Ladies who have "bulked"

MaraDiaz

Pictures ladies! I want pictures!

This! And bump!

denezy

I think I have been bulking for 10 yrs. I'm quite strong with an obese BMI but great lifts as i was working out and lifting the whole time I gained weight. I guess the cut is going on now as muscles are appearing even more than i had expected Stay tuned for the pics.

JacquelineLVillarreal

Wow thats great

pandorakick

Must say I'm getting tempted to do a bulk cycle myself at the end of this year...

lilawolf

I lost 25 lbs, passed my goal weight, and still wasn't happy with the way I looked. Stupid scale. :grumble:

This is my 4th week of bulking. I gained 3.2lbs in the first three weeks while eating approximately my TDEE (no surplus) of 2170 cals, and starting stronglifts 5x5. I will continue to eat this number of calories until my weight gain gets under 0.5lbs a week. I was going to do 1.0lb a week as suggested by my male friends, but realized I needed to cut that in half since my muscle gaining potential is half of theirs. Haven't decided if I will do 6 weeks bulking, 7 weeks cutting and repeat, or a longer 12 week bulk and 14 week cut. I want all of the strength and muscle that I can get, but I also don't want to be any fatter than I need to be with my swimsuit on...

Most of those that answered the cycle length question said 12 weeks. Anyone do less successfully? Does it matter that I am new to this?

Barribomb

See I'm impressed that people are eating a few hundred calories over maintenance daily and are gaining 10-16 lbs in 3-5 months in that time. That's important to note for all those freaking out about going up 3 lbs from a meal... a true gain takes much more time to accomplish.

I'm going to do my first bulk in October of this year... after the last of my 13 mile races.

I think a lot has to do with excessive deficit effects.. My bulk was part a metabolism "reset" if you will to raise my baseline maintanence level.. now I'm currently cutting while consuming 1800-1900 cals/daily so I'm guess my maintanence this time around will be much higher than my maintanence previously when I was dieting down for over a year and consuming somewhere like 1600 cals/daily with a lot of cardio.. now I do very little cardio and able to consume much more because of the metabolic needs my body has gone accustomed to paired with gains in muscle

SO interesting, how oes on figure this out?? A reset, when to do it and how?

deemartin2

bump

luvsherhubby

Bump

x3vanessaxo

Bump

Barbellgirl

Tagging. I'll add my post bulk pictures when I'm done. Currently just starting.

sunflowerhippi

Tagging.

I guess you can say I am on a bulk. Have calories set to maintence but typically eat over and doing heavy lifting 2-3 days and no cardio. Want to see my lifts get higher and then when I get my motivation back to do another cut am hoping to like the results I see in the end. Most calcuators have me around 27% BF right now give or take.

Sphyk1

I love weights want to follow

Yanicka1

Bump

TriLifter

Okay, I just created a female bulking group, all are welcome to join!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/16930-women-who-bulk

progressnotperfection84

Bumping

__freckles__

Bumping as I may be interested in this soon.

89nunu

Awesome work girls!! I'm finishing the nrol4w thus week and will go into my first bulk next week!! I can't wait for the increased strength!

I plan on eating about 200-300 over tdee and see what that does!

I could really do with some friends that are going through the same thing!
So if you are a girl and you bulk, add me please

taiyola

Bump in case I decide to do this one day!

tinkystyle

bump

Barbellgirl

Don't forget to join this group if you do decide to bulk or just want to follow the journey of other women that are.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/51470-women-who-bulk