Bulking stack/ diet plan/ routine; What's the best?

[joeflah13]

WHATSSSSSUUUUUPPPPP Everybody!

I plan on going on a bulk very soon and have narrowed (lol) my stack down to this:

- Multivitamin w/ Kre Alkalyn (Pure Encapsulations)
- ZMA (Optimum)
- Pro Complex Gainer (Optimum)
- Natural 100% Whey (Optimum)
- Nitric Oxide Support (Pure Encapsulations)
- BCAA (Pure Encapsulations)
- Fish Oil (Pure Encapsulations)

Yeah, very narrow I know.  I'd take the multi throughout the day in divided doses, the NO Support preworkout, the BCAA intra, Pro Complex Gainer postworkout, ZMA at night, fish oil once a day, and the 100% Whey as part of a shake or bar. I'm really contemplating adding NeoVar by Applied Nutraceuticals. It's an inexpensive, effective creatine, but I usually don't react well to creatine, so would this be a good sup to take on a bulk?

Also, I plan on eating 7-8 times a day, 2-3 hours apart, which I already know is the standard for good bulking. I wrote up a quick sample diet and it came out to roughly 3750 calories, 225 g protein, and 345 g carbs. Is this good for a 150 lb person like me? Too much/little? I don't really know the general rules of thumb for bulking except that the protein should be 1.5 g/lb body weight.

ALSO, I switched to Petey's routine from my old one and (no offense to Petey) it doesn't seem to be working well for me EXCEPT for my legs. My legs look MUCH bigger and more defined since i switched routines. Maybe my results were hindered a bit by my CKD diet I used in unison with this routine, so I'll probably give the routine another shot. But I might change up the routine again for when I bulk. Any suggestions on splits? And how many times should I train each body part/week during a bulk? I'm also planning on doing cardio, abs, and plyometric training during my bulk.

THANKS SO MUCH TO ANYONE WHO HELPS.

[petey7408]

WHATSSSSSUUUUUPPPPP Everybody!

I plan on going on a bulk very soon and have narrowed (lol) my stack down to this:

- Multivitamin w/ Kre Alkalyn (Pure Encapsulations)
- ZMA (Optimum)
- Pro Complex Gainer (Optimum)
- Natural 100% Whey (Optimum)
- Nitric Oxide Support (Pure Encapsulations)
- BCAA (Pure Encapsulations)
- Fish Oil (Pure Encapsulations)

Yeah, very narrow I know.  I'd take the multi throughout the day in divided doses, the NO Support preworkout, the BCAA intra, Pro Complex Gainer postworkout, ZMA at night, fish oil once a day, and the 100% Whey as part of a shake or bar. I'm really contemplating adding NeoVar by Applied Nutraceuticals. It's an inexpensive, effective creatine, but I usually don't react well to creatine, so would this be a good sup to take on a bulk?

Also, I plan on eating 7-8 times a day, 2-3 hours apart, which I already know is the standard for good bulking. I wrote up a quick sample diet and it came out to roughly 3750 calories, 225 g protein, and 345 g carbs. Is this good for a 150 lb person like me? Too much/little? I don't really know the general rules of thumb for bulking except that the protein should be 1.5 g/lb body weight.

ALSO, I switched to Petey's routine from my old one and (no offense to Petey) it doesn't seem to be working well for me EXCEPT for my legs. My legs look MUCH bigger and more defined since i switched routines. Maybe my results were hindered a bit by my CKD diet I used in unison with this routine, so I'll probably give the routine another shot. But I might change up the routine again for when I bulk. Any suggestions on splits? And how many times should I train each body part/week during a bulk? I'm also planning on doing cardio, abs, and plyometric training during my bulk.

THANKS SO MUCH TO ANYONE WHO HELPS.

No offense taken man. Just do realize that you're not going to be gaining much size while cutting...

[jaycon]

For your training splits, while on a bulk at least, you should aim to hit every muscle group twice a week if possible and limit your cardio. It is better to bulk then later on cut instead of trying to lean bulk because most people have a hard time trying to accomplish that. If you do cardio maybe once or twice a week and for nomore than around 20-30 mins, you will still put on some good mass. Remember to train heavy too, and the best workouts to put on weight is benchpress, squats, and deadlifting, so even if you don't enjoy them, they will put on a lot of mass and make it easier to bulk.

[joeflah13]

In that case, I think I'm going to stick to what I'm doing right now, which is Petey's routine

Monday: Legs
Tuesday: Chest/Triceps
Wednesday: Abs
Thursday: Shoulders/Traps
Friday: Biceps/Back
Saturday: Abs/Cardio
Sunday: Rest

I also plan to add in cross-training (sport, cardio, or plyometric training) on Wednesday and Saturday. Does that sound good? Because I've been doing my research and found that 1 body part/day is the way to go, I just need to increase my intensity, as well as use this with a bulking diet. And I'm still awaiting to see if I make the basketball team at my school, so in that case, I will probably have to add in all the practice and games to my workout schedule.

ALSO, does anyone know a good substitute exercise for lunges? They just don't feel right for me for some reason...
And is 345 carbs/day a good amount for a bulk?

Thanks