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Posted by: nomass

Hello,
I am just beginning to workout. What diet would be the best for me to gain mass? I am a thin to medium build, 176 lbs...
I have heard that a high carb diet might be the way to go.
nomass

Posted by: w8lifter

Welcome to IM

Can you post your current diet ...there needs to be a proper balance of macronutriients...I assume you want to gain muscle, as opposed to fat?

Posted by: nomass

well I really dont have a diet yet. Trying to find out what would be best to follow.

Thanks

Posted by: Fit Freak

What is your height to go with the 176lbs?

Posted by: Fit Freak

Also, how long have you been training?

Posted by: w8lifter

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Originally posted by nomass
well I really dont have a diet yet. Trying to find out what would be best to follow.

Thanks

You eat, therefore you have a diet

....tell us what you're eating now.

Posted by: Fit Freak

You'll have to learn the lingo bro....around here diet simple refers to your nutrition habits/what you eat....not "diet" in the sense of someone on weight-watchers or something trying to lose a tonne of fat w/o exercising

Posted by: Mudge

Cavemen had diets

So yes, in other words what do you eat.

Posted by: w8lifter

My bad...should have explained, lol

Posted by: nomass

sorry, sorry My basic diet it meat and potatoes. Rarely fast food. just the normal stuff , no bad snacks. 6 feet tall to go with the 176 lbs

Thanks nomass

Posted by: w8lifter

Okay...if you want help, you need to give us information...we can't help you if you don't help us. You eat more than meat and potatoes....I guarantee it...please lay out a typical days worth of food, broken down into meals...how many times a day do you eat, what do you eat at each meal, how much, etc.

Posted by: nomass

okay, (typical day)? no breakfast ( usually), lunch Maybe subway sandwich and a soda, supper, hmm.... whatever wife fixes... umm..beef roast, or casserole, or pizza, or whatever she finds in the fridge/freezer. maybe one soda thruout the day, usually gatorade or milk. I eat the occasional candy bar maybe once a week.

Posted by: w8lifter

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Originally posted by nomass
okay, (typical day)? no breakfast

You can't "gain mass" if you don't eat! Things to read:

Bulking w/ slow burners

Male Cutting Meal Plan This is actually a cutting plan...but it's likely more food than you're used to right now, so would make a good bulking plan for you.

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