Getting Back into It

[ChrisG]

Hello Folks. I came across your forum and after reading quite a bit here I decieded with all the nice folks you have here that this was the place for me to join into.

Little back ground about me.

I turn 30 in about 2 weeks.
I'm 5'10"
160lbs.
Naturaly have about 10% BF.
High <did I say high?> Metabolism.

About 2 years ago while I was in active duty air force, I used to work out on a 4 day schedual. I was following the routine of eating 6 times a day, whey protein, T-Bomb, and creatine.

I would eat a ton of chicken/rice. Whole bunch of other good foods too.

Doing this I was able to get up to about 185lbs. At that time I plateaued.

I got out of active duty and quit lifting. In 2 months I dropped from 185 to 150. (Depressing yes).

Well, I'm climbing back on the horse now and just wanted to get your guys opinion on just what kinda of caloric intake I need to shoot for to get myself back up and gaining again. I'm just focused on bulking up atm, with the type of body style I have I always end up being cut. So for now I was just wondering what kind of eating habits and lifting <I plan on high weight/low rep isolation lifting like I used to> you guys would recommend for me?

Any info you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys.

[virus]

At only 160 lbs, you should aim for 2500-3000 calories intake. From good sources of food, not a can of soda that has 50 calories in it. From the looks of the stats before n after, you have no problem gaining weight (to go from 185 to 150 tells me you have the ability to hold fat and what not cause you shouldn't lose ALOT of muscle upon a dimenishing diet.) This tells me that maybe, hehe, your metabolism isn't as high as you think.

Drop the t-bomb, that stuff is a joke. Get a good test product, everyone here will prolly recommend tribulus (me included.)

High weight n low rep is good for strength. Did you have a routine in mind? If so, post it up...

Thanks for joining the forums as' well.

[baseball]

Man I feel your pain. I worked my ass off to get up to 185. Took me about a year of hardcore eating and lifting. I got the flu and lost 20lbs in three weeks. Sh*t sucks!!! If you've got an appetite I'd aim for 3500 calories at least. I did a huge study at school on caloric intake and its direct relation to athletic performance. I'm taller than you but weigh a bit more, and for me to maximize my performance while still gaining good weight the cushion area was around 4500-5000 cals (This includes alot of cardio -- basketball player). That is assuming you have a high metabolism like you say you do. For me to do a true bulk based on my metabolism, the food intake for me was ridiculous, almost impossible for me. Also assuming you don't do much hardcore cardio, I'd say 3k-3500 would definitely be a great area for you to be hanging out around, with the later being even better.