Quote (Kiston @ Mar 13 2010 05:34pm)
on a bulking diet @ 180, how many carbs should each meal have? i think im overthinking it and trying to get too many in
depends on your weight and activity level.
Consider this...6 meals a day @ 400 cal per meal = 2,400 cal a day.
4 cal per gram of protein or carbs
9 cal per gram of fats
for bulking
40/40/20 is good (pro/carb/fat)
for cutting
60-65/5-10/30 is best (pro/carb/fat)
so that means....average of 60 g protein, 10g carbs, 14g fat
however, do not forget this will push your total protein daily to approx 360g (which is hard to do for some people - just make sure you are getting at least 1.5-2g protein / lb bodyweight and you can use fat to blanace the rest of the calories) - keep carbs down.
also after your first 3 meals of the day, carbs should be virtually eliminated except for green veggies. no grains!