Should I adjust my diet to gain weight or maintain my current weight?

ishipp · 2016-05-03T11:29:23+00:00

Weight means nothing, BMI means nothing. Don't listen to any number except how good your body looks on a 1-10 scale. If you're looking to gain size, work out your TDEE online and eat an extra 500 calories per day. Lift weights 3x a week focusing on heavy compound lifts and you'll gain mass

LBEB80 · 2016-05-03T18:18:12+00:00

Get down to about 12% bf first then bulk to 15-16%. Repeat as needed.

thebaldbear · 2016-05-03T09:27:25+00:00

I agree with the other poster that BMI means jack shit.

In fact, simply aiming to reach an arbitrary goal like 80kg is a short-sighted view of bulking and likely result in a lot of fat gain.

Get up tomorrow morning and take a photo of yourself in the bathroom mirror. Do that once a month to track your progress. Use the weighing scales to ensure you're going in the right direction but do not set a target. You might look your best at 73kg rather than 80kg, so don't set random numbers as targets.

Instead, as long as you are lifting heavier weights every week, you can assume that you're building muscle. Gain as little fat as possible by only eating enough extra to keep increasing the weights you lift every week.

Edit: Also, stronglifts.com will guide you through your beginner stage lifting weights. Pay the $10 for the app on your smartphone and it will literally do everything for you. Add some upper body assistance exercises (eg. pull ups, bicep curls) to help your upper body grow as it's one big flaw is that it will grow your legs faster than your upper body if you don't add assistance work.

[deleted] · 2016-05-03T10:10:05+00:00

Aim for ~3500 calories a day atleast. Lift heavy.

Title	Should I adjust my diet to gain weight or maintain my current weight?
Author	throwawaycomedian95
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Date	May 3, 2016 5:50 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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