Bulkying

swolegirlcb
swolegirlcb Posts: 67
in Food and Nutrition
Is anyone else trying to gain weight? I hate that MFP only tracks lbs lost when my progress is measure (partially) my lbs gained.

-Powerlifter, and aspiring all-natural Figure competitor and fitness model.

SW: 93lbs
CW: 113lbs lately but 111lbs this morning
GW: 120lbs by end of January
UGW: 125lbs
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  • swolegirlcb
    swolegirlcb Posts: 67
    Sorry I spelled bulking wrong lol. Oh well! Hope I find someone trying to build and gain too!
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    I'm trying to gain as well, slowly.

    This really is more of a weight lsos than fitness site
  • swolegirlcb
    swolegirlcb Posts: 67
    It's unfortunate since tracking calories is important for anyone trying to transform their body, no matter HOW they want it to change. And heck, it is called myFITNESSpal! Oh well.
  • HelloDan
    HelloDan Posts: 712 Member
    Loads of people are, including myself, you just have to find them.

    It's annoying the tracker only works properly for loss, but everything else still works, so it does the job.
  • swolegirlcb
    swolegirlcb Posts: 67
    Unfortnately only males have posted so far, and I'm a girl lol. Looking for other women who are trying to gain weight.
  • HelloDan
    HelloDan Posts: 712 Member
    I think bulking works the same for guys and girls!

    I get that you want female friends though, just be patient, there are some around, but clearly not as many as the people wanting to loose weight.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I am not trying to gain weight however you can set your MFP goals to show that you want to gain and it will adjust your calories accordingly.
  • swolegirlcb
    swolegirlcb Posts: 67
    I am not trying to gain weight however you can set your MFP goals to show that you want to gain and it will adjust your calories accordingly.

    The MFP recommended settings are horrible. I've set my own macros, I'm not worried about that. I would like a ticker to show my progress though. When I gain it just say "0lbs lost" lol!
  • swolegirlcb
    swolegirlcb Posts: 67
    bump
  • nml2011
    nml2011 Posts: 156 Member
    Look into carb backloading by Keifer;

    Works exceptionally well and for women too... you should be able to gain muscle and get leaner at the same time.

    http://www.dangerouslyhardcore.com/2031/18-months-of-carb-back-loading-with-julia-ladewski/

    Rice and sweet potatoes are a good place to start and 3 - 500 cals over maintenance as a start and adjust after the first month.

    This is a great calculator for working out cals and macros: http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    Look into carb backloading by Keifer;

    Works exceptionally well and for women too... you should be able to gain muscle and get leaner at the same time.

    http://www.dangerouslyhardcore.com/2031/18-months-of-carb-back-loading-with-julia-ladewski/

    Rice and sweet potatoes are a good place to start and 3 - 500 cals over maintenance as a start and adjust after the first month.

    This is a great calculator for working out cals and macros: http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

    I'm doing CBL now, and I'm a fan of it.
    However in the book he addresses the fact that most women don't train with enough intensity for it to work as well as with men.
    And their bodies are a bit different.
    Keep in mind that julia ladewski is an exceptional female athlete, not all women are going to get the results she did, because they don't train the way she does. julia is jacked.

    Still worth looking into if you train fairly hard.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    I am going to refer to this as Bulkying forever!!! :heart:
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    I'm trying to bulk and the website isn't that good for it. It should get better when its time to cut.
  • LovelyLifter
    LovelyLifter Posts: 560 Member
    I am going to refer to this as Bulkying forever!!! :heart:

    this made me smile
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Bulkying! Yes!

    If you lived in MA, you'd be eating lots of "bulkie" rolls hahahahahahahaha. This reformed Jersey girl was very confused when I ordered a sandwich on a roll and the guy was like "so ya want a Bulkie?"...
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    You should have caught me a few months ago, but I'm cutting now.

    I've never used any of this site's tools except for the diary anyway.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I did last winter. Gained 10lbs. Still haven't gotten back down to where I was when I started though. I suck at "cutting".
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    I am going to refer to this as Bulkying forever!!! :heart:

    Right?

    Though as my little girl likes to say "Daddy has to eat all the food because he's Hulking."
  • selfsmarted
    selfsmarted Posts: 21
    im bulkying as well.
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    I thought this was going to be a thread about people not supporting people who bulk lol like bullying
  • ZoeLifts
    ZoeLifts Posts: 10,347 Member
    I know there are some gals on here bulking (bulkying is a cute typo, btw!), but not me personally right now. I'm trying to get my lean gains macros right to do a pretty good cut, but I have seen it used before for a bulk. Since my calories and macro vary based on training days vs rest days, I have to set up MFP for my rest days and then add "cardio" for the differencs in cals for training. It's a pain, and the macros don't adjust, either, since they are not the same so all I can do is put my info in the food notes so I can refer to that for the day.
  • STurbs33
    STurbs33 Posts: 134 Member
    I just started bulking yesterday. I've never bulked before so I'm both excited and terrified, haha.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I am going to refer to this as Bulkying forever!!! :heart:

    Right?

    Though as my little girl likes to say "Daddy has to eat all the food because he's Hulking."

    AWWW.... :heart:

    I *want* to bulk... but I'm scared to DEATH to try. I'm eating at about a 2-300 calorie daily deficit right now while I learn to lift. Once I have the hang of things, I'll add calories. Until then, I fear I'll just add fat lol and that is the LAST thing I want to do.
  • swolegirlcb
    swolegirlcb Posts: 67
    Look into carb backloading by Keifer;

    Works exceptionally well and for women too... you should be able to gain muscle and get leaner at the same time.

    http://www.dangerouslyhardcore.com/2031/18-months-of-carb-back-loading-with-julia-ladewski/

    Rice and sweet potatoes are a good place to start and 3 - 500 cals over maintenance as a start and adjust after the first month.

    This is a great calculator for working out cals and macros: http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

    I'm doing CBL now, and I'm a fan of it.
    However in the book he addresses the fact that most women don't train with enough intensity for it to work as well as with men.
    And their bodies are a bit different.
    Keep in mind that julia ladewski is an exceptional female athlete, not all women are going to get the results she did, because they don't train the way she does. julia is jacked.

    Still worth looking into if you train fairly hard.

    Thanks but I have my training and nutrition taken care of, just going to keep at it!
  • DixiedoesMFP
    DixiedoesMFP Posts: 935 Member
    I have some friends that are bulking.

    I have considered it but as a previous poster said, I'm afraid I'll just gain fat right now :)
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    I am going to refer to this as Bulkying forever!!! :heart:

    Right?

    Though as my little girl likes to say "Daddy has to eat all the food because he's Hulking."

    cutest post of the whole day.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Doing my first bulk. I am ok as long as I do not look in the mirror or step on the scale lol.
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    My goal is to lose the fluff(I have about 20 lbs of it right now) by April for my cruise. If I feel at that time that I'd like to add to my muscle mass, I'll start bulkying then;-) First things first.....
    Good luck with it--you'll have to take cycle pics of before your bulk, after bulk and then after a cut:-)
  • LoveLiveLift
    LoveLiveLift Posts: 459 Member
    I'm currently doing my first bulk. Feel free to add.
  • aproc
    aproc Posts: 1,033 Member
    I've been bulking since January. Now I'm doing a short cutting cycle. I added about 10 pounds but it wasn't a very lean bulk so I'm cutting a bit and then reevaluating my calories and plan for the next bulk cycle.

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