Is my diet sufficient enough to gain muscle ?
I am starting to work out . I have planned out a rough daily diet. Has it got enough protein for me to gain muscles & bulk up. I work out 4 times a week . Thanks
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 brown bread, oatmeal, protein shake
Snack: Tuna sandwich, 1 fruit, yogurt
Lunch: Tuna/Chicken sandwich, fruit
Pre Workout: Oatmeal bar, high calorie cereal
Post Workout: Protein shake, pasta
Dinner: Pasta or Chicken Fillet with vegetables
Snack: Fruit, protein bar
What is your current weight?
Protein is NOT some kind of wonder nutrient, corntrary to what the Muscle comics…oerr..I mean magazines and Whey Protein manufacturers would have you believe you don’t necesarily need all that much – think quality not quantity, especially if you’re just starting off, the key is eating consistantly throughout the day, preferably every 2-3 hours if you can, its not how much protein you consume thats important its eating enough calories- you should be looking to eat atleast 3000 cals a day if you want to bulk up, though you should expect a little bit of fat gain too.
Your diet doesn’t look terrible, you’re eating the right stuff but in my opinion, you need more carbs, heres a typical day for me:
Breakfast 6AM
3 whole eggs (boiled) 50g oats with milk, 1 banana
Workout7am
post workout8am
protein shake mixed with 40g Dextrose (any simple carb will do…a banana…table sugar etc)
Snack 10:30am
Protein flapjack
Lunch 1pm
1 can of tuna, 4 slices of whoilemeal bread, low fat mayo, some salad (aka, tuna sandwich) 2 apples, 1 yogurt
snack3:30pm
Protein flapjack
Dinner6pm
2 chicken breast or steak with vegetables…usually frozen, 1 banana, pasta
before bed8:30
half a pint of milk mixed with 1 scoop of whey
July 8th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
You don’t gain muscle by dieting. You gain muscle buy working out and lifting. You loose weight on a diet so maybe the fat going away may let the muscle be seen but it won’t help you gain any.
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July 8th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I’m guessing you are intaking around 230 grams of protein.
Is your weight around 165 – 185lbs?
Your diet looks good!
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July 8th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
You should have no problem gaining muscle if you stick to that diet. Make sure you switch up your workout routine though. Don’t continuesly do the same excercises every day/every other day or your body gets used to it and it wont work as fast.
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July 8th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
What is your current weight?
Protein is NOT some kind of wonder nutrient, corntrary to what the Muscle comics…oerr..I mean magazines and Whey Protein manufacturers would have you believe you don’t necesarily need all that much – think quality not quantity, especially if you’re just starting off, the key is eating consistantly throughout the day, preferably every 2-3 hours if you can, its not how much protein you consume thats important its eating enough calories- you should be looking to eat atleast 3000 cals a day if you want to bulk up, though you should expect a little bit of fat gain too.
Your diet doesn’t look terrible, you’re eating the right stuff but in my opinion, you need more carbs, heres a typical day for me:
Breakfast 6AM
3 whole eggs (boiled) 50g oats with milk, 1 banana
Workout7am
post workout8am
protein shake mixed with 40g Dextrose (any simple carb will do…a banana…table sugar etc)
Snack 10:30am
Protein flapjack
Lunch 1pm
1 can of tuna, 4 slices of whoilemeal bread, low fat mayo, some salad (aka, tuna sandwich) 2 apples, 1 yogurt
snack3:30pm
Protein flapjack
Dinner6pm
2 chicken breast or steak with vegetables…usually frozen, 1 banana, pasta
before bed8:30
half a pint of milk mixed with 1 scoop of whey
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July 8th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
This seems fairly sound, though a total of nutrients and calories would be beneficial.
What does your training routine look like?
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