Gaining bulk vs. getting fat

Hello everyone
 
As you can see I'm pretty much new to this forum - am 17 based in the UK. Having spent a good 6 months losing quite a bit of weight and gaining muscle (bicep 14") I'm now to a stage where I find it difficult to gain further muscle. There is probably something majorly wrong with my diet etc It seems if I increase my calorie intake that I gain fat rather than muscle through training. I am training - but probably over-training (go 4-5 times a week, 20-25+ minutes on weightraining rest on cardio).
 
Anyone got any advice? I am probably making the same mistakes lots of people have made before!

4-5 days for 25 min. isnt overtraining. why is ur workout so short? anyway whats ur diet and routine like?

Duke of the Emancipation Detoxification

i am generally eating enough protein but at the moment limiting my calorie intake - should i increase it? I normally eat 2 meals a day (though people say 4-6)..
 
My routine aint bad tend to do alternate days on biceps/triceps/back and pecs/abs
 
Cardio wise i normally burn 400-600 cals..

ORIGINAL: James1990

i am generally eating enough protein but at the moment limiting my calorie intake - should i increase it? I normally eat 2 meals a day (though people say 4-6)..

My routine aint bad tend to do alternate days on biceps/triceps/back and pecs/abs

Cardio wise i normally burn 400-600 cals..

 
ok thats bad. u should be eating 6x a day and u need to train ur legs and shoulders. how many calories are u eating daily?

Duke of the Emancipation Detoxification

To be honest I haven't been eating as many cals as I should be: I started eating more a few weeks ago and really just ate the wrong things and it was clear i was putting on fat rather than any form of bulk/muscle/volume etc.. What would you reccommend?

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Duke of the Emancipation Detoxification

ORIGINAL: David1991

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thanks mate

your burning 400-600 calories each day during cardio!??! Plus those calories you burn during weightlifting and only eating 2 meals a day!?!?? Eat more man, for a good base of just to eat, have like 5 meals of chicken on brown rice every day, you need way more calories because your burning a crap load! Just dont eat high saturated fats, eat some peanut butter, egg whites, oatmeal, unsalted peanuts, chicken and rice, and veggies.

ORIGINAL: Carrhart

your burning 400-600 calories each day during cardio!??! Plus those calories you burn during weightlifting and only eating 2 meals a day!?!?? Eat more man, for a good base of just to eat, have like 5 meals of chicken on brown rice every day, you need way more calories because your burning a crap load! Just dont eat high saturated fats, eat some peanut butter, egg whites, oatmeal, unsalted peanuts, chicken and rice, and veggies.

 
5 meals of chicken and brown rice? that would be so boring, and nasty too IMO. 400-600 is kind of alot but not that much, how much do u normally burn per session?

Duke of the Emancipation Detoxification

It might get boring but it takes care of the meals, and its a good starting off thing its easy and quick. I usually burn 230-250 calories of 13 minutes of HIIT that is after my lifting session, which are usually intense so i dont know how much I burn lifting wise...Some days I lift, play pick up games of bball and then do 13 minutes of HIIT.

for the chicken just mix it up a bit like make a stir fry and flavour your chicken with different sauces i like to use soy sauce or a mixture of tomato ketchup and chilli sauce (sounds ugly but tastes great) dont nock it till uve tried it lol

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