See link below for training methods, information and advice that you should know:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=998224 Work out food intake - how many calories you need to consume: BMR
Men: BMR = 66+ (13.7x wt in kg)+(5x ht in cm) -(6.8x age in years)
Women: BMR = 655+(9.6x wt in kg)+(1.8x ht in cm)-(4.7x age in years)
Activity Factors: Sedentary = BMR x 1.2 (little or no exercise, desk job)
Lightly active = BMR x 1.375 (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk)
Mod. active = BMR x 1.55 (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk)
Very active = BMR x 1.725 (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk)
Extr. active = BMR x 1.9 (hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x day training, marathon, football camp)
Your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE)= Activity level x BMR
You take your TDEE (which using the equation above you have now worked out) and that is how many calories you need to maintain your current bodyweight. To bulk up add 500 calories onto it and that is the amount you need to eat.
Decide what percentage of calories are fat/carbs/protein. For example a good choice might be 40% carbs, 30% fat, 30% protein for someone looking to bulk.
Read the 'Diet and Nutrition' sections stickied topics for nutritional advice and information that you NEED to know. Eat healthily, try to cut smoking and drinking out, get a 3 day full body routine (included in first link)
Best advice you can take is to remember, your
diet is more important than the weights you lift.
<message edited by _Virtuoso_ on Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:51 AM>