Alright all, I am after some advice for my 4000cal diet plan. I used the basel calorie calculator which gave me a maintenance calorie intake of 3359 calories, then to add on 500 calories for bulking up and 300 calories for being burnt whilst doing weight training, totalling 4159 on training days.
My current stats are as follows:
177cm
75kgs
23yrs old
ectomorph body type
train in the evening (19:00)
Office work based (very light activity)
Ectomorph body type
I was wondering if someone can point me in the right direction of a clean diet, my goal is gain lean mass and bulk up. The main question I have is how I should ratio my calorier intake, with being an ectomorph should my carbs be of the higher as this is my main energy source.
Would (40/40/20) be a good balance (carbs/protein/fats) or should go more 50/30/20? I was intending on eating around 7 meals per day.
Is there any rough diet plans anybody has or can link me to so that I can get an idea and modify it etc to my needs. Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers Gary
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08-08-2011, 05:30 AM #1
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Advise on 4000 Calorie Diet Plan/Ratio - Ectomorph body type
Last edited by GaryS22; 08-08-2011 at 05:34 AM. Reason: .
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08-08-2011, 05:34 AM #2
Calculating Calorie Needs and Macronutrients: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703981
IIFYM - What does it mean? http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=133634471
Pre, During, & Postworkout Nutrition: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=123915821
There is no ectomorph, you just are under eater, no there is no need about extra carbs, just eat what comes in the stickies....if you want a clean bulk, just keep your calories 5%-15% higher than your maintance*Hollywood's rabid cage crew*
Bulking log -> http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=145653801
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08-08-2011, 06:40 AM #3
see the sticky on calculating cals and macro's. first, if your maintenance cals are 3359, i wouldn't go for 4000 cals. a couple hundred cals less. you activity factor (which takes you from your bmr to maintenance) includes your workouts, so no need to eat back the cals. in the sticky, you'll also see that ratios or percentages are meaningless. 1-1.5 g protein/lbw, at least .4-.5 g fat/lb, the rest w/ carbs and more fat. ectomorph doesn't matter. i never believed in that stuff anyway. you def do not need to eat 7 times a day. meal frequency is totally irrelevant. but if you want to eat that many times and it fits best in your schedule, okay. just seems like you'd only be doing it b/c of some myth, which has been debunked.
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