virenex
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Hello! I'm new to the site and am loving all of the positive remarks and advice and I was hoping some of you may have advice for me nutritionally
i think i am overanalyzing every calorie i put into my body and I'm not sure how much I should be eating to maximize size and strength gains
I am 5'4" and 120lbs, i had been gaining but I can't tell how much of it is muscle and how much from the creatine (i have been on and off it for two months). I see strength gains, and have been eating 2100 cals a day of a vegetarian diet with lots of protein from fish, whey and soy
the thing is I want to gain mass but am not too sure how much to increase the amount i consume and whether or not i count any of the energy from the post workout shake (about 300 with 25g protein). i disregard the shake right now as it is refueling, though i dont believe i burn that much in an hour of weights
If i do increase my intake by say 200 cals a day then when would be the best time to consume the added food, the chunk of the day following the workout right?
any advice would be much appreciated, I'm really excited for weight lifting and i want to turn my chicken legs and the rest of me into something visibly solid and healthy, thanks!
i think i am overanalyzing every calorie i put into my body and I'm not sure how much I should be eating to maximize size and strength gains
I am 5'4" and 120lbs, i had been gaining but I can't tell how much of it is muscle and how much from the creatine (i have been on and off it for two months). I see strength gains, and have been eating 2100 cals a day of a vegetarian diet with lots of protein from fish, whey and soy
the thing is I want to gain mass but am not too sure how much to increase the amount i consume and whether or not i count any of the energy from the post workout shake (about 300 with 25g protein). i disregard the shake right now as it is refueling, though i dont believe i burn that much in an hour of weights
If i do increase my intake by say 200 cals a day then when would be the best time to consume the added food, the chunk of the day following the workout right?
any advice would be much appreciated, I'm really excited for weight lifting and i want to turn my chicken legs and the rest of me into something visibly solid and healthy, thanks!