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Sample Bodybuilding Weight Gain/Bulking Up Diets For Hardgainers

Muscle Weight Gain Sample Diet For Bodybuilding (Female Hardgainer Version)

By Hugo Rivera, About.com

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Meal 1 (7 AM)

1 cups of dry oats mixed with water
1 banana
1 cup of egg beaters

Supplements:
  • Multiple Vitamin/Mineral formula (I use Prolab Training Pak)
  • Chromium Picolinate 200 mcg
  • 1 tsp of Glutamine

Meal 2 (10 AM)

Low Sugar Weight Gainer such as Prolab’s N-Large 2 (1 scoop) mixed with 8 ounces of skim milk and 1 Tablespoon of Flax Oil or Natural Peanut Butter

–or-

Meal Replacement Powder with complex carbohydrates such as Naturally Lean Mass Complex mixed with 1-2 scoops of Prolab’s Carb Component and 1/2 Tablespoon of Flax Oil or Natural Peanut Butter.
1 Piece of Fruit (Optional)

Meal 3 (12 Noon)
1 cup of brown rice, or medium sized baked potato, or sweet potato
1-2 cups of green beans, broccoli or any other desired vegetable
3-4 ounces of chicken, turkey, or lean fish

Meal 4 (3 PM)
Same as Meal 2

Meal 5 (5:30 PM)
1 cup of brown rice, or medium sized baked potato, or sweet potato
1-2 cups of green beans, broccoli or any other desired vegetable
3-4 ounces of chicken, turkey, or lean fish

Pre-Workout Supplements (6:30 PM):
  • 1/2 tsp of Creatine
  • 1/2 tablet of 200 mg Caffeine (optional)
Weight Train (7 PM-8 PM)

Post Workout Supplements (8 PM) – Have as soon as done w/ workout

Meal 6 (8:30 PM)
1/4 cup of cream of rice
1 banana
1 scoop of whey isolate

Meal 7 (10:30 PM)
1 scoop Prolab’s Protein Component or preferred slow released protein mixed with 2 scoops of complex carbohydrate powder such as carb component
(Note: If you wish to consume as a pudding, mix w/ 4 ounces of water; and stir with a spoon)

Supplements:
  • 1 Tablespoon of Flaxseed Oil (can mix w/ shake or pudding)
  • 1/2 tsp of Glutamine
  • ZMA

NOTE: On non-workout days, trade the post workout meal for a solid meal consisting of chicken, 1/2 cup of brown rice and green beans or any other lean protein source, complex carb source and green vegetables. Also, for Meal 7, eliminate the use of the carb component.

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