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Bulking and calories...

Ale81CL
Ale81CL Posts: 7
edited October 2014 in Food and Nutrition
Hello everyone,

I'm on the process of bulking, or at least i think i'm... I will hit the gym 3 to 4 times a week, and since i'm a recovered obese i don't wanna gain fat percentage from all the extra calories that one requires to bulk...

So, my questions are. Should i only consume the extra calories on days that i actually work out, or the bulking process requires that i mantain the extra calories throughout the week regardless of working or not working out ?

Thanks in advance. ;)

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  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
    Okay, so your goal is definitely gain muscle mass right? It's hard to not put some fat back on because to go through mass gains you have be at a caloric surplus, how "clean" you eat can affect the amount of fat. Are you eating at maintenance now or still at a calorie deficit? Do you have a structured plan or just "winging-it"?
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    You will gain some fat, no real way around it. You can control the rate of fat gain to a certain extent by minimizing the amount of the surplus.

    Just need to approach the lean bulk slowly if you're that worried.
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