what are some easy, healthy ways to get more calories in?

[maggie321]

@grapheme Are you under the common misconception that calories contribute to muscle building?

Calories has nothing to do with building muscles, you just need a little more calories than enough to survive.

Adding more calories to your diet will NOT give increased muscle mass.

 

[sabina42]

@maggie321 Excess calories are literally the raw materials for muscle growth

 

[maggie321]

@sabina42 Fat can NOT be converted in to muscle, that is literally impossible

 

[sabina42]

@maggie321 Eating calories is like the building blocks for muscle growth.

You've never heard of Macro Nutrients?

I literally need to intake 3032 calories a day

262g of protine

285g of carbs

And 94 grams of fat all in one day in order to maintain and keep building muscle

Your body literally needs calories to build muscle.

Also I'm super active so my Macros are high

 

[maggie321]

@sabina42 Yes obviously you need calories but not anymore than a normal person who doesn't exercise.

Fat can NOT be turned in to muscle.

The building blocks for muscles are many things, including protein, vitamins, minerals and hormones.

You're trying to tell me that you can convert an apple in to a pencil.

Edit: Bulking is a myth, here is proof: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/does-fat-turn-into-muscle

 

[sabina42]

@maggie321 Maybe try researching how many calories you need to intake for proper muscle growth.

You obviously don't know anything about Macro Nutrients

 

[maggie321]

@sabina42 Read my edit and stop malding

You obviously don't know anything about basic human biology.

 

[sabina42]

@maggie321 So how do you expect to gain weight/Muscles and not intake a lot of calories

 

[maggie321]

@sabina42 The only energy (calories) you need extra are to perform the actual exercises themselves, you need extra energy (unless you sit still all day) to move your arms during bicep curls but you do NOT need extra energy to build muscles.

 

[sabina42]

@maggie321 The more reps and weight you lift the faster you'll gain weight... and what do you need for more reps??? Extra energy

 

[sabina42]

@maggie321 The more reps and weight you lift the faster you'll gain weight... and what do you need for more reps??? Extra energy

 

[maggie321]

@sabina42 If you run around and use energy all day long then ye you need some extra calories but if you just sit still all day like a normal person in the 21st century, you don't need more than just a very small amount of extra calories.

It's way more important to supplement vitamins and minerals than it is to eat a bunch of excess calories (that just gets stored as fat anyways) if you want to increase muscle mass and get stronger.

For example Vitamin D3, which is literally a steroid hormone, will allow you to grow your muscles way faster.

 

[sabina42]

@maggie321 Normal people just sit around all day? Lol right...

Ex: A 30 year old man who weights 180lbs and not active at all still needs a balanced nutrition of around 2300 calories and 90g pf fat a day.

But yes world record body builders are all wrong about Macro Nutrients and some random guy on reddit who found some article is right....

 

[tomw2016]

@maggie321 If you dont eat sufficient fat and carbs, your body will use protein for energy, which it is not a good energy source (inefficient), so when trying to gain muscle mass you need sufficient fat, carbs, protein. Granted, it you far exceed your energy output in cals, or far exceed protein needs you will store the excess as body fat. This is basically the reason that people cycle bulking and cutting, when bulking you tend to accumulate fat as you are purposefully focusing on muscle gains, and then you cut - hopefully not so fast or drastically that you lose significant muscle. Doing this iteratively can work to increase size and reduce fat over time

 

[niece0628]

@grapheme You could drink the calories. Milk for example

Nuts are also a good snack, which are very high calorie and even have protein as a bonus

 

[dawn16]

@grapheme Milk

 

[mcolley10]

@grapheme diabetic exchange

 

[heavenrose48]

@grapheme Adding a little(30-50g)bit of maltodextrin to your shakes and pre/intra/post workout. Easy to get down and gets absorbed quickly.

Switch to more calorie dense food, e.g. move from rice to pasta.
Try to reduce/avoid food with high volume and low calories

 

[anaseini]

@heavenrose48 TIL that pasta is more calorically dense than rice.

 

[vijendrarajguru777]

@grapheme I was taking two naked vegan mass(1230 calories per serving) shakes a day to get my calories until I got the appetite to eat most of my calories. Just 3 ingredients. maltodextrin is the only shortcoming of shakes like this though.