need help bulking scrawny teen

[trapzilla]

sample diet anyone? so i can get a very good idea and i wanna do a clean bulk ive been doing some reading and i also will probably add a cheat meal or day havent decided yet every two to three weeks i was thinking about 3000-3400 calories a day i have to continue to do p90x becasue well thats my only option. i realize it isnt ideal but it'll have to do open eyes and ears to any suggests thanks!

I can't speak for others or tell you exactly how to eat but I can share my bulking diet;
7 am weight gain shake made with 1 pint whole milk
9 am 250g raw weight(rw) chicken breast, 75g rw white rice, 2 table spoons olive oil, 1 pint whole milk
12 pm same as 9 am
3 pm same as 12 pm
6pm 250g rw steak, 75g rw white rice, 2 table spoons olive oil, 1 pint whole milk.
7 pm protein shake made with 1 pint whole milk + pre workout
10pm carb shake-post workout meal
11pm 100g rw white rice, protein shake made with 1 pint whole milk, 2 table spoons olive oil.

comes out roughly to between 6,500 and 7,500 cals a day, 650g carbs, 250g fat(very high but mostly unsaturated fats) 500g protein

If you follow that diet you'll sure as hell gain weight!

 

[thomassj]

i use fit day right now my day is looking at my totals of being 2600-2700 calories...ive read things that just say it doesnt matter what you eat as long as it fits your macros is that comple bullshit or is it true? i always thought eating clean would be ideal?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

I mean you can't be getting all your carbs from sugar or eating at McDonalds everyday. I just mean it doesn't matter if you carbs are coming from rice or pasta or potatoes or whatever ya know? Just as long as your getting them some how. Also, clean bulking is pretty tough when you have trouble getting in enough calories to grow, don't be afraid to get some healthy fats in there. I eat pretty similar to what trapzilla posted, just not quite as big of portions, and I put cheese on stuff more probably lol.

 

[thomassj]

hey ill take some ideas from that thanks man

 

[thomassj]

and how do you guys feel about subway? ive only dont like 2 or 3 cheat meals in the past two months! and they were only easter and my birthday...and a tiny one on my best freinds birthday im craving a chicken marinera melt !

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Bulking is supposed to be the easy diet to stick to lol. I enjoy my marinated chicken breast with fried rice that I just ate, but yesterday I ate a whole california kitchen frozen pizza, it was about 1000 calories 66g protein 29g fat and 101g carbs, which really isn't a bad meal at all. You can get away with a lot more while bulking then you can with cutting. I promise someone with your age and body type won't gain fat very fast. I often enjoy Italian food, lots of fat calories from cheese, but still not that bad for you. I try to stay away from fast food like subway, but cheat meals can be whatever you want.

 

[thomassj]

thanks i appreciate it i think i just have a hard time telling myself its okay to eat alittle unhealthy sometimes and i realize im only 16 skinny and active idk what wrong with me i also know subway isnt that awfully bad....the nutritional facts for a footlong are... 820 calories 20 grams of fat (8 saturated) a shit load of sodium ( 2320mg) 108 grams of carbs 12 grams of fiber and 56 grams of protien

 

[ihateschoolmt]

The fact that it's processed, the bread is bleached white and that makes it less nutritious, and the high sodium are what make subway bad. That, and it tastes like shit!

 

[thomassj]

since p90x burns about 600 calories a wokrout for an adult i imagine i burn alot more...is it still possible for me to gain some good muscle using it or is it not even worth trying?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

You have access to a weight room at school? Or would your parents help you pay for a gym membership? I would imagine it's very hard to gain muscle without weight training.

 

[thomassj]

p90x is weight trainning 3 days a week 3 days a week cardio and no my school closes in the summer and my parents work till 8 every night or later and wont drive me i live in a very small town with small towns around it and no gym

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Oh I thought P90x is all body weight lol, do you have dumbells or something?

 

[thomassj]

yeah i use dumbeblls and a pull up bar in p90x insanity is the body weight workout by beachbody

 

[ihateschoolmt]

I don't really know what kind of stuff P90x has you doing, but you should be able to put together a semi decent work out with dumbbells, what is the heaviest one you have?

 

[thomassj]

like 50 i mean there is some articles for bulking with p90x but like i said im still lookin for the athletic look plus u realized when i really sat down and thought about and a few things came to mind
1) im 16 years old i need to live a litte
2)im not fat in fact im underweight 161 pounds when i woke up this mornin

 

[thomassj]

but yeah i mean i dont see why you cant gain muscle with p90x if you eat right plus summers coming up and i usually play ball 3-4 times a week

 

[trapzilla]

Bulking is supposed to be the easy diet to stick to lol. I enjoy my marinated chicken breast with fried rice that I just ate, but yesterday I ate a whole california kitchen frozen pizza, it was about 1000 calories 66g protein 29g fat and 101g carbs, which really isn't a bad meal at all. You can get away with a lot more while bulking then you can with cutting. I promise someone with your age and body type won't gain fat very fast. I often enjoy Italian food, lots of fat calories from cheese, but still not that bad for you. I try to stay away from fast food like subway, but cheat meals can be whatever you want.

Are you shitting me, Bulking is the hard thing!! I love cutting diets-such a small amount to eat

BUlking is Hell!! i'm always full, bloated and end up hating the thought of food by the end of the day only to start again the next day

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Really? I just eat until I'm full and drink milk. I've never too full and I never force feed.

 

[thomassj]

So di you guys think I can make it happen with 090x or not?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

I don't really know what the P90x routine is but you can make gains with dumbbells.

 

[trapzilla]

I've done a quick search on ye olde internet and from what i can gather the answer in terms of significant muscle mass is nada, zip, niente, nope, or just plain no. p90x is good for those looking to drop lbs and be fit not thsoe looking to pack on slabs of meat, ya'll gonna need some iron boy!!

 

[thomassj]

But if I eat access calories in it how will that turn out?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Why don't you look up some dumbbell work outs instead of doing P90x.

 

[thomassj]

I actually just found a website of a guy who bulked with p90x it takes longer because ofhow many calories you burn but it can be done

 

[cg89]

I actually just found a website of a guy who bulked with p90x it takes longer because ofhow many calories you burn but it can be done

take dbol...okay now all jokes aside are you on a weight gainer? adding a decent weight gainer with whole milk or 2% will add about 1000 calories to your diet...that doesn't mean you should just add that but bump it from 2650 to about 3000 then take the shake so your at 4000 calories a day. Yeah p90x isn't a real good option for bulking..better off doing pushups till you can't fee your arms same with sit ups, dips, pull ups it can be done. Option 2. Sell the p90x and use the money to join a gym? Oh and eating a nice big bowl of pasta or mac and cheese before bed will def help...drink your weight gainer with that and you'll be good.

 

[thomassj]

Thanks but p90x is my only option really I'll actually take your advice for the meals and you do do dips pushups etc in p90x I'm gonna start at about 3500 Monday then keep bumping

 

[Merkaba]

... i know you guys will say i should ditch it but p90x is my only option and im about to hit phase 3 of it
...

Ditch the P90X
Lift heavy
Eat more food
Sleep

 

[marxalexis]

I've been using the P90X workout but to lose weight. My brother whose super skinny was wondering whether the P90X program can help him beef up. As i read in the comments here, it does not help increase muscle mass right?

P90X Review

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Your bother is way better off joining a gym.

 

[thomassj]

I clearly understand p90x isn't ideal I can't join a gym for the 100th time though I live in a very small town with no gym im or around it. And my parents worn till 8 every night and no I can't use the one at my school because its nit open in the summer and school ends very soo