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Originally Posted by Ali M  Protein bars are fine mate, no problems with them. However you mentioned bulking and i dont really think a protein bar is going to put any bulk on you.
I think you might be better with say 2 scoops of whey as this will be cheaper than a protein bar and then have something like 2 bananas and a turkey salad sandwich. Or 2 scoops of whey and 3 weatabix.
You have to remember you have say 5 to 6 meals to get excess calories down you per day. so if you want say 3000 calories per day then devide this by say 5 or 6 (3000 devided by 6 = 500 calories per meal) so we now know 2 scoops of whey and 2 bananas are not going to get you there, where as add a turkey salad in a brown bap just might.
Dont forget the trick is find out what your maintenace calories are, average for a male is 2000 but were all dif. If your maintenace calories are 2000 then you just need to add 500to this and see how you respond and if need be add another 500 a few months down the line. |
The average calories for maintenance in bodybuilders does not exist there is no yougov poll of bodybuilders that I'm aware of you literally just made that up. The recommended daily calorie intake for a male is 2000 for a non active male and 2500 for an active male depending on which scientific body you read but it doesn't vary much from that. It varies greatly on the amount of physical exercise you do. An army squaddie for example has 7500cals per day on exercise. For a bodybuilder you obviously require a higher intake than average unless you use performance enhancing drugs. There are formulas that are used to predict estimated daily cals based on LBM IMHO a good guide is 17.5 cals per pound of lbm. ie you weigh 200 pounds with 20% BF you have 160 pounds of LBM. Your maintenance cals are 160 x 17.5 2800 cals.
Protein bars are shit. They have a high saturated fat content and usually sugar content. They are the worst protein supplement aside from shit weightgainer you will find. The Dorian Yates ones are the best nutritionally I have seen though. If you can't get ANYTHING else then definitely use them I admit that I do but you need to eat more is basically the bottom line.