Massive Eating?

[btufts]

Has anyone tried John Berardi's tactics for eating? Carbs revolved around training, fats for the rest of the day.

M.E. Calorie calculator:

http://www.johnberardi.com/updates/july262002/na_masscalculator.htm

Says I have to eat atleast 4300 cals to grow!

http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/masseating_1.htm

This seems like too much food for a natural guy to take in without getting fat. Thoughts??

[ubcpower]

Lol, Im at 5500...man i duno, curious to see what the opinions are on this

[btufts]

i tried this out about 2 years ago, but that was a time where my eating wasn't really solid, might have to give this a try in a more structured way... lets hear some opinions

[Ritch]

I`ve never plugged in numbers to his formulas but like London Muscle I`ve been a fan of carbs around pre and post workout. You get the best of both worlds without suffering all that much.

[btufts]

I`ve never plugged in numbers to his formulas but like London Muscle I`ve been a fan of carbs around pre and post workout. You get the best of both worlds without suffering all that much.

agreed. just eating like this in the past week I've gone from almost 0 abs showing, to almost full 6 pack at the same weight.

[tiramisu]

It says I need 6600 calories. That's just crazy.

[btufts]

It says I need 6600 calories. That's just crazy.

definately too high lol, even on juice. most of those cals would have to come from protein + fat without getting fat i would think. 1g fat = 9 cals where as 1g protein = 4 cals same with carbs. jeeez

[steve_d]

I can gain on 3000. although, at this point, I would gain on 2000 calories if I stopped cardio. Depending on how fat or lean you are, I don't think you need to eat 4300 calories unless you want to gain more fat than necessary to make the slow and steady gains you should be striving for.

[btufts]

I can gain on 3000. although, at this point, I would gain on 2000 calories if I stopped cardio. Depending on how fat or lean you are, I don't think you need to eat 4300 calories unless you want to gain more fat than necessary to make the slow and steady gains you should be striving for.

I agree, but i guess thats why its called massive eating lol

[Winnipeg Muscle]

I followed ME to a tee for over year back in the day, it was meant to help hard gainers gain some mass and believe me it worked well. JB is a genius when it comes to nutrition. Any questions around his advice are best answered directly by him, and I am sure his answers would be enlightening.




Has anyone tried John Berardi's tactics for eating? Carbs revolved around training, fats for the rest of the day.

M.E. Calorie calculator:

http://www.johnberardi.com/updates/july262002/na_masscalculator.htm

Says I have to eat atleast 4300 cals to grow!

http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/masseating_1.htm

This seems like too much food for a natural guy to take in without getting fat. Thoughts??

[GYMBRAT]

I followed ME to a tee for over year back in the day, it was meant to help hard gainers gain some mass and believe me it worked well. JB is a genius when it comes to nutrition. Any questions around his advice are best answered directly by him, and I am sure his answers would be enlightening.

yeah man I followed a very similar protocol when I was younger, grew like crazy everywhere but tooo much in others and ended up with stretch marks badly!!