Hi I'm 17 and following scooby's advanced workout plan as of a few days ago where i felt i needed to progress from advanced-intermediate. My goal is to gain a fair bit of muscle but keep my body fat low.
I follow a pretty healthy diet with about 6 meals with 15-20g protein a day which i feel is enough for me as i only weigh 125 pounds. The problem is sometimes a "meal" for me is a protein shake and an apple or banana, something along those lines. And here lies the problem, i just read on the "bulking up" section..
"In a nutshell, here’s what you need.Protein every 2-3 hours from the moment you wake up till the moment you go to bed. Total protein approx 1g per pound of bodyweight per day so a 180lb man would have 180g protein per day (30g protein per meal, 6 meals). OK, that’s only 720 calories but a 180 lb man needs 2700 calories a day to maintain weight (2200cals to lose a pound fat per week)"
So what will happen if i don't reach the required amount of calories but
do reach the required amount of protein? Will i lose muscle or fat? (considering my fat is pretty low already)
and will this slow down the process of me gaining muscle, should i be eating more?
I think i need to start tracking my calorie intake
and sorry to be a little clueless, i'm fairly new to bodybuilding
