Originally Posted by drew.haynes

It's hard for me to eat more than 500-600 cals at a time without being really full.

Originally Posted by NeedMuscleMass

Weed gets my vote. Great bulking supplement.

Originally Posted by Purdue Power

Ya, try eating every 2hrs or so. I would try some high potentcy B12 vitamins, as well.

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

How does B12 help appetite? And isn't B12 helpful for other things?

Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

B6 helps as well as B12.. There is also zinc.

'Bitter herbs' are also suggested to stimulate appetite .

Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

Liquid meals may also be helpful.

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

Yeah I find myself drinking alot of milk and whey/milk mixes.

Originally Posted by BulkMeUp

By Liquid meals Emma was referring to a complete meal. Not just milk+whey. Throw in some ground oats and some olive oil (if you need the fats). Now that would constitute a Liquid meal.

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

Hmm gotcha. Sound good to me! More cals! Do the ground oats sink to the bottom or do they stay suspended ok?

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

Yeah I find myself drinking alot of milk and whey/milk mixes. Also, chocolate milk (yeah yeah yeah, more sugar... but sometimes I cheat when I have to squeeze in those last chunks of cals before the end of the day).

How much Zinc should I take? I take ZMA at night... but my mom has some 100mg Zinc also I think. ???

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Dessicated liver helps to increase red blood cell count and stimulate appetite.

Originally Posted by Randy

That sounds disgusting MinO

Originally Posted by Purdue Power

I would try some high potentcy B12 vitamins, as well.

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

Yeah I find myself drinking alot of milk and whey/milk mixes. Also, chocolate milk (yeah yeah yeah, more sugar... but sometimes I cheat when I have to squeeze in those last chunks of cals before the end of the day).

Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh

Yeah - I meant complete meals... eg:
Oats
milk/yoghurt
cottage cheese/protein powder
fruit
fats (PB, nuts, oils)

You could add some honey or other things as well - if you are really having troubles.

Also think about snacking on things like nuts/dried fruits and beef jerky during the day...

If you already supplement then I doubt more will help and you could run the risk of setting yourself up with a toxicity problem - so I would leave it.

ps: zinc competes with iron and copper absorption, so you want to be careful if you take those supplements (too much iron decreases zinc absorption and too much Zinc is actually a copper deficiency)... But the jury is still out in terms of calcium interactions... They have found conflicting results in the human studies they have done...

Originally Posted by fUnc17

sorry to hijack the thread but question for emma. what kind of beef jerky is ok on a bulk? most are loaded with sodium.

Originally Posted by ReelBigFish

sodium is not something you really need to worry about unless you are preparing for a show or if you are prone to high blood pressure. Most competitors try to cut it out before a show becuase it can make you hold water and look bloated instead of all dry and tight. You need sodium though, it helps to carry nutritients throught of the body.

Originally Posted by ReelBigFish

sodium is not something you really need to worry about unless you are preparing for a show or if you are prone to high blood pressure. Most competitors try to cut it out before a show becuase it can make you hold water and look bloated instead of all dry and tight. You need sodium though, it helps to carry nutritients throught of the body.

Originally Posted by Randy

Are you supposed to smoke these bitter herbs Emma?
I think most prefer the non bitter blend