Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Specific Diets & Nutrition
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

With so many diets and nutritional plans out there, you can get lost. Find out what works best for others and share your experiences!

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how many calories to eat

jaredbell
jaredbell
Posts: 4
Joined: 2010/01/21
Canada
2010/01/21, 02:47 AM
hi all, new to this site its pretty nice.
anyways... I have been working out now for probably 3 months about 3 times a week for an hour or so a day, ive also been jogging 2 days a week for an hour each but i have not noticed much muscle gain. I Want to put on muscle mass and am afraid im not gettin enough calories how many should i be taking in a day roughly?
Im 5"10 and 185lbs male
Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2010/01/21, 11:48 AM
Start with 15 cal per lb of bodyweight to determine number of calories to consume. Monitor this for roughly 2 weeks and if you don't see a gain add. Remember to add protein and good carbs, no processed foods.

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jaredbell
jaredbell
Posts: 4
Joined: 2010/01/21
Canada
2010/01/21, 06:37 PM
Ok, thanks alot ill give it a try