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Article: Bulking Mostly Gets You Fat

It's a lot easier to stay below 12 percent if you're using PED's. So for those of us who don't I guess were ****ed
 
JD261985 said:
It's a lot easier to stay below 12 percent if you're using PED's. So for those of us who don't I guess were ****ed
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actually, i wouldn't say its easy, but it relatively quite alright to actually stay at around 10-15% body fat even during the off-seaon "bulking" Its a matter of playing around with the macros, ensure proper and sufficient micros. Calorie intake should be switched around to ensure minimal metabolism damage, however not a major switchup, just a slight up and down on the calories every few weeks. 'Lean bulking' really does pack dense muscles, as i have had experienced, and you would be looking good all season round without looking like a giant blob of fat.

Fats should be minimal, for proper hormonal and body functioning, different types of fats have to be ingested, keeping the unhealthy form of fats as low as possible. This will help with the reduction of pound of fat gain per pound of muscle. Carbs, always have a variety of carbs, like slow-digesting and fast-acting carbs, you want to ensure your glycogen in the body at any one point in the day to be over your limit, which would then inturn become fat stored. Always have different sources of protein to ensure the sufficient amino acid being absorbed. Fiber is a must, as it helps to add to your "calorie", i know alot of people dont count fiber as calories, and it reduces the negative impact of too much carbs.
 
For what its worth, this has been the case for myself. Pumps arent as good as they were 20lbs ago, fat mass increased significantly around the waist, and I'm currently sitting at around 12% bf.

Now I'm recomping and soon will cut to get below that 10% mark. Afterwards, my body will be primed for muscle growth.

He's right about insulin sensitivity for sure. It gets dramatically worse as u add fat mass.
 
I used to get excited every time the number on the scale went up! I had grown 18" arms and gotten up to 260 at one point and was squatting and deadlifting 300+ and benching over 200 and my mindset was just being a beast. After a work injury and basically having to restart after months of not lifting, getting back into it I'm much happier being 220 fight to hit 210, getting strength back eating enough to recover and doing enough cardio every day that I'm dropping fat every day. Point is I was all about bulking, seeing weight shoot up and strength like crazy like hell yeah it sounds awesome. Then you see a picture at a beach and you're like... I'm a fat ass with really big arms...I started Oep and diet the next day. Really though I've bulked up 15 or so pounds on a cycle last year and loved it but after pct slowly cut down and loved hOw solid I felt 20 lb lighter. Now my goal is very slow cut and have a crazy diet getting enough to recover while lifting heavy in the morning and HIIT cardio afternoon. The weight drops slowly but my body feels solid. Unless I'm on gear I'll never go that big on a bulk again
 
I always tell clients while bulking there is a line on his much to eat and everyday is different . How far you walk , what you do, how much sleep you had ate all things we can't calculate everyday this is why a set number of calories for each day often leaves people gaining fat. If your gaining fat whole bulking ... Ok ... But if your losing abs completely you need to take a step back. Gaining fat doesn't equal gaining muscle...DUH. So once you start gaining fat I always suggest pulling cals back slowly 200-300 increments until fat gaining stops. what's the point if gaining 20-30 lbs with out being lean if your gunma cut 15 for summer.... I never understood that.
 
This article is a prime example of why people new to fitness fear the word "bulking", when it should really be described as eating to grow. Not getting fat. Add to that the picture of high calorie fast food, and its hard to take the article seriously.
 
Toggling between bulk and cut protocols is actually the best, imo.

There is such a thing as "priming" the body for growth. Getting lean, performing fasts, cardio and using various supps can do this.

Basically, the leaner u are, the better response u have to getting big in a lean fashion. Therefore, toggling between 2-3 months of bulking and 1-2 months of cutting is an alternative to just constant bulking.
 
fueledpassion said:
Toggling between bulk and cut protocols is actually the best, imo. There is such a thing as "priming" the body for growth. Getting lean, performing fasts, cardio and using various supps can do this. Basically, the leaner u are, the better response u have to getting big in a lean fashion. Therefore, toggling between 2-3 months of bulking and 1-2 months of cutting is an alternative to just constant bulking.
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Yea but before doing that it's just best to get as lean as possible and start from there
 
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