How many calories on a bulk if working out twice a week?

drizzy94 · 08-26-2009, 01:41 AM

Im going to be bulking as of next month. I plan on having 500 calories over maintenance everyday. I a going to be doing a full body routine which is only twice a week for me. Should I still have 500 extra cals every day? because i wanna gain as minimum amount of fat as i can

m11 · 08-26-2009, 07:09 AM

500 calories over maintenance is a good starting point.

Vince DelMonte · 08-26-2009, 09:38 PM

It will depend on how fast your metabolism is and how easily you tend to gain body fat. If you find that you can eat a lot of food without gaining weight, 500 over may be right on the dot.

At two workouts a week though, I think I'd lean more towards 500 calories above on workout days and more like 250-300 on non-workout days. If you don't mind gaining body fat, then you could try 500 every day, but otherwise, you may want to be a bit more conservative. Real world experience will tell you what you need to do though.

08-26-2009, 01:41 AM	#1
drizzy94 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 6	How many calories on a bulk if working out twice a week? Im going to be bulking as of next month. I plan on having 500 calories over maintenance everyday. I a going to be doing a full body routine which is only twice a week for me. Should I still have 500 extra cals every day? because i wanna gain as minimum amount of fat as i can

08-26-2009, 07:09 AM	#2
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08-26-2009, 09:38 PM	#3
Vince DelMonte Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1	It will depend on how fast your metabolism is and how easily you tend to gain body fat. If you find that you can eat a lot of food without gaining weight, 500 over may be right on the dot. At two workouts a week though, I think I'd lean more towards 500 calories above on workout days and more like 250-300 on non-workout days. If you don't mind gaining body fat, then you could try 500 every day, but otherwise, you may want to be a bit more conservative. Real world experience will tell you what you need to do though.