How do these macros look for a bulk?

[pjizel69]

Hey guys I plan on clean bulking from my current weight, 155 lbs, to 180 or 185 lbs at the rate of about 1-2 lbs a week. I will be eating mainly Lean meats, eggs, peanuts, pb, oats, whole milk, veggies, cottage cheese and protein shakes. I generally count my calories everyday with an iPhone app.

I was planning on getting 125g of fat, 250g of protein and 350g of carbs, for a total of 3525 calories a day. Does this look like a good number to hit? Also should I limit my sugar intake? Whole milk has a lot of sugar, and that and the sugar from fruits usually puts my sugar intake at over 100g a day, is this alright?

[themoose333]

Hey guys I plan on clean bulking from my current weight, 155 lbs, to 180 or 185 lbs at the rate of about 1-2 lbs a week. I will be eating mainly Lean meats, eggs, peanuts, pb, oats, whole milk, veggies, cottage cheese and protein shakes. I generally count my calories everyday with an iPhone app.

I was planning on getting 125g of fat, 250g of protein and 350g of carbs, for a total of 3525 calories a day. Does this look like a good number to hit? Also should I limit my sugar intake? Whole milk has a lot of sugar, and that and the sugar from fruits usually puts my sugar intake at over 100g a day, is this alright?

might be a little high, just see how fast you're gaining. Aim for 1lb a week or so to minimize fat gain. Sugar is fine just don't go way overboard. If all your sugar is coming from fruits and milk that's no problem but try and avoid adding heaping tablespoons of table sugar to oats, coffee, etc. obviously

[Paulbates88]

i guess that would depend on how active you actually are throughout the day, genetics to some degree(i wouldnt say much of an impact however), and how hard your lifting.

i would suggest simply going above 500 - 1000 cals above your maintenance for about 2 weeks, and seeing where that puts your body. rushing is only gonna lead to potential excess FAT gain. you may be supplementing your body with enough protein and energy to make the gains, however you could simply be over doing it, and just result even more fat that you will eventually have to cut anyways.

your cals do seem a little high (could be wrong), but thats up to you to figure out. take the time bro, it will pay off.

[pjizel69]

I am a pretty hard gainer, last time i did a dirty bulk at about 4000+ calories and I gained quite a bit of muscle and some fat too, so I'm looking to do this one slower with less fat gain. How about starting at 100g of fat, 250g protein and 350g carbs? That is closer to 3000 calories. Or should I take off some protein/carbs too?

[determined4000]

I am a pretty hard gainer, last time i did a dirty bulk at about 4000+ calories and I gained quite a bit of muscle and some fat too, so I'm looking to do this one slower with less fat gain. How about starting at 100g of fat, 250g protein and 350g carbs? That is closer to 3000 calories. Or should I take off some protein/carbs too?

What are you at now?
Increase calories 10% per week until you start gaining

[Garrett702]

I am a pretty hard gainer, last time i did a dirty bulk at about 4000+ calories and I gained quite a bit of muscle and some fat too, so I'm looking to do this one slower with less fat gain. How about starting at 100g of fat, 250g protein and 350g carbs? That is closer to 3000 calories. Or should I take off some protein/carbs too?

"dirty bulk" lol. Some of these terms crack me up. But yeah, like others have said. Take the calories up slowly. You can better gauge what is working and what isn't. Anyone can gain by shooting their calories up but there will be plenty of FAT gain. You will learn much more about ur body if you up the cals slowly.