2950 Calorie Meal Plan

for Muscle Building and Weight Gain

Here's a 7-day sample week with three meals and a snack a day, averaging 2,909 Calories. Build your own day below, or jump to the full week.

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Complete Seven Day 2950 Calorie Meal Plan

This 2950 Calorie Meal Plan gives you three meals and a snack a day for seven days. It averages 2,909 Calories, with 208g protein, 112g fat and 298g carbs (including 57g of fiber). Protein is high for a general plan, at 29% of Calories.

Is 2950 Calories Right for You?

How many Calories you need depends on your age, sex, size and how active you are. Here's what 2,950 Calories a day would mean for four example people, using the same Mifflin-St Jeor estimate as our Calorie calculator.

Example personMaintenance CaloriesAt 2,950 Calories a day
Woman, 35, 5'5", 150 lb, desk job1,650About 1,300 Calories over maintenance, or roughly 2.6 lb gained a week. That's faster than most people want to gain.
Same woman, works out 3 to 4 times a week1,890About 1,060 Calories over maintenance, or roughly 2.1 lb gained a week. That's faster than most people want to gain.
Man, 35, 5'10", 180 lb, desk job2,110About 840 Calories over maintenance, or roughly 1.7 lb gained a week. That's faster than most people want to gain.
Same man, works out 3 to 4 times a week2,420About 530 Calories over maintenance, or roughly 1.1 lb gained a week. That's faster than most people want to gain.

These are estimates, and everyone's different. Treat them as a starting point, and adjust based on how your weight changes over a few weeks.

Want a little less or more? See the 2900 Calorie Meal Plan or the 3000 Calorie Meal Plan.

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