Is this the right diet to follow to gain muscle?

theperson2014

I've recently acquired a personal trainer. I'm a 6''1 male, 25 years old and weigh 77kg.

While I am of average weight for my height, my arms are very skinny and I have very limited muscle mass. Basically I really want to bulk up and get ripped.

I'm currently squating, deadlifting and benching (15kg) and lifting 10kg dumbells. Obviously as I'm a novice the weights are going to be very low due to poor strength. I'm only squatting with a bar so far as it's all completely new to me and I need to make sure I'm doing it right.

My diet is bland as it mainly consists of pasta and chicken fillets. I really would rather if my trainer was more inventive. I'm wondering will my diet be enough to help me gain muscle as they say diet is the most important factor.

Breakfast: 100g oats 150-200ml milk. 4 eggs scrambled.

Lunch: 100g cooked rice with 120g breast of chicken.

Dinner: 100g cooked pasta with tuna.

Meal 4: 100g uncooked rice with chicken breast.

Meal 5: 300g potato with chicken breast.

*Add veg or flavoor or fruit to meals.

So that's my meal plan. I would really appreciate if anybody could tell me that I'm on the right track or how could I alter it so I won't get sick of eating the one thing over and over again.

theperson2014

Forgot to mention that I spotted a pack of 10 chicken fillets for €9 in a cash and carry store yesterday. Would it be wise to buy them or could they be of poorer quality?

Blacktie.

Assuming the 100g of raw uncooked comes out as 200g and the chicken breasts are 120g each it's not too bad. Could do with less carbs and more fat and probalby a chunk more calories really but overall it's better than a lot I've seen. I would up the calories though it's only coming out as 2500 with c/f/p as 300/50/185g.

Buy them. You can always get good deals if you look around.

MD1990

Rice twice a day along pasta as well is too much carbs.

GiftofGab

But that diet into myfitnesspal.com and see what the calorie count is. It will also break down how much of it is carbs, protein and fats.

guile4582

100g oats for breakfast, how long does that take to eat?

JJayoo

You need to work out your calorie requirement and then find ways to making hitting those requirements easier. It will become a pain in the hole sticking to the diet you have laid out.

conzy

guile4582 wrote: »

100g oats for breakfast, how long does that take to eat?

If its cooked it takes a few mins to eat. If its uncooked less than a minute

harvester of sorrow

MD1990 wrote: »

Rice twice a day along pasta as well is too much carbs.

GTFO he's trying to bulk @6"1 and 77kg....that diet is about 350gms of clean carbs...nothing wrong with the foods he's listed(once its brown rice/pasta)

guile4582 wrote: »

100g oats for breakfast, how long does that take to eat?

As conzy said....about 10 mins or less.Its not that much.

ford2600

What's with all the chicken breast?
Pretty bland choice of meat.

Cheap cuts of lamb, beef and fresh wild fish with a few cooking skills would make it more balanced/enjoyable/sustainable.

Enjoying your food is as important as anything

theperson2014

JJayoo wrote: »

You need to work out your calorie requirement and then find ways to making hitting those requirements easier. It will become a pain in the hole sticking to the diet you have laid out.

My calorie requirement is 4000 kcal. Why do you think it will be difficult to stick to the diet? I don't care once it produces results.

harvester of sorrow wrote: »

GTFO he's trying to bulk @6"1 and 77kg....that diet is about 350gms of clean carbs...nothing wrong with the foods he's listed(once its brown rice/pasta)


As conzy said....about 10 mins or less.Its not that much.

Thank you.

ford2600 wrote: »

What's with all the chicken breast?
Pretty bland choice of meat.

Cheap cuts of lamb, beef and fresh wild fish with a few cooking skills would make it more balanced/enjoyable/sustainable.

Enjoying your food is as important as anything

Beef can be quite expensive especially given the quantity I will need. I don't want to be spending anymore than 50 quid a week on food.

Stheno

Three chicken breasts and four eggs a day not including other food would is pushing fifty quid a week in food.

Min. €20 for the chicken, then 4 eggs a day is around another €10

Tuna is around another €5 before you have any fruit or veg, and at that volume €15 is not much for fruit/veg/rice/pasta

theperson2014

Stheno wrote: »

Three chicken breasts and four eggs a day not including other food would is pushing fifty quid a week in food.

Min. €20 for the chicken, then 4 eggs a day is around another €10

Tuna is around another €5 before you have any fruit or veg, and at that volume €15 is not much for fruit/veg/rice/pasta

I can get 20 chicken breasts a week for €18, as well as tuna flakes in Aldi for 69c a tin. Pasta comes in at 94c a bag and brown rice at €1.59.

A friend who owes me money has agreed to supply me with 7 good quality beef steaks a week.

I suppose I could spend €70 a week on food but I want to get value for my money. I'm also currently spening €50 a week on a personal Trainer and will be until October. It all adds up and I don't want to be overspending on this particular area as I need/want my disposable income for other things obviously.

Blacktie.

theperson2014 wrote: »

My calorie requirement is 4000 kcal. Why do you think it will be difficult to stick to the diet? I don't care once it produces results.

You're way off 4000 with that meal plan. As I said up everything. Especially fat content. And get good with spices. Makes a world of difference when you're eating chicken pretty regularly.

El Horseboxo

theperson2014 wrote: »

I suppose I could spend €70 a week on food but I want to get value for my money. I'm also currently spening €50 a week on a personal Trainer and will be until October. It all adds up and I don't want to be overspending on this particular area as I need/want my disposable income for other things obviously.

Not knocking personal trainers. But if you're trying to start a decent bulking diet I'm assuming you've researched a bit about it. Why not do the same with the lifting side of things? Is the PT really necessary? Have you paid upfront? With the internet and watching some of the more experienced guys in the gym I just struggle to justify using them long term in certain situations. Would be more money for food?

Blacktie.

El Horseboxo wrote: »

Not knocking personal trainers. But if you're trying to start a decent bulking diet I'm assuming you've researched a bit about it. Why not do the same with the lifting side of things? Is the PT really necessary? Have you paid upfront? With the internet and watching some of the more experienced guys in the gym I just struggle to justify using them long term in certain situations. Would be more money for food?

If they're good they're worth the money. Sure you could learn it by yourself through trial and error but with a personal trainer you're getting someone with years of experience of dealing with multiple issues and client needs. And you can mostly skip over the whole trial and error portion and not have to spend all your time worrying over the most efficient routine, macro split and meal breakdown. Which I can be guilty of at times!

Healthis

Your diet is crap u won't put on muscle with that

Brian

Your diet has no fruit or vegetables as well as very limited fibre. Did the PT make this diet for you? 4000 calories also seems very excessive for someone your weight.



You only need to be eating around 3000 to make gains.

JJayoo

Start at 3000 cals per day and monitor your weight. Aim to add about 1 lb per week. If you aren't adding weight increase your calories by 250 cals.

Be wary of other factors that can mess with your weight as these can throw you off. Eat peanut butter