Bulking bro's?

Hey guys I'm Josh and I'm 25 155lbs and looking to find a few guys around that are about the same size and looking at putting on a few lbs of muscle over the next couple months. I'm a really clean bulker and my body responds well to eating a clean diet and I just feel way too uncomfortable getting fat while bulking so I'm going to be slowly adding the lbs rather then throwing the chub on my frame along with the muscle....I wanna look good all the time not a few months out of the year....alright hit me up if you want someone to help you along.
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  • danger2oneself2
    danger2oneself2 Posts: 340 Member
    thanks man and ya I guess when I say I'm a clean bulker I mean I don't like throwing on lb's of fat in the process so I ya that usually comes down to eating just enough calories and not getting sloppy with food choices. What do you mean reverse dieting? I've never heard that before and when you ask if I've ran my numbers, you mean stats?
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  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    Im mostly trying to maintain right now. I've just added 10 or so lbs in 3 months. Hope a couple of that is muscle. Pretty basic beginner here.
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  • dusty8907
    dusty8907 Posts: 350 Member
    Goodluck on the bulk.
  • You got this, you seem like your gonna be good with your bulk. Im a hardgainer so its a pain in the *kitten* for me
  • ChrisH135
    ChrisH135 Posts: 8 Member
    checking in for a bulk! unfortunately i'm well beyond my 20s (early 40s).
    recently dropped around a stone in weight (14lbs) but lost quite a lot of muscle - so a reasonable bulk followed by another cut is my plan.
    bulking on 2700 cals a day.
  • Started reverse diet this week. 50-100 cals/week until in my excess for bulky winter time.
  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    I've been reverse dieting for a few weeks, probably in a surplus now, though I'm still a few weeks of 100 cal bumps away from being full speed bulking (looking for a 350 cal/day surplus).
  • Lorix94
    Lorix94 Posts: 108 Member
    I'm bulking too !! Actually I decided to do a contest next year so I'm around 60 weeks out xD xD
  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    What do you have against the sisters that are bulking?? :)
  • What do you have against the sisters that are bulking?? :)

    Haha theres nothin wrong with that at all!
  • Hey Josh,

    I am working on putting on a few pounds now as well. I'm 6'1", currently around 180 but would like to ad an additional 10-15 at least. I am working out 3x a week and increased my calorie intake. New to this whole workout and bulk stuff as I've been a "slender" guy my whole life (alright, skinny!) and am trying to develop discipline with working out. Any tips or suggestions would be great!

    Garrett
  • NRBreit
    NRBreit Posts: 319 Member
    I'm getting ready to start my second bulk. I did a 15 pound bulk last year (165>180). This year I plan to go from 172>185 or so. Hoping for a very lean 170-175 next summer.
  • What do you have against the sisters that are bulking?? :)

    This is how female butts are built.
  • Yeller_Sensation
    Yeller_Sensation Posts: 373 Member
    I am female and bulking. I am here to drool at all the profile pictures.

    So. Much. Sexeh.
  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    I am female and bulking. I am here to drool at all the profile pictures.

    So. Much. Sexeh.

    I think we should crash their all bro's bulking party. :)
  • MzManiak
    MzManiak Posts: 1,361 Member
    Reported. For sexism. :wink:

    I'm starting my first bulk in October. Teach me!
  • I am female and bulking. I am here to drool at all the profile pictures.

    So. Much. Sexeh.

    I think we should crash their all bro's bulking party. :)

    *drool*
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    and I was getting hot an bothered for some great pics.
  • TriLifter
    TriLifter Posts: 1,283 Member
    In for crashing the bros bulking party!

    I'm going to attempt a clean bulk in exactly one month (have a stupid marathon on Oct. 12th I have to run first)
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  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    This thread went from good to awesome in no time!!!

    About to finish up week #3 of the reverse diet, down .2 lb so far but it's gone as much as -2.4 lbs since day 1.
    This up coming week should be great as pop tarts make it into the rotation.

    I just switched from my cutting workday lunch (ham n cheese sandwhich, heavy on the ham), to my bulking workday lunch (2x PB&J's, heavy on the PB) today.

    Weight is slowly starting to creep up. Looking forward to doing measurements this weekend.
  • Yeller_Sensation
    Yeller_Sensation Posts: 373 Member
    Reported. For sexism. :wink:

    I'm starting my first bulk in October. Teach me!

    I am 5'1 and this is what I am doing:

    At the start of my bulk early last month, my weight was 106 lbs. I ate 100 calories above TDEE. Overhauled my lifting routine to add barbells to dumbbells (I'd been lifting for exactly 18 months when I decided it was time to revamp everything).

    At weigh-in on Sep 1, my weight was 109 lbs, so a gain of 0.75 lb a week. BF went up but so did my LBM. Very comfortable and happy with the rate of gain.

    Currently eating 200 calories above TDEE and experiencing all kinds of DOMS. :laugh:
  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    Yeller, how many days do you lift? I'm aiming for a gain of 1/2 lb a week or two lbs a month. It looks like you are doing pretty good with your gains.
  • MzManiak
    MzManiak Posts: 1,361 Member
    Reported. For sexism. :wink:

    I'm starting my first bulk in October. Teach me!

    I am 5'1 and this is what I am doing:

    At the start of my bulk early last month, my weight was 106 lbs. I ate 100 calories above TDEE. Overhauled my lifting routine to add barbells to dumbbells (I'd been lifting for exactly 18 months when I decided it was time to revamp everything).

    At weigh-in on Sep 1, my weight was 109 lbs, so a gain of 0.75 lb a week. BF went up but so did my LBM. Very comfortable and happy with the rate of gain.

    Currently eating 200 calories above TDEE and experiencing all kinds of DOMS. :laugh:

    Hey, I'm 5'1" too :wink: Currently eating 1750 and maintaining between 105-108. I do SL5x5 only 2x/week right now, thinking I'll start adding Jiu-Jitsu 1-2x/week by the time I start the bulk. I want to get up to about 115lbs? Not sure how much I should plan to add before a cut. Ultimately I think I'd like to be about 115 with 18%bf? Idk this is all so new to me.

    PS- to OP sorry for slightly hijacking your post :tongue:
  • jasonalvear
    jasonalvear Posts: 72 Member
    Started reverse diet this week. 50-100 cals/week until in my excess for bulky winter time.

    Doing the same thing here ^ started my reverse diet last week, going good so far :D
  • Yeller_Sensation
    Yeller_Sensation Posts: 373 Member
    Yeller, how many days do you lift? I'm aiming for a gain of 1/2 lb a week or two lbs a month. It looks like you are doing pretty good with your gains.

    Lenora, I lift 6 days a week:

    Mon: Back & BIceps
    Tue: Legs (current PR for squats: 115#)
    Wed: Chest
    Thu: Shoulders
    Fri: Triceps
    Sat: Legs

    I am a newb in deadlifts and squats (started only 4 weeks ago) because I was a big pile of chicken doo-doo for a long time: I didn't believe I could squat jack with a busted left knee. But I decided to try anyway and I am glad I did. Interestingly, my left knee has not caused me major difficulty and squatting with correct form helps A LOT.

    Them squats must be doing something good because my butt has been getting pinched more frequently lately. :wink:
    Hey, I'm 5'1" too wink Currently eating 1750 and maintaining between 105-108. I do SL5x5 only 2x/week right now, thinking I'll start adding Jiu-Jitsu 1-2x/week by the time I start the bulk.

    Shorties unite! :flowerforyou:
  • Barbellgirl
    Barbellgirl Posts: 544 Member
    Looks great Yeller. I've only been lifting for a few months myself so I'm sticking with full body workouts with an emphasis on the big compound lifts (squats, dead lifts, and bench/overhead press). In a few more months I'll probably switch to a split routine but I'm still making consistent gains on my lifts so I don't see a reason to change yet. :)