Comment by tomjakubowski

4 days ago

> 800g of lentils for 200g of protein, 2500 cal.

> im just thinking out loud here, but lentils alone wouldn't be adequate for me.

This seems in line with maintenance calories for a moderately active man, am I missing something?

If the goal is both strength training, cardio, and both weight gain and building muscle mass to competitive levels, then that can be not enough.