Is this Bulking Diet ok?

gazzer

Folks. I have been on a bulking diet since the start of September along with a 4 day split routine in the gym.

I was definatly getting bigger (I didnt think I was but judging from the comments from friends I seem to have) but I seem to have hit a plateau and I was just wondering if you could take a look at what I am eating and tell me if there is anything I could change/add to it?

8am Porridge and a pint of full fat Milk

11.15am Scrambled Eggs (3 whole, 4 egg whites) and a pint of full fat milk

2.15pm 2 Chicken Breasts, Brocolli, Potatoes(or rice) and a pint of full fat milk

5.00pm A can of tuna with rye bread and a pint of full fat milk

7.30pm Same as 2.15 meal

10.30pm Pint of full fat milk.

I would also eat handfuls of Almonds through out the day (especially between 2.30 and 5pm and 8pm to 10.30 pm

I know I drink a lot of milk but I love drinking it and I find it easier to drink it with meals.

I was thinking of bringing a litre of milk with me to the gym and drink that during my workouts? Would this be a good idea?

Thanks.

My routine in the GYM is all compound exercises.

Monday Push (Usually do Chest and Biceps)
Tuesday Pull (Usually do Back and Triceps)
Thursday Legs (Squats, Deadlift, Calf Raises etc)
Friday Push (Shoulders and a smaller amount of Chest exercises compared to Monday)

Wood

You're only eating between 2500/2800 calories per day. Up it to 3500/4000, 4 chicken breasts and a can of tuna is not a lot of protein per day, I'm cutting at the moment and I just ate 5 chicken breasts for lunch.

You are drinking 4 pints of milk per day. Up this to 7, and follow the GOMAD diet if you love milk so much.

You just need more quality calories, but on so little per day just get extra calories in wherever you can.

Mr. Manager

5 chicken breast for lunch and cutting sounds pretty excessive to me...

gazzer

Wood wrote: »

You're only eating between 2500/2800 calories per day. Up it to 3500/4000, 4 chicken breasts and a can of tuna is not a lot of protein per day, I'm cutting at the moment and I just ate 5 chicken breasts for lunch.

You are drinking 4 pints of milk per day. Up this to 7, and follow the GOMAD diet if you love milk so much.

You just need more quality calories, but on so little per day just get extra calories in wherever you can.

Cheers. Thanks for the feedback. I can definately up the milk intake.

5 chicken breasts for lunch on a cutting diet??? Wow. Right I had better got a lot more Chicken bought so.

johnybean

Without knowing your details, 3-4k calories is a bit of a sweeping generalisation. I assume you know what you daily calorific requirements are so I would advise to add 500-600 and see how you get on for a few weeks. Bear in mind that you should stick with something for about 6-8 weeks before making a judgement on what effects it is having.
I would go along with the need for adding clean calories, almonds and peanut butter are a calorie dense snack but dont go too mad as they are high in fats.

Wood

I Love PPPP Longtime wrote: »

5 chicken breast for lunch and cutting sounds pretty excessive to me...

It's c.a 400 calories, high in protein, low in carbs, and boiled.

5-6 meals of this size per day with similar macros and it still falls below my BMR. How it that excessive?

Anyway OP, keep the quality of food you're eating as high as possible within your budget. It's important, try to diversify your diet as much as possible too, as it gets very boring very quickly eating the same stuff day in, day out.


Healthy fats, good fibrous carbs, Lean sources of meat protein, and lots of them. Train hard and get lots of sleep and you won't have any problems.

Alf Veedersane

Wood wrote: »

It's c.a 400 calories, high in protein, low in carbs, and boiled.

5 chicken breasts are 400 calories?

Are they midget chickens?

Mellor

Wood wrote: »

It's c.a 400 calories, high in protein, low in carbs, and boiled.

It's that accurate then you are buying tiny breasts. Nothing wrong with that, they are probably cheap but the 5 you just ate are equivalent to about 2 regular breasts. Makes far more sense to deal in grams when workout on macros/diet.

5 breasts for me would be around 1500-1600 cals at a guess.

siochain

To help your growth add in more good fats such as coconut and olive oil. Can you afford some beef? Don't waste and egg yokes.

gazzer

siochain wrote: »

To help your growth add in more good fats such as coconut and olive oil. Can you afford some beef? Don't waste and egg yokes.

Forgot to mention that. I cook all my chicken in coconut oil also.

I can definatly add beef to the list too. I just eat a lot of chicken because I love the taste of it.

I sometimes have steak, stews, caseroles, bolognese also but most of the time chicken would be the main thing I eat.

The reason I wasnt having scrambled eggs with a mixture of egg whites and full eggs was that I concerned about Cholesterol. I thought having 7/8 full eggs a day might be a bit much??

Dewespo14

Seen there that you've quite a few saturated fats. As crazy as this might sound, Add more foods that contain quality sat fats like steak (look up more quality food with sat fats). Saturated fats have proven to help boost testosterone levels. You obviously know the importance of testosterone in terms of dieting let alone bulking. Also include more carbs, they are key to bulking but make sure they are unrefined carbs eg. Sweet potatoe or wholewheat rice/pasta/break etc

levitronix

the money your spending on milk could get a decent protein powder if you add it all for the week/month

similair situation with my deit but its around 3100/3200 cals

meal 1
30g oats, cup of milk i scoop protien powder
Meal 2
160-180g chicken breast 100g basmati rice + 1 egg
Meal 3
160-180g chicken breast 100g basmati rice + 1 egg
Meal 4
70g oats , cup of milk 2 x scoop protein powder
Meal 5 ... this meal is not a control meal varies every day but typical might be
150g steak/fish baked potatoes tea spoon butter, mixed veggies
Meal 6
80g oats, 200g cottage cheese, 2 scoops protein powder,tablespoon peanut butter and coca powder all blended together

gazzer

Since 10 days ago I have added home made protein bars to the mix.

I got a jar of peanut butter, 8 tablespoons of honey, a cup of oats and 6 scoops of protein powder mixed together and it makes 32 bite sized squares. I have around 8 of them a day as a snack while I am in work so each batch I make lasts 4 days.

The whole batch (according to the receipe) contains 4200 calories so I getting in an extra 1050 calories a day thanks to these bad boys

burrenguy

gazzer wrote: »

Since 10 days ago I have added home made protein bars to the mix.

I got a jar of peanut butter, 8 tablespoons of honey, a cup of oats and 6 scoops of protein powder mixed together and it makes 32 bite sized squares. I have around 8 of them a day as a snack while I am in work so each batch I make lasts 4 days.

The whole batch (according to the receipe) contains 4200 calories so I getting in an extra 1050 calories a day thanks to these bad boys

that sounds great! i'd love to hear how you cook them if you'll tell?

Mellor

burrenguy wrote: »

that sounds great! i'd love to hear how you cook them if you'll tell?

Doesn't need cooking, just mixed it all up. And let it set in the fridge (or freezer)

burrenguy

Mellor wrote: »

Doesn't need cooking, just mixed it all up. And let it set in the fridge (or freezer)

Oh right, didn't know that, thanks! How much should I use of each ingredient?

gazzer

burrenguy wrote: »

Oh right, didn't know that, thanks! How much should I use of each ingredient?

I mixed 8 tablespoons of honey with a pot of crunchy peanut butter in a microwave proof bowl. Put the mixture in the microwave for 20 seconds and stirred the mixture a bit more. I put it back in the microwave a further 5 times (20 seconds a time)

I then added a cup of oats and 6 scoops of protein powder to the mixture and stirred it all together

Then I got a square baking tin and lined it with greaseproof paper, put the mixture into it and spread it around the tin evenly and then popped it in the fridge.