300-500 calorie surplus better than 5000cal/day?

[ThinkAndGrow]

I know there is a way to determine how many calories you burn a day and that you should eat 300-500 more to gain weight? Which for me would be around 3500-3800 a day, but why I not gain more muscle faster if I ate 5000 a day?

[edgar6190]

You would put alot of fat if u eat that much

[markdoddridge]

cause it would be all fat

You reach a point of diminishing returns eventually since your body can only put on so much muscle at a time.

[necon76]

Because there is a limit to how much muscle can be synthesized in a day, & a 500 surplus is enough to allow for it.

[devinchi18]

Because there is a limit to how much muscle can be synthesized in a day, & a 500 surplus is enough to allow for it.

THIS.

Yah you will have all kinds of gains at 5000 calories a day, but most of them will be to your waste size...

[KobiDC]

The only gains you'll get with 5k calories daily are unnecessary fat gains, unless you're juiced up or extremely active..
Not to mention, it'll probably eat a hole out of your wallet unless you're content with filling up the majority of your caloric intake with rice and pasta.

[jedi-dude]

Because OP, this would be you....