Enough calories to bulk?

[SlasH2244]

Well, I'm going to gym today after a while
I workout 3 days in a week (1 hour)
my bmr is 1709 (130 lbs and 5.7 ft).
my calorie intake is 2000 kcals
is this amount of calories enough??
my metabolism is not fast and I don't wanna gain fat.

[Skull Crusher Chris]

Well, I'm going to gym today after a while
I workout 3 days in a week (1 hour)
my bmr is 1709 (130 lbs and 5.7 ft).
my calorie intake is 2000 kcals
is this amount of calories enough??
my metabolism is not fast and I don't wanna gain fat.

That seems quite low IMO. Just remember that excess calories will determine your weight gain. So experiment with the calories and find a spot where you are gaining at a good rate. If one we you lose/aren't gaining then you know you need to up them.

EDIT: Here is a good calc to take a look at also...

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm


I'd recommend adding 200 to that maintenance number.

[The Solution]

Well, I'm going to gym today after a while
I workout 3 days in a week (1 hour)
my bmr is 1709 (130 lbs and 5.7 ft).
my calorie intake is 2000 kcals
is this amount of calories enough??
my metabolism is not fast and I don't wanna gain fat.

u say 130 lbs and u weigh 170? is something wrong here.. 2k cals is kind of low for a 170 person to bulk i doubt that you will receive gains.. and face the facts.. even in a clean bulk u will put on some fat regardless.. it comes with the whole process of bulking..

[SlasH2244]

u say 130 lbs and u weigh 170? is something wrong here.. 2k cals is kind of low for a 170 person to bulk i doubt that you will receive gains.. and face the facts.. even in a clean bulk u will put on some fat regardless.. it comes with the whole process of bulking..

I'm 130 not 170.

[The Solution]

I'm 130 not 170.

well fix it up it takes 2 minutes.. and if 300 kcal over isnt enough monitor ur weight for 1-2 weeks and if you are gaining then you are fine.. once u hit a plateau though ur going to have to raise it a bit.. i would say when u hit a platue add a glass of skim milk or a few hard boiled eggs to up ur cals for the next week 60-100 cals (and keep monitoring).. keep the foods clean and workout hard..