General Bodybuilding and Nutrition advice

[DanM95]

Hi People

So I’ve just started lifting 3x a week doing compound lifts as a priority as well as isolation lifts for arms. I also incorporate quite a bit of Isometric work and I do body weight exercises everyday such as dips and push ups, trying to do at least 50 dips and push ups every day. The isometric work thag I do involves pushing and pulling against immovable objects as well as bending old pieces of metal, I also use resistance bands to do isometric holds as well. I have read isometrics can be a great addition to use in order to build both strength and muscle size?

In terms of my nutrition I wanted to ask for any advice to see if I am on the right track with what it is I am currently doing.

So my current weight is 64KG, I am 5 foot 10 inches tall and I am around 15% body fat at present. Coming into this I am kind of a skinny fat individual, when I say this I mean I have thin arms and legs with a little bit of fat around my midsection. My waist is currently a 32 inch waist. I do have quite wide shoulders and a thick chest even at my current weight and I think that if I put weight on and be consistent with lifting and good nutrition I will fill out really well.

I’ve noticed some gains in my arms and my shoulders and a little on my legs since I started 3 weeks ago. In the last 3 weeks my weight has increased 2.5kg and I have been eating around 2600-2800 calories a day.

I try and stick to the following diet -

1-1.5 grams of protein per pound daily
0.5-0.7 grams of fat per pound daily
and I Fill the rest of my calories with healthy carbs such as Wholemeal bread, rice, and pasta.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Cheers,
Dan

[Heisman2]

Isometrics will not actually be very helpful in addition to more traditional resistance training. Make sure you're on a good beginner resistance training program. You only need 0.6-0.8 grams of protein per pound of body weight daily, certainly not more than 1 gram per pound per day. Aim to gain about 1 kg per month (the 2.5 kg you gained thus far is ok as some of that would have been water weight)..

[paulinkansas]

Do you have access to a large or extra large friendly dog?

[DanM95]

Do you have access to a large or extra large friendly dog?

I do indeed

[DanM95]

Another question I have - is around 20 calories per pound of bodyweight the right amount to lean bulk?

[CommitmentRulz]

Another question I have - is around 20 calories per pound of bodyweight the right amount to lean bulk?

Sounds high to me. That'd be 4000 calories for a 200 pound man...

[paulinkansas]

I do indeed

Do doglifts. It's like a deadlift where you cradle the dog and do lifts until you get tired or the dog gets annoyed.

[DanM95]

Sounds high to me. That'd be 4000 calories for a 200 pound man...

In that case would you say that around 2800 calories a day would be too high to lean bulk based on my stats? Would you lower it down to around 2500 a day?