Thread: 2 lbs a week too much?

I wouldn't drop down your cals. yet. Since you just started bulking, in which I'm sure you've added a good bit of carbs, it's prolly a good bit of water weight, since carbs. make you retain water. I would let it go for another week or so and see what happens.

Originally Posted by ddawg

I am currently bulking and this past week I gained 1.96 pounds. I have been shooting for around .8-1.4 lbs. per week in order to keep fat gain down to a minimum. If I gained two pounds this week and want to cut that down to around 1 or so a week how much should I reduce my calories daily? This week that I gained 2 lbs I was eating 3025 calories a day.

when did you start bulking and how much have your increasesd your cals ?

And what supplements are you taking? If you just started on creatine, the added weight could be attributed to water weight from creatine.

Originally Posted by ddawg

I am currently bulking and this past week I gained 1.96 pounds. I have been shooting for around .8-1.4 lbs. per week in order to keep fat gain down to a minimum. If I gained two pounds this week and want to cut that down to around 1 or so a week how much should I reduce my calories daily? This week that I gained 2 lbs I was eating 3025 calories a day.

2 pounds a week is a bit much, but if you have only just started then it is too soon to tell - it may just be water weight associated with the increased carb/calories.

Wait for at least 2 weeks (2-3 weeks is good) and give the diet a chance. If you are still gaining 2 pounds/week then decrease cals. 5-10% would be sufficient to see if this slows weight gain (so that means 150-300 cals - maybe aim for ~200-250 for a happy medium)...

Ok....now I'm confused. I had made the post about gaining 2 lbs in a week yesterday. Yesterday morning when I weighed myself I had gone from 166.8 to 168.7 in a week so I was concerned about gaining two pounds in a week. Well, this morning I weighed myself again at the same time as the previous day and under the same conditions, and now I weigh the same I weighed the previous week....166.8. Now I don't know what the hell to do. Should I now increase my calories or check my weight again tomorrow before I decide anything. Again, like I said I was eating 3025 calories a day.

largepkg gained one pound of pure lean muscle every week for 35 weeks in a row without steroids so he/she will tell you its very possible...good luck!