enough cals for my workout?

[dentonate]

hey guys right now im trying to bulk and want to be getting bigger faster..

im eating 3350 cals right now but every workout im doing about 10 diff exercises with 4 sets of 10 reps each so overall im doing 40 sets a day. 1. do i need to increase the amount of cals im consuming? 2. whats the average #of sets/reps

[RealMenDeadLift]

there are no magic numbers, if you are dropping weight and want to gain, raise calories and vice versa

[patkoch]

your young, lean, and tall, if you work out very intensely you may be able to afford more. Are you trying to bulk cut or just chill? I found that these calculators really dont do it for me. You jsut have to experiment with a certain amount for a while and see how your respond. If you are looking to bulk up and are staying active id say you should look a little bit higher.

[archepic]

hey guys right now im trying to bulk and want to be getting bigger faster..

im eating 3350 cals right now but every workout im doing about 10 diff exercises with 4 sets of 10 reps each so overall im doing 40 sets a day. 1. do i need to increase the amount of cals im consuming? 2. whats the average #of sets/reps

40 sets during a workout is way too much IMO. I do 20 on average and it takes me 1 hour. Also I either do low reps (5-8 reps) OR high rep (10-15) during a given workout. Both requires extra cals which is different for everyone. If you don't grow push harder and raise cals. GL.

[RealMenDeadLift]

40 sets during a workout is way too much IMO. I do 20 on average and it takes me 1 hour. Also I either do low reps (5-8 reps) OR high rep (10-15) during a given workout. Both requires extra cals which is different for everyone. If you don't grow push harder and raise cals. GL.

why is it too much?, what if he is doing full body workouts?

[dentonate]

im trying to bulk.

heres my workout.

monday
decline, flat, incline bench
flyes

ab machine, oblique, crunch, rope crunch

tues
lat wide pull, close pulls, pressdowns

straight leg dead

bent row, sitting row

shrug, farmer walk, behind back shrug

wednes
tricep pressback, rope press, weighted dips, skullcrusher

close grip curl, wide grip, hammer

forearms lifts

thurs
military press, lateral raise, front raise, reverse raise, upright row

same abs as monday

friday
legpress, weighted lunge, calve, leg extension, leg curl, chinups

rest sat/sun

[archepic]

why is it too much?, what if he is doing full body workouts?

Full body or not, 40 sets 5 days a week, 200 sets total is too much. Intensity is surely compromised. Just cut this in half and you will break all your PR.

[RealMenDeadLift]

Full body or not, 40 sets 5 days a week, 200 sets total is too much. Intensity is surely compromised. Just cut this in half and you will break all your PR.

what if his intensity is just fine? and he sees good gains with this routine?

[archepic]

why is it too much?, what if he is doing full body workouts?

Full body workout is not about doing 2 splits in the same workout. It's about using compound movement that involve more muscles. Total sets should be around the same. Chances are that you will be repeating the same full body workout in the next days so you don't need 5 sets of bench press every other day.

[archepic]

what if his intensity is just fine? and he sees good gains with this routine?

What if you stopped making stupid assumption ? If OP is a newbie(or on gear) he can do anything he will get good gains. I assume he is not in both case.

[RealMenDeadLift]

What if you stopped making stupid assumption ? If OP is a newbie(or on gear) he can do anything he will get good gains. I assume he is not in both case.

stupid assumptions? calm down, I am simply trying to get you to explain your position

[dentonate]

def not a newbie. ive lifted all during highschool and was real big last year (290...bench 275) then i lost weight in a bad way and had surgery so now i have lost most muscle mass and have been lifting for about 3 1/2 months (but only 1 1/2 months correcty...i wasnt eating before)

[dentonate]

any other opinions?

[Vaporize]

I do about 12 sets per body part and max of 2 body parts a day. So I agree, cut your sets in half, if are doing them as intense as you should be you wont be able to be doing anywhere near 40.

[2 D]

Have been stalling in regards to weight?

Unless you're doing a lot of other training not mentioned, just very active in daily life OR have an active job you could be getting plenty of cals there. Monitor weight & strength to see, if you don't gain in a week or two on those cals, raise it by 200-300 more and wait another week. If you don't gain after that, raise it another 2-300 until you're slowly gaining weight & strength, you want not much more than a pound per week of weight gain if possible. Try and keep it under 2 pounds per week for sure.

[dentonate]

I do about 12 sets per body part and max of 2 body parts a day. So I agree, cut your sets in half, if are doing them as intense as you should be you wont be able to be doing anywhere near 40.

so instead of doing 4x10 for 4 exercises should i just do 3x10? or should i just cut one of the exercises and keep 4x10