Whose bulking right now??
se015
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Anyone trying to feed the muscle? Finding it hard to get in those calories? I'm at 3,200 on rest days and 3400 on work out days, I'm eating basically every 1-2 hours. It's exhausting! Anyone else having difficulty or know what its like to stuff your face all day every day??
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Yea eating so much can be a pain sometimes. I really limit my cardio and NEAT so it helps2
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Not too exhausting for me, I eat every 2 to 3 hours... 4-6 meals a day.. For the most part I keep it pretty simple, most exhausting part is going food shopping every week1
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Come man just eat that *kitten* I've got to eat 4400 a day GET BIG BOY5
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I only get 2400 cals right now on my bulk and I'm hungry all the time. Very jealous that you get more. I could easily eat 3400 every day.1
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I am a short person I don't get 3000+. I am thinking my bulking goals in the future are to be able to eat that amount plus. I sure do love eating in a bulk.1
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Davidsdottir wrote: »
I will be me one day.. its attainable. lol2 -
Anyone trying to feed the muscle? Finding it hard to get in those calories? I'm at 3,200 on rest days and 3400 on work out days, I'm eating basically every 1-2 hours. It's exhausting! Anyone else having difficulty or know what its like to stuff your face all day every day??
It's actually easy, I am eating at 3100 calories with 3 meals per day, I make sure I eat over 1000 calories per meal. One example is my work lunch, it's basically 2 scoops of whey with almond milk along with 4 slices of bread, 3 tbsp of peanut butter and a banana....I also have sweet potatoes for veggie. In total, the whole meal is 1200 calories. Another work lunch I make is 4 slices of bread with tuna + mayo + 2 slices of Kraft cheese, I eat that with 28g of peanuts and 2 ounces of dried raisins, that's another 1000+ calories meal and yet there's not a lot of ingredients to it.
If you need more ideas, go to youtube and search for musclemonsters, he is a youtuber who was a former skinny hard gainer and he gives a lot of easy recipes for those who need to eat alot. They are simple and basic recipes that will help you acheive your goals. I know for someone who doesn't like cooking, I get most of my recipes from him.7 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »I only get 2400 cals right now on my bulk and I'm hungry all the time. Very jealous that you get more. I could easily eat 3400 every day.
Why not up the cals then?0 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »I only get 2400 cals right now on my bulk and I'm hungry all the time. Very jealous that you get more. I could easily eat 3400 every day.
Why not up the cals then?
Because I'm not interested in gaining more fat than necessary.2 -
3400 here at 5-9 178 (started 168 in Sept). my NEAT is pretty high with an infant and toddler but I feel like I could eat 4500 easy0
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I did by accident. Luckily I was training like an animal so we'll see.4
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3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.0
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Anyone trying to feed the muscle? Finding it hard to get in those calories? I'm at 3,200 on rest days and 3400 on work out days, I'm eating basically every 1-2 hours. It's exhausting! Anyone else having difficulty or know what its like to stuff your face all day every day??
Just start bulking last week again. Want to do a slow bulk throughout the year. At the moment not finding it too bad eating all the foods but when (not if) I start increasing the calories more, will probably feel like this.1 -
Up to 270 lbs right now. Wondering when to start the cut or how long to let the feast go on. lol
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I just got done with a 4 month bulk. I don't find eating exhausting. I would bulk all year long if I could3
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3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.
This is how I feel. The more you get to eat during a bulk, the harder it is to cut. I used to eat 1300-1600 calories and it was manageable. Now, I find it hard to eat less than 2100. ugh1 -
need2belean wrote: »3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.
This is how I feel. The more you get to eat during a bulk, the harder it is to cut. I used to eat 1300-1600 calories and it was manageable. Now, I find it hard to eat less than 2100. ugh
I agree. Cutting at 2000 makes me sad.2 -
need2belean wrote: »3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.
This is how I feel. The more you get to eat during a bulk, the harder it is to cut. I used to eat 1300-1600 calories and it was manageable. Now, I find it hard to eat less than 2100. ugh
I'm trying to do everything slow and gradual now. For me, I don't mind being on the bigger side so if it means I'm bigger for awhile while cutting slowly so be it. I was doing the bulk quick and cut quick, but only ended the same size I started out essentially. In fact I will probably just maintain once I get too big for my frame.1 -
need2belean wrote: »3750-4000 here need to up it to 4000-4250 this week. It seems easy at first but after a while it gets difficult to pack it all in then it comes time to cut and I feel like a starving kid from Africa at 3250-3500.
This is how I feel. The more you get to eat during a bulk, the harder it is to cut. I used to eat 1300-1600 calories and it was manageable. Now, I find it hard to eat less than 2100. ugh
I'm trying to do everything slow and gradual now. For me, I don't mind being on the bigger side so if it means I'm bigger for awhile while cutting slowly so be it. I was doing the bulk quick and cut quick, but only ended the same size I started out essentially. In fact I will probably just maintain once I get too big for my frame.
I am thinking of doing that too myself. I figure, I'll cut starting in April (because I want to look lean for september when I travel), but after that, I will be bulking and maintaining once I reach a heavy weight that I like.0 -
Just finished a 10-11 month dirty bulk. Went well with very little fat gained.1
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Just finished a 10-11 month dirty bulk. Went well with very little fat gained.
Are you sure it was a dirty bulk, usually a dirty bulk means eating way over your maintenance to the point that most of your weight gain comes from fat. The only thing that may explain things is if this is your first year of lifting which has the magic newbie gain, you take gear or you think you were dirty bulking, but in reality you were lean bulking.2 -
Just finished a 10-11 month dirty bulk. Went well with very little fat gained.
Are you sure it was a dirty bulk, usually a dirty bulk means eating way over your maintenance to the point that most of your weight gain comes from fat. The only thing that may explain things is if this is your first year of lifting which has the magic newbie gain, you take gear or you think you were dirty bulking, but in reality you were lean bulking.
Or no days off combined with hella metabolism, that's almost what I do. But with clean/lean foods. My maintenance is 2800, and I'm in a 500 surplus 5 days a week, and 700 two days a week5 -
Just finished a 10-11 month dirty bulk. Went well with very little fat gained.
Are you sure it was a dirty bulk, usually a dirty bulk means eating way over your maintenance to the point that most of your weight gain comes from fat. The only thing that may explain things is if this is your first year of lifting which has the magic newbie gain, you take gear or you think you were dirty bulking, but in reality you were lean bulking.
Many people consider a dirty bulk to be when you pay no mind to the amount of the surplus or calories at all, which is the case for me.
I have over 35 years of lifting experience. No gear.
6'3 240lbs probably 16% bf, so no I don't have a ton a fat or lack muscle.1 -
Just finished a 10-11 month dirty bulk. Went well with very little fat gained.
Are you sure it was a dirty bulk, usually a dirty bulk means eating way over your maintenance to the point that most of your weight gain comes from fat. The only thing that may explain things is if this is your first year of lifting which has the magic newbie gain, you take gear or you think you were dirty bulking, but in reality you were lean bulking.
Many people consider a dirty bulk to be when you pay no mind to the amount of the surplus or calories at all, which is the case for me.
I have over 35 years of lifting experience. No gear.
6'3 240lbs probably 16% bf, so no I don't have a ton a fat or lack muscle.
“Dirty bulking” refers to creating a larger, more “flexible” calorie surplus in order to build muscle at a faster pace, but with the understanding that greater gains in body fat will also result. Since you say that you didn't pay attention on the surplus, you basically don't really know if you lean bulked or not. A real dirty bulk would've given you an excess amount of fat which you claim you didn't get much of. In reality, you were probably lean bulking without being aware of it.
EDIT: By the way, not hating on you, I am just telling you what the real definition of dirty bulking is. Nonetheless, you did a great job.1 -
Just finished a 10-11 month dirty bulk. Went well with very little fat gained.
Are you sure it was a dirty bulk, usually a dirty bulk means eating way over your maintenance to the point that most of your weight gain comes from fat. The only thing that may explain things is if this is your first year of lifting which has the magic newbie gain, you take gear or you think you were dirty bulking, but in reality you were lean bulking.
Many people consider a dirty bulk to be when you pay no mind to the amount of the surplus or calories at all, which is the case for me.
I have over 35 years of lifting experience. No gear.
6'3 240lbs probably 16% bf, so no I don't have a ton a fat or lack muscle.
If you're paying no mind to your intake but gaining minimal fat, you're still lean bulking.
Anyway, great job on that. I'm being super vigilant and still gaining faster than I'd like.2 -
Just finished a 10-11 month dirty bulk. Went well with very little fat gained.
Are you sure it was a dirty bulk, usually a dirty bulk means eating way over your maintenance to the point that most of your weight gain comes from fat. The only thing that may explain things is if this is your first year of lifting which has the magic newbie gain, you take gear or you think you were dirty bulking, but in reality you were lean bulking.
Many people consider a dirty bulk to be when you pay no mind to the amount of the surplus or calories at all, which is the case for me.
I have over 35 years of lifting experience. No gear.
6'3 240lbs probably 16% bf, so no I don't have a ton a fat or lack muscle.
“Dirty bulking” refers to creating a larger, more “flexible” calorie surplus in order to build muscle at a faster pace, but with the understanding that greater gains in body fat will also result. Since you say that you didn't pay attention on the surplus, you basically don't really know if you lean bulked or not. A real dirty bulk would've given you an excess amount of fat which you claim you didn't get much of. In reality, you were probably lean bulking without being aware of it.
EDIT: By the way, not hating on you, I am just telling you what the real definition of dirty bulking is. Nonetheless, you did a great job.
I understand there are different definitions and none are definitive as nobody had ever agreed. A dirty bulk can be 750 calorie surplus every day or even a 3000 or a non specific amount. There is not a set definition everyone follows. My case it was a non specific amount. Why I do agree a dirty bulk can yield high fat gains, I don't agree it's a absolute.
In my case I probably ate anywhere between 5-12k a day. When I started my TDEE was around 4200-4500. Just because I didn't end up excessively fat in the end, does not mean I didn't have higher body noticeably fat some months compared to others. As well as I know there were many weeks where I caught double headers in the blistering heat so I ended up in a deficit. My point is I didn't intend to limit my calories or my goal wasn't a small surplus at any point other than a couple weeks before one of my powerlifting meets.
Great thing about being a athlete is I burn a ton of calories because of my activity level. So to say I was "lean bulking" is incorrect, I didn't log calories or try to stay within small surplus. I simply ate what I wanted, more some months than others.
Lean bulking by the definition I follow is when one stays within a calorie goal of a small surplus nearly every day. I never did this purposely or cared to. So I averaged a acceptable amount of fat gain in the end. I'm pretty good at not sweating it because the only time I have ever had a decent amount of fat, it was by doctors orders and didn't last more than a year.
Just because a typical result fits your definition or mine doesn't mean either one is "real" or "fake". It just means we have different definitions.
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When I don’t have time to eat so much I try to add more things as in butter, peanut butter, avocado, honey, oil, protein powder, with my meals it all accumulates nicely with me1
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