Looking for bulking friends!

Mutant13

Hi all

I'm currently bulking for the first time, I've been lifting for a few months and reduced my body fat by quite a bit and have gotten much stronger. However now I'd really like to start building up my muscle. So I've started eating a small caloric surplus.

I'm totally new to bulking, and would love to add some people with more experience, who would be interested in diary sharing, discuss cycles and maybe giving some advice.

Ladies and gents are both welcome

Matt_Wild

Bulking ATM myself. Around 255lb at present, aiming for much more...

Mutant13

Whoa, I'm 128, not sure what I'm aiming for weight wise. Great definition and strength, whatever scale number comes with that is cool with me

jacksonpt

I am... that's what winter/off season is all about. Add me if you like.

Mutant13

Thanks

bcf7683

I am!....At 131 now, not really shooting for a specific weight, just wanting to build muscle.
No more cardio. I'm totally okay with that.

Mutant13

Ha! My diary twin and bulking friend Bcf!

Matt_Wild

Anyways - feel free to add

shmoony

I am "bulking" as well, although I don't really like the term. My goal is to gradually increase my lean muscle mass while maintaining or lowering my BF%. If that results in a larger number on the scale, then fine. I see a lot of guys in the gym who are a lot bulkier than me, but they are pudgy and poofy. That's not what I think most of us are going for. It is a difficult and delicate balance though. Determining how much of a calorie surplus is the hard part. It all depends on how frequent and intense your lifting sessions are, and how your metabolism works. I, like many of us, might be considered a "hard-gainer", which basically means my body has a harder time packing on muscle. So if I just decide to eat 500 extra calories a day and don't lift my *kitten* off every day, I'm just gonna get fat. But then if I destroy myself at the gym every day to keep up with the surplus, I run the risk of overtraining. Any advice from people who have had success putting on muscle (naturally of course) would be appreciated.

bcf7683

I am "bulking" as well, although I don't really like the term. My goal is to gradually increase my lean muscle mass while maintaining or lowering my BF%. If that results in a larger number on the scale, then fine. I see a lot of guys in the gym who are a lot bulkier than me, but they are pudgy and poofy. That's not what I think most of us are going for. It is a difficult and delicate balance though. Determining how much of a calorie surplus is the hard part. It all depends on how frequent and intense your lifting sessions are, and how your metabolism works. I, like many of us, might be considered a "hard-gainer", which basically means my body has a harder time packing on muscle. So if I just decide to eat 500 extra calories a day and don't lift my *kitten* off every day, I'm just gonna get fat. But then if I destroy myself at the gym every day to keep up with the surplus, I run the risk of overtraining. Any advice from people who have had success putting on muscle (naturally of course) would be appreciated.

"Poofy". :laugh: ...I just imagined a "poofy" guy on the squat rack....that resembles a poodle.

Mutant13

I am "bulking" as well, although I don't really like the term. My goal is to gradually increase my lean muscle mass while maintaining or lowering my BF%. If that results in a larger number on the scale, then fine. I see a lot of guys in the gym who are a lot bulkier than me, but they are pudgy and poofy. That's not what I think most of us are going for. It is a difficult and delicate balance though. Determining how much of a calorie surplus is the hard part. It all depends on how frequent and intense your lifting sessions are, and how your metabolism works. I, like many of us, might be considered a "hard-gainer", which basically means my body has a harder time packing on muscle. So if I just decide to eat 500 extra calories a day and don't lift my *kitten* off every day, I'm just gonna get fat. But then if I destroy myself at the gym every day to keep up with the surplus, I run the risk of overtraining. Any advice from people who have had success putting on muscle (naturally of course) would be appreciated.

Ideally id like to do the same, although most of what I've read/heard is that it's almost impossible to not have some fat gain.

If anyone has tips for avoiding that it would be GREAT but I am willIng to accept I might have to take on some fat and cut it later.

TR0berts

I am "bulking" as well, although I don't really like the term. My goal is to gradually increase my lean muscle mass while maintaining or lowering my BF%. If that results in a larger number on the scale, then fine. I see a lot of guys in the gym who are a lot bulkier than me, but they are pudgy and poofy. That's not what I think most of us are going for. It is a difficult and delicate balance though. Determining how much of a calorie surplus is the hard part. It all depends on how frequent and intense your lifting sessions are, and how your metabolism works. I, like many of us, might be considered a "hard-gainer", which basically means my body has a harder time packing on muscle. So if I just decide to eat 500 extra calories a day and don't lift my *kitten* off every day, I'm just gonna get fat. But then if I destroy myself at the gym every day to keep up with the surplus, I run the risk of overtraining. Any advice from people who have had success putting on muscle (naturally of course) would be appreciated.

Yep - that's pretty much me! And at 40yo, it'll likely be tougher to control what exactly - muscle/fat - goes on.

I just started the "Starting Strength" program, but there's no way I'm doing GOMAD. I've set up my goals to add 1lb a week, with a 40-30-30 macro ratio. Whether or not I hit those isn't as important - to me, anyway - as making sure I come close with my protein totals. And I'm not gonna worry if I'm under my calories for the day, as long as I'm not in a deficit from my maintenance number.

As such, I'm going to FR everyone here, since we all have similar goals.

doggiesnot

I'm thinking about bulking, does that count?

Matt_Wild

I would suggest you guys looking for small amounts of lean body mass gains to research carb cycling.

A good start is:

http://www.simplyshredded.com/the-deadline-diet-skip-the-bulk-and-stay-shredded-all-year-a-simple-approach-to-nutrition.html