% every two weeks until you are.
It CAN BE DONE:
Here’s how I did it. 130 to 161…but I did put on some bodyfat too, ultimately went up to 178, and then back to 165 again.
40 lbs in 1 year isn’t impossible depending on the particular circumstances of the individual. I gained 50 lbs in six months (155 ->205 @~5’11"). Of course I was a completely untrained newbie that went from running 60+ miles per week consuming a high carb/low protein/low fat hypocaloric diet to busting my ass in the weight room and consuming a high protein/moderate fat/moderate carb hypercaloric diet.