Goal. The main objective of the initial stage of the Bear Train Program was to increase the volume on my exercises, gain weight and increase muscle mass. I currently weigh about 155lbs. My goal was to get to 165lbs.
Marco, we have a problem. It wasn’t happening though. Eventhough I’ve been able to progress on the exercises I’ve been doing, I still wasn’t satisfied. Looking in the mirror, I can see that I am starting to bulk-up. But the weighing scale says otherwise. I was still stuck at the same body weight.
This has been my concern for the longest time. I’ve tried different methods and supplements, but still ended up frustrated.
Eat like a bear. I tried narrowing down the reasons that contribute to this plateau. One could’ve been the fact that I was overtraining. Two, I was working on graveyard shifts and haven’t been able to get 8hours of sleep regularly. And three, I wasn’t eating enough.
On the previous posts, I tried solving the overtraining problem I’ve had. I made significant changes on my program to eliminate this concern.
I only sleep for about 7hours approximately each day. I am always wide awake and feel that it’s an ample amount hours for sleep (personally). Doing an 8hour sleep make me want to sleep more which obviously isn’t good.
Eating. I figured-out that I wasn’t really eating enough and/or not eating properly. As the saying goes to be is to do. If I wanted to weigh 165lbs, I have to eat like I am 165lbs. This usually is a no-brainer, but I haven’t took the time to really look at the root cause of the problem.
Dilemma. I value frugality. Period. As much as possible, I try to stay away from frivolous spending. And for that matter try to minimize my expenses always. My goal however wasn’t at the same page as with my caloric intake. I was taking less carbohydrates and a little less on protein.
Caloric Intake. I’ve tried an approach to solve this problem. Instead of lowering down my expenses on food, I might as well increase it a bit. After all, money in the bank doesn’t really equate to the stresses and frustration I ge.
So, I went to this site and searched for the nutrition calculators available. And here is what I ended up with:
PROTEIN: 240g / Day
CARBOHYDRATES: 320g / Day
FAT: 80g / Day
That’s how my diet should be comprised of on a daily basis. After doing some serious math, I found out that I only needed to add a few extra bucks to get to where I want to be in terms of nutrition.
For those of you having this kind of problem in weight gaining, here is link to figure your caloric intake.
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