ugh, im only gaining a pound every two weeks

[dragonfirexxx]

im on a college meal plan and this is all i can fit into two meals a day:
- 9 cups of whole milk
- 12 whole eggs
- 2 cups of cheerios
- a bunch of raw spinach
- 800 calories worth of fries
- 2 hot dogs
- 300-400 calories of whatever is being served

anybody know of a really cheap, calorie dense snack that i could possibly eat in between meals?

[ErikTheElectric]

1) Better to bulk slow
2) snack on nuts/trail mix, eggs, Peanut butter, ect between meals for extra calories

[Jericoe]

a pound every two weeks is great

[jarekd1234]

1) Better to bulk slow
2) snack on nuts/trail mix, eggs, Peanut butter, ect between meals for extra calories

why do you always post

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are you a machine?

[ErikTheElectric]

why do you always post

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are you a machine?

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/systemshutdown

[Bruno93]

a pound every two weeks is great

1 lb a week is better unless you've been training/dieting for a while.

[TheSlyyWan]

UGHHHH 24 LBS IN A YEAR UGHHH IM NOT GAINING AT ALL UGHHH... stfu OP is a PHLAMING *******

[WhiteKnight4U]

UGHHHH 24 LBS IN A YEAR UGHHH IM NOT GAINING AT ALL UGHHH... stfu OP is a PHLAMING *******

how'd you get red?

just eat a tad more OP, you puttin on any fat?

[40InchVert]

That much weight is perfectly fine. Although it'll be better if it was 1 lbs/week though. Try drinking olive oil (srs). Huge calories in just a single cup.

[iFlexxBrahh]

It's better than nothing.

[naija92]

thats gaining too much. you can only gain 1-1/2 lbs of muscle a month. you gaing too much fat

[OliNufc]

why do you always post

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are you a machine?

hahahah so true

[ErikTheElectric]

hahahah so true

Real talk though, usually it's because I have 2-3 points that I'm trying to get at in my posts.

[jarekd1234]

Real talk though, usually it's because I have 2-3 points that I'm trying to get at in my posts.

1. cool
2. story
3. bro
4. really

[ErikTheElectric]

1. cool
2. story
3. bro
4. really

Brah not cool Brah...

[wahesh]

thats gaining too much. you can only gain 1-1/2 lbs of muscle a month. you gaing too much fat

lol wut.

and 1 pound every 2 weeks is 26 pounds in one year. thats awesome

[jvt93]

tbh you cant expect to gain loads if your only getting 2 meals a day no matter how much you cram in at onece, your body can only digest so much protein and then too many carbs at onece is gonna go straight to fat, hence 6 meals a day is seen as the best way, if you cant possible eat any more meal id say get a weight gainer too drink throughout the day

[alanking]

i'd say your doing pretty good considering i'm lucky if a gain a pound a month,anyway as far as snacks go eat some peanut butter.

[alanking]

tbh you cant expect to gain loads if your only getting 2 meals a day no matter how much you cram in at onece, your body can only digest so much protein and then too many carbs at onece is gonna go straight to fat, hence 6 meals a day is seen as the best way, if you cant possible eat any more meal id say get a weight gainer too drink throughout the day

hahahaha

[jvt93]

hahahaha

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[TheHappyPeanut]

tbh you cant expect to gain loads if your only getting 2 meals a day no matter how much you cram in at onece, your body can only digest so much protein and then too many carbs at onece is gonna go straight to fat, hence 6 meals a day is seen as the best way, if you cant possible eat any more meal id say get a weight gainer too drink throughout the day

wait wut

If your maintenance was 2500 calories and you ate 1500 calories two times a day, you would still gain weight. It doesn't matter how many times a day you eat... if you're eating over maintenance you will gain weight.

[jvt93]

wait wut

If your maintenance was 2500 calories and you ate 1500 calories two times a day, you would still gain weight. It doesn't matter how many times a day you eat... if you're eating over maintenance you will gain weight.

yeah and will store as fat so if you wanna gain weight as in fat fine, im talking about actual muscle.

[BulkingGorrilla]

As long as you hit your daily calorie goal for the day, then you will gain muscle. It doesn't matter if you eat once a day or 20 times during the day. Simple as that.

As for gaining muscle, if you are gaining 1lb every 2 weeks that is remarkable. I am assuming you are getting newb gains, because of your stats. Either way try to reap the benefits as long as possible.

I have been training for well over a year, and i can tell you that gaining even 1lb a month is remarkable.

good luck in the future, keep up the good work, and stay consistent

[Juustin]

tbh you cant expect to gain loads if your only getting 2 meals a day no matter how much you cram in at onece, your body can only digest so much protein and then too many carbs at onece is gonna go straight to fat, hence 6 meals a day is seen as the best way, if you cant possible eat any more meal id say get a weight gainer too drink throughout the day

Taken straight from the BB mythbuster sticky:

Often, you see things like:

"Eat every 2-3 hours to burn more fat!" or "Your body needs a constant supply of protein to keep it building muscle."
You see these both in magazines and online, but recently this statement is being challenged more often online (usually without reason).

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8...ubmed_RVDocSum

This study compared 5 meals a day to 2 meals a day, both with the same total caloric intake. The conclusion of this study came to be: "With the method used for determination of DIT no significant effect of meal frequency on the contribution of DIT to ADMR could be demonstrated."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9155494

This is some-what of an analysis of ALL studies done regarding meal frequency and energy expenditure (calories burnt). It essentially states that most studies are neutral on the matter, that is meal frequency has no effect on metabolism. The VERY few studies saying otherwise were likely flawed.

http://www.slideshare.net/biolayne/o...nd-muscle-mass

That is a slideshow done by Dr. Layne Norton. It essentially shows that protein synthesis is not related to an absolute increase in plasma amino levels, which would be sustained by frequent meals. It's hypothesized that plasma amino spikes are able to stimulate protein synthesis at a much greater rate. This would actually support eating LESS frequently rather than more frequently.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17413096

Here's another study that may be taking this myth and completely reversing it. It showed that although eating one meal/day as opposed to three caused an increase in hunger, it actually caused a DECREASE in fat mass, it also showed decrease in the catabolic hormone cortisol.


Myth DENIED! Eating every two to three hours is definitely not necessary, and is quite likely even less beneficial than eating every 5-6 hours, possibly more.

[Juustin]

Also OP, peanuts are my choice of a calorie dense snack, awesome protein and fat macros + perfect to eat when on the computer or doing homework.

[RoryMcJannett]

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/systemshutdown

Haha that put me in a good humour

[7399martyn]

eat more, you're 5'10 and you're a buck forty. You can gain lean body mass at a faster rate.

eat more and get stronger.

[WhiteKnight4U]

tbh you cant expect to gain loads if your only getting 2 meals a day no matter how much you cram in at onece, your body can only digest so much protein and then too many carbs at onece is gonna go straight to fat, hence 6 meals a day is seen as the best way, if you cant possible eat any more meal id say get a weight gainer too drink throughout the day

enjoy

Meal timing relative to protein synthesis

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19106243
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19628107
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19478342
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20977582
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21613572

[7399martyn]

that being said, trying to gain weight on only 2 meals a day is hard.

[WhiteKnight4U]

that being said, trying to gain weight on only 2 meals a day is hard.

Unless you go for all you can eat sushi <3