Thread: Gaining muscle after gastric bypass.

largepkg welcome to IM!

Thank you Sir!

mass gaining is 10% training 90% nutrition, look around the diet and nutrition forum and ask some questions, post your diet etc. we can help you out

Welcome to IM. Can't really help you much with your case, but how many calories can you eat a day? Is there any limit after having that type of surgery?

How many calories I can eat in a day, I'm not sure. Per serving size I can only eat about 8-10 oz of food. This depends on the texture of the food. The drier the food the less I can eat. I'm more than satisfied after 4-5 oz.

I'm currently eating 2-3 protein bars a day along with a protein shake after my workouts. I also eat 4-5 cheese sticks a day. This is from post surgery days, it was about the only thing I could tolerate. The good news with this surgery is that I can eat a lot of fat because my body doesn't assimilate it the same.
Which is to say most of it goes out the same way it went in!

I know it's best to get my protein from my foods but this is the most palatable way for me. Along with this I'm eating 3-4 meals consisting of mainly chicken and fish. I figure my daily caloric intake to be about 3,500.

Eat a whey hydrolysate for protein, it is already digested. Ask your doc if aminogen is alright for you, it is a supp that is protein digesting enzymes.

Thanks for the help Dale. I'll look into it.

Im not a personal trainer but I have researched and have many gains. I was 365 when I had my surgery and am now 240lbs up from 225lbs. I could of lost another 25-30 lbs but was getting to week. here is what I did, At the gym I started out slow, very slow for two weeks 3 sets low weights (embarassing weights). I then started to increase where I felt comfortable and then on and then on. I was an avid lifter in high school and I think it helped. Im 52 years old I have 17 1/2 in arms can bench 275 and squat 325 on mt last set. I also have a 36 in waist not bad for an old guy but remember to suplement with vitamins and whey protien ( 30 grams/day).Usually before workout and get plenty of rest it takes time and patients but you will see results.