High standards are great and we should have high standards for our students , they are not only competing with kids in the country but globally also . A well rounded education is key and even more important is not teaching towards a fucking exam . I hate standardized testing and curriculum should not be set to teach towards them . <| sep |> I have trouble bulking too . Get a good blender . Some protein powder , frozen berry bags from the store , milk , peanut butter , and low fat Greek yogurt . Mix it all together and you have a delicious shake that ' s very high in protein and calories . Creatine it doesn ' t matter when you take it , as long as you have 5 g a day . Just try not to take it close to caffeine cause studies have shown it MAY null the effect . Foods that I eat for my bulk are steel cut oats with berries in it . Eggs with cheese and sausage mixed in . Having protein bars that are high in calories also helps . Just snack a lot through the day on bananas and apples and what not . It can also help to eat things that don ' t fill you up for long . A peanut butter jelly sandwich doesn ' t fill you up for long but can easily be 500600 calories . So you will be hungry again sooner . Highly recommend getting a food scale and downloading my fitness pal to track so you make sure you eat enough . As for what kind of macros to hit , look up a video called how to lean bulk 101 by vitruvian physique . He does a good breakdown of what in general you should try to hit .