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Is a 250c surplus ok for the first few weeks?

  • 23-12-2008 9:58pm
    #1
    workaccount
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I've started training this week and I'm trying to take it slow enough starting off.

    In the past I've started off eating too many extra cals (ie. 1000+) and got sick of eating so much food.

    Currently I need about 2400 to maintain weight so I'm going to try and eat about 2650 per day.

    I'm doing the basic compound lifts in my training (rippetoe). I'd imagine on training days maybe an extra 500 cals or something.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    workaccount
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,460 ✭✭✭workaccount


    Forgot to say I am aiming at 1 or 2lbs increase in body weight per week.


  • #3
    Jonny303
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭Jonny303


    Im not up 100% on calorie counting, but looking to gain that 1-2lb a week....id would recon you would need far more calories than 250 excess!


  • #4
    jt_dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭jt_dublin


    WorkAccount,

    You need 3500 surplus calories to put on 1lb of weight, so that means an extra 500 to 1000 per day to add 1 to 2lb per week.

    JT.


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