How to know if I'm bulking right way?

queenierz
queenierz Posts: 210 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi! I'm trying to gain weight (bulking) slowly to build muscles, so I'm pretty much eating around my TDEE and sometimes at surplus... However, I just started doing this like less than a week, and I felt pretty bloated and gotten a little heavier already. How am I suppose to know I'm not gaining fat faster than gaining muscles? ( I understand gaining fat is inevitable when bulking, but I don't want fat to come faster than muscles!).
I eat clean, filling up macronutrients 40/30/30 ratio.

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Short answer- if you're gaining and lifting- your bulking.

    But long answer:
    small surplus around 250-400 is where you're looking.

    First week or two you get big jump- 5-7 pounds- mostly water glycogen.

    Then after that should be a slow and painful trend line upwards.

    If you're gaining to fast- eat less
    if you aren't gainging- eat more.
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    Short answer- if you're gaining and lifting- your bulking.

    But long answer:
    small surplus around 250-400 is where you're looking.

    First week or two you get big jump- 5-7 pounds- mostly water glycogen.

    Then after that should be a slow and painful trend line upwards.

    If you're gaining to fast- eat less
    if you aren't gainging- eat more.

    ^What JoRocka said. It can be good to go for about a half a pound a week or so.

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