Gaining Mass with P90X Part 2: Meal Plan

Posted by Coach Sean on Apr 9th, 2010 in Nutrition, P90X | 87 comments

Since getting great feedback from my first post, Gaining Mass with P90X, I wanted to follow it up with a sample meal plan that one might expect if they want to get serious about gaining mass. As I have said before Nutrition is the key to the P90X program no matter your goals. Those “scrawny” guys who have a hard time gaining mass might find out they are simple not eating enough. This is based on a meal plan listed in Muscle and Fitness Magazine. Hopefully this will show how you can fit over 3000 calories into your daily routine.

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Who Should Use a Mass Gain Meal Plan with P90X?

Those under 10% body fat
Those who are “Hard Gainers”, Skinny and have a hard time Gaining Muscle Mass

*Warning: This is a Mass gain meal plan, if you are looking to lose body fat then this might not be for you, please adjust calories and ratios to those suggested in the P90X guide

Breakfast 1 (Upon Waking)

1 Scoop whey protein
1 scoop shakeology
1-2 tspn peanut butter
1/2-1 Banana
8-12 oz skim milk

Breakfast 2

2 egg, 4 egg whites
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup green tea or coffee

Morning Snack

Plain Greek Yogurt (Low Fat)
1/2 cup blueberries

Lunch

2 slices sprouted bread
1 can wild salmon or 6oz Turkey + Avocado
2 cups spinach
1 cup red bell pepper
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Green Tea

Preworkout

1 scoop whey protein
1 apple
and/or 1 scoop Xpand Xtreme Pump or E&E or Assault

Postworkout

P90X recovery drink
1 cup skim Milk
1 scoop Whey protein

Dinner

6-8 oz Chicken Breast
1-2 cup Quinoa or 1 cup Black Beans
1 cup broccoli
1 tbsn Olive Oil

Bedtime Snack

Low fat Cottage Cheese
1 oz walnuts
1 scoop Casein Protein

Total:

3,500 Calories, 290g protein, 350 g carbs, 95 g fat

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