Skinny Bruh, starting out lifting. Evaluate this routine for a beginner

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Honestly you really don't need that much protein. If you are eating 3000 calories per day trying to gain weight, 40% protein macro would mean you are eating 300 grams of protein per day. Absolutely not necessary at all.

If you happen to eat a lot of meat, you may get 300 grams by accident (that would be 3 lbs of chicken, or maybe 2 lbs of chicken plus protein from all your other sources throughout the day). Most normal people don't eat that much meat though, only roided up bodybuilders eating 7000+ calories per day do that shyt

At 150 lbs, you may find it a struggle to eat 3000 healthy calories per day if you are eating that much protein. Its much better to eat a ton of carbs as an ectomorph. Something like 50% carbs, 25% protein, 25% fat would be easier for you to accomplish and wpuld help you on your way to your goals.

If you are struggling to eat enough calories, try buying Quaker 1-Minute Oats and grind them up in a blender with some peanut butter and milk and whey protein or whatever. Pretty easy to make a 700-900 calorie shake that has good calorie sources and will help you reach your necessary 3000 cals
Ah I see, I'm going to start putting together a meal plan for myself. At breakfast I usually tend to eat a high carb/fat meal (french toast, eggs, turkey sausage, grits) and that's my favorite meal of the day so that's probably where I'll have the most struggle.
 
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The iffym calc gave me these numbers:

Carbs: 350g
Protein: 150g
Fat: 60g
Fiber: 30-38g

How does that long ?
Thats only 2540 calories. That aint gonna help you gain much weight, if any at all. I mean...you can try for yourself and see if you are gaining at all, but I really think a minimum of 3000 is gonna be the way to go. You may even have to go higher than 3000, you'll have to keep an eye on the scale from week to week and see whats up

I would bump up your carbs for the purpose of weight gain
 

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Thats only 2540 calories. That aint gonna help you gain much weight, if any at all. I mean...you can try for yourself and see if you are gaining at all, but I really think a minimum of 3000 is gonna be the way to go. You may even have to go higher than 3000, you'll have to keep an eye on the scale from week to week and see whats up

I would bump up your carbs for the purpose of weight gain
I kind of doubted that extra 200 or so calories was going to do much. Appreciate it bruh.
 
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