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Best protein shakes for bulking up!

14K views 16 replies 10 participants last post by  NorthernSoul  
Wasp said:
People never eat enough.
Although I'd agree that "hard gainers" rarely eat enough, a ballpark figure of 3500 is way too rough.

If the guy's a manual labourer on a building site, that could even put him in a deficit. For someone like me, 3500 would just make me fat.

BMR and TDEE with a 500 surplus is the best way to go about things. You then adjust as necessary. It may take a couple of weeks before you hit the right calorie level but dieting with a surplus is no different to dieting with a deficit - both require patience.
 
Google up and look for a BMR calculator.

Then look for a TDEE calculator.

Fill in about half a dozen or so and take the average result. That'll be your calorie starting point.

Then add 500 calories to that, eat at that for a couple of weeks, monitor and adjust.
 
Biffa_Bacon said:
Home made bulk shakes all the way mate. 100g oats, 1 pint skimmed milk, 20g no flavour whey, 30g egg white powder, 1tbspoon evoo.
Basically this (home-made).

But why stop at skimmed milk? Nothing wrong with full fat at all. And stick a bit of natural peanut butter in there too.

Macros don't really matter. You're looking at getting calories down you for a bulk. It doesn't need to be too protein heavy as long as you're getting in your daily quota.