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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
You're not getting enough protein. And for your height, you're too skinny. You should eat more meat during the day.
Get the book Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe, read it then follow it for your workouts. Also drink a gallon of WHOLE milk each day. Costco has the best price on it.
Do this and you'll only be going to the gym three times a week for less than an hour each time. But you'll gain muscle and if you gain enough muscle, you won't care about having a perfect six pack.
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For the calories that you use up in a day:
Proteins (amino acids) are used for the formation of protein (muscle). As I mentioned, there is a protein "ceiling" of ~1.8g / kg of bodyweight. It is thought that exceeding 2.0g / kg of body weight a day stresses the kidneys and perhaps may lead to long term damage.
Carbohydrates are stored as glycogen.
Fats are used up as energy or stored in adipose tissue.
For the excess calories you take in each day:
All excess protein, carbohydrates, and fat are stored in adipose tissue (fat)
When you talk about "bulking up" by eating a ######ed amount of food you are simply adding fat, no muscle. If the same person with a decent amount of muscle was compared to themselves with 50 extra pounds of fat, of course the 50 extra pound guy will be bigger, but that's all fat, not muscle.
You prescribed Jpold to eat more, yet you don't know his caloric needs, his work out routine, how many calories he is getting nor how much protein. He also mentioned he wanted to lose weight.
Some people actually have health motives. Gaining fat makes you unhealthy. You can be low body fat and be unhealthy, but you can't have a lot of excess body fat and be healthy.