Bulking and Blood Panel

keithcw_the_first

This is an "n=1" study, as they say.

There's a lot of discussion about "clean" bulks and dirty bulks and how one will wreck your body.

I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind.

Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome!

So, definitely do your own research with this stuff and run your own numbers. I'm just sayin', it's possible to bulk on something besides brown rice and chicken and come out fine.

EzRemake

"Clean" and "healthy" are such awful words for food. I'm sure you have to admit though, when you tell people what you were eating to get in shape, their reactions are priceless.

aippolito1

haha Agreed! I follow several people bulking and they eat whatever the hell they want and are seeing amazing results. :] Can't wait 'til I'm in a bulk phase!! haha!

usmcmp

I bulked very very dirty. My blood results are nearly identical to two years ago when I started bulking.

ndj1979

I thought it was pretty well understood hat clean bulk was smallerish gains = .5 to a pound a week and dirty bulk was anything in excess of one pound per week gain..??

usmcmp

ndj1979 wrote: »

I thought it was pretty well understood hat clean bulk was smallerish gains = .5 to a pound a week and dirty bulk was anything in excess of one pound per week gain..??

I'm pretty sure that's a lean bulk.

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usmcmp

asflatasapancake wrote: »

usmcmp wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

I thought it was pretty well understood hat clean bulk was smallerish gains = .5 to a pound a week and dirty bulk was anything in excess of one pound per week gain..??

I'm pretty sure that's a lean bulk.

Now I'm confused. Is there a smelly bulk too? I'm doing that one I think.

Yeah, that's the bean bulk

VeryKatie

usmcmp wrote: »

asflatasapancake wrote: »

usmcmp wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

I thought it was pretty well understood hat clean bulk was smallerish gains = .5 to a pound a week and dirty bulk was anything in excess of one pound per week gain..??

I'm pretty sure that's a lean bulk.

Now I'm confused. Is there a smelly bulk too? I'm doing that one I think.

Yeah, that's the bean bulk

This is amazing.

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ndj1979

man, now I am all confused....

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Mr_Knight

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind.

Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome!

There's no meaningful protein in either of those foods. Unless this is a bulk of the "get fat" variety, there's clearly a LOT more to your intake story than "pop-tarts and ice cream".

TR0berts

Mr_Knight wrote: »

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind.

Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome!

There's no meaningful protein in either of those foods. Unless this is a bulk of the "get fat" variety, there's clearly a LOT more to your intake story than "pop-tarts and ice cream".

ihatetodietalways

Can you share the numbers?

ndj1979

Mr_Knight wrote: »

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind.

Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome!

There's no meaningful protein in either of those foods. Unless this is a bulk of the "get fat" variety, there's clearly a LOT more to your intake story than "pop-tarts and ice cream".

meh, carbs are more important when bulking anyway ...

cwolfman13

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

This is an "n=1" study, as they say.

There's a lot of discussion about "clean" bulks and dirty bulks and how one will wreck your body.

I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind.

Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome!

So, definitely do your own research with this stuff and run your own numbers. I'm just sayin', it's possible to bulk on something besides brown rice and chicken and come out fine.

I for the most part agree with this; however, my n=1 study had my LDL shoot up pretty substantially during my bulk...I went from 96 to 146 LDL in a matter of 6-7 months while I was bulking...not sure what the culprit was there though...the only thing I can think of is lots of cheese and dairy in general.

keithcw_the_first

Mr_Knight wrote: »

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind.

Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome!

There's no meaningful protein in either of those foods. Unless this is a bulk of the "get fat" variety, there's clearly a LOT more to your intake story than "pop-tarts and ice cream".

No no, that's was all I ate for ten weeks!

Well, also whey, chicken, burgers, veggies, bread, and a whole host of other foods.

The numbers:

HDL 54
LDL 97
Tri 56
Ratio 3.0
Glucose 82

LDL was close to threshold but still within tolerances.

Wheelhouse15

cwolfman13 wrote: »

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

This is an "n=1" study, as they say.

There's a lot of discussion about "clean" bulks and dirty bulks and how one will wreck your body.

I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind.

Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome!

So, definitely do your own research with this stuff and run your own numbers. I'm just sayin', it's possible to bulk on something besides brown rice and chicken and come out fine.

I for the most part agree with this; however, my n=1 study had my LDL shoot up pretty substantially during my bulk...I went from 96 to 146 LDL in a matter of 6-7 months while I was bulking...not sure what the culprit was there though...the only thing I can think of is lots of cheese and dairy in general.

Diet doesn't affect the numbers that substantially so there maybe something else to it. Current research is showing that at least one type of LDL may be a response to damage. I would consult your doctor for more information since that might indicate an underlying condition.

senecarr

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

Mr_Knight wrote: »

keithcw_the_first wrote: »

I'm coming off of a bulk, the pop-tarts and ice cream kind.

Blood numbers came in today; everything is awesome!

There's no meaningful protein in either of those foods. Unless this is a bulk of the "get fat" variety, there's clearly a LOT more to your intake story than "pop-tarts and ice cream".

No no, that's was all I ate for ten weeks!

Well, also whey, chicken, burgers, veggies, bread, and a whole host of other foods.

The numbers:

HDL 54
LDL 97
Tri 56
Ratio 3.0
Glucose 82

LDL was close to threshold but still within tolerances.

That fasting glucose?

Wheelhouse15 wrote: »

Diet doesn't affect the numbers that substantially so there maybe something else to it.

Yeah, it was my understanding the new dietary guidelines are going to drop concerns about cholesterol intake as there isn't that much linking it to dietary intake.

FitForL1fe

senecarr wrote: »

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Yeah, it was my understanding the new dietary guidelines are going to drop concerns about cholesterol intake as there isn't that much linking it to dietary intake.

this is good news for me considering how many *kitten* eggs I eat

keithcw_the_first

Fasted, yes

senecarr

draznyth wrote: »

senecarr wrote: »

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Yeah, it was my understanding the new dietary guidelines are going to drop concerns about cholesterol intake as there isn't that much linking it to dietary intake.

this is good news for me considering how many *kitten* eggs I eat

Eggs were one of the specific foods they brought up because of all the back and forth recommendations about eggs. Unfortunately, all evidence still points to nasty sulfur smells with too much.